{"id":79007,"date":"2016-07-23T10:47:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T14:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=79007"},"modified":"2025-01-18T04:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T09:12:17","slug":"fvr-officially-accepts-offer-special-envoy-china-prrd-convene-nsc-china-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/07\/23\/fvr-officially-accepts-offer-special-envoy-china-prrd-convene-nsc-china-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"FVR officially accepts offer as Special envoy to China; PRRD to convene NSC on China issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_79008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79008\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/RAMOS_jan9_2004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79008\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/RAMOS_jan9_2004.jpg\" alt=\"Former President and Special Envoy to China Fidel Ramos. (Wikipedia photo)\" width=\"272\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/RAMOS_jan9_2004.jpg 272w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/RAMOS_jan9_2004-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former President and Special Envoy to China Fidel Ramos. (Wikipedia photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DAVAO CITY \u2013 Former President Fidel V. Ramos has officially accepted the offer of President Rodrigo Duterte to be the Special Envoy to China but a detailed policy direction on the West Philippine Sea issue will be laid down in a National Security Council (NSC) meeting next week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaya natin to,\u201d this was how Ramos confirmed his acceptance to the offer in a two-hour meeting with President Duterte at Marco Polo Hotel on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with reporters after his meeting with Duterte, Ramos said he accepted the task after he was given clearance by his doctors that he was now physically fit to take the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been cleared by my doctors at the Makati Medical Center and cleared by my wife (Ms. Amelita Ramos),\u201d said Ramos, who admitted that he suffered from three serious ailments \u2013 including one that impaired the flow of blood to the brain.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy abilify online <a href=\"https:\/\/bioage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/abilify.html\">https:\/\/bioage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/abilify.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>He said he was also wearing a pacemaker.<\/p>\n<p>It may be recalled that Duterte named Ramos as special envoy for bilateral talks with China.<\/p>\n<p>Ramos earlier said he wanted to clarify with Duterte what his specific role would be as special envoy to China, emphasizing that being special envoy does not only entail going to China and talking with its leaders, especially in the wake of the ruling on the West Philippine Sea.<\/p>\n<p>But he said the West Philippine Sea issue would be tackled in his meetings with Duterte\u2019s senior officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said before that there should already be a National Security Council,\u201d he said highlighting that the Philippine position can be defined by the Philippine leaders.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy diflucan online <a href=\"https:\/\/bioage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/diflucan.html\">https:\/\/bioage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/diflucan.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Other officials present at the meeting included Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, former Presidential Assistant for Mindanao Paul Dominguez, Press Secretary Martin Andanar and Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy symbicort inhaler online <a href=\"https:\/\/bioage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/symbicort-inhaler.html\">https:\/\/bioage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/symbicort-inhaler.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Dureza said President Duterte would convene the NSC on July 27. The NSC is composed of the former Presidents of the Philippines, the heads of the different Congress, and key officials of the security cluster. He said Presidential Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon has already arranged to convene the NSC, which is headed by President Duterte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAVAO CITY \u2013 Former President Fidel V. 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