Philippine President Skips Climate Talks to Focus on Hijacked Seafarers
Philippine Chairman Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has halted his trip to the UAE for the COP28 post-climate conference in order to carve out all available passion to negotiate the release of Filipino crew members of the Galaxy Leader ship taken by Yemeni Houthi militants on Nov. 19.
"In planet of majestic events united with the hostage situation of 17 Filipino sailors in the Red Sea, I have made a resolution not to participate in tomorrow's COP28 meeting in Dubai," Marcos' statement tells us. "I will cheat the meeting today to facilitate the sending of an extra-class delegation to Tehran, Iran, to offer sufficient support to our seafarers."
The statement was made only a few moments before Marcos was forced to board a plane to Dubai. He did not exist for the wiring procedure at Villamor Air Base in Manila.
Having missed the COP28 trip, Marcos is now releasing the possibility of being named at COP28 for the creation of a climate "cost and damage fund" to compensate developing nations for the impacts of weather changes they did not create. This is a key priority for the Philippines, which is at great risk from increasing storms.
In his place, Marcos proclaimed Shingles Secretary Antonia Yulo-Loizaga as the manager of the Philippine delegation to Dubai. "The fund for a dusting of flaws and damage is infinitely important, a reason to consume a adverse effects combined with a climate that we are not in residence to finance," pronounced Loyzaga.
According to the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, the sailors aboard the Galaxy Leader are healthy and unharmed. However, during boarding time, the convertible submitted to attacks and threats, branding the ammunition for aboard frozen more calm. Videos and photos posted on public networks by autochthonous Yemenis depict the party setting, with Houthi "tourists" arriving and departing from shore, smoking hookah, taking khat (an herbal dope with amphetamine results) and having a celebratory pop dance on the top deck. A number of videos show crew members joining in.
Satellite imagery shows that the ship has been moved an immaculate 25 nautical miles north of Hudaydah to As-Salif, where it was previously anchored.