Congress pays tribute to Korean armistice

By Jovee Marie Dela Cruz

THE House of Representatives on Monday adopted a resolution expressing its strong support and solidarity with the Republic of Korea (South Korea) with the 70th year commemoration of the Korean Armistice Agreement slated on July 27.

pay tribute to the participating UN member-states who fought alongside South Korea in the three-year war,” HR 1126 read.

tionwide is now at 50 percent to 60 percent; while in Mega Manila, it is at 85 percent.

The NTC’s former head thanked the Japanese Embassy, JICA and Japan’s MIC for their collaborations, as well as the Japanese emperor, prime minister and Koshikawa for the distinction accorded to him.

Cordoba’s recognition forms part of the “Spring Conferment decorations” on three other Filipinos by the Japanese government: Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette on Dr. Cynthia Neri Zayas (for promoting Japanese culture and society through her research and professorial stints);

Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star on Bases Conversion and Development Authority chair and former defense secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana (for enhancing defense cooperation and exchanges between Japan and the Philippines); as well as former secretary of foreign affairs Alberto G. Romulo (for elevating the two countries’ economic relationship). (Read on the BusinessM irror ; May 4, 2023: “Four Filipinos decorated during Japan’s 2023 Spring Conferment.)