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Marcos Jr. reiterates need for climate action before EU leaders, businessmen

Marcos Jr. reiterates need for climate action before EU leaders, businessmen

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MANILA - President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. reiterated Tuesday the need for climate action, saying the Philippines feels the impact of the changing climate.

Speaking during his working luncheon with EU leaders and businessmen in Brussels, Marcos said he wants to see "progress" with what have been committed on the recent COP27.

It is no longer relevant, he said, that leaders would only quantify the damage brought by climate change. "We still cannot, we still have not come to the conclusion as to what we do with that number."

"And so we really would like to see much more progress in terms of that, the financing, with the mitigation and the adjustment of our countries who are at great risk to the effects of climate change," said Marcos.

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The President, who is in Belgium for the ASEAN-EU Summit, sought the help of the European Union to mitigate climate impact.

"Since that seems to be the case and that is what we are facing in the Philippines, we are very much in need of the assistance of Europe, of all the first world countries and to be able to adjust our economy, our communities to the onset of the effects of climate change," he said.

In late September, Marcos told the United Nations General Assembly in New York it is important to talk about climate action immediately for the "continued survival of the global community."

Climate change mitigation is among the Marcos Jr. administration's priorities.

Based on last year's World Risk Report, the Philippines is the 8th most vulnerable country in terms of climate change impact. The country ranked just behind Guyana and above Papua New Guinea.

Wealthy countries have previously promised billions of dollars to help poorer nations avert carbon emissions and build resilience against climate change.

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AFP hopes to acquire at least 2 submarines – Brawner

AFP hopes to acquire at least 2 submarines – Brawner

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Members of the Philippine Coast Guard participate during a training on navigation, small boat operations, maintenance, and logistical operations in the West Philippine Sea in Palawan on April 24, 2021. Photo courtesy of the Philippine Coast GuardMembers of the Philippine Coast Guard participate during a training on navigation, small boat operations, maintenance, and logistical operations in the West Philippine Sea in Palawan on April 24, 2021. Photo courtesy of the Philippine Coast Guard 

MANILA — Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. on Wednesday said the military hopes to acquire at least two submarines for its fleet.

Speaking at a forum organized by the Management Association of the Philippines in Taguig City, Brawner said the planned acquisition will be part of Re-Horizon 3 of the AFP Modernization Program.

“Hopefully. It’s a dream for us to get at least two submarines,” Brawner said.

“Being an archipelago, we need to have this kind of asset because it is really difficult to defend an archipelago,” he added.

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The submarines will strengthen the AFP’s defense capabilities amid China’s continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea.

Although he did not give a specific timeline, Brawner said he is hopeful that the submarines will be acquired before the term of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ends in 2028.

“What we need really is funds in order for us to achieve the objectives we have set for Horizon 3. Kulang pa po talaga ang budget na binibigay ng ating gobyerno, kaya’t naghahanap pa tayo ng ibang sources. We are looking at local, then foreign financing,” Brawner told reporters in an ambush interview on the sidelines of the forum. 

Brawner said the AFP is also expecting the delivery of the first of its two brand-new corvettes from South Korea this year.

The Department of National Defense procured two new corvettes from South Korean firm HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in 2021 as part of the AFP Modernization Program.

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. launched the future BRP Miguel Malvar in Ulsan in June last year.

“This year, we will be getting two corvettes from South Korea. This is an actual picture of BRP Miguel Malvar that will be sailing this March to the Philippines. We are getting one for this year,” Brawner noted.

Corvettes can perform anti-air warfare, anti-surface warfare, and anti-submarine warfare operations.

Two more landing docks and six offshore patrol vessels are also in the pipeline for acquisition, according to Brawner.


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