is the former Assistant Secretary at the National Anti-Poverty Commission (2010–2012), former Head of Communications of the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cabinet Cluster (2010–2016) and current Secretary General of the Philippine National Commission to UNESCO appointed in 2016. Death Ramos-Shahani was rushed to the intensive care unit of St. Luke's Medical Center – Global City in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig for pneumonia after suffering from Stage 4 colorectal cancer. She died there on March 20, 2017, at 02:40 PHT (UTC+8), at the age of 87. In 2018, the New York Times wrote a belated obituary for her. On March 27, 2017, her remains were cremated and were interred at their family mausoleum at Manila Memorial Park – Sucat in Parañaque. References 1929 births 2017 deaths People from Pangasinan Senators of the 10th Congress of the Philippines Senators of the 9th Congress of the Philippines Senators of the 8th Congress of the Philippines Presidents pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians Women members of the Senate of the Philippines Ambassadors of the Philippines to Australia Recipients of Gawad Mabini Leticia Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino politicians Wellesley College alumni Columbia University alumni University of Paris alumni Academic staff of the University of the Philippines 20th-century Filipino women politicians 20th-century Filipino politicians Deaths from colorectal cancer Deaths from cancer in the Philippines Deaths from pneumonia in the Philippines Filipino women ambassadors Burials at the Manila Memorial Park – Sucat Brooklyn College faculty