New York, March 11 (AseanAll) — Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. rallied support March 10, 2026 (New York time) for the Philippines’ candidature to a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), underscoring the country’s history as a reliable partner and a committed peacemaker.
“Our contributions across the whole spectrum of UN work, since its inception, are borne out by history. Always ready to be part of the solution, the Philippines has regularly proven itself to be an independent, trusted partner, an innovative pathfinder, and a committed peacemaker,” Marcos said during a special address to the UN General Assembly in New York.
“In the midst of mounting challenges and uncertainties, our United Nations need steady, committed, experienced hands; and we humbly offer ours – to serve in the UN Security Council for 2027 to 2028,” the President added.
President Marcos said, “We lodged our candidature, mindful that a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council is not a right of any State, but a privilege earned through consistent, dedicated, meaningful and concrete partnership, in the service of the United Nations, and so of humanity.”
The President expressed the Philippines’ readiness to contribute and help calm voices of division, provide a voice of balance for service, and ventilate views for principled peace.
“And thus, I stand before you to humbly petition, for your support for the Philippines in the elections on the 3rd of June 2026,” President Marcos emphasized.
Strengthening his arguments of the country’s steadfast commitment to international peace and security, the President noted the Philippines was among the first nations to respond to the UN’s call for assistance in the Korean War, in which more than 7,400 Filipinos served under the United Nations Command.
In 1963, responding to the call of the UN and the Congolese government, the Philippine Air Force mounted its first international operation, deploying to Congo on a peacekeeping mission.
Marcos added that since the Philippine mission in Congo, the country has deployed 15,000 troops to 22 peacekeeping missions in Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific.
And amid the UN’s current liquidity crisis, the Philippines paid its regular budget assessments in full within the 30-day due period in January and was included in the UN’s Honor Roll this year.
