(UPDATES) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is skipping this year's United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York due "to pressing domestic concerns," Malacañang said Thursday.

Presidential Communications Secretary Cesar Chavez said Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo would instead lead the Philippine delegation to the UNGA on Marcos' behalf.

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