00:00 The Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
00:04 also known as the European Union,
00:06 officially launched the Green Economy Program in the Philippines.
00:08 What is the purpose of the program?
00:10 Here is the report.
00:12 To reduce waste and to reduce the impact of climate change.
00:20 This is the purpose of the Green Economy Program in the Philippines or GEPP,
00:24 officially launched by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
00:28 by the European Union.
00:30 The country will support the program to become a green economy.
00:35 As you all very well know, the Philippines is generating
00:39 daily 61 metric tons of garbage.
00:42 So if we can promote or implement activities that are geared towards a greener economy
00:49 and then transitioning to a more holistic, sustainable waste management,
00:55 I think that's a key project that we need to implement under this project.
01:00 The project's goal is to become a circular economy
01:03 that can reduce waste, including plastic,
01:06 by reusing products as much as possible
01:10 through recycling, reuse, or remanufacture
01:13 to become sustainable.
01:15 The program will also focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy
01:19 to reduce the impact of climate change.
01:22 The European Union has an initial grant of 60 million euros for the project.
01:27 So this program aims at enhancing skills, create jobs,
01:33 strengthen technical and scientific knowledge,
01:36 as well as competitiveness of the national industry,
01:40 ultimately benefiting to the Filipino people.
01:44 The coordination of the local governments is an important part of the project.
01:49 The first 10 LGUs in this program are Baguio City,
01:53 Caloocan, Pasig, Quezon City, and Del Carmen, Siargao.
01:57 Meanwhile, the discussion was held at the DFA
02:00 where the Philippines' Climate Action Initiatives
02:03 in the Indo-Pacific were discussed.
02:06 According to Dean Antonio Lavinia,
02:08 Associate Director of Climate Policy and International Relations
02:12 of the Manila Observatory,
02:14 "We are approaching climate change that is accelerating, or faster."
02:18 He said that domestic programs or actions are important.
02:22 "The reason why we have leadership in the global area
02:26 and also in the regional is because we are able to show
02:31 that in our country we are able to do certain things
02:36 that are dynamic, that are innovative,
02:39 that contribute to solving the problems."
02:43 This is a collective effort of the countries when it comes to this issue.
02:47 "It means that you cannot tell another country to do the right thing
02:51 if you are not doing the right thing in the Philippines.
02:53 It's very important to walk the talk in your own country
02:56 before you can tell other countries to do the same."
02:59 But it's true that the actions of the country are not enough.
03:02 Even this is right because there are still many things to do
03:05 when it comes to climate action.
03:07 Rod Laguzad, for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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