Philippines: DFA’s Manalo, Blinken tackle fertilizer supply, human rights

Philippines: DFA’s Manalo, Blinken tackle fertilizer supply, human rights

By Job Manahan
06 Aug 2022

To reaffirm the country’s commitment to dialogue on human rights, Manalo announced the designation of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Theresa Lazaro as the country’s representatives to the Focal Group for the Summit for Democracy.

The second democracy summit will be hosted by US President Joe Biden next year.

“Recognizing that democracy, whether in the Philippines or the US will always be a work in progress, we agreed to maintain open lines of communication for discussing human rights issues,” said Manalo.

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