Philippines' president to UN: Combatting terrorism just as urgent as Covid-19 pandemic

President Rodrigo Duterte attends a UN special session on Covid-19.

MANILA, Philippines, Dec 4 (Philippine Inquirer/ANN): While he recognizes that medical care for Filipinos must be ensured amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, President Rodrigo Duterte told the United Nations that combatting terrorism “is just as urgent now as it was before the pandemic.”

In a pre-recorded speech on Friday at the UN General Assembly’s special session on COVID-19, Duterte said the pandemic “worsened threats to peace and security.”