The Philippines was elected by the United Nations General Assembly for a fourth term as a member of the world body’s influential Human Rights Council. In elections held on October 28, the UN body selected 18 states that will serve in the Geneva-based council from 2016 to 2018. The Philippines’ victory in the UN Human Rights…
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