The presidency of Fidel Ramos (June 1992–June 1998)

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Philippines left in new upsurge
By Pip Hinman and Peter Boyle, Green Left Weekly, [December] 1994. Arrests and murders of Philippines leftists have increased in recent weeks in response to the Ramos government and armed forces realizing that the left has been revitalised by a split in the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), which was a rejection of the old Stalinism.
Philippino opposition to GATT intensifies
By William Pomeroy, People's Weekly World, 7 January 1995.
Towards Martial Law Again?
By John Queripel, Green Left Weekly, 6 February 1995. Since coming to power in 1992, General Fidel Ramos has gradually extended his power base.
Philippines in grip of APEC fever
By Peter Limqueco, Asia Times News, 15 November 1996. The extraordinary measures taken by the government and the business sector to ensure the success of the November 25 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila and Subic Bay.
Arrests continue in Manila as anti-APEC protests build up
Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) (Solidarity of Filipino Workers) ALERT, 22 November 1996.
Activists report on Filipino struggle
By Forrest Schmidt, Workers World, 26 December 1996. Speakers at public meeting in San Francisco provide overview of political situation: Assessment of Cory Aquino and Ramos. APEC's aim to open up the whole Cordillera to foreign ownership. The NPA wing of the CPP refuses to abandon armed struggle.
The Ramos presidency and human rights
A Report on the Human Rights Record of the Ramos Administration from July 1992 to June 1997. Economic and political performance so far and liklihood for success in the future.
News On The September 21st Rally
National Democratic Front of the Philippines, July 1997. Marking the 25th anniversary of martial law, September 21, a multitude of Filipinos trooped to the streets—in protest over Ramos' proposed charter change (dubbed as Cha-Cha) and outraged by the grave exploitation and oppression under the ruling system.
Generalissimo Ramos Is Setting The Stage For Martial Rule
Joint Press Statement, 15 September 1997. Banyan and other organizations accuse Fidel Ramos of using Red Scare tactics to justify authoritarian government.
KMU brands economic summit a farce
Kilusang Mayo Uno, News Release, 11 February 1998. The militant Kilusang Mayo Uno has called today's Economic Summit a farcical gathering of so-called representatives of Philippine society, organized so that Pres. Fidel Ramos can regale the Filipino people with glowing statistics and facts conjured by his cabinet of economic charlatans.