H. E. Lord Allan Velasco – CVF Global Parliamentarians Meeting
Excellencies, The parliamentarians of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, Distinguished speakers, Ladies and gentlemen, Goni, the world’s strongest storm this year, killed at least 22 people in the Philippines, while forcing about a million more to evacuate. Goni came a few days after typhoon Molave, which left at least 16 dead and caused a minimum of 2.66 billion pesos, or 54 mio. US dollars, of damage to crops. On November 13, a few days after Goni, typhoon Vamco hit our country – the 21st typhoon to hit the Philippines this year.