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Philippines summons China’s envoy over confrontation remark

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2026/10/19/320711/philippines-summons-china-envoy-confrontation-remark/

https://www.europesays.com/fr/1079944/ Turquie, Allemagne et Qatar sont de nouveaux partenaires, ministre des Affaires étrangères Lazaro: confiance durable dans l’ASEAN #Actualités #allemagne #ASEAN #BundesrepublikDeutschland #DE #Deutschland #EU #europe #Germany #international #News #PartenaireAsean #Philippines #qatar #RépubliqueFédéraleD'Allemagne #TheresaLazaro #Turquie

https://www.europesays.com/news/54604/ Southeast Asia diplomats urge reopening of Strait of Hormuz #AssociationOfSoutheastAsianNations #AungSanSuuKyi #Diplomacy #EnergyIndustry #EuropeanUnion #FerdinandMarcosJr #GeneralNews #Headlines #InternationalAgreements #Iran #IranGovernment #IranWar #Manila #MarcoRubio #MiddleEast #MilitaryAndDefense #News #PhilippinesGovernment #Politics #SergeyLavrov #StraitOfHormuz #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #TopStories #UnitedStatesGovernment #WangYi #WarAndUnrest #WorldNews

Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks

MANILA – Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iran #AungSanSuuKyi #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr. #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/iran/214380/

Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks

MANILA – Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AungSanSuuKyi #breakingnews #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr. #Iran #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/652407/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/214380/ Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks #AungSanSuuKyi #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr #Iran #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #WorldNews

Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks

MANILA – Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iran #AungSanSuuKyi #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr. #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/iran/214369/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/214369/ Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks #AungSanSuuKyi #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr #Iran #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #WorldNews

Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks

MANILA – Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AungSanSuuKyi #breakingnews #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr. #Iran #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/652402/

Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks

MANILA – Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #AungSanSuuKyi #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr #Iran #marcorubio #middleeast #middleeastcrisis #sergeylavrov #Tehran #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #wangyi #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/3141990/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/214283/ Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks #AsiaPacific #AssociationOfSoutheastAsianNations #AungSanSuuKyi #DonaldTrump #EnergyIndustry #FerdinandMarcosJr #GeneralNews #Iran #IranGovernment #IranWar #MarcoRubio #MiddleEast #MilitaryAndDefense #Myanmar #PhilippinesGovernment #Politics #SergeyLavrov #SouthChinaSea #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #WarAndUnrest #WorldNews

Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks

MANILA – Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iran #AungSanSuuKyi #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr. #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/iran/214274/

Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks

MANILA – Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AungSanSuuKyi #breakingnews #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr. #Iran #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/652278/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/214274/ Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks #AungSanSuuKyi #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr #Iran #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #WorldNews

Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks

MANILA – Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iran #AungSanSuuKyi #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr. #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/iran/214256/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/214256/ Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks #AungSanSuuKyi #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr #Iran #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #WorldNews

Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks

MANILA – Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iran #AungSanSuuKyi #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr. #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/iran/214250/

Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks

MANILA – Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AungSanSuuKyi #breakingnews #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr. #Iran #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/652269/

Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks

MANILA – Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AungSanSuuKyi #breakingnews #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr. #Iran #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/652261/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/214250/ Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks #AungSanSuuKyi #DonaldTrump #FerdinandMarcosJr #Iran #MarcoRubio #SergeyLavrov #TheresaLazaro #ThomasPigott #WangYi #WorldNews

https://www.europesays.com/people/123965/ Russia releases 24 Filipinos after talks between the presidents #AssociationOfSoutheastAsianNations #FerdinandMarcosJr #GeneralNews #HansCacdac #IgorBailen #Immigration #Indictments #Kazan #LawrenceWong #Manila #PhilippinesGovernment #Politics #Russia #RussiaGovernment #Singapore #TheresaLazaro #VladimirPutin #WorldNews

https://www.europesays.com/3077082/ Russia releases 24 Filipinos after talks between the presidents #AssociationOfSoutheastAsianNations #FerdinandMarcosJr #GeneralNews #IgorBailen #Immigration #Indictments #Kazan #LawrenceWong #Manila #News #PhilippinesGovernment #Politics #Russia #RussiaGovernment #Singapore #TheresaLazaro #VladimirPutin #world #WorldNews #WorldTopics

Philippines’ Bid For United Nations Security Council Seat Rejected

The Philippines, which previously supported the creation of a Palestinian state and discussed cooperation with the Islamic terrorist regime of Iran, badly lost in its bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as only forty-nine nations voted for them, according to a news report by GMA News. One hundred and forty-two other nations chose Kyrgyzstan over the Philippines during the fourth round of voting.

It should be recalled that no less than Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., himself told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last March that the Philippines is a voice for principled peace and expressed confidence that the nation has an advantage in its bid for a UNSC non-permanent seat.

To put things in perspective, posted below is an excerpt from the GMA News report. Some parts in boldface…

The Philippines failed in its bid to attain a seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member.

Zimbabwe, Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Kyrgyzstan were named new members of the UNSC, which can issue legally binding resolutions that may include military action, economic sanctions, and deployment of peacekeeping operations.

A fourth round of votes was cast for UNSC members to choose between the Philippines and Kyrgyzstan, in the Asia-Pacific Group, after they failed to reach the required two-thirds of the majority.

Kyrgyzstan eventually achieving the necessary two-thirds majority and securing its first-ever Security Council seat by 142 votes to 49.

The remaining 10 members are elected, with five new members joining every year. This year, one comes from the Africa Group, one from the Latin American and Caribbean Group, one from the Asia-Pacific Group, and two from the Western European and Others Group.

Zimbabwe will replace Somalia and Trinidad and Tobago will replace Panama, while Portugal and Austria will replace Denmark and Greece. Kyrgyzstan will replace Pakistan.

Bahrain, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Latvia and Liberia will continue to serve as non-permanent members of the Security Council until the end of 2027.

The Permanent Members are: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The rest of the non-permanent members are: Bahrain, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia.

Last March, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made a personal pitch for the Philippines’ candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations (UN) Security Council, saying the country is ready to contribute as a voice of balance among the world’s nations and as a “voice for principled peace.”

Marcos Jr. expressed confidence that the Philippines has an advantage in its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

As a concerned citizen, I do not like what the Philippines did at the wicked United Nations and on other international affairs. Apart from supporting the creation of a Palestinian state, their diplomats formalized a mechanism to boost bilateral cooperation with the Palestinians (which practices apartheid). When the ASEAN Summit was hosted in Cebu province, the Philippines acted as if it was a highly credible player on global diplomacy (click here and here). The Philippines deplored Israel’s strike on Qatar which made them look like they were defending the Hamas terrorists in Doha.

The loss at the UN is the latest setback for the Philippines and 2026 has been a pretty bad year so far. Apart from diplomacy, the Philippines is experiencing weakening economic growth, rapid inflation and it remains very vulnerable on energy as it imports most of its oil from the Middle East. The warning signs about the national economy are only growing.

Let me end this post by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this recent development? Do you consider the Philippines a highly credible participant in international affairs? Do you think the Philippines deserves a seat at the United Nations Security Council under the current administration?

You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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ASEAN bloc plans to hold Russia summit in June

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will hold a commemorative summit with…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/565552/

North Sea security tied to SCS stability, says DFA’s Lazaro

THE HAGUE – For Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro, the security of the North…
#Netherlands #Nederland #NL #Europe #Europa #EU #TheHague #DepartmentofForeignAffairs #NorthSea #SouthChinaSea #stability #theresalazaro
https://www.europesays.com/netherlands/14033/

Zaldy Co is in Paris, says DFA’s ‘highly regarded’ diplomatic source

Published May 1, 2026 1:39am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates…
#France #FR #Europe #EU #Paris #DFA #Paris(France) #theresalazaro #zaldyco
https://www.europesays.com/france/10877/

Philippines signs pacts with Estonia, Italy at Munich security confab https://www.byteseu.com/1803281/ #BilateralAgreements #DFA #DiplomaticTies #Estonia #Italy #News #Philippines #RightBanner #TheresaLazaro

LIVE: ASEAN chair Theresa Lazaro holds press conference | REUTERS

Philippine Foreign Minister Theresa Lazaro holds a press conference after foreign ministers from Southeast Asia met in Cebu to tackle key issues in the region, including tensions in the South China Sea, an escalating civil war in Myanmar and a border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. #ASEAN #TheresaLazaro #newsconference #southeastasia #live #Reuters #news Keep up with the latest news from around…

https://fllics.com/en/video/live-asean-chair-theresa-lazaro-holds-press-conference-reuters/

Southeast Asia’s diplomats push peace plan to end Myanmar’s civil war

CEBU, Philippines (AP) — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats met Wednesday under growing pressure to push a peace plan…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/376773/

As ASEAN chair, the Philippines foreign minister is aiming for an ‘effective and substantive’ code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea — a daunting task that has eluded the Southeast Asian bloc for years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/asia-pacific/politics/philippines-foreign-secretary-coc-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #philippines #theresalazaro #china #southeastasia #asean #southchinasea #disputedislands

https://www.alojapan.com/1442728/philippines-comfort-women-demand-apology-during-japan-foreign-minister-visit/ Philippines ‘comfort women’ demand apology during Japan foreign minister visit #AldrinAlba #AsianWomen'sFund #ComfortWomen #DavaoCityBypass #DianeDesierto #EdmundTayao #filipino #ForeignMinisterToshimitsuMotegi #Japan #JapaneseSoldiers #KanekoMariko #LilaPilipina #manila #MetroManilaSubway #NorthSouthCommuterRailway #PhilippineDepartmentOfForeignAffairs #philippines #SexualSlavery #SharonCabusaoSilva #ShinzoAbe #TheresaLazaro #Tokyo #VisitJapan #WartimeClaims

Japan and the Philippines signed two defense pacts Thursday, with both countries seeking to strengthen security cooperation ​in response to rising regional tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/15/japan/politics/japan-philippine-new-security-pacts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #philippinesjapanrelations #defense #toshimitsumotegi #theresalazaro

Japan and the Philippines sign defence pact to counter ‘growing China threat’ https://www.byteseu.com/1715257/ #China #Japan #JapaneseForeignMinister #Manila #PhilippineOfficials #Philippines #ReciprocalAccessAgreement #SanaeTakaichi #SecretaryTheresaLazaro #ShigeruIshiba #SouthChinaSea #TheresaLazaro #ToshimitsuMotegi

Japan, Philippines sign new security pacts as regional tensions rise

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2026/01/15/307753/japan-philippines-sign-new-security-pacts-regional-tensions-rise/

Philippines seeks completion of ASEAN-China maritime code next year, top diplomat says

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2025/11/17/305030/philippines-seeks-completion-of-asean-china-maritime-code-next-year-top-diplomat-says/

Philippines open to discuss safety of Filipinos in Taiwan with China, DFA chief says

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2025/08/29/301323/philippines-open-to-discuss-safety-of-filipinos-in-taiwan-with-china-dfa-chief-says/