Even critics praised Duterte for sea stance in UN speech, but some remain in doubt

President Rodrigo Duterte participated at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly for the first time and his speech drew mixed reactions online. UNGA

for the first time and his speech drew mixed reactions online.

The gesture was surprising, with Duterte since the start of his presidency having touting friendly relations with the Asian power at the cost of a shelved arbitration award favoring the Philippines as a policy leverage. The arbitral ruling that the Philippines won in The Hague in 2016 invalidated China’s sweeping nine-dash line claim over the entire South China Sea, parts of which belong to the Philippines.to reinforce the country’s sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea despite several incidents of China’s aggression to Filipino fishermen within these waters.praised the chief executive for invoking the country’s rights before the UNGA.

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