09 September 2014 – Philippine Ambassador to France Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro hosted a luncheon for French journalists in preparation for the upcoming visit of President Benigno S. Aquino III to Paris from September 17 to 28.

Ambassador Lazaro said that “With President Aquino’s visit, we hope to raise the profile of the Philippines in France, and we are counting on the French media to help us achieve this.”

Present during the luncheon at the Official Residence were Ms. Anne Cheyvialle and Mr. Fabrice Nodé-Langlois from Le Figaro, Ms. Claire Guélaud from Le Monde, Mr. Michel De Grandi from Les Echos and Mr. Claude Leblanc from L’Opinion.

According to the OJC, which is the French agency in charge of statistics on the circulation of French media, Le Figaro, Le Monde and Les Echos are in the top five daily newspapers in France in terms of circulation. L’Opinion, created in May 2013, is one of the newest French dailies. END