FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) — Not so fast, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé. Ousmane Dembélé has just entered the Golden Boot race. Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Mbappé, to help France beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup on Friday, June 26. Dembélé...
Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan, commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), has received one of France 's highest national distinctions in recognition of his role in strengthening maritime cooperation between the Philippines and France. The PCG said that Gavan received the Ordre national du...
PARIS (AP) — A positive case of Ebola virus has been identified in France in a patient traveling back from Congo, the French Ministry of Health said Wednesday. The individual, who has not been identified, returned from a humanitarian mission in one of the virus transmission zones in Congo and...
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) — Kylian Mbappé passed Pelé on the World Cup goal-scoring list and moved into first in the record books for France 's national team. Mbappé scored his 13th and 14th World Cup goals on Tuesday, June 16, in France 's 3-1 tournament-opening victory...
The Ambassador of France to the Philippines and Micronesia Her Excellency Marie Fontanel led the 6th installment of the UST World Lenses with her talk “Across Oceans: France-Philippines Cooperation” held on May 12, 2026, at the Beato Angelico AVR of the University of Santo Tomas. Her talk...
Ten years after the Philippines’ landmark arbitral victory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), French and Philippine officials said a new global treaty on marine biodiversity could further bolster the rules-based international order and strengthen protections for the region’s fragile marine...
For France, food has long been more than cuisine. It is identity, ritual, diplomacy, and soft power all at once. This month, the Embassy of France to the Philippines and Micronesia once again brought that philosophy to Manila through “Goût de France” (Taste of France), the annual gastronomic...
PARIS (AP) — France 's Pasteur Institute said it has fully sequenced the Andes virus detected in a French passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship and found that it matched viruses already known in South America, with no evidence so far of new characteristics that would make it more...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla revealed on Friday, May 8, that former Ako-Bicol Partylist Rep. Zaldy Co is currently hiding in a high-end property in France while applying for an asylum. The property is reportedly located in the prestigious...
“There’s no place like home” is more than a familiar phrase—it reflects a growing tension between development and responsibility. In the Philippines, where infrastructure expansion continues at a rapid pace, that tension is visible in the intersection of urban growth, environmental risk,...
Malacañang has denied allegations that the government is withholding information on the case of fugitive Zaldy Co, saying any limitations in disclosure are due to foreign legal restrictions. In a press briefing on Thursday, April 30, Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire...
President Marcos has sought clarification from French and Czech officials over the release of former congressman Zaldy Co, expressing disappointment that the fugitive remains at large in Europe despite efforts to secure his return to the Philippines. The President raised the matter during separate...
