Career
Obusan is credited for his work in promoting Philippine traditional dance and cultural work. He is also an acclaimed archivist, researcher and documentary filmmaker who focused on Philippine culture. He also founded Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group in 1971.
Obusan died on December 21, 2006 due to cardio-pulmonary arrest at the Makati Medical Center.
Up to the time of his death, the annual Christmas program Vamos A Blen at the Cultural Center of the Philippines was at his oversight. Obusan was also preparing for the cultural presentation to be made during the state dinner for the 2007 Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit to be hosted by then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.