Philippines, Germany vow to enhance ties on addressing climate change

The Philippines and Germany agreed to strengthen relations when it comes to addressing climate change.

This as President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. accepted the credentials of new German Ambassador Andreas Michael Pfaffernoschke in Malacañang Palace on Thursday.

During their meeting, Marcos highlighted the significance of tackling climate change "collectively."

“I always describe it as really the first truly global problem that humanity faces because it’s global in the sense that everybody is affected. And it’s also global because we cannot solve it without everybody doing their part,” Marcos said.

“It is axiomatic to me to say that no country can do this alone. The economy, climate change, energy, all of these things have to be done in partnership. So, let’s look in that direction Mr. Ambassador,” he added.

According to the Presidential Communications Office, the Philippines and Germany had signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on Interdepartmental Consultations for Bilateral Technical Cooperation Projects in the Fields of Climate, Energy and Biodiversity.

In the declaration, both parties have agreed to hold regular interdepartmental consultations about ongoing and pipeline bilateral technical cooperation projects.

Meanwhile, Marcos and Pfaffernoschke also acknowledged the people-to-people relations between the two countries as they noted the large population of Filipinos working in Germany.

Both countries expressed commitment in nurturing these relationships and exploring opportunities for bilateral growth.

“There are many things that I think we can do. I hope few of them would come to fruition so that we can say that we have done the fullest that we can do in this partnership,” Marcos said. —VAL, GMA Integrated News