Philippines

Mr. Romulo A/31/PV.13 Oct. 1, 1976

I' should confess, Mr.President, that every year that I have approached this rostrum-and I have been doingso, off and on, for 31 years-I have felt increasingly like a defendant about to be asked why judgement should not be rendered againsthim.I submit that it is of primary importance that we should …

Mr. Romulo S/PV.782 May 28, 1967

My delegation shares the concern expressed by the Security Council since 1951 at the failure of the Governments of Israel and Syria to achieve progress pursuant to the commitments under the General Armistice Agreement between Israel and Syria of 20 July 19491 to promote the return of permanent peace…

Mr. Romulo S/PV.807 Nov. 28, 1957

I would like to second the proposal of the representative of the Soviet Union to have the next meeting scheduled not for tomorrow, but possibly for Monday afternoon. .21. Mr. WALKER (Australia): So far as the Australian delegation is concerned, Mr. President, we would be very happy to leave the mat…

Mr. Romulo S/PV.807 Nov. 28, 1957

The Philippine delega- tion wishes to commend the efforts of Mr. Jarring, the representative of Sweden, to bring about a recon- ciliation of the views of the parties interested in this matter of Kashmir. 11. The Philippine delegation would like to hold in abeyance its views on this question until a…

Mr. Romulo S/PV.800 Nov. 11, 1957

In that case, the Philippine delegation is willing to go ahead with the recess.

Mr. Romulo S/PV.800 Nov. 11, 1957

I would like to know, Mr. President.

Mr. Romulo S/PV.800 Nov. 11, 1957

The Philippine delega- tion is willing to have this recess, but we would like to know how long the representative of India will still need after this recess to complete his argument. 55. Mr. Krishna MENON (India): I am prepared to sit here until it is finished. I have no desire to protract the proc…

Mr. Romulo S/PV.800 Nov. 11, 1957

The Philippine delega- tion would like to know from the representative of India how long it will take him to finish his argument on this question. 48. La delegation pakistanaise a cite, hors de son contexte, un passage qui serait extrait du rapport de M. Graham. Si j'ai bonne memoire, elle a dit en…

Mr. Romulo S/PV.790 Sept. 9, 1957

The Philippines does not believe that the so-called Mongolian People's Republic has the attributes of a separate, sovereign, free State. We do not believe it fulfils the requirements for membership as provided by our Charter. The Philip- pines will therefore vote against the admission of Outer Mongo…

Mr. Romulo S/PV.790 Sept. 9, 1957

Viet-Nam has all the attributes of a sovereign State and all the quali- fications for admission to membership required by the United Nations Charter. My country has diplomatic relations with Viet-Nam. Viet-Nam is a member of many of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. The General Assembl…

Mr. Romulo S/PV.789 Sept. 9, 1957

We have before us a draft resolution recommending the admission of the Republic of Korea to membership in the United Nations. It is well to refresh our minds in this connexion regarding what happened to this application in the General Assembly at its eleventh session, and for this we have the object…

Mr. Romulo S/PV.790 Sept. 9, 1957

The Philippines respects the decisions of the United Nations. By reso- lution of the General Assembly, North Korea has been adjudged an aggressor nation. We cannot admit as a fellow member of the United Nations a nation which, in the eyes of our own Organization, is guilty of violating the United Na…

Mr. Romulo S/PV.783 Aug. 20, 1957

We are faced with a question of whether or not to include the proposed item in the agenda of the Security Council. This, as we all know, is a simple matter of procedure and, in the view of my delegation, it should not give rise to a lengthy procedural debate. Neither should we indulge in a discussio…

Mr. Romulo S/PV.774 Feb. 21, 1957

The Philippine dele- gation would like to place '1n record its appreciation that the President of the C "~'Yell has decidedto accept 89. Pour vous aider it remplir votre tache, vous pourrez faire appel ;l la grande exp~rience, it la sagesse et itl'intelligence du repr~sentantdes Nations Unies pour …

Mr. Romulo S/PV.774 Feb. 21, 1957

I thinkwe canproceed with the vote. We do not need a recess.

Mr. Romulo S/PV.774 Feb. 21, 1957

For the purposes of the record, I wish to state thatatthe previous meeting the representative of India made this statement: "The representative of the Philippines makes a fundamental error, which he could easily rectify if he read the resolutions of the Comm,ission. He says that the resolution plac…

Mr. Romulo S/PV.774 Feb. 21, 1957

On a point of order, Mr. President: I think that this should be a discussion between the members of the Council.

Mr. Romulo S/PV.774 Feb. 21, 1957

I think it would be fair to the Council and fair to the representatives of India and Pakistan that whatever statements they have 14. L'accord international dont j'ai parle liel'lndeet le Pakistan; en effet, les parte-parole de l'lnde ont declare sans ambiguil:e - et ils .1'ont repete au cours de ce…

Mr. Yango A/33/PV.83 Dec. 9, 1948

My delegation joins the General Assembly in the solemn observance of the thirtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and reaffmns the Philippines' abiding commitment to human rights. 148. The Philippines had the privilege of participating actively in the deliberations in Gene…