Lila ramos shahani biography
Lila Ramos Shahani is an Expert and Associate Member of two International Scientific Committees of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).!
The Image That Never Left Me
Eventually, however, the Ramos-Shahanis, like many Filipinos in the years leading up to EDSA 1, would turn away from the Marcoses because of their incalculable excesses and abuses.
Leticia Valdez Ramos-Shahani (September 30, – March 20, ) was a Filipino senator, [1] diplomat, and writer.
Even when I was growing up, when my Lola (grandma) would say that Uncle Eddie was a man of great compassion (unlike General Fabian Ver, who was “unnecessarily harsh” towards detainees), I wanted proof. I would follow my mother from room to room, repeatedly asking her questions she never had the time to answer.
Eventually, I wrote my Uncle Ed an open letter, where I broached, once again, the question of human rights (http://lilashahani.blogspot.com/2009/10/open-letter-to-fvr.html). For well over a year, I became persona non grata with his wife, my Auntie Ming, and my Ramos cousins.
But Uncle Eddie was the one member of his family who remained an intellectual sport throughout, graciously writing me letter after letter explaining the economic gains during his term. While I k