MANILA, Philippines — Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro on Tuesday backed the proposed declaration of a national climate emergency as he also called for a whole-of-government approach to address the effects of climate change.
Teodoro, in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel, said he is in agreement with the recommendation of Greenpeace Philippines for President Rodrigo Duterte to declare a national climate emergency, citing for instance the billions in damages being caused by climate change to the agriculture sector.
“Yes, I agree with that. There is an emergency. For example in our agricultural sector, the damage would run into billions of pesos brought about by the ef…
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