Philippines – The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs released a statement on 25 February that it is urging the international community to reaffirm its commitment to resolve international disputes through peaceful dialogue and "more than words" and has cited the UN General Assembly's Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has committed to going to the Ukrainian border to personally oversee the repatriation of Filipinos in Ukraine.[44]