Family, friends visit grave of former UN Assembly president Carlos Romulo to commemorate 78th...
Family, friends visit grave of former UN Assembly president Carlos Romulo to commemorate 78th anniversary of UN, 76th UNAP anniversary
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00:00 Friends and family of former UN Assembly President General Carlos P. Romulo visited the Libingan
00:05 ng mga Bayani in Taguig City to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the United Nations
00:10 as well as the 76th anniversary of the United Nations Association of the Philippines.
00:16 General Carlos Romulo, who was elected President in September 21, 1949, envisioned a world
00:22 of sustained peace, believing and fearing the power of war to decimate society.
00:28 The organization persists in becoming a beacon of hope during conflict.
00:32 He was the first Asian and Filipino to be elected UN Assembly President and whose commitment
00:38 left an indelible mark on the country and the international community.
00:42 The organization has since lobbied for human rights and 17 specific and sustainable development
00:48 goals.
00:49 "Lahat ng karapatang pantao na tinatamasan natin, the right to have a country, the right
00:57 for a peaceful assembly, lahat yun nakapaloob sa Universal Declaration of Human Rights at
01:03 kailangan natin ma-achieve yun."