PH Embassy Joins Launch of 75th Anniversary of PH-France Diplomatic Relations
Philippine Ambassador to France Junever Mahilum-West (second from right), Second Secretary and Consul Joyce Camacho Quivooij (rightmost) and performers Lara Maigue and Franco Maigue join the toast in Pinto Art Museum via Zoom platform. (Paris PE photo)
PARIS, 28 June 2022 – The Philippine Embassy in Paris joined the launch event of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and France via Zoom platform on 26 June 2022. The live event was hosted by the French Embassy at the Pinto Art Museum in Antipolo.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr., Madame Maria Lourdes B. Locsin, and Foreign Affaris Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro were among the guests of honor.
Speaking from the Philippine Embassy, Philippine Ambassador to France Junever M. Mahilum-West enumerated the Embassy’s major events to commemorate the jubilee year. Among them were the exhibit “Macario Vitalis: Un Peintre Philippin en France” (Macario Vitalis: A Filipino Painter in France) in partnership with the City of Puteaux open from 10 April to 5 June 2022; “Philifolies” in partnership with Pinoy Jam Association Paris at the Fête de la Musique on 21 June 2022, and the installation of the bust of Dr. Jose Rizal on 23 June 2022.
The Ambassador remarked that “this year promises to be a banner year for the bilateral relations between France and the Philippines as we honor our historic past and look forward to the future together.”
After the Ambassador’s speech, guests in Manila were treated to a performance by soprano Lara Maigue and guitarist Franco Maigue. The award-winning classical artists performed Nicanor Abelardo’ Mutya ng Pasig, live from the Philippine Embassy in Paris. END
The toast as seen by guests at the Pinto Art Museum. (Paris PE photo)
Ambassador Mahilum-West speaking from the Philippine Embassy in Paris. (Paris PE photo)
Performers Lara Maigue and Franco Maigue. (Paris PE photo)
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