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FRANCE TO HELP DEVELOP PH DAIRY INDUSTRY

Officials of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) led by Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban formally welcomed the delegates from France led by French Ambassador to the Philippines and Micronesia Michèle Boccoz, with both sides presenting updates on various collaborative programs and potential areas for cooperation in agriculture. During her courtesy call, Boccoz put emphasis on […]

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SENATORS CONCLUDE PARLIAMENTARY VISIT TO FRANCE

Several Philippine senators are optimistic that the parliamentary visit to France will pave the way for a deeper relationship and explore opportunities for greater collaboration, particularly in renewable energy, climate change, economic development, and food security. This, was as the official Philippine Senate delegation, concluded their three-day trip after being invited to visit France as […]

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PH, FRANCE MARK 75TH YEAR OF DIPLOMATIC TIES

Senator Cynthia Villar and French Ambassador to the Philippines Michele Boccoz together with French Senator Samantha Cazebone of the Parliament of France celebrate the 75th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations at the Las Pinas-Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP). The two officials led the unveiling of a sculpture named “Intertwined” to symbolize the Inauguration of […]

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FRENCH COMPANY TO BUILD SHIPYARD IN PH- LOPEZ

A French company pledged ₱1.5 Billion in investments for a shipyard project in the Philippines that may potentially create 500-600 direct and indirect jobs. This was revealed during the 9th Philippine-France Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting held recently where high-level economic discussions and commitments forged on bilateral cooperation covering agriculture, civil aviation, aeronautics and space, […]

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FRANCE CAN BE PH PARTNER IN POST-COVID-19 REBUILD

Reducing trade deficit. Improving value creation. Increasing backward and forward linkages. Modernizing Philippine industries. Department of Trade Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez underscored these four key goals of the REBUILD PH Program, when he digitally addressed from Manila, top French business executives of MEDEF (Mouvement des entreprises de France, or the Movement of the Enterprises […]

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PH TO INCREASE TRADE, INVESTMENT TIES WITH FRANCE – LOPEZ

The French and Philippine governments concluded the 8th Philippines-France Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting in Manila, agreeing to come up with more exchanges to increase trade and investment ties as well as boost development cooperation. “The two nations have opened new inroads.”  In the latest JEC meet, the two nations have opened “new inroads” as […]