President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said that wealthy nations should compensate developing countries like the Philippines for the damages caused by climate change, following the loss of life and property caused by Tropical Storm Agaton.

In a pre-recorded Talk to the People aired on Monday, Duterte blamed wealthy countries for being responsible for the negative effects of the global climate crisis and cited their factories as the biggest contributor to carbon emissions.

He said the Philippines, which is hit by an average of 20 typhoons every year, is among the most at risk from the effects of the climate crisis.

“Yung resulta ng pollution ng ibang countries, tayo ang sumasalo. Pagdating sa damage, tayo rin ang pinaka kawawa (We bear the brunt of the result of pollution from other countries. When it comes to damages, we also suffer the most),” he said.

He added that these wealthy nations should compensate developing countries for failing to live up to their commitments under the climate change pact.

“Dapat ang mga mayaman na hindi tinatamaan ng destruction caused by itong pollution, bayaran nila tayo for the damage  (The wealthy nations not affected by the destruction caused by pollution should pay us for the damage),” he added.

Duterte also expressed hope that his coming successor would do a better job in addressing climate change, stating that it will remain a problem “for the next generations” if unaddressed.

“I hope the next administration, mas maganda ang ano nila the preparation or whatever efforts that would contribute to at least remedy the situation. With that, I leave it to the next administration. Alam ko mas makaya pa nila kaysa akin (I know they can do a better job than me),” he said.

In March 2017, the Philippines ratified the Paris Climate Accords, an international treaty committed to limiting the global temperature rise to below 2-degrees Celsius.

The Philippines, which produces less than 1 percent of the world’s emissions, has committed to reducing its emissions by 70 percent by 2030.