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FVR a well-respected ASEAN statesman, says former Singapore Prime Minister

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<p>MANILA - Singapore Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Thursday paid tribute to former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos who died early this week.</p><p>Goh, Singapore&#x27;s second prime minister who served from 1990 to 2004, said he and Ramos &quot;became close friends&quot; as the latter also served as president from 1992 until 1998.</p><p>&quot;I called him “Eddie”. He was well-disposed towards Singapore, and always greeted me with a cheery Mabuhay! We played golf together several times,&quot; Goh said in a Facebook post that included photos of them taken during Ramos&#x27; state visit to Singapore in 1993.</p><p>&quot;Saddened indeed by the passing of former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos,&quot; he said. &quot;My deepest condolences to President Ramos’ family.&quot;</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/08/04/20220804-fvr-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/08/04/20220804-fvr-2.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Late President Fidel V. Ramos with former Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in 1993. <cite>Photos from Goh&#x27;s official Facebook fan page.</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Late President Fidel V. Ramos with former Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in 1993. <cite>Photos from Goh&#x27;s official Facebook fan page.</cite></p></div></div></div><p>Goh remembered Ramos&#x27; career as public servant and his contribution in the region.</p><p>&quot;President Ramos had an illustrious career in public service. Under his leadership, the Philippines experienced stability and a period of rapid growth in the 1990s. He worked tirelessly to improve the lives of all Filipinos,&quot; he wrote.</p><p>The Philippines&#x27; 12th president has been credited for enabling the country to weather the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and be among the continent’s Tiger Cub Economies.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/01/22/econ-managers-biz-groups-hail-fvr-economic-legacy">Economic managers, business groups hail ex-Pres. Fidel Ramos&#x27; development legacy</a></li></ul><p>&quot;We cooperated in ASEAN to advance the bloc’s interests. Later, he was called upon as an Eminent Person, and played an instrumental role in establishing the ASEAN Charter,&quot; Goh said of Ramos.</p><p>ASEAN stands for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the following as members: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.</p><p>Ramos &quot;was a well-respected ASEAN statesman,&quot; said Goh.</p><p>For him, leaders like Ramos are the primary reason why Singapore and the Philippines &quot;enjoy a warm and substantive friendship&quot;.</p><p>&quot;Thanks to President Ramos and other leaders like him, Singapore and the Philippines enjoy a warm and substantive friendship today,&quot; Goh said.</p><p>Ramos passed away Sunday at the age of 94.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/31/22/tributes-pour-in-for-ex-president-fidel-ramos">Tributes pour in for former President Fidel V. Ramos</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2154482" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Singapore Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on Thursday paid tribute to the late former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos.