General Debate, 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
UN Headquarters, New York
September 29, 2018
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, representing the Government of the Philippines, addressed the High-Level General Debate of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN Headquarters in New York.
“Today, our social contract is no longer confined to our nation state. We should therefore exert efforts to connect, to emphasize commonalities and not differences, to think that we are less Filipinos, Americans, Chinese, French or Russians, and think more of ourselves as global citizens, the people of the United Nations,” Secretary Cayetano started in his speech.
He discussed the current state of the Philippines under the leadership of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, stressing that the country is one with the United Nations in “being uncompromising on the issues of rule of law, just and equitable peace that leads to order, development and prosperity, and the protection of each and every human beings rights.”
“We may sometimes differ in how we express ourselves, yet this should not be interpreted as turning our backs on the universal declaration on human rights. On the contrary, we are instituting all of these reforms to be able to protect the rights of every single Filipino. Yes, rights of all Filipinos, if that is at all possible. But in cases where we have to choose between protecting the rights of law-abiding citizens and law enforcers versus the rights of drug lords and criminals, it is clear we will protect the former. Who wouldn’t? Wouldn’t you do the same?” the Secretary emphasized.
Concluding his statement, Secretary Cayetano referred to this year’s theme crafted by UNGA President Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, saying that it provides hope and is worth fighting for the aspiration of making the United Nations relevant to all the peoples of the world.
“The Filipino people will remain to be persistent in our quest for peace, order, development and prosperity, and the quest for a safe and comfortable life for all Filipinos. We will continue to have faith, put actions to our faith and love our neighbors,” the Secretary ended.
This is the second consecutive year of Secretary Cayetano’s participation in the UN General Assembly that adopted the theme, “Making the United Nations Relevant to All People: Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for Peaceful, Equitable and Sustainable Societies.”
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good job sec. Cayetano. I am humbled of your speech and happy to have you as our DFA secretary. God bless you and your family and our President and our countrymen, thank you. God bless Philippines.
I like the portion of Sec of DFA’s speech from 8:55 to 9:10 - that’s freedom!
Sec. Cayetano Salute to you, you told the world that the Philippines is a great nation!!! Mabuhay ka ang President at ang Pilipinas!!!
Wow nice introduction....good job sir allan..thanks for your efforts and love for our Nation..
Good job sec.cayetano we salute of u...ipagpatuloy u nlng mga ginagawa mo,,magging presidente u rin.isa kang alamat ng mga pilipino
God be with you Sir Allan C. God bless the Philippines.. Mabuhay ang Pilipino.
Good job very well said Sec. Cayatano May OUR ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS.keep up the good work .
Correct mabuhay ka DFA Peter Cayetano sir we salute you 👍👍👍👊👊👊🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Magaling tlga c Sir sec Alan...
Good job and so proud of you Sec Allan.
I salute you Sec Cayetano keep up the good work
sec. alan salamat po !! nakaka proud maging pilipino ..
Good job sec.sir Alan c.👏👏👏👏🇵🇭🇵🇭👊👊👊👍👍👍😄😄😄...watching from Japan 🇯🇵
Good job sec cayetano So brilliant
idol ko si sec cayetano magaling mag speech. amazing speech comes from the heart. im proud to be Pinoy.
Good job Sir Alan,God bless po.gogogo
Magaling talaga Ou uli ng tao si pres duterte Hindi sayang pag pili niya kay Alan cayetano
Ang galing!!! Napalakpak ako...
👊👊👊🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭watching you all here in singapore 🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬
Good job sen Allan cayetano... Watching from uae....
A Godly man.. thats why i like him..
GOOD JOB ALAN.. YOU WILL BE MY NEXT PRESIDENT .. MABUHAY KA...
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