In a joint ceremony held at the French Ambassador's Residence on December 5, Ambassador Marie Fontanel awarded Arsenio Lizaso, former chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), and Dr. Joven Cuanang, president and founder of the Pinto Art Museum the Rank of Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters of France.
French Ambassador Marie Fontanel awards Arsenio Lizaso, former chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and president of the Cultural Center of the Philippines