After Prov’l Dads Passed a “De Venecia Day”
By Mortz
C. Ortigoza, MPA
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – If the provincial lawmakers in Pangasinan passed a "Speaker Jose C. de Venecia, Jr. Day" through Provincial Ordinance 56-2026, why not they legislate too a "President Fidel V. Ramos Day" since both gave indispensable contributions to the politics and economy of the country?
Ramos and De Venecia were born in March 18, 1928 in Lingayen, Pangasinan and December 26, 1936 in Dagupan City, respectively. They both have their official residences in Dagupan City and Asingan, Pangasinan where they practice their rights of suffrage every election day.
The duo, called by their monikers as FVR for Ramos and JDV for De Venecia, collaborated
in the hammering and passing through Congress and Malacanang Palace social and
economic laws in the six years (June 30, 1992 to June 30,1998) of the Ramos Administration.
The collaboration between Ramos and former House Speaker De Venecia is recognized as one of the most effective executive-legislative partnerships in the annals of Philippines politics.
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| Polemicist political writer Mortz C. Ortigoza (right) in a huddle with Philippines President Fidel V. Ramos while the still young ZJ Ortigoza listens at the back. The young Ortigoza is the public relation writer of Pangasinan Cong. Gina de Venecia and former Cong. Toff de Venecia. |
Key Government Accomplishments of
President Ramos
- Economic Liberalization & Growth: Ramos implemented
neoliberal reforms, deregulating industries like telecommunications,
banking, and aviation to break monopolies. He privatized state-owned
entities and accelerated infrastructure development through the
Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) law.
- Energy Crisis Resolution: Utilizing emergency
powers, his administration ended the debilitating 1993 power crisis by
rapidly allowing independent power producers to boost the national grid.
- Peace and Stability: He created the
National Unification Commission, which led to a 1996 peace pact with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and granted amnesty to communist rebels. This earned him the 1997
UNESCO Peace Award. UNESCO is the acronym of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
- Social and Political Reform: He established the
Social Reform Agenda (SRA) to fight poverty, strengthened democratic
institutions, and repealed the Anti-Subversion Law, effectively
decriminalizing membership in the Communist Party.
- Foreign Policy & Infrastructure: He buttressed relations with the United States through the Visiting Forces Agreement and
advocated for economic cooperation via Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Military and Security
Accomplishments
- 1986 EDSA Revolution: As Chief of Staff
of the Armed Forces, Ramos was a pivotal figure in the 1986 People Power
Revolution that brought down the Marcos regime.
- Defense Leadership: He served as
Secretary of National Defense (1986–1991), overseeing the military during
a turbulent period, and played a key role in protecting the coups d'état besieged administration of President Corazon Aquino.
- Institutional Reforms: He established the
Philippine Army's Special Forces and the Philippine National Police
Special Action Force.
- Military Career: An alumnus of the
United States Military Academy in West Point, New York in the U.S.A, he
fought in the Korean War and served as a non-combat civil-military
engineer in the Vietnam War.
President Fidel V. Ramos challenges political writer Mortz C. Ortigoza - a son of a Korean War Veteran like him -- for an abdominal exercise and push-up until one of them give up. The young guy here pretended to give up to stop the bravado before the eyes of Dagupan politicians and executives at the River Cruise.
The illustrious son of Asingan, Pangasinan was
recognized for stabilizing the nation, reducing corruption in the police force,
and steering the country toward modern industrialization.
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WRITER is a political science professor and consultants to high elective officials.
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