Romulo, Carlos Peña

The Pulitzer Prize

Date of birth:: January 14th, 1898 (Camiling, Spanish Empire)
Date of death:: December 15th, 1985 (Manila, Philippines)
Buried on:: Cemetery of the Heroes
Nationality:: Philippine

Biography

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The Pulitzer Prize

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:: Philippines Herald
Awarded on:: 1942

"For his observations and forecasts of Far Eastern developments during a tour of the trouble centers from Hong Kong to Batavia."

Philippine Distinguished Service Star

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Colonel
Awarded on:: March 13th, 1944

“For distinguished service in a position of major responsibility, The Distinguished Service Star of the Philippines is by order of His Excellency, The President of the Philippines, hereby awarded to Colonel Carlos P. Romulo, Infantry Reserve, Philippine Army. His services in Corregidor and Bataan from December 1941 to April 1942 and later In Australia and in the United States as Public Relations Officer of the Commanding General USAFFE and as Aide-de-Camp to General Douglas MacArthur have been of inestimable value to the Government of the Commonwealth”

“Maj.-Gen. Basilio J. Valdes
Philippine Army Chief of Staff
Secretary of National Defense”

Pampanguluhang Medalya ng Merito

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Major General
Awarded on:: July 3rd, 1949

Legion of Merit - Commander (LoM - C)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Brigadier General
Unit:: HQ, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), U.S. Army
Awarded on:: March 10th, 1950

"For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 12 December 1941 to 12 April 1942, in the Philippine Islands."

Department of the Army, General Orders No. 7

Order Carlos Manuel de Céspedes - Grand Cross

Rank:: Chief of the Philippine Mission to the United Nations
Awarded on:: June 7th, 1950

Basilikon Tagma toy Phoinikos - Grand Cross

Rank:: Chief of the Philippine Mission to the United Nations
Awarded on:: June 8th, 1950

Orden de Isabel la Católica - Caballeros Gran Cruz

Awarded on:: 1950

Quezon Service Cross

Awarded on:: April 17th, 1951

Order of Sikatuna - Member

Awarded on:: 1953

Grã-Cruzes Ordem Militar de Cristo

Awarded on:: May 8th, 1958

Four Freedoms Award

Awarded on:: 1958

Order of Brilliant Star - Grand Cordon

Awarded on:: 1962

Order of National Artists of the Philippines

Awarded on:: 1982

Order of Sikatuna - Grand Collar

Awarded on:: 1982

Bayani ng Bagong Republika

Awarded on:: 1984

Presidential Medal of Freedom

Awarded on:: January 12th, 1984

"As parliamentarian, soldier, educator, U.N. Charter signatory, diplomat, and foreign minister, Carlos P. Romulo's statesmanship and promotion of international accord add up to a remarkable record of achievement. His more than fifty years of public service embody the warm relationship between the United States and the Philippines from the colonial period through the Commonwealth, wartime, and independence to the present. In tribute to his long and close association with the United States, this medal is gratefully conferred.''