President Rodrigo R. Duterte is expected to discuss the issue of climate change at the 2020 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit.
According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the President firmly believes in the need to achieve climate justice.
“Ang pangyayari nga po rito sa ating bayan ay nagpapakita na kinakailangan po natin ng climate justice na tinatawag. It remains a top priority of the President dahil alam po natin na may mga pag-aaral na nagsasabi na top five countries of the world po na ang Pilipinas ay amongst the top five most susceptible to climate change (The occurrences here in our country show our need for climate justice. It remains a top priority of the President because we know that there are studies that say the Philippines is amongst the top five most susceptible to climate change) .”
The APEC Summit hosted by Malaysia will be conducted via video conferencing on Friday, November 20 and will be attended by more than 20 world leaders. – Report from Mela Lesmoras
