(SunStar) THE 12th President of the Philippines, Fidel Valdez Ramos, has passed away at the age of 94.

Based on reports, Ramos, also known as FVR, succumbed to complications due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infection at the Makati Medical Center on Sunday, July 31, 2022.

In a statement, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said it mourns the death of Ramos.

“The nation lost a great leader. We are one with our fellow countrymen in expressing our deepest condolences to the family of the former president,” PNP Public Information Office chief Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba said.

“He shall be remembered for his valuable contribution [to] improving the lives of the Filipinos. More than being a military leader and a government official, he served as a good example to humanity through his incomparable wisdom and deeds,” he added.

Ramos, a native of Lingayen, Pangasinan, is the second former president who died in the past 13 months.

Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, the 15th president of the Republic, died at the age of 61 on June 24, 2021.

Ramos is the second president in the post-Martial Law Philippines, succeeding Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, the 11th president and Noynoy’s mother.