Le Bourget Airport, Paris
29 November 2015

President Benigno S. Aquino III arrived at 6:15pm (29 November) onboard a chartered flight at the Le Bourget Airport for his attendance to the Conference of Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) in Paris, France.

Highlighting his attendance, President Aquino will be leading the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) High Level Event together with 20 other developing countries. This is to report the effects of climate change has in the Philippines and the steps the government has initiated to mitigate global warming.

The President together with 147 attending world leaders will also deliver a three-minute National Statement on the issue of global warming.

Welcoming his delegation at the tarmac were Philippine Ambassador to France and Monaco Ma. Theresa P. Lazano, Non-Resident Defense Attaché to France Col. Romulo Manuel Jr., Liaison Officer to the President Mathieu Casado-Duprix and Security Officer to the President Karim Bouadla.

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