Celebrating Bastille day
Why is the French National Day known as Bastille Day?
Parisian revolutionaries and a mutinous troop stormed and dismantled Bastille, a royal fortress and prison that had come to symbolize the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchy, on the morning of July 14, 1789, marking the beginning of the French Revolution.
This year, the French National Day celebrates the Ocean’s Year in 2025.
“The Ocean is our common good. It feeds and protects our peoples. It makes us dream and travel. It provides us with sustainable energy, trade, resources and Infinite scientific knowledge,” said Ambassador Marie Fontanel of France to the Philippines and Micronesia.
Except for once in the long past, the French National Day has always taken place at the French Embassy residence. This is probably the second time it is not at the residence. Among the platinum sponsors who made it possible is my very good friend Jacques Branellec of Jewelmer; another friend is Ramon Ang of San Miguel Corporation, and the venue itself Raffles & Fairmont.
