By Katrina Gracia Consebido
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has been a success, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, Nov. 18.
DFA Assistant Secretary Eric Tamayo also thanked the Government of Thailand for hosting the APEC Summit.
Tamayo also cited Thailand’s “Bangkok Goals on Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) Economy” as an important deliverable as one of APEC 2022’s main areas to boost APEC’s efforts to sustainability.
“Our people are hard at work in finalizing a Joint Ministerial Statement and also working on the Leaders’ Declaration. Not to mention also a Priority Statement on the Bangkok Goals of the BCG Economy model,” Tamayo said.
Tamayo noted that the declaration is significant for APEC and for other APEC Economic Leaders.
“This is indeed a separate undertaking by the leaders and underscores the importance of having a collaborative platform on climate change action, including on net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, facilitating sustainable trade and investment, sustainable management of resources, the conservation of the environment and biodiversity, and resource efficiency, and sustainable waste management,” he added.
Meanwhile, Marcos said the model is in line with his goals in creating green and quality jobs.
“The Philippines welcomes and supports the adoption of the Bangkok Goals on the Bio-Circular-Green Economy, which is a concrete initiative that will lead the Asia-Pacific region towards a sustainable future,” he added.
“The path to a progressive, sustainable development for our countries is becoming clearer and clearer by the day. It is up now to begin that journey.” – gb
