Fidel Ramos phoned me to shed light on his role in Ferdinand Marcos’ non-burial

By Raïssa Robles

Coming from the dentist yesterday, the last thing I expected was a phone call from former President Fidel Ramos.

We talked for nearly two hours about how, a year into his presidency, he allowed Marcos’ body to be brought back to the Philippines under certain preconditions. We also talked about other things which he repeatedly told me were  “more important” than the Marcos issue.

To do justice to what he said, I will write about our conversation after I transcribe the extensive notes I took by hand.

For now, I can say that Ramos opened the conversation by saying – “Your story is fairly accurate.”

He was referring to my article – Marcoses broke promise to bury FM’s body at once in Ilocos – Fidel Ramos