Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario has urged the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to take a more pro-active position in resolving the West Philippine Sea dispute between the Philippines and China. "Today, my country faces its most serious challenge to the security of its maritime domain and integrity of its national territory," Del Rosario said in his address at the general debate of the 67th session of the UNGA at the UN Headquarters in New York on Monday (Tuesday Manila time). "We rely on our friends and allies and all those who believe in the peaceful and fair management of the seas and oceans to uphold the rule of law and UNCLOS [UN Convention on the Law of the Sea]."

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