President Duterte reminded the international community on Wednesday, Sept. 22 that the 2016 arbitral award on the South China Sea must be honored by all nations. “No amount of willful disregard by any country, however big and powerful, can diminish the arbitral award’s importance,” he said in a recorded address before the 76th United Nations General Assembly.

Flores, H. (2021, September 23). Rody to UN: Honor arbitral award on SCS. The Philippines Star, p. 3.