BILBAO (AFP) -- The 2023 Tour de France embarks from the Basque port of Bilbao on Saturday, July 1, with safety in the spotlight, a route featuring 30 peaks, and a roster with two clear overall favourites in champion Jonas Vingegaard and Slovenian star Tadej Pogacar. *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider...
BILBAO (AFP) -- Cycling's Tour de France, with its caravan of teams, media, publicity and security, was visible everywhere around Bilbao on Thursday, June 29, as champion Jonas Vingegaard prepared to start the defence of his title. *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard cycles to the stage...
Rear Admiral Geoffroy D' Andigné, joint commander in the Asia-Pacific Zone of the French Armed Forces in French Polynesia, visited the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Thursday, June 29, to reaffirm his vision to establish a stronger...
BILBAO (AFP) -- Cycling's Tour de France, with its vast caravan of teams, media, publicity and security, was visible everywhere around the Spanish city of Bilbao on Thursday, June 29, with riders poised to embark on the epic 21-day race to Paris. *(From Left), Jumbo-Visma's Belgian rider Wout Van...
France has expressed interest in working with the Philippines on maritime security as its admiral for Asia-Pacific cited the importance of facing its related challenges. Speaking aboard French destroyer Lorraine on a part call in Manila on Wednesday, Rear Admiral Geoffroy D'Andigné suggested that...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from Zoom) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has interpreted Malacañang's tapping of Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. as a "clear indication that the government is taking a military approach to resolving the conflict in...
The Philippines and France have discussed ways to explore more areas of defense cooperation as Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo sat down with a French admiral for Asia-Pacific on an official visit to Manila. - - - Manalo met on Tuesday Rear Admiral Geoffroy...
BILBAO (AFP) -- Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard leads the Tour de France out of the Basque port of Bilbao on Saturday, June 24, on a 21-day adventure crammed with peaks, postcard panoramas and an eye-catching showdown on a massive dormant volcano on the 3,404km route to Paris. *Jonas...
Philippines and France conducted their 10th Joint Economic Cooperation meeting, with the latterpresenting concrete deliverables and proposals on air transport service, infrastructure, agriculture, and energy. PHILIPPINES-FRANCE 10TH JOINT ECONOMIC COOPERATION -- (Shown in photo from left to right)...
French Navy destroyer Lorraine arrived in Manila on Friday morning for a port visit and series of activities aimed at strengthening military alliance between France and the Philippines. France's warship docked at the port of Manila around 9 a.m. to flex its muscle in the Indo-Pacific region. The...
French Navy destroyer Lorraine will make a port visit in Manila starting Friday, June 23, as France flexes its assets in efforts just to ensure peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Before arriving in the Philippines, Lorraine has been undergoing Long Duration Deployment (LDD) since...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) Makabayan bloc solons have refiled a bill seeking a uniform scheme for the refund and rebooking of airline tickets in flights affected by prolonged natural disasters or pandemics. The proposal is embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8556, or the Pandemic Airfare...
