Hero's burial for former Philippine leader Ramos

A grandchild of former Philippine President Fidel Ramos carries his urn during his state funeral at the Heroes' Cemetery in Taguig City, Philippines, on Aug. 9, 2022. - AP

MANILA (AFP): Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos, a soldier regarded as one of the country's most effective leaders ever, was interred at the National Heroes Cemetery on Tuesday (Aug 9) in a sombre state burial.

A low-flying military helicopter dropped flowers as a wagon bearing the flag-draped coffin containing an urn with his ashes rolled through the leafy cemetery grounds, lined with white crosses marking the tombs of dead soldiers also buried at the site.