Carlos P. Romulo Monument (Manila)

 monument, landmark

The monument is located along Roxas Boulevard corner United Nations (U.N.) Avenue.

It has a full body statue of Carlos P. Romulo standing with his right hand pointing upwards.

This is the inscription (all in capital letters):

Carlos P. Romulo
1899–1985

President, Fourth General Assembly of the United Nations
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Secretary of Education
President, University of the Philippines
Pulitzer Prize Winner in Journalism
National Artist for Literature
Major General, Armed Forces of the Philippines

Here are more information not found in the inscription:

He was a diplomat, politician, journalist, author and soldier. As a journalist and author, he was the first Asian to win a Pulitzer Prize for Journalism in the Correspondence category (1942) and is a Philippine National Artist for Literature. As a politician and diplomat, he served under eight Philippine presidents, from Manuel L. Quezon to Ferdinand E. Marcos. He was the president of the Fourth General Assembly of the United Nations in 1949.