He was a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines, a general in the US Army and the Philippine Army, university president, President of the UN General Assembly, was eventually named one of the Philippines' National Artists in Literature, and was the recipient of many other honors and honorary degrees.
Ia adalah co-pendiri Pramuka dari Filipina , seorang jenderal di Angkatan Darat AS dan Angkatan Darat Filipina, rektor, Presiden Majelis Umum PBB, akhirnya dinobatkan sebagai salah satu dari Seniman Nasional Filipina di bidang Sastra, dan adalah penerima banyak penghargaan lain dan gelar kehormatan.