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keywords: description:Just another WordPress.com weblog Home Cuyo Island, Palawan,PhilippinesEvery person we meet in our life has a purpose. Some are here to test or teach us, others will use us, and some would bring out the better if not the best in us. There are also people that cause us pain and heartaches but we must learn to move on. So let go of the people who cant treat us right, hold on to those who love us back see ourworth. Cuyo Islands WeblogJust another WordPress.com weblog Feeds: Posts Comments Sunset in the Island ParadiseWhat amazing golden sunset in the Island of Cuyo. After busy work everyone or most of the cuyonon just dropby in boulevard baybay to relax and watch sunset.
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Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition : Miriam Defensor Santiago
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago warned on Sunday that injuries sustained by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Taiwanese attackers could be considered “an act of aggression” that could serve as basis for the fold-up of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei.
“The 87,000 overseas Filipinos in Taiwan had no hand in the death of the Taiwanese fisherman allegedly shot by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). If the victim were a Filipino, I don’t think the Taiwanese also want this sort of retaliation,” Santiago said in Filipino.
The senator repeated earlier observations that Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou could be using the incident that occurred last week in the waters off Balintang Island north of the Philippines to distract from domestic problems occurring in his country.
“Their president has become unpopular but he should not use this incident as a distraction just so the hostility meant for him is deflected to us, as he seems not to know how to run his country,” Santiago noted in Filipino.
The senator lamented how Taiwan officials seemed not to make an effort to protect the OFWs.
There have been reports of Filipinos being refused service in stores and restaurants and that one was even mauled with iron pipes following reports of the death of fisherman Hung Shih-cheng.
“From the point of view of international law, the (hostile acts against Filipinos) is already an act of aggression. Also, there is already a fact-finding effort. Let us first establish whether they violated our baseline law,” Santiago said.
Under this law, the Philippine baseline stretches up to 12 nautical miles from the coastline.
“Foreigners can only claim the right of innocent passage. Now, if the Taiwanese fishermen admit they were fishing…,” Santiago trailed off.
The senator cited Philippine laws allowing the PCG “to stop suspicious persons” from entering the country’s waters.
Santiago, a member of the Senate foreign relations committee, also lamented what she believed to be a display of “bad faith” by Taiwan when its officials unilaterally joined Philippine authorities investigating Hung’s death.
“The (Taiwanese officials) were not invited and they even brought the entire Taiwan media. It cannot be helped if one suspects the effort was for black propaganda. That is not friendly behavior,” she complained.
Santiago warned that further acts of provocation could force Philippine authorities to rethink whether the MECO should remain in Taipei.
“Under the One China policy, there are only 23 countries that recognize Taiwan as a separate country. The rest identifies Taiwan as a province. If Taiwan continues to make us a scapegoat for its domestic political problems, we should start thinking carefully… maybe we can just withdraw our office there,” she said.
Santiago pointed out that the Philippines has not established an embassy in Taipei “since we do not recognize Taiwan as a separate country from China. But we have a so-called cultural office, which (serves as the de facto) embassy. Eh, kung withdraw kaya natin ang embassy natin dun?”
She also said suggestions to repatriate arbitrarily the 87,000 OFWs would be considered a violation of their human rights.
“Why, that would be like the Holocaust, like Nazi Germany where the innocent is meted harsh punishment when it is so obvious that their president is only engaging in political posturing,” Santiago huffed.
Senator Francis Escudero blamed the “diplomatic complications arising from the One China policy” for worsening the rift between the Philippines and Taiwan.
“The situation is unique, and it requires a unique approach. But whatever it is, it will have to be decisive and it has to come soon. The issue is an emotional one, and situations like this can change from bad to worse in the blink of an eye,” he said in a statement.
Escudero pushed for a formal inquiry into the shooting of Hung.
“The family of the slain Taiwanese fisherman deserves no less,” he said.
“The only way to diffuse the situation is to convince the Taiwanese government that we are pursuing the path of justice earnestly. We should find out what happened, and what led to the unfortunate slaying of the fisherman. And then let’s move on from there,” he said.
So far, Taipei had rejected the apology issued by Philippine Representative to Taiwan Antonio I. Basilio over the fatal shooting.
Taiwanese President Ma claimed the statement of apology failed to satisfy the demands of his government and ordered a freeze on applications by Filipino laborers to work in Taiwan.
He also recalled the Taiwanese representative in Manila and requested the Philippine representative in Taiwan to return to Manila.
Philippines Daily Inquirer
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Kite-SurfingAre you a kiters? come and visit Cuyo Island, Palawan, Philippines to play kite-surfing and windsurfing every month of october to march
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Free Surgical Operation for cleft lip and cleftpalateTo all Residents of Cuyo Island, Palawan, The 3rd medical mission by next year is now accepting pre-registration for Free Surgical Operation of Cleft Lip (Bingot) and Cleft Palate (Ngo-ngo).
for pre-registration pls. contact Anto Yap (Jose Yapparcon).
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Happy happy HeartDayValentines Day is often celebrated with expressions of love, and gifts of chocolates, flowers, and cards known as valentines. Symbols of modern Valentines Day include heart shapes, figures of winged Cupid, and doves.
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The Geatest GiftThis Photo was during the feeding program last dec. 2012 of my group in PSU graduate studies, MPA Class 2012-2013
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Where are you mylove?Some say its painful to wait someone. Some say its painful to forget someone. But the worst pain comes when you dont know whether to wait or forget.
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Medicine Donation for MedicalMissionDear Sir/ Madam:
Greetings from Cuyo Island Palawan!
We, the current PSU Cuyo Graduate Class 2012 2013 have come up with various resolutions and advocates relating to good Public Governance. One is to conduct a Medical Mission for a target people this December 19, 2012 (tentative date) or by January 2013.
Regarding this, we are appealing to your foundation, offices and organization. Can you help us on these, as we target about 200 general check ups not to include circumcision, eye consultation and dental services.
We need a Medicine Donation for the mission.
Thank you, God bless and more power.
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Today, (October 21, 2012) The Philippines will have its 2nd Saint Pedro CalungsodPedro Calungsod also known as Pedro Calonsor (born: 1654 – died: 2 April 1672) was a young Roman Catholic Filipino migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist, who along with Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious persecution and martyrdom in Guam for their missionary work in 1672.
While in Guam, Calungsod preached C
hristianity to the Chamorro people through catechism, while baptizing both infants, children and adults at the risk and expense of being persecuted and eventually murdered. Through Calungsod and San Vitores missionary efforts, many native Chamorros converted to Roman Catholicism.Calungsod was formally beatified on 5 March 2000 by Blessed Pope John Paul II. On 18 February 2012, Pope Benedict XVI officially announced that Calungsod will be canonised on 21 October 2012.
Saint Pedro Calungsod also known as Pedro Calonsor (born: 1654 – died: 2 April 1672) was a young Roman Catholic Filipino saint, migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist, who along with Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious persecution and martyrdom in Guam for their missionary work in 1672.
While in Guam, Calungsod preached Christianity to the Chamorro people through catechism, while baptizing both infants, children and adults at the risk and expense of being persecuted and eventually murdered. Through Calungsod and San Vitores missionary efforts, many native Chamorros converted to Roman Catholicism.
Calungsod was formally beatified on 5 March 2000 by Blessed Pope John Paul II. Calungsod was officially canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peters Basilica in Vatican City on 21 October 2012.
Early years and Missionary workMariana of Austria, Queen of Spain, the benefactress of the mission to the Ladrones Islands.
Calungsod (spelled Calonsor in Spanish records) was born ca. 1654. Historical records never mentioned his exact place of origin and merely identified him as Pedro Calonsor, El Visayo. Historical research identifies Ginatilan in Cebu, Hinunangan and Hinundayan in Southern Leyte, and Molo district in Iloilo as probable places of origin. Loboc in Bohol also makes a claim. These locations were parts of the Diocese of Cebu during the time of Calungsods martyrdom.
Few details of his early life prior to missionary work and death are known. It is probable that he received basic education at a Jesuit boarding school, mastering the Catechism and learning to communicate in Spanish. He likely honed his skills in drawing, painting, singing, acting, and carpentry as these were necessary in missionary work. Calungsod would have been expected to have some aptitude in serving in the Tridentine Mass (now known as the Extraordinary form of the Roman Rite).
Calungsod, then around 14, was among the exemplary young catechists chosen to accompany the Jesuits in their mission to the Ladrones Islands (Islas de los Ladrones or “Isles of Thieves”). In 1668, Calungsod travelled with Spanish Jesuit missionaries to these islands, renamed the Mariana Islands (Las Islas de Mariana) the year before in honour of both the Blessed Virgin Mary and of the Queen Regent of Spain, María Ana of Austria, who funded their voyage. Calungsod and San Vitores went to Guam to catechise the native Chamorros.
Missionary life was difficult as provisions did not arrive regularly, the jungles and terrain was difficult to traverse, and the islands were frequently devastated by typhoons. Despite all these, the mission persevered, and was able to convert a significant number of locals.
MartyrdomA Chinese named Choco, a criminal from Manila who was exiled in Guam began spreading rumours that the baptismal water used by missionaries was poisonous. As some sickly Chamorro infants who were baptized eventually died, many believed the story and held the missionaries responsible. Choco was readily supported by the macanjas (medicine men) and the urritaos (young males) who despised the missionaries.
In their search for a runaway companion named Esteban, Calungsod and San Vitores came to the village of Tumon, Guam on 2 April 1672. There they learnt that the wife of the village chief Matapang gave birth to a daughter, and they immediately went to baptise the child. Influenced by the calumnies of Choco, the chief strongly opposed; to give Matapang some time to calm down, the missionaries gathered the children and some adults of the village at the nearby shore and started chanting with them the tenets of the Catholic religion. They invited Matapang to join them, but he shouted back that he was angry with God and was fed up with Christian teachings.
Determined to kill the missionaries, Matapang went away and tried to enlist another villager, named Hirao, who was not a Christian. Hirao initially refused, mindful of the missionaries kindness towards the natives, but when Matapang branded him a coward, he became piqued and capitulated. Meanwhile, during that brief absence of Matapang from his hut, San Vitores and Calungsod baptised the baby girl, with the consent of her Christian mother.
When Matapang learnt of his daughters baptism, he became even more furious. He violently hurled spears first at Pedro, who was able to dodge the spears. Witnesses claim that Calungsod could have escaped the attack, but did not want to leave San Vitores alone. Those who knew Calungsod personally meanwhile believed that he could have defeated the aggressors with weapons; San Vitores however banned his companions to carry arms. Calungsod was hit in the chest by a spear and he fell to the ground, then Hirao immediately charged towards him and finished him off with machete blow to the head. San Vitores absolved Calungsod before he too was killed.
Matapang took San Vitores crucifix and pounded it with a stone whilst blaspheming God. Both assassins then denuded the corpses of Calungsod and San Vitroes, tied large stones to their feet, brought them out to sea on their proas and threw them into the water.The Catholic Church considers Calungsods martyrdom as committed In Odium Fidei (In Hatred of the Faith), referring to the religious persecution endured by the person in evangelisation.
BeatificationBanner by Filipino artist Rafael del Casal depicting Calungsod during beatification rites in Vatican City, 2000.
A month after the martyrdom of San Vitores and Calungsod, a process for beatification was initiated but only for San Vitores. Political and religious turmoil, however, delayed and halted the process. When Hagåtña was preparing for its 20th anniversary as a diocese in 1981, the 1673 beatification cause of Padre Diego Luís de San Vitores was rediscovered in old manuscripts and revived until San Vitores was finally beatified on 6 October 1985. This gave recognition to Calungsod, paving the way for his own beatification.[13]
In 1980, then-Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal asked permission from the Vatican to initiate the beatification and canonisation cause of Pedro Calungsod. In March 1997, the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved the acta of the diocesan beatification process. That same year, Cardinal Vidal appointed Fr Ildebrando Leyson as vice-postulator for the cause, tasked with compiling a Positio Super Martyrio (position regarding the martyrdom) to be scrutinised by the Congregation. The positio, which relied heavily on the documentation of San Vitores beatification, was completed in 1999.[14]
Wanting to include young Asian laypersons in his first beatification for the Jubilee Year 2000, John Paul II paid particular attention to the cause of Calungsod. In January 2000, he approved the decree super martyrio (concerning the martyrdom) of Calungsod, setting his beatification for 5 March 2000 at Saint Peters Square in Rome.
Regarding Calungsods charitable works and virtuous deeds, Pope John Paul II declared:
“From his childhood, Pedro Calungsod declared himself unwaveringly for Christ and responded generously to his call. Young people today can draw encouragement and strength from the example of Pedro, whose love of Jesus inspired him to devote his teenage years to teaching the faith as a lay catechist. Leaving family and friends behind, Pedro willingly accepted the challenge put to him by Fr. Diego de San Vitores to join him on the Mission to the Chamorros. In a spirit of faith, marked by strong Eucharistic and Marian devotion, Pedro undertook the demanding work asked of him and bravely faced the many obstacles and difficulties he met. In the face of imminent danger, Pedro would not forsake Fr. Diego, but as a good soldier of Christ preferred to die at the missionarys side.”Shortly before his scheduled canonisation, a Triduum of masses in honour of Calungsod were celebrated in the Basilica of Saint Augustine, the Church of the Gesù and the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major from 18-20 October. A wooden image of Calungsod approved by and flown in from the Archdiocese of Cebu was displayed for public veneration. Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales presided over the 20 October mass,[16] while Philippine Vice-President Jejomar Binay led the Philippine delegation along with Ambassador to the Holy See, Mercedes Arrastia Tuason.
SainthoodA statue of Calungsod featured in an earlier model.
On 19 December 2011, the Holy See officially approved the miracle qualifying Calungsod for sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church.[17] The recognised miracle dates from 26 March 2003, when a woman from Leyte who was pronounced clinically dead by accredited physicians two hours after a heart attack was revived when an attending physician invoked Calungsods intercession.
Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over the declaration ceremony on behalf of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. He later revealed that Pope Benedict XVI approved and signed the official promulgation decrees recognising the miracles as authentic and worthy of belief. The College of Cardinals were then sent a dossier on the new saints, and they were asked to indicate their approval. On 18 February 2012, after the Consistory for the Creation of Cardinals, Cardinal Amato formally petitioned Pope Benedict XVI to announce the canonization of the new saints.[21] The Pope set the date for the canonisation on 21 October 2012 (World Mission Sunday), 340 years after Calungsods death.[22]
On 21 October 2012, Pope Benedict XVI canonized Calungsod in Saint Peters Square. [1] Filipino Cardinal Ricardo Jamin Vidal concelebrated with Pope Benedict XVI at the official canonisation Mass for Calungsod while among the seven new saints canonised, Calungsod was the only one without a first class relic exposed for veneration since his body was thrown into the sea. The cutlass knife, a second-class relic used to hack Calungsods head and neck however was retrieved by Cardinal Ricardo Vidal from Guam. During the papal homily, Pope Benedict XVI maintained that Calungsod received the Sacrament of Absolution from Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores before his martyrdom and death.
After Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, Calungsod is the second Filipino to be declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. The Roman Martyrology celebrates Calungsods feast along with Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores every 2 April.[23]
Birthplace issueVarious areas in the Visayan islands make the claim from which Pedro Calungsod was born and raised. An extensive research provided by the census research of Ginatilan, Cebu provided a longstanding record of Calonsor and Calungsod natives from their area, from which a strong claim had the most Calungsod natives originating since Filipino-Spanish era since the late 1700s. According to the Parish Pastoral Council William Pancho of Ginatilan, Cebu, there is a strong claim that in the mid 1600s, there were three Calungsod brothers:
Valerio Calungsor who migrated to IloiloCasimiro Calungsor who migrated to BoholPablo Calungsor who remained in Ginatilan, Cebu and was the father of Pedro Calungsod.In a public televised interview with ABS-CBN chief correspondent and newscaster Korina Sanchez, Cardinal Ricardo Jamin Vidal emphasized his dismay that when the original beatification of Pedro Calungsod began in 1980s, no province except for Ginatilan, Cebu wanted to make a claim on his place of birth. Consequently, when the canonization was approved, Catholic bishops from the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, and Iloilo and various Mindanao provinces wanted to claim Calungsods official birthplace.
As a result, Cardinal Vidal ruled that he will not establish a definitive judgment on his birthplace, since Spanish records only indicate the words Pedro Calonsor, El Visayo as his native description. Furthermore, he stated that all Visayan provinces were under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Cebu during the Filipino-Spanish era.
IconographyCalungsod is often portrayed clutching a Catechism book, notably the Doctrina Christiana. Only known surviving copy by Fray Juan de Plasencia. Library of Congress, Washington D.C. Circa 1590s.
It is not known exactly what Calungsod looked like, as no contemporary depictions survive. The writer Alcina, who was a contemporary of Pedro Calungsod, described the male Visayan indios of his time as usually more corpulent, better built and somewhat taller than the Tagalogs in Luzon; that their skin was light brown in color; that their faces were usually round and of fine proportions; that their noses were flat; that their eyes and hair were black; that they— especially the youth—wore their hair a little bit long; and that they already started to wear camisas (shirts) and calzones (knee-breeches). Pedro Chirino, S.J., who also worked in the Visayas in the 1590s, similarly described the Visayans as well-built, of pleasing countenance and light-skinned.
Calungsod is often depicted as a teenaged young man wearing a camisa de chino that is sometimes bloodied, and usually dark loose trousers. His most popular attributes are the martyrs palm pressed to his chest and the Doctrina Christiana. To indicate his missionary status, he is depicted in mid-stride, occasionally also bearing a rosary or crucifix. In some early statues, Calungsod is sometimes shown with a spear and catana (cutlass), the instruments of his death.
In artThe first portraits of Pedro Calungsod were drawings done by award-winning artist, sculptor, and designer Eduardo Castrillo[25] in 1994 for the Heritage of Cebu Monument in Parian. A bronze statue of Calungsod was made and now forms part of the monument. Sculptors Francisco dela Victoria and Vicente Gulane of Cebu and Justino Cagayat Jr. of Paete, Laguna, created statues of Calungsod in 1997 and 1999 respectively.
When the Archdiocese of Manila in 1998 published the pamphlet Pedro Calungsod: Young Visayan Proto-Martyr by Jesuit theologian Catalino Arevalo, the 17-year old Ronald Tubid of Oton, Iloilo, was chosen to model for a portrait of Calungsod.[27] This then became the basis for Rafael del Casals painting in 1999, which was chosen as the official portrait for Calungsod. The Del Casal portrait is the first to feature a Christogram, the seal of the Society of Jesus with which he was affiliated. The original painting is now enshrined at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Blessed Pedro Calungsod in Cebu City.
Several statues of Calungsod were also commissioned for the beatification, with one brought to Rome and blessed by John Paul II. This became the Pilgrim Image, now enshrined at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestro Padré Jesús de Nazareno of the Society of the Angel of Peace in Cansojong, Talisay City, Cebu. Another image is permanently enshrined at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Blessed Pedro Calungsod in Cebu City. Both images also depict Calungsod wearing a white camisa and trousers, with his characteristic palm, a rosary, and a crucifix pressed to his breast. During the novena before his feast day, a replica of the catana used to kill him is set into the arm of the statue.
ImagesBronze statue in Plaza Colon, Cebu City
Closeup of portrait at Archdiocesan shrine, Cebú
Processional Statue, Manila
Stained glass window, California, USA
Altar of St. James the Apostle Parish Church, Paombong, Bulacan
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Philippines, France strengthentiesManila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) The visit of French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, the first by a French leader in 65 years, indicated the deepening relationship with the Philippines and a sign that France was ready to engage the Philippines as a vibrant and dynamic partner, officials said Friday.
Following talks with Ayrault and witnessing the signing of two agreements with France in Malaca?ang Friday night, President Benigno Aquino III said the visit was an affirmation of how we value the development of a more dynamic and robust partnership between the two nations.
This is a partnership that enjoys a firm foundation, Aquino said, citing the visit of his mother, the late President Corazon C. Aquino, to France in 1989.
Aquinos late mother was an honored guest during the bicentennial of the French Revolution in 1989.
Aquino conveyed the Filipino peoples gratitude to France for being one-the first nation-to extend recognition to his mothers government following the ouster of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos by a peoples uprising that was hailed around the world.
He said France has remained a partner in upholding democracy and pursuing development.
Wide-ranging talks
Aquino and Ayrault tackled a wide range of issues, including boosting trade, economic and cultural ties, as well as regional security and the Philippines territorial maritime dispute with China.
On matters of regional and international concerns, especially with regard to maritime territorial disputes, the Philippines and France shared a commitment to peaceful settlement on rules-based approach in accordance with universally recognized principles of international law, Aquino said.
Both countries agreed to reactivate their political consultations process, hoping that it would lead to a more focused and coherent direction to bilateral engagement, the President said.
The visit by Ayrault sent a strong signal that French companies are noticing the reforms initiated by the administration and the positive economic developments, he said.
Praise for Aquino
Ayrault said the warm reception was a sign of the great friendship between two people. He said his visit was the first by a French head of government, and he was particularly happy to be in Manila.
He praised Aquino for his own struggle for liberty, freedom and democracy, and vision to bring development to the country, and for his role in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
You never gave in, you never gave up, he said, recalling the 1983 assassination of his father, the late Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr., and the death of his mother in 2009.
Youve always fought for peaceful settlement of disputes in this region, be it domestically or be it with other countries, the prime minister added.
Ayrault said he looked forward to a healthy trade with the Philippines. He said the Philippine strategy for economic development builds trust of investors in the country.
This is a good time to improve trust and confidence by investors because we do want to restore healthy exchanges, economically speaking and in terms of trade. We would like a healthy balance of trade, he said.
Grand exhibition
Ayrault pledged a grant from France of $482,204 (20 million pesos) for the study of biomass energy production. The grant will fund a feasibility study on the use of rice straw to generate electricity with a view to installing power stations in rural areas and replicating these in other rice-producing countries of Southeast Asia.
The two leaders also witnessed the signing of an agreement for the holding of a grand exhibition to be called Philippines-Art of Exchange in Paris, to run from April 9 to July 21, 2013, at Mus?e du Quai Branly.
The French prime minister invited Aquino to visit France and open the exhibition.
The Quai Branly Museum is Frances premier museum for indigenous arts and culture, and features the art, cultures and civilizations of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.
Philippine foreign affairs officials said the exhibition would place the Philippines on the cultural map of France and draw thousands of foreign visitors and generate wide publicity for the country.
Head of govt
The Philippines and Singapore will be the first Asian countries to be visited by Ayrault, who heads the government and the Cabinet of France. President Francois Hollande is Frances head of state.
Ayrault, who was appointed last May, served as mayor of Nantes, Frances sixth largest city, from 1989 to 2012. He led the ruling French Socialist Party in the National Assembly from 1997 to 2012. He is one of the closest advisers to President Hollande.
Its the first time that the prime minister [is visiting] the Philippines. And its significant in the sense that it sends the signal that theres a renewed interest in the Philippines after the 1986 People Power Revolution, said deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte.
Economic relations between the two countries have been steadily growing since establishing diplomatic relations in 1947. Bilateral trade totaled $1.143 billion in 2011, with French investments reaching 1.145 billion pesos, the officials said.
Ayrault and his 130-member delegation were given arrival honors on the Palace grounds Friday before the two leaders sat down for bilateral talks.
Later in the evening, the President hosted a state dinner for Ayrault and visiting French officials at Rizal Ceremonial Hall.
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