MANILA, Philippines - Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday said that the Philippines will not sever ties with the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) or any country even after the rights body adopted a resolution by Iceland seeking a comprehensive report on the human rights situation in the country. "UNHRC vote is a small and harmless matter; we're staying in UNHRC as a pedagogical duty to teach Europeans moral manners," Locsin said on Twitter. "We're NOT severing diplomatic relations with any country. If we did, where's the conversation? How do you insult those who insulted us if you cut them off?" he added. ...
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