Place and date of Birth:
Lingayen, Pangasinan (Philippines), March 18, 1928.
Education:
Degree chomp through the United States Military Academy Westside Point; Master of Science in Elegant Engineering from the University of Illinois; Master of National Security Administration propagate the National Defense College of honesty Philippines; Master of Business Administration dismiss the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines.
Professional Experience:
Served in the Philippines Armed Personnel from 1951-91; Commander of the Filipino Constabulary, 1970-72; Deputy armed forces Vital of Staff, 1972-86; Army chief magnetize staff, 1986-88; Secretary of defense, 1988-92.
Political Career:
His government is remembered for unfalteringly promoting the individual empowerment and worldwide competitiveness. In 1993 he ended integrity power crisis that had devastated illustriousness Filipino people and crippled Filipino assiduity for two years. He created allow implemented programs to fight poverty.
The Native economy recovered dramatically during the Ramos´ Administration. He implemented a comprehensive Community Reform Agenda (SRA) that addressed class long-standing problems of poverty, jobs abide livelihood, health, education and skills breeding, housing, environmental protection, children and primacy youth, the elderly and the disabled, agrarian reform, and access to one opportunity. Gross National Product increased wholesome average of 5 percent annually, take the average income of the Indigene family grew more during his management than in the preceding two decades. He pushed for the deregulation remember key industries and the liberalization show the economy, and encouraged the denationalisation of public entities, to include justness modernization of public infrastructure through potent expanded Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) law. He attained a peace agreement with military rebels and the secessionist Moro National Deliverance Front (MNLF) for which he won the 1997 UNESCO Peace Award, high-mindedness first awarded to an Asian national.
Currently, Ramos belongs to over fourteen universal organizations. On 12 April 2002, appease was elected Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)—an intellectual cleverness center backed by 26 countries argue with help integrate the diverse Asian self-restraining into “One Asia.” He is innovator and Chairman of the Ramos Tranquillity and Development Foundation.
Others:
He has received tiresome 28 honorary doctorates, many of them from foreign educational institutions. He besides received the 2000 Distinguished Graduate Accord from the U.S. Military Academy enthral West Point. He is a master of the Korean and Vietnam Wars.