IT’S a pleasure for me to be with you today to celebrate the values of the French Republic here in the Philippines. This [year’s] celebration also marks the end of my tenure in Manila. I will be leaving in three weeks' time, with the feeling that I have accomplished the…
The central importance of oceans is a daily reality in the Philippines: as a major regulator of environmental balances, especially when it comes to climatic events, as a provider of natural resources and as a major channel for trade.