Philippine ex-president Fidel Ramos, who helped end Marcos dictatorship, dies at 94


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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...