Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a conference with businessmen in Davao city, southern Philippines June 21, 2016.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday his administration will prioritize the fight against global warming but it must not hinder the country’s industrialization.
“It must not stymie our industrialization,” Duterte said in his State of the Nation Address before Congress. He said last week that his administration will not honor the December 2015 Paris agreement on climate change.
(Reporting by Karen Lema and Martin Petty; Writing by Enrico dela Cruz; Editing by Michael Perry)
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