Ramos asserts desire to ‘rekindle’ PHL-China tiesMANILA — With hopes to “rekindle” ties between the Philippines and China, former President Fidel V. Ramos is slated to fly to Hong Kong Monday at 2:35 p.m. to begin his task as special Philippine envoy to China. He will stay in Hong Kong for five days and will be flying via Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight PR 306. Romana and Ramos’ grandson, Sam Jones, who serves as trustee of the Ramos Peace and Development Foundation. Ramos, who finished his presidential term in 1996, said that he was merely happy to help Pres. Ramos said that he will not be going to Hong Kong to negotiate with Chinese officials on the maritime territorial dispute but rather engage in friendly relations and “play golf” with them.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 08, 2016 07:30 UTC