TY - BOOK AU - Ocampo, Ambeth R., TI - 60 years and bon vivant!: Philippine-French relations SN - 9789719389682 AV - DS 673.F8 .A85 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - [Manila] PB - ArtPostAsia N2 - On June 26, 1947, with the stroke of two pens, formal diplomatic relations were established between the Philippines and France. This book grew out of a symposium held at the Ateneo de Manila University on June 26, 2007 to mark the 60th Anniversary of said establishment of diplomatic relations between both countries. The symposium covered four themes: France in Philippine history, France in Philippine culture, France in Philippine education, and Filipino families with French ancestry. The themes have hence been expanded to include business, and a folio of Filipino artists who lived, visited or were touched by France. All this history underscores the fact that the relations between the Philippines and France went way beyond 60 years ER -