24 July 2016

The Philippines strongly condemns the Democratic People's Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) launch of three ballistic missiles on 19 July 2016. This action is yet another grave disregard by the DPRK of the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council. Furthermore, the Philippines expresses serious concern at the increasing frequency of the DPRK’s missile launch incidents these past months. The Philippines reaffirms its call for the DPRK to observe UN Security Council resolutions, and to heed the international community’s call to immediately suspend all its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. END