MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte received on Wednesday the credentials of five new ambassadors in Malacaang.
The President welcomed ambassadors Luc Vron of the European Union (EU), Antonio Jose Maria De Souza E Silva of Brazil, Kim In-chul of South Korea, Michele Jeanine Boccoz of France, and Marcela Fernandez Ordoez of Colombia.
Vron expressed the EU’s willingness to support the Philippines in its efforts to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, “including guaranteeing affordable and fair access to vaccines for all.”
Duterte, for his part, noted that the Philippines and the EU should continue “to redefine, refine and reinforce” its ties in the face of challenges …
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