Several Philippine senators are optimistic that the parliamentary visit to France will pave the way for a deeper relationship and explore opportunities for greater collaboration, particularly in renewable energy, climate change, economic development, and food security.
This, was as the official Philippine Senate delegation, concluded their three-day trip after being invited to visit France as part of inter-parliamentary exchanges and on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Philippine-French diplomatic relations.
“It is my sincere desire that during this parliamentary visit, we will be able to identify areas of cooperation that will lead to even closer ties between our two nations,” Senator Bong Go said.
“The visit also serves as an opportunity to personally thank the French government for its multi-million COVID-19 vaccine donation to the Philippines through the COVAX Facility.”
Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, said the visit also serves as an opportunity to personally thank the French government for its multi-million coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine donation to the Philippines through the COVAX Facility.
The legislator noted that the assistance provided a significant boost to the country’s national vaccination program.
“I would like to express my gratitude to the French government for donating COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines during the height of the pandemic,” the lawmaker said.
“Filipinos will forever be grateful to you for this act of kindness, which went a long way toward ensuring the success of our vaccination program and the safety of our citizens against the threat of COVID-19,” the senator added.
Go and his fellow senators met with Guillaume Kasbarian, a member of the French National Assembly and chair of its Economic Affairs Committee, French Senator Daniel Gremillet, and members of the Atomic Energy Commission.
They also attended a meeting with the French-South East Asian Friendship Group, presided over by French Senators Mathieu Darnaud and Gisèle Jourda.
“I am optimistic the visit will lead to more exchanges in crafting legislation designed to safeguard the safety of Filipinos.”
Go expressed optimism that the visit will lead to more exchanges in crafting legislation designed to safeguard the safety of Filipinos considering that the Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change.
Also joining the parliamentary visit were Senate President Migz Zubiri, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, Senate Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito, and Senators Lito Lapid, Nancy Binay, and Grace Poe.
