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Duterte: We salute all frontliners who put their lives on the line even in countries not their own. We honor and recognize the healthcare professionals who selfless answer the call to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero Duterte: The Philippines grieves for those who lost their lives because of COVID-19. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte says world needs coordinated international plan and efforts vs COVID-19. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Phl values the role the UN plays in the fight against the pandemic. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We welcome the launch of UN COVID response and recovery fund. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: The Philippines values its role in addressing the pandemic. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: The world is in the race to find a race and effective vaccine... Access to it must not be denied... It should be made available to all rich and poor nations alike as a matter of policy. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: COVID-19 vaccine must be considered a global public good. We have to be clear on this. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We welcome the launch of UN COVID response and recovery fund. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We need a WHO that is quick to coordinate and quicker to respond. The Phl will do its part in the pooling of government resources. Our health workers are among the best. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Escalating tensions benefit no one. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: The COVID-19 vaccine must be considered as a tool for global good; We need a WHO that is quick to coordinate and to respond, the Philippines will pool resources. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: When the elephants fight, it's the grass that gets trampled flat. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Filipino migrant workers have been devastated by the pandemic. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: I call on the stakeholders on the South China Sea, Korean Peninsula, Middle East and Africa. If we cannot be friends as yet, then in God's name, let us not hate each other too much. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte talks about repatriation of Filipino migrant workers. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We need stronger cooperation in protecting the rights of migrants regardless of their migrant status. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte expresses concern on geo-political issues surrounding the South China Sea, Korean Peninsula and the Middle East. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Phl was on track to becoming upper middle income country. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Phl remains committed to sustainable development goal. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte bats for the protection of migrant workers. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Climate change has worsened... People in developing countries suffered most. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte cites need to honor the Paris agreement. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Phl will continue the human rights of people especially from the scourge of illegal drugs, criminality and terrorism. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte also sees the need to address climate change: The PH joins the Paris agreement, we call on other parties to abide by the same. | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte says some groups weaponized human rights to discredit institutions and a popularly elected government. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: A number of interest groups have weaponized human interests, some well-meaning, others not. | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Detractors pass themselves off as human rights advocates, hide their misdeeds under the blanket of human rights. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte talks about anti-terrorism law, says it provided a legal framework in the campaign against terrorism. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Arbitral award on South China Sea already part of international law. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte bats for the need to address terrorism, citing also the Marawi siege; We are committed to address terrorism and extreme terrorism in our country. | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: The Philippines remains committed to the arbitral ruling at the SCS. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Detractors pass themselves off as human rights advocates while preying on most vulnerable humans; even using children as soldiers or human shields in
encounters. Even schools are not spared from their malevolence & anti-gov't propaganda. | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte on detractors: They hide their misdeeds under the blanket of human rights but the blood oozes through. To move forward, open dialogue and constructive engagement with the United Nations is the key. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: These must be done in full respect of the principles of objectivity, noninterference, non-selectivity and genuine dialogue. These are the fundamental bases for productive international cooperation on human rights. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: The Philippines will do everything and partner with anyone who would sincerely desire to protect the innocent from terrorism in all its manifestations. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte reiterates that the doors of the Philippines are open for everyone such as the Ronhingyans. | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We must remain mindful of our obligations and commitment to the Charter of the United Nations and as amplified by the 1982 Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: The Philippines affirms that commitment in the South China Sea in accordance with UNCLOS and the 2016 Arbitral Award. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte on arbitral award: The award is now part of international law, beyond compromise and beyond the reach of passing governments to dilute, diminish or abandon. We firmly reject attempts to undermine it. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte bats for complete unity to fight COVID-19: We cannot bring back the dead but we can help preserve the living. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We welcome increasing number of states that have come in support of the award and what it stands for — the triumph of reason over rashness, of law over disorder, of amity over ambition. This as it should is the majesty of the law. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: The global health crisis has further complicated the global security environment. But no aspiration nor ambition can justify the use of weapons that destroy indiscriminately and completely. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: There is no excuse for deaths that a nuclear war could cause nor the reckless use of chemical and biological weapons that can cause mass destruction. | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We need to be bold, we need the same collective courage in the same manner that United Nations was founded 75 years ago. | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: These weapons of death put us all at mortal risk, especially if they fall in the hands of terrorists without a shred of humanity in their souls. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: It cannot be business as usual for UN... Let us strengthen it. | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We call on all Member States to fully implement the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the Chemical and the Biological Weapons Conventions. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: I have asked the Philippine Senate to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Importantly, we were among those to sign it first. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: The Philippines continues to honor this humanitarian tradition in accordance with our obligations under the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: The Philippines continues to honor this humanitarian tradition in accordance with our obligations under the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Helping the most vulnerable – those displaced by conflict, persecution, and political instability – is a shared responsibility of all countries. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: The doors of the Philippines are open, as they have always been, to everyone fleeing for safety, such as the Rohingyas. | #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: In the face of a mounting refugee crisis worldwide, let us work together towards ending the conflicts and conditions that force people to flee their homes. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Mutual understanding always accompanied by mutual tolerance between those of different faiths and cultures is the only foundation of societies at peace with itself and all others. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Mutual understanding always accompanied by mutual tolerance between those of different faiths and cultures is the only foundation of societies at peace with itself and all others. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: I express gratitude to the gallant peacekeepers, including our own, who advance the cause of peace in the most difficult situations. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We are committed to increasing the Philippine footprint in UN peacekeeping operations with increased participation of women. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: To defeat the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges, we must work with seamless unity which demands complete mutual trust and the conviction that we will win or lose together. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We cannot bring back the dead but we can spare the living; and we can build back better, healthier, and more prosperous and just societies. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We rededicate ourselves to multilateralism. The UN remains humanity’s essential Organization. But it is only as effective as we make it. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: To make significant changes, we need to be bold. We need the same collective courage that finally made the United Nations a reality 75 years ago. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We need to act on long-standing recommendations to improve the Security Council’s composition and working methods; to strengthen the role of the General Assembly; and to streamline the processes and the operations of the UN. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: To be ready for the new global normal, it cannot be business as usual for the UN. Let us empower UN – reform it - to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte on UN: Let us strengthen it so it can fully deliver its mandate to maintain peace and security, uphold justice and human rights, and promote freedom and social progress for all. After all, we are the United Nations. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @alexisbromero

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: To make significant changes, we need to be bold. We need the same collective courage that finally made the United Nations a reality 75 years ago. #UNGA #UNGA2020 | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: We need to act on long-standing recommendations to improve the Security Council’s composition and working methods; to strengthen the role of the General Assembly; and to streamline the processes and the operations of the UN. | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Indeed, to be ready for the new global normal, it cannot be business as usual for the UN. | @xtinamen

@alexisbromero @xtinamen Duterte: Let us strengthen it so it can fully deliver its mandate to maintain peace and security, uphold justice and human rights, and promote freedom and social progress for all.

After all, we are the United Nations. Thank you. | @xtinamen