The European Union (EU) has also sent its congratulatory message to Filipino Maria Ressa for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Maria Ressa and the European Union flag (Photos from MANILA BULLETIN/ Unsplash) Ressa, chief executive officer (CEO) of Rappler, won the coveted award Friday, Oct. 8 along...
After 20 days stranded at-sea, a French national survived the harsh weather condition and was eventually rescued from a distressed yacht in Sulu Sea on Thursday, Aug. 26. In an incident report , the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said French boat captain Peter Niklaus had encountered engine trouble...
Enjoy exotic food and intoxicating wine with 'Namastay at Home' "I like to cook Indian food when I can," said actress Archie Panjabi. "I find the process of creating a home-cooked meal to be unwinding." Who could disagree with that? Throughout the pandemic, many of us found solace in busying...
French fries are usually the perfect sidekick to whatever fast food staple you are having. While they are among the humble and inexpensive dishes on the menu, nobody would ever pass on this golden finger food. Giving them a well-deserved time in the limelight is New York-based...
Rural banks in the Philippines will soon join other bigger commercial banks in providing digital and contactless transactions to poorer communities or rural areas across the country, especially under the coronavirus pandemic. French Development Agency (AFD website) Thanks to the French Development...
Bastille Day Whether there’s French blood coursing through your veins, or you just like the French wine swirling in your bloodstream, or you love pronouncing Paris as "Pa-reee," then you’re probably aware that in just a few days, on July 14, 2021, it’ll be Bastille Day. For the uninitiated,...
OCEA, a French shipbuilding company, has pledged P1.5 billion in investments for a shipyard project in the Philippines that may potentially create 500-600 direct and indirect jobs, according to the Department of Trade and Industry. The investment pledge was revealed by OCEA Chief Executive Officer...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents have arrested a French national who is wanted in his country for the sexual abuse of minors. Operatives from the BI’s fugitive search unit identified the wanted sex offender as Pascal Didier Gillot, 53. He was nabbed along A. Masangkay Street in San Roque,...
After winning is 19 Grand Slam title during the men's final tennis match of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament on June 13, 2021, Serbia's tennis player Novak Djokovic is the first player to have won at least two times the fourth Grand Slam titles. (Photo by - / AFP) Novak Djokovic...
Photo from Roland Garros Twitter account Alex Eala and Russia’s Oksana Selekhmeteva captured the Roland Garros Girls Doubles crown on Saturday after edging Maria Bondarenko of Russia and Amarissa Toth of Hungary, 6-0, 7-5. The top-seeded Eala and Selekhmeteva needed a little over an hour in...
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning against Spain's Rafael Nadal at the end of their men's singles semi-final tennis match on Day 13 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 11, 2021. (Photo by MARTIN BUREAU / AFP) Novak Djokovic handed 13-time champion...
Photo from Rafa Nadal Academy's Twitter acount Alex Eala and Oksana Selekhmeteva survived Hungary’s Natalia Szabanin and Croatia’s Petra Marcinko, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5), to reach the semifinals of the Roland Garros Girls Doubles on Thursday, June 10. The top-seeded Filipino-Russian pair needed 1...
