Arroyo ready to address climate change

"For the Philippines, we will not go to Copenhagen for a hand out we will go to join hands with other nation to bond together and to solve this problem imposed by man," she said.

The President disclosed that several months ago, the Copenhagen summit has been deemed not to push through.

But she said this "man-made devastation" issue should either be neglected or delayed as it threatened more than one billion people, half of it is part of the Asian countries.

"The global warming summit in Copenhagen is vital for our nation. For the future of our children and for the sake of the world," she noted, adding that Philippines is one of the nations, which has been battered by natural calamities such as storm.