SWEET MANGOES. Mango products on display at the Manggahan Festival Agri-Trade Fair held on May 14-22, 2022. Guimaras is developing the geographic indication (GI) for its mango products in preparation for export to markets in the European Union. (PNA file photo by Pearl G. Lena) ILOILO CITY - The French government is helping the province of Guimaras develop the geographic indication (GI) for its sweet mango products in preparation for export to markets in the European Union (EU). "The French government is helping the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and those applicants like us in terms of technical assistance for us to be able to get the geographic indication. When we have that it is easy for our products from the Philippines like the Guimaras mangoes to enter the European market," Guimaras Provincial Economic Development Officer Elena V. Quezon said in an interview on Monday. The IPO, with the help of the French government, EU and the Food and Agriculture Office (FAO), is