Marcos seeks support of GCC on PH bid to UN Security Council

KUALA LUMPUR — President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Tuesday asked the support of rich Arab nations in its bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council.

''Our success in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region and mostly Mindanao in the southern Philippines is the centerpiece of our country's experience in building peace and forging new paths of cooperation that can enrich the work of the United Nations Security Council,'' Marcos said during the 2nd ASEAN – Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit.

''We take this opportunity to reaffirm the Philippines' candidature to the United Nations Security Council for the term 2027-2008. We hope to count on your valuable support as we seek to bring our region's perspective to the United Nations Security Council,'' he added.

As stated in the UN website, the United Nations Charter established six main organs of the UN, including the Security Council.

It gives primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security to the Security Council, which may meet whenever peace is threatened.

The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression. It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement.

The Philippines has been a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council during the following years: 1957, 1963, 1980 to 1981, and 2004 to 2005.—AOL, GMA Integrated News