Philippines’ Disinformation Campaign in Geneva

It was a spectacle unlike anything else seen here in Geneva while I was attending the 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The Philippine delegation, led by Undersecretary Severo Catura, walked out during an informal session on June 25 to discuss the Iceland-initiated resolution on the Philippines. Catura had just delivered a long, blistering attack against the resolution, in which he accused Iceland and others of bullying the Philippines. Three days later, inside the same room for another round of informal discussions on the resolution, Rosario Manalo, a former top Philippine…

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