Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri during the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum Executive Committee Meeting on November 23, 2023. Photo from Senate PRIB
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday said 37 resolutions submitted by member-countries participating in the 31st Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) were already referred to respective APPF committees.
Speaking to the press in a briefing, Zubiri said all participating parliaments have submitted resolutions on political, security, economic, and trade matters, as well as regional cooperation.
These resolutions will then be discussed in the plenary and in working groups over the next three-day span of the APPF.
According to Zubiri, the breakdown of the resolutions referred is as follows:
- 10 under Strengthening the Capacity of Parliaments to Promote Peace and Stability
- Five under Combating Transnational Crimes
- Three under Critical Infrastructure
- Four under Human Development and Inclusive Growth
- Four under Regional Cooperation through Education and Culture
- Two under Universal Health Care
- Four under Gender and Sustainable Development Goals
- Five under Women’s Participation and Leadership
Zubiri said similar measures will be consolidated and combined.
“Lahat ng APPF kasi, they only adopt more or less a handful –maybe about five or six – pinakamarami na ang eight resolutions. So definitely, since there’s so many members that have filed resolutions on strengthening parliaments to support peace and stability, maglalabas yan ng one common resolution for all,” Zubiri told reporters.
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(In all APPF, they only adopt more or less a handful – maybe five or six – the highest is eight resolutions. So definitely, since there’s so many members that have filed resolutions on strengthening parliaments to support peace and stability, we will issue one common resolution for all.)
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Zubiri said 19 member-countries are participating in the 31st APPF, including the Philippines. Meanwhile, there are 275 delegates present in the forum.