MANILA, Philippines - Jean-Claude Jacq, general secretary of the French Alliance Foundation in Paris, visited Manila last October 29 & 30, 2013. It was his first trip to the Philippines, motivated by the inauguration of the new premises of the Alliance Francaise de Manille (AFM), which underwent major expansion and renovation between September 2012 and August 2013. He also came to show support for the new AFM director, Patrick Deyvant, who took up his post in Manila last September.