French environment envoy to visit Yolanda-hit areas

The French Special Envoy for the Environment arrived in Manila on Monday to start his five-day visit to the country to address environmental issues and to visit areas in Eastern Visayas that were devastated by Typhoon Yolanda.

A statement from the French Embassy in Manila said Nicolas Hulot is scheduled to meet with Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario; Climate Change Commissioner Lucille Sering; Sen. Loren Legarda, chairman, Senate Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources; and Environment Secretary Ramon Paje.