MANILA, Philippines (Updated 1:29 p.m.) — The Philippines is reportedly considering moving its embassy to Jerusalem, a few days after Manila abstained from a United Nations vote calling for the United States to drop its recognition of the Holy City as Israel’s capital. READ: Philippines abstains as UN votes to rebuke Trump's Jerusalem decisionAccording to a report by the Agence France-Presse, Israeli public radio cited Israeli diplomatic sources as saying that the Philippines was among the countries considering such a move. On December 6, US President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem as Israel's capital and said that he would move the US embassy from Tel Aviv—a departure from decades of US policy. Last week, an overwhelming majority of UN member-states voted to declare the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital null and void. RELATED: Rallyists in Taguig denounce Trump declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capitalIn November, the Philippines voted against a UN resolution urging Myanmar to end its military campaign on Rohingya Muslims living in its Rakhine state.

Source: Philippine Star December 26, 2017 03:22 UTC