Senator Loren Legarda (PNA file photo by Avito Dalan)
Sen. Loren Legarda on Friday pushed for stronger Philippine-France collaboration in advancing a sustainable blue economy.
“Our blue economy is more than a policy direction. It is a moral and developmental imperative,” the lawmaker said in a forum in Makati.
The event, co-organized by the Stratbase Institute and the Embassy of France in the Philippines, comes ahead of the 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, on June 9 to 13.
Legarda highlighted the Philippines’ vast maritime domain of 2.2 million square kilometers and its rich ecological and economic potential, noting that the ocean economy contributed over P787 billion annually from 2018 to 2022 and sustained over 2.2 million jobs.
