MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday backed the declaration of a climate emergency in the country to encourage swift action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Velasco made the remark after the House committee on disaster resilience adopted House Resolution No. 535 expressing the will of the lower chamber for the declaration of a disaster and climate emergency in the country.
Velasco said the declaration would compel the government, including Congress, and other stakeholders to place climate change at the center of their policy and planning decisions.
“Declaring a climate emergency means recognizing that climate crisis is the fight of our lives and …
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