Philippine ex-president Fidel Ramos, who helped end Marcos dictatorship, dies at 94 | South China Morning Post

Fidel Ramos, the former Philippine president who was head of the national police under Ferdinand Marcos Snr before defecting and joining the "People Power" protests that ousted the dictator in 1986, has died. He was 94. Ramos died on Sunday, according to radio station DZRH and state-owned broadcaster PTV. The presidential palace confirmed the news. "It is with great sorrow that we learn of the passing of former President Fidel V. Ramos," said Trixie Cruz-Angeles, press secretary for President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, son and namesake of the late dictator Ramos helped unseat. "He leaves behind a colourful legacy and a…