PARIS, France – France is offering a fourth dose of a coronavirus vaccine to people older than 80 who had their booster more than three months ago, the prime minister said Saturday. In this file photo taken on February 17, 2021 a nurse administers the Covid-19 vaccine to an elderly patient...
Top diplomats look beyond COVID-19 and the challenge of rebuilding LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DIPLOMATS From left: Huang Xi Lian, ambassador of China; Anke Reiffenstuel, ambassador of Germany; Teodoro Locsin, Secretary of Foreign Affairs; Steven Robinson, ambassador of Australia; and Michele Boccoz,...
Filipinos can now send their applications for two French government scholarship programs for the academic year 2022-2023, the Embassy of France to the Philippines recently announced. The French Embassy and and Campus France Philippines are now receiving applications for the PhilFrance Scholarship...
In an effort to combat the worldwide plastic crisis, the French government has issued new regulations limiting the use of single-use plastic in the country. Plastic is now banned as packaging for selling leeks, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, apples, pears, and 30 other food items. Recyclable...
Two senior congressmen aired on Wednesday, Jan. 12 contradicting views to the controversial “no vax, no ride” policy of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Asst. Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro chided DOTR for barring unvaccinated individuals from taking...
A scene from 'France' The two films today are character studies - one is a coming of age and aspiring writer memoir-story, directed by George Clooney; while the second is a satirical look at TV journalism and celebrity from Bruno Dumont, that stars Lèa Seydoux. 'The Tender Bar' The Tender Bar...
The United States, Australia, and France have sent their sympathies to the Philippines as it mourns the passing of Philippine National Artist for Literature Francisco Sionil José. Francisco Sionil Jose in his bookstore Solidaridad (NOEL PABALATE/MANILA BULLETIN) In a tweet, the French Embassy in...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it is ready to implement the inclusion of France on the country’s Red List starting tomorrow (Dec. 10). BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said that passengers coming from France are temporarily barred from entering the Philippines based on instructions...
1200px-Civil_Aeronautics_Board.svg France is now in the "red" list for Covid-19 effective December 10, 2021, 12:01 AM until December 15, 2021 and travelers from this country cannot enter the Philippines due to the high risk of infection. This was according to the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the inclusion of France on the Philippines’ “red list”, which was updated amid the looming threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) This was...
The Philippines received 1,632,900 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on Wednesday, Dec. 1, which were donated by the government of France through the COVAX facility. France donates 1,632,900 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to the Philippines on Dec. 1, 2021. (Screenshot from...
Clemence Botino (Miss Universe Organization Photo) Miss France Clemence Botino has revealed she cried all day after she was tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Israel where she will compete at the 70th Miss Universe Pageant. "I'm writing because I have been crying all day. This morning,...
