During the “Pandesal Forum” hosted by Kamuning Bakery Cafe in Quezon City on Dec 16, former president Fidel V. Ramos was asked for his reaction to the ongoing word war between presidential aspirants Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Liberal Party standard-bearer Mar Roxas.
Ramos simply said, “The Philippine president must be world-class.”
Inquirer.net reported that he went on to impart this piece of advice to all presidential aspirants: “My advice is very simple. Act like a Philippine president that must be very competitive nationally. Ikukumpara ka sa ibang pangulo ng Pilipinas (You will be compared to other Philippine presidents),” Ramos said .
He added, “We’re no longer in the period of Antonio Luna and Andres Bonifacio. Ang magkakasama hindi nagpapatayan, kundi nagbubuklod para iangat ang bayan nating Pilipinas (Those who are together do not kill each other but unite to move our country, the Philippines, forward).”
