Velasco’s ‘FVR XYZ Files’ launched
LINGAYEN– How well do you know former President Fidel Valdez Ramos, or popularly known as FVR?
The book, titled FVR XYZ, authored by Melandrew T. Velasco, launched on Feb. 15, 2017 in Makati City, gives more insights about him before and during his incumbency as the country’s 12th President.
The 372- page FVR XYZ Files: An Anthology of Controversies& Issues, Anecdotes & Trivia about Fidel Valdez Ramos, is a companion book of A Continuing Voyage for Enduring Peace and Sustainable Development, is divided into three chapters: Trivia, Issues and Controversies, and Anecdotes.
The chapter on ‘Trivia’ talks about his childhood days, his life in the uniformed service, his Presidency and on to his role as senior Statesman and Kuya to over 100 million Filipinos. It reveals a leader imbued with wit and a sense of humor despite his rigid military training from the U.S. Military Academy.
The ‘Issues and Controversies’ chapter is a narrative behind every issue and controversy thrown at him during his incumbency. These include the alleged role of the United States in the 1986 EDSA People Revolution, the AFP Modernization Program, Flor Contemplacion Case, and the inefficient MRT among others.
The last chapter ‘Anecdotes,’ is a compilation of accounts of former members of the Ramos Cabinet, journalists and those who have come in close contact with him. (Tita Roces)
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