
Hon. Marie Fontanel French Ambassador to the Philippines engages in a cordial discussion with Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez during a courtesy call at the Speaker’s office in the House of Representatives Tuesday afternoon. Among others, they explored ways to strengthen the relatiins between France and the Philippines including cooperation on defense, agriculture, energy and climate change. Also in the photo are Majority Leader Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalipe, Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales, Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, Reny Tirouttouvarayane- Deputy Head of Mission and Thomas Rollet- Political Counsellor at the French embassy.