Manila, May 27 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. made a strong pitch for climate justice during the 2nd ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, urging developed nations to contribute to the newly established Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), which the Philippines now hosts.

In a region-to-region dialogue focused on economic and sustainable development, Marcos drew attention to the shared vulnerability of ASEAN and Gulf nations to the worsening impacts of climate change - from rising seas to extreme heat and biodiversity loss.

"Climate change remains one of the most defining challenges of our time - if not the most defining challenge of our time," Marcos told regional leaders.

"B...