During a working visit to New York, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres to discuss key issues including the Philippines' bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
On March 9, 2026, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines convened with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York. This meeting, officiated during Marcos’s two-day working visit, focused on various global and regional issues, notably the Philippines’ campaign for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council scheduled for election on June 3, 2026. The President was accompanied by Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro, Philippine Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Enrique Manalo, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez, and Acting Presidential Communications Office Secretary Dave Gomez. According to an official press release by the Presidential Communications Office, the meeting reaffirmed the longstanding partnership between the Philippines and the United Nations, with the Security Council bid representing a continued commitment to this relationship. This encounter follows a prior meeting between Marcos and Guterres at the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur in October 2025. The Philippine government underscores this engagement as part of its broader diplomatic efforts to enhance its role in global governance.
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- https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/979374/marcos-un-guterres-new-york-visit/story/
