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The Senate says in its resolution that the move is seen as a further affirmation of the Philippines' commitment to human rights

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By a 21-0-0 vote, the Senate on Tuesday, Jan. 25 approved on third and final reading a resolution agreeing to the Philippines' accession to a United Nations (UN) convention seeking to prevent and reduce statelessness. Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign Rel

“Accession to the 1961 Convention affirms the Philippines’ strong commitment to human rights, pursuant to Section 1, Article II of the 1987 Constitution, which provides that ’[t]he State values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights’ and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to which the country voted in favor of,” Senate Resolution  964 read.  

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