The Philippines thanks the President of the General Assembly for convening this high-level event and extends its warmest congratulations to the International Labour Organization (ILO) on its centenary.
We commend the ILO for the comprehensive report of the Global Commission on the Future of Work, W…
Money is the lifeblood of terrorism. The financing of terrorism in the Philippines is a complex web of illicit flows, money- laundering, transnational organized crime, especially the drug trade, and even the occasional remittance sent by Filipinos overseas. Porous physical, financial and cyberborder…
I thank you, Mr. President, for inviting the Philippines to participate in this important debate, as this issue is a national security priority for my country.
Due to its strategic location in South-East Asia and its more than 36,000 kilometres of coastline, the Philippines attaches paramount impor…
Humankind is facing the ultimate challenge to the life of the planet and the penultimate challenge to its own survival — the imminent prospect of ecological collapse. That will not be another ice age in the course of nature, but a deadly certainty generated entirely by human activity and inaction. S…
The Philippines views the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty as an important component of the international community’s disarmament agenda that would contribute to the preservation of disarmament gains and the prevention of an arms race. We appreciate Russia’s efforts to craft a draft re…
The Philippines will vote in favour of, and strongly supports, draft resolution A/73/L.66, which would endorse the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration. Some of our friends in this endeavour have withdrawn under pressure from political constituencies, while others opposed it from t…
First of all, allow me to introduce to the Security Council my colleague Military Adviser Ruben Fajardo. He is the main officer responsible for the increase in the number of peacekeepers whom we deploy to various missions. We thank him for his service.
Peacekeeping remains a flagship agenda of the …
The Philippines welcomes this open debate initiated by the Chinese presidency of the Security Council, and aligns itself
with the statement delivered earlier by the representative of Singapore on behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Our discussion is timely, considering the growin…
The Philippines has dissociated itself from the consensus resolution 73/7. The withdrawal of the Philippines from the International Criminal Court takes effect on 17 March 2019. Our decision to withdraw is based on our principled stand against those who politicize human rights, while our country’s i…
On the occasion of the eighteenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the Philippines reaffirms its commitment to promoting the role of women in peacebuilding.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made later on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Se…
The Philippines thanks President Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf for his report (A/73/4). This annual exercise reminds us that the International Court of Justice is an integral part of the United Nations. Committed as we all are to the principle of the rule of law, we here in the General Assembly acknowledge …
There once was a widow who suffered an injustice. She went to a judge and told him, “Judge, I have suffered an injustice. Give me justice.” The judge did nothing, so the next day she went to his office. Still he did nothing, so she went to his house during breakfast time and knocked on the door and …
It is an absolute honour and privilege to be here today at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, not only to honour one of the most influential political figures that the world has seen, but also to commemorate his legacy as a freedom fighter, a nation-builder and a global icon through the political
dec…
I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the States members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
We welcome Thailand’s upcoming ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) later this month. The ratification of the CTBT by all ASEAN member State…
The words “ultima ratio regis” were once inscribed in the bronze on Spanish royal cannon, meaning, “the sovereign’s last argument”. Kings in the past, republics in the present. War is the last argument of sovereignty — to fight for things
essential to national honour and self-preservation, where su…
Within this Chamber, we talk about the human rights of children — the right to life, to a name, to education and to health, inter alia. Today I want to mention another right — their right not to know. Children have the right not to know at first hand the horrors of war. They have the right not to k…
The Philippines supported the inclusion of this item on the agenda of
the seventy-second session of the General Assembly. I thank Australia and Ghana. We are pleased to contribute to this debate today.
The doctrine under discussion affirms States’ responsibility to protect their populations from g…
The Philippines welcomes the adoption by consensus of resolution 72/284, the sixth on the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy. We extend our appreciation to the Permanent Representatives of Finland and Jordan and their teams for their tireless efforts in facilitating the
resolution, a…
It is my honour and privilege to introduce the draft resolution on the International Day of Family Remittances, as contained in document A/72/L.56, on behalf of the four main sponsors of the draft resolution, Algeria, Guatemala, Madagascar and, my own delegation, the Philippines. We are proud to hav…
The Philippines expresses its best wishes for a happy life and continued success for the Permanent Representatives of Egypt and Brazil on their respective birthdays. We also align ourselves with the statement delivered by the representative of Egypt as Chair of the Group of 77 (G-77), and express ou…
