Manila, May 27 -- Senator Loren Legarda on Tuesday led the reaffirmation of the 2015 Manila Call to Action on Climate Change, commemorating its 10th anniversary and rallying global resolve ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France in June.

Speaking at the DFA's Ocean Talk forum at the National Museum of Fine Arts, Legarda called the Manila Call "a commitment built on science, law, diplomacy, and the lived realities of our people."

The event also served as a formal send-off for the Philippine delegation to UNOC3, to be held from June 9 to 13.

Originally launched on Feb. 26, 2015 by former French President Francois Hollande and former president Benigno Aquino III, the Manila Call urged climate solidarity and was instr...