Driving up north gets a little sweeter this time with the opening of Cafe France newest store. Located at the Total NLEX, the café features the brand’s beloved dishes, from breakfast delights to tasty pick-me-ups and other store signatures, as well as brewed drinks and other house blends to...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro called on the government to grant the full P20,000 service recognition incentive (SRI) to all public school teachers. President Marcos recently signed Administrative Order (AO) No. 12, which authorizes the grant of a one-time SRI of up to...
VERSAILLES (AFP) -- The route for the Paris-Nice eight-day bike race unveiled on Tuesday, Dec. 12, has the added draw of resembling more than ever a mini Tour de France, which also ends on the Riviera in 2024 so as to avoid the Olympic Games in Paris. Tour de France general director Christian...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, Flag of China (Rep. Castro's office, Unsplash) A ranking congresswoman reminded China on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 9 that it is basically all by its lonesome in the international community when it comes to its...
France stands ready to participate in a joint patrol with the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea as Manila started seeking maritime cooperation with more countries amid developments in the waters. French Ambassador to the Philippines Marie Fontanel told reporters Wednesday, Dec. 6, that...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), and Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Vice President Sara Duterte's remarks against the Marcos administration's peace initiative with rebels is "alarming" and "detrimental to the pursuit of genuine peace...
The French Embassy in Manila confirmed on Monday, Dec. 4, that the man killed in a terrorist attack near Eiffel Tower in Paris, France was of Filipino-German descent. French police stand guard near the Eiffel Tower (Thomas Coe/AFP) French Ambassador to Manila Marie Fontanel wrote on X...
Ambassadors of foreign embassies on Sunday, Dec. 3, condemned the bombing that rocked Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City, which has so far killed four people and injured 50 others. Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal Adiong Jr. visits the explosion site in Marawi City. (Provincial...
(L-R) Sebastien Lecornu, French Minister for the Armed Forces, and Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. sign a Letter of Intent on Dec. 2, 2023 in Taguig City for the planned establishment of a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOFVA) between the two countries. (Photo...
The minister of the French Armed Forces will be coming to Manila to enhance the Philippines and France’s ties in the Indo-Pacific. French Minister Sébastien Lecornu will visit the country on Saturday, Dec. 2, to engage in a high-level meeting and working lunch with Department of National Defense...
LILLE (AFP) -- Tour de France organizers unveiled the first three stages of the 2025 edition on Thursday, Nov. 30, with race director Christian Prudhomme saying it was tailor-made for the sprinters. Tour de France general director Christian Prudhomme (AFP) After hilly stages in 2020, 2021, 2023 and...
The French Embassy in the Philippines launched the 26th French Film Festival last Nov. 25 at the SM Mall of Asia, in partnership with SM Supermalls and SM Cinema. This is set to run until Dec. 3, showcasing a selection of around 21 contemporary French feature films. Ambassador Extraordinary...
