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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends the Oath-Taking Ceremony of the Newly Promoted Generals and Flag Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at the Ceremonial Hall inside Malacañan Palace on December 4, 2024. Santi San Juan, PPA pool

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Katrina Domingo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173659741728420241204-bbm-afp-promotions-PPA-2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends the Oath-Taking Ceremony of the Newly Promoted Generals and Flag Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at the Ceremonial Hall inside Malacañan Palace on December 4, 2024. Santi San Juan, PPA pool/File"/>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends the Oath-Taking Ceremony of the Newly Promoted Generals and Flag Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at the Ceremonial Hall inside Malacañan Palace on December 4, 2024. Santi San Juan, PPA pool</div>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday urged ambassadors to convince their respective governments to support the Philippines’ bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), underscoring Manila’s “unfaltering contribution” and “rich experience of building peace.”The Philippines — under the Marcos Jr. administration — has been actively campaigning for a seat in the UNSC for the term 2027 to 2028. “Our candidature stands on our rich experience of building peace, forging consensus and finding new paths for cooperation,” Marcos Jr. said in his annual New Year Vin D’Honneur in Malacañang. “I take this opportunity anew to convey to your respective governments our earnest request for your support to our UNSC bid,” he told ambassadors and diplomats who attended the event. “We hope for your support when the time comes, when we are indeed in sitting as a member of the Security Council,” he said. The primary responsibility of the UN Security Council, composed of 15 members, is to maintain international peace and security. The council&#x27;s five permanent members are China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States.  The last time the Philippines assumed one of the elected seats in the Security Council was for the term 2004-2005. Marcos Jr. underscored the Philippines’ “unfaltering contribution to the UN Peacekeeping operations in the past 60 years,” noting that the Southeast Asian country has deployed “over 14,000 troops in 21 UN Peacekeeping operations and special political missions.” “Our candidature is consistent with our long-held view that we need to strengthen multilateralist through efforts that will reform the security council and revitalize the General Assembly,” the Filipino president said. “With a long history and a record of multilateral diplomacy, the Philippines is in a very strong position to take on more leadership roles that seek to advocate consequential issues in the global agenda,” he said. “One such important issue is peace and security.” <div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/05/29/23/ph-eyes-peacekeeping-boost-ahead-of-un-security-council-bid">PH eyes to increase peacekeeping forces ahead of UN Security Council bid</a></div>In September 2024, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo issued a similar statement during the UN General Assembly in New York, where he emphasized that the Philippines offers “constructive solutions across the spectrum of the work of the United Nations – from human rights, health and humanitarian action to development, disarmament and disaster and climate risk reduction, from peacemaking to peacekeeping to peace building.” &quot;President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. affirmed that multilateralism remains the single viable platform for collective action against transcendent global challenges,&quot; Manalo had said in that speech delivered at the backdrop of China&#x27;s continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea, waters within the Philippines&#x27; exclusive economic zone.<div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/29/ph-campaigns-for-seat-in-un-security-council-seeks-reforms-revitalization-1608">PH campaigns for seat in UN Security Council, seeks &#x27;reforms, revitalization&#x27; of international panel</a></div>Last year, the United Nations said that its relations with the Philippines improved under the Marcos Jr. administration, but noted that there are still challenges that must be resolved. <div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/1/un-official-says-relations-with-ph-improved-under-marcos-1536">UN official says relations with PH improved under Marcos</a></div>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday urged ambassadors to convince their respective governments to support the Philippines’ bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council, underscoring Manila’s “unfaltering contribution” and “rich experience of building peace.”

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday urged ambassadors to convince their respective governments to support the Philippines’ bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council, underscoring Manila’s “unfaltering contribution” and “rich experience of building peace.”

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Marcos Jr. seeks ambassadors’ support for PH’s UN Security Council bid

Katrina Domingo,

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Published January 11, 2025 08:12 PM PHT

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Updated January 11, 2025 08:52 PM PHT

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