BEIJING — Ipinangako ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas na isusulong ang “clean and green” infrastructure projects sa mabilis na paglipat ng bansa sa “low-carbon” development.

Ipinangako ni Pangulong Duterte ang pagpapalaganap ng environment-friendly development, kabilang ang green technology at green financing para sa renewable energy programs, sa kanyang pakikiisa sa kagaganap na 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation sa Beijing.

“We also aim to enhance cooperation in green technology. That is why we want to accelerate our transition to low-carbon development pathways,” pahayag ni Duterte sa leaders’ roundtable session, nitong Sabado.

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“We will also ensure our infrastructure systems should be clean and green. We will strengthen our policy framework for green financing in order to attract investments in renewable energy,” dagdag niya.

Aniya, ang Pilipinas ay nagsagawa ng massive infrastructure development program, na ikinokonsiderang pinakamalaki sa kasaysayan ng bansa, “to transform our archipelago into one integrated economic space.”

“Our goal is to promote new growth centers outside the already congested urban-industrial region surrounding Metropolitan Manila. This will create more job opportunities for our people,” aniya.

“By 2020, the combined economies of Asian countries will be larger than

that of the rest of the world. The Philippines in particular is set to join the ranks of upper middle-income countries as it is projected to become the 25th largest economy in the world in PPP (purchasing power parity) terms,” dagdag pa niya.