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PBBM SEEKS UNITED FRONT TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD SECURITY By Vito Barcelo, Vince Lopez and Othel V. Campos PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday (Manila time) called for a united effort among nations to address climate change. In a speech at the 77th session of the
United Nations (UN) General Assembly, Marcos said climate change is “the greatest threat affecting our nations and our peoples.” “There is no other problem so global in nature that it requires a united effort, one led by the United Nations,” he said in a speech that
lasted over 20 minutes. At the same time, Marcos—who met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the session—underscored the need for nations to invest in food security, noting that the coronavirus pandemic and Next page
CLIMATE ACTION ALLIES. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. meets with UN Sec-Gen Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly where they exchange views on combating climate change. VOL. XXXVI • NO. 218• 3 SECTIONS 12 PAGES • P20 THURSDAY, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 • www.manilastandard.net • mst.daydesk@gmail.com
PH bids for seat in UNSC
President pleads for support, cites gov't successes in forging peace By Vito Barcelo and Vince Lopez
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RESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. asked the member-states of the United Nations (UN) to support the Philippines' bid to become a member of the Security Council for the term 2027-2028. President Marcos will have a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Thursday dawn (Manila Time), the Palace said. On Thursday (NY time) Mr. Marcos will meet with US President Joe Biden, well-placed sources said. In a speech at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Marcos also emphasized the importance of adhering to rules-based international order to settle disputes and warned that the peace and stability in Asia is under threat due to ideological tensions. "My country’s experience in building peace and forging new paths of cooperation Next page
FIRST IN OVER A DECADE. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 20, 2022. He is the first Philippine president to address the UN in person since the remarks of the late President Benigno Aquino III in 2010. Inset photo shows members of the Philippine delegation, including Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and First Lady Liza Marcos.
Mr. Marcos calls for end to racism, Asian hate, prejudices By Vito Barcelo
pledged to accelerate the implementation of a human rights joint program in the PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Philippines with the United Nations. called for a "fair international system" In his speech at the 77th session of the to eliminate racism and Asian hate, as he United Nations General
Enrile suggests country reverts to ‘brief, simple’ 1935 Charter By Macon Ramos-Araneta THE country should revert to the 1935 Constitution and elect 48 senators due to its expanded population, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile proposed Wednesday. Enrile, also the former Senate President, said the 1935 Constitution was "brief, simple, and easy to understand." During the hearing of the Senate committee on constitutional amendments
and revision of codes on measures seeking to revise the 1987 Constitution, Enrile said the current charter made the provisions from the 1935 and 1973 Constitutions complicated. "Now, if you will ask me what we should do, I believe there are many things. First, my proposal is we go back, that is my preference, I'm not binding anybody, go back to the 1935 Constitution or at the very least if we want to change it
Assembly in New York on Tuesday “We still dream of an end to the dis(Wednesday in Manila), Mr. Marcos said turbing incidents of racism, of Asian hate, this system should work for the "most of all prejudice,” Mr. Marcos said. vulnerable" sectors in society such as the The Philippines-United Nations Joint marginalized, migrants, and refugees. Next page
CHA-CHA PUSH. Chief Legal
Counsel and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile returns to the Senate as a resource person of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes during the resumption of the hybrid public hearing on legislative measures calling for a review of the provisions of the 1987 Constitution Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Voltaire Domingo
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280 illegal POGO workers to be deported By Rey E. Requejo and Macon Ramos-Araneta
HARD DAY'S WORK. A man pushes a goods cart through a crowded market in Manila on September 21, 2022. The Asian Development Bank on September 21 cut its 2022 growth forecast for developing Asia, with crippling COVID-19 lockdowns in China, conflict in Ukraine and efforts to combat inflation dragging on the region. AFP
THE country is ready to deport some 280 illegal employees of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and are set to catch more of them, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Wednesday. In an interview with radio dzBB, Remulla confirmed what he told Congress earlier this week that he would speak with China’s Ambassador to the
Philippines, Huang Xilian, about the protocols for deporting the Chinese nationals. “We’re ready to deport, I think, 280 people by now. We have them in custody. We are scheduled to catch more people,” Remulla said in a mix of English and Filipino. The Justice secretary said there were 216 previously licensed POGO companies that have stopped paying their dues and estimated that about 40,000 Next page
Speaker hails speech, marks it to be historic By Maricel V. Cruz SPEAKER Martin G. Romualdez said he has "never been prouder" to be a Filipino after listening to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s historic address at the 77th United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday afternoon (Wednesday in Manila). "I have never been prouder to stand as a Filipino in the company of world leaders. It was a great experience to see and hear our President spell out, in clear terms, what we as a people expect from the parliament of nations," Romualdez said, referring to the reaffirmation made by President Marcos of the ideals upheld and promoted by the UN. Romualdez said the Filipino leader's participation at the event was a symbolic act that would play a significant role in advancing peace and stability, not only in the Southeast Asian region but in the Philippines’ sphere of influence as well. He said Mr. Marcos' remarks — his first on the world stage since his election last May — show "how we all need to work together to address the urgent problems plaguing the globe in this generation... That we need to act fast if we want humanity to survive." Next page
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