President Duterte has raised the country’s arbitral win against China in the South China Sea dispute before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), saying the country rejects any attempt to undermine such award. In his pre-recorded message to the virtual UN gathering, the President said the arbitral ruling has become part of international law, adding that it stands for “the triumph of reason over rashness, of law over disorder, of amity over ambition.”

Kabiling, G. (2020, September 24). Duterte raises PH arbitral win vs China before UN assembly. Tempo, pp. 1, 2.