Dr. Gil Rosero Ramos
A beloved father, brother, son, friend, and compatriot. A graduate of the University of the Philippines Diliman in Economics, he earned his PhD at the University of Hawaii: Manoa and was a fellow at the East West Center.
He is the author of The Global Real Value of the U.S. Dollar, 1950–1990 and served as the Chief Economist of Survey Ng Bayan until his passing in January 2022.
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Dr. Gil Rosero Ramos
With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of Dr. Gil Rosero Ramos. He passed away in Las Vegas, NV in mid-January 2022 at the age of 70. Gil was born in September 1951 in the province of Masbate in the Philippines — the first son of Nenita Rosero and Feliciano Ramos — and leaves behind his siblings Angelita, Eva, Roy, and Sol.
As a young man, Gil began his journey as a lifelong scholar as editor-in-chief of The Ranch at the Masbate National Comprehensive High School. He received a full scholarship to the University of the Philippines Diliman, completing his undergraduate studies in 1976 in Economics, then was selected as a Research Fellow at the East West Center of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he earned his PhD. In 1993, he authored The Global Real Value of the U.S. Dollar, 1950–1990.
In the Philippines, Gil served as a Staff Economist at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Economist/Budget Analyst for the Slum Improvement and Resettlement Program in Manila, and lectured at the Development Academy of the Philippines. He consulted for the Senate, the Metro Manila Development Authority, the Office of Special Concerns Malacañang, the Department of Interior and Local Government, Banco Filipino, and the Jacinto Group of Companies.
In the United States, he pivoted to computer programming and consulted across the East Coast at IBM and the SAS Institute, and served the State of Florida's Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Social Security Administration, as well as Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Blue Shield of California, Sanofi-Aventis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Yale New Haven Health Systems, Amgen, Reader's Digest, and Marriott Hotel Corporate Headquarters.
Known for his fierce political convictions, Gil began as a young anti-Marcos and anti-Martial Law activist under the mentorship of Raul Manglapus, becoming Chairperson of the Masbate Chapter of PDP-LABAN from 1986–1988 and co-founding the Masbateño Association of America. He later founded Survey Ng Bayan, serving as its Chief Economist until his death.
Gil raised his three daughters in Jersey City, NJ. He loved hours-long games of chess, loudly singing along to Frank Sinatra, and cooking delicious skirt steaks. He is survived by his daughters Hanalei, Kylene, and Lianne.
Dr. Gil Rosero Ramos
Memorial Scholarship Fund
As part of our father's legacy, we have established this scholarship fund for students from the province of Masbate to attend our father's alma mater, the University of the Philippines Diliman, on a full 4-year scholarship. Your donations in his memory are welcomed in lieu of flowers.
Please visit the official donation page on Fundly to contribute.
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