The Philippines wants to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council

Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo is set to travel to New York this weekend, to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

File photo of the General Assembly Hall. Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo is set to travel to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Credit: Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Key Points

• The Philippines will use the opportunity to seek support for it’s candidacy for a place as a Non-permanent Member ng United Nations Security Council from 2027 to 2028.
• President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked the United States, China and other rich nations to support small nations such as the Philippines who are greatly affected by climate change.
• Around 23 people have died from the consecutive typhoons that recently hit the country (Typhoon Ferdie, Gener and Helen).