15 September 2010
Department of Patriotism of Korea invited some Filipino Korean War Veterans and one of them is our Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos. His Excellency lead a group of 30 veterans and their families in their celebration in Goyang. With that, The Catholic University of Korea awarded an Honorary Degree for Former President Fidel V. Ramos - PhD in Public Administration. Less than an hour after the Honorary Conferment has been awarded, there was a Colloquium which His Excellency was the speaker. The topic was about the SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF FILIPINO SOLDIERS IN KOREAN WAR
Some background about Korean War and participation of the Filipino Soldiers including His Excellency:
http://www.kyeongin.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=541313
http://cuk2.tistory.com/1350
Press Release by Philippine Embassy in Seoul, South Korea
http://www.philembassy-seoul.com/news_details.asp?id=353
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXiHiaAw-9k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BstMyjbomP4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piacq3WrChE
During the Honorary Conferment
Former First Lady Mrs. Amelita Ramos
Father Johan Pahk: President of The Catholic University of Korea
Philippine Ambassador to Korea Luis Cruz presenting Plaque of Appreciation to Father Johan Pahk for extending support for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy in the Philippines in 2009.
For those who wanted to watch the interesting speech of His Excellency, thanks to Alex who agreed to be the official videographer for the event, the videos are made available in below links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXiHiaAw-9k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BstMyjbomP4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piacq3WrChE
ROTC Korean Student paying his respect to Former Philippine President Dr. Fidel V. Ramos after the Q&A
Professors in The Catholic University of Korea during the Colloquium
Professor Victoria Jo poses with Former Philippine President Dr. Fidel V. Ramos
Message of Former President to everyone:
2:15pm Korea Time
21 September 2010
Karina Chua
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