29 January 2010 - Philippine efforts on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, including its Presidency of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference this year, are expected to benefit Filipinos, including those residing and working overseas.

"The Philippines took on this laborious and most difficult of tasks because it is in our national interest to strive for a world free from the threat of these devastating and inhumane weapons.  There is not a single corner in this small world of ours where you will not find a Filipino who could be adversely affected with the use of nuclear weapons," Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo said.