(1st UPDATE) After four rounds of secret balloting, Kyrgyzstan gets a two-thirds majority of 142 votes against the Philippines' 49 votes

Experts say Manila, if elected, would likely use its security council seat to advance regional priorities such as Myanmar, while carefully balancing relations with major powers.

The Philippines wants a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council — the multilateral body’s most powerful body that’s been accused of inaction in a world plunged…