Melinda French Gates (left), and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Wikipedia, Speaker’s office) Inspired by a lecture delivered by philanthropist and women advocate Melinda French Gates, House Speaker Martin Romualdez has said that he would move to empower women "through the flywheel of...
K-pop group BLACKPINK performed at a charity concert organized by Brigitte Macron, the first lady of France. The event, the Gala des Pièces Jaunes (Yellow Coins Gala), featured artists including BLACKPINK, Pharrell Williams and Kid Cudi. The Gala des Pièces Jaunes (Yellow Coins Gala) (YG...
All eyes are on the pie as Shake Shack teams up with Tilde Bakery & Kitchen to bring its Shack fans the best of both dessert worlds—Shake Shack’s frozen custard and Tilde’s handcrafted French Apple Pie! PIE-TASTITC The ApplePie Oh My Concrete features vanilla frozen custard blended with...
The exhibition ‘75 Faces of French-Philippine Connections’ is slated to go on tour 75 YEARS AND GOING STRONG At the opening of the portrait exhibition at The Podium were French Ambassador Michele Boccoz, Alliance Française de Manille (AFM) executive director Xavier Leroux, former Philippine...
With its sprawling open grounds, botanically diverse gardens, and well-ventilated structures, the Pintô Art Museum saw a post-lockdown wave of museum-goers searching for home and themselves By Dr. JOVEN CUANANG MATTERS OF THE ART From left: Members of diplomatic corps, entrepreneurs,...
More investors are looking at the Philippines for possible opportunities as a French company proposed to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. establishing an agro-logistics hub in Clark, Pampanga during a meeting in Brussels. (Photo from the Office of the Press Secretary) The Chief...
PARIS, France -- The French baguette -- "250 grams of magic and perfection", in the words of President Emmanuel Macron, and one of the abiding symbols of the nation -- was given UNESCO heritage status on Wednesday. The bread, with its crusty exterior and soft middle, has remained a quintessential...
Devotees will celebrate on Monday, Nove. 28, the Memorial of Saint Catherine of Laboure (Santa Catalina de Laboure), a popular French Marian visionary who relayed the request of the Blessed Virgin Mary for the creation of the Miraculous Medal. St. Catherine Laboure (Catholic Online) Pilgrims from...
“The French-Philippine connection dates back much earlier through historic interactions among our nationals,” said Michèle Boccoz, French ambassador to the Philippines, at the launch of the yearlong celebration of the diamond jubilee of diplomatic relations between France and the Philippines....
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) with the French National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO) to establish a framework of cooperation on the promotion of geographical indication (GI) in enhancing the competitiveness of...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Our wife Gina and we are in south of France, on invitation from the celebrated couple, Christian Baverey, scion of an industrialist French family from Lyon, and his Filipino wife, Tetta Agustin, who is highly-regarded in Europe’s...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said it is planning to add five more foreign language courses to "advance the competitive edge of Filipino workers." "TESDA is eyeing more language-related courses to add up to the already-existing courses under its National Skills...
