DESPITE misgivings, President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Tuesday the Paris Agreement seeking to cap the rise in global temperatures and mitigate climate change.

In a news conference, presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella confirmed that Duterte had signed the “Instrument of Accession,” a document signifying the Philippines’ ratification of the 2014 climate change deal.

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