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President Marcos has expressed hope that the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) would find ways to ensure that Filipinos would not suffer from the impact of climate change.
During a courtesy call of members of the FRLD board at Malacañang last Monday, Marcos noted that addressing the effects of climate change is an enormous task that requires everyone’s participation.
He cited the crucial role of the FRLD to disaster-prone Philippines and expressed optimism that it would significantly assist the country in addressing the adverse effects of the phenomenon.
“We’re working very hard for the board to be based here in Manila because (of) its supreme importance for the Philippines, because of all of the risks that we are bracing (for) because of climate change,” Marcos said.
He urged the FRLD board to find solutions to mitigate the effects of climate change in the country so Filipinos wouldn’t suffer its grave consequences.
“The momentum since the Industrial Revolution is something that can’t be easily moved or stopped or at least redirected. In the meantime, I hope all of you can find solutions so that most of our people do not suffer. That’s how urgent we consider the board’s work and how it is important to us that you work here in Manila,” Marcos said.
He discussed the disasters that hit the Philippines in the past weeks, saying such number of calamities did not happen since the mid-1940s and the government is doing all it could to help address the situation.
The Philippine government raised its climate change expenditures by 149.66 percent from P178.2 billion in 2021 to P444.9 billion in 2022, according to the Presidential Communications Office.
PCO further reported that a total of P457.4 billion has been allocated for climate change-related measures this year. The government has also mobilized P34.13 billion to support 54 forestry, land management, biodiversity, environment protection and climate change projects and commitments.
The FRLD will act as the main decision-making body that governs and supervises the loss and damage fund. It consists of 26 members from the COP and Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, with 12 members from developed country-parties and 14 members from developing country-parties.
The board will wrap up the meeting tomorrow, Dec. 5.
Richard Sherman and Jean-Christophe Donnellier co-chair the FRLD board, while Ibrahima Cheikh Diong serves as its executive director.
The loss and damage fund was designed to assist vulnerable countries in coping with the adverse effects of climate change.
Board meeting
The fourth board meeting of the FRLD started yesterday at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City as Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said the Philippines is a test case for the powerful impact of the board following the unprecedented series of six successive typhoons in the country.
“I had the honor at COP29 (29th United Nations Climate Change Conference) to convey a message from our President, given the historically unprecedented series of six successive extreme weather events between October and November this year. The Philippines is, in fact, a ‘living laboratory’ for current and future risks and a test case for the powerful impact of this board,” Loyzaga said in her opening message.
She added that the cumulative loss and the devastation of the six tropical cyclones in the country can serve as a baseline, not only of what climate-vulnerable developing countries will endure in the uncertain and unpredictable times, but also of the country’s capacity to recover, given adequate and timely access to the right resources.
“The decades-long journey to establishing the fund was long-fought and firmly grounded in the quest for resilience by those most vulnerable. It is a moment of pride for the Philippines to host this fourth meeting of the board and the first in our country since our selection as the host country of the board,” she said.
The meeting of the board is particularly significant as it comes at an important stage in the fund’s establishment and operationalization, according to Loyzaga.
She noted that on Aug. 28, President Marcos signed Republic Act 12019, granting juridical personality and legal capacity to the FRLD board in the Philippines.
The Philippines and the co-chairs of the board on Nov. 12 signed the Host Country Agreement (HCA) during the second day of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan for responding to loss and damage.
The HCA outlines the immunities and privileges that will be accorded in the territory of the Republic of the Philippines to enable the board of the fund to effectively fulfill its purpose and carry out its functions.
“With these significant steps, we are now set to finalize the remaining legal frameworks that will enable the board of the fund to function effectively in our country. These developments reflect the progress we have collectively made in ensuring that the fund is prepared to deliver on its urgent mandate,” Loyzaga said.
“As one of the most climate-vulnerable nations, we are acutely aware of the urgency in translating frameworks and commitments into tangible actions. Our goal is to support the board in advancing decisions that ensure the fund is accessible, equitable and impactful,” she added.
The environment chief further stated that by hosting the board of the fund, the Philippines invested in its dynamic and far-reaching mission of cooperation and solidarity in making resources accessible to those who need them most.
The COP29 revealed the persistent challenges to achieving urgent and truly impactful global climate action, with Loyzaga committing to multilateralism as it is “the only viable platform for collective action against transcendental global challenges such as climate change.”
She added that living with risk and loss and damage has been a part of our history as an archipelago.
“We therefore have a deep and personal stake in ensuring that the fund for responding to loss and damage succeeds,” Loyzaga explained.
“We are deeply committed, first and foremost, not only to the survival of our communities but for all to thrive through investments in risk-responsive social services and climate-resilient critical infrastructure,” she assured the participants of the meeting.
Discussions during the board meeting will focus on operationalizing the fund through a bottom-up country-led approach that promotes and strengthens national responses to loss and damages.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) disclosed on Wednesday, December 3, that former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque had his counter-affidavit for a qualified trafficking case notarized in Abu Dhabi.
“According to the panel, a counter-affidavit was submitted by the lawyers of Harry Roque. It would appear that he had a document which was notarized pero dun siya sa (but he was in) Abu Dhabi,” Prosecutor General Richard Fadullon told the media.
Roque confirmed this during a Wednesday press conference but said he is no longer in Abu Dhabi, leaving his current whereabouts still unknown.
“I have filed my counter-affidavit, and I swore this before the Philippine Consulate in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,” he said in Filipino. “I came to the UAE just for the purpose of notarizing.”
However, when asked if he is currently in the Philippines, he replied, "I am still outside the country."
Despite the counter-affidavit, Fadullon said the panel may or may not accept the document submitted through Roque’s lawyers, as the sworn statement was made outside the panel’s jurisdiction in the Philippines.
“The only way that we can consider that is if he executes the affidavit and has it notarized or apostilled before the embassy of the country where he is at that particular time,” he added.
Fadullon also said that Roque’s counter-affidavit is not “apostilled,” meaning it lacks the official government certification that verifies its authenticity and origin.
“Unfortunately, we have no way of verifying whether these documents are documents that we can consider for purposes of resolving the case dahil sa ito ay hindi apostille (because it is not apostilled),” he said.
The prosecutor general explained that for any document to be considered within Philippine jurisdiction, in case one is abroad, the “very least” they can do is have it apostilled.
Fadullon added that Roque is required to appear before the prosecutor, who is mandated by law to “ensure that the person who executed the counter-affidavit is indeed the one who signed it.” This can even be done via online platforms like Zoom, he said.
However, Roque said he won’t appear before the prosecutor.
If the DOJ wishes to verify his appearance during the signing of his counter-affidavit, he said the agency could contact Vice Consul Kevin Mark Gomez, who notarized it, as well as Philippine Ambassador to the UAE Alfonso Ferdinand Ver.
He mentioned that Ver was “personally present” when he swore to his counter-affidavit.
“There is nothing in the rules that requires me to appear, as the rules specify that I should take an oath before a government personnel with the power to administer the oath,” Roque said in Filipino.
“Ask the public officers, as the Vice Consul and the Ambassador of the Philippines to the UAE would not lie,” he added.
In his counter-affidavit, the former presidential spokesperson argued that there was no evidence of his involvement in human trafficking and requested the dismissal of the complaint against him.
Roque failed to attend the DOJ’s preliminary hearing on November 18.
The former presidential spokesperson is facing qualified trafficking charges for his alleged involvement in the operation of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), specifically the now-defunct Lucky South 99.
During the House Quad Committee’s probe into POGOs, lawmakers discovered that Roque was the legal counsel for Whirlwind Corp., a real estate firm that leased land to Lucky South 99.
He allegedly assisted Whirlwind incorporator Cassandra Ong with the renewal of Lucky South 99's registration.
Authorities have described the Porac-based, Chinese-linked POGO as a “front” for criminal activities, including scams, trafficking, prostitution and illegal drugs.
This followed the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group's filing of a supplemental complaint related to the charges against Ong and 53 others, including kidnapping and torture.
Other than his alleged participation in illegal POGOs, Roque and his wife Mylah are also under fire over the rapid increase of their firm's assets. Binacham Holdings and Trading's assets grew from P125,000 to P67.7 million in just four years, from 2014 to 2018. — jose atanacio jmnebs news
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt at martial law on Wednesday after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets.
Yoon's shock bid to impose South Korea's first martial law in over four decades plunged the country into its deepest turmoil in its modern democratic history and caught its close allies around the world off guard.
The United States, which stations nearly 30,000 troops in South Korea to protect it from the nuclear-armed North, initially voiced deep concern at the declaration, then relief that martial law was over.
The dramatic developments also left the future of Yoon -- a conservative politician and former star public prosecutor who was elected president in 2022 -- in jeopardy.
South Korea's main opposition party -- whose lawmakers jumped fences and tussled with security forces so they could vote to overturn the law -- demanded Yoon to step down immediately over the attempted "insurrection".
The nation's largest umbrella labour union also called an "indefinite general strike" until Yoon resigned.
And the leader of Yoon's own ruling party even described the attempt as "tragic" while calling for those involved to be held accountable.
Yoon backed down after lawmakers voted to oppose the declaration, which he made late on Tuesday night citing the threat of North Korea and "anti-state forces".
"Just a moment ago, there was a demand from the National Assembly to lift the state of emergency, and we have withdrawn the military that was deployed for martial law operations," Yoon said in a televised address around 4:30 am (1930 GMT Tuesday).
"We will accept the National Assembly's request and lift the martial law through the Cabinet meeting."
Yonhap news agency then reported that Yoon's cabinet had approved the motion to lift the order.
- 'Impeachment' -
The U-turn prompted jubilation among protesters outside parliament who had braved freezing temperatures to keep vigil through the night in defiance of Yoon's martial law order.
Demonstrators who had been waving South Korean flags and chanting "Arrest Yoon Suk Yeol" outside the National Assembly erupted in cheers.
Lim Myeong-pan, 55, told AFP that Yoon's decision to rescind martial law did not absolve him of wrongdoing.
"Yoon's act of imposing it in the first place without legitimate cause is a serious crime in itself,” Lim told AFP.
"He has paved his own path to impeachment with this."
Defying security forces, 190 lawmakers managed to get in to the assembly in the early hours of Wednesday and unanimously voted to oppose martial law.
Under the constitution, martial law must be lifted when a majority in parliament demands it.
- 'Anti-state' elements -
Yoon had given a range of reasons to justify martial law -- South Korea's first in more than 40 years.
"To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements plundering people's freedom and happiness, I hereby declare emergency martial law," Yoon said in a televised address.
Yoon did not give details of the North's threats, but the South remains technically at war with nuclear-armed Pyongyang.
"Our National Assembly has become a haven for criminals, a den of legislative dictatorship that seeks to paralyse the judicial and administrative systems and overturn our liberal democratic order," Yoon said.
The president labelled the main opposition Democratic Party, which holds a majority in the 300-member parliament, "anti-state forces intent on overthrowing the regime".
Yoon and his People Power Party are also bitterly at odds with the opposition over next year's budget.
Opposition MPs last week approved a significantly downsized budget plan through a parliamentary committee.
The imposition of emergency martial law came after Yoon's approval rating dropped to 19 percent in the latest Gallup poll last week, with many expressing dissatisfaction over his handling of the economy and controversies involving his wife, Kim Keon Hee.
Democratic South Korea is a major ally for the United States in Asia, but Washington said it was not given advance notice of Yoon's plan to impose martial law.
"We are relieved President Yoon has reversed course on his concerning declaration of martial law and respected the ROK National Assembly’s vote to end it," a National Security Council spokesperson said in a statement, using the acronym for South Korea's official name.
China, a key ally of North Korea, had urged its nationals in the South to stay calm and exercise caution, while Britain said it was "closely monitoring developments".
Vladimir Tikhonov, professor of Korea studies at the University of Oslo, said Yoon's move to impose martial law was "an attempt to wind the history back".
"I don't think South Korea's civil society can recognise Yoon as a legitimate president any longer," he told AFP.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said the Office of the President is not involved in the impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Dutete before the House of Representatives.
Bersamin stressed that the earlier pronouncement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. regarding impeaching Duterte is “unambiguous.”
“The impeachment complaint filed in the House of Representatives by several private citizens is clearly the complainants’ independent initiative, and its endorsement [is] the prerogative of any Member of the House of Representatives,” Bersamin said in a statement Tuesday.
“The Office of the President has nothing to do with it,” he added.
On Monday afternoon, private individuals filed the first impeachment complaint against Duterte, citing 24 violations allegedly committed by the vice president.
Akbayan Party-list Rep. Percival Cendaña endorsed the 50-page impeachment document crafted by religious leaders, sectoral representatives, and families of drug war victims.
Last Nov. 29, Marcos disclosed he had told Congress not to file Cimpeachment complaint against Duterte.
“Well, it was actually a private communication, but it got leaked. Yes. Because that’s really my opinion,” Marcos said in a mix of English and Filipino.
“This (impeachment) is not important. This does not make a difference to even one single Filipino life. So why waste time on it?” he asked.
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