Philippine Ambassador to Germany Melita Sta. Maria-Thomeczek bade farewell to her colleagues, the Filipino community, and Berlin’s diplomatic community as she reached the mandatory retirement age of 65.   Various groups and individuals organized events in honor of Ambassador Thomeczek to pay tribute to her productive three-year tenure in Berlin, which saw significant developments in Philippine-German relations. During her farewell courtesy call last January 23, Federal Foreign ... Read more

Apolinario Mabini was a Filipino revolutionary, the first Prime Minister and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines upon the establishment of the First Philippine Republic. Expounding on the ideals that he believed the Philippine Revolution should have had, he wrote “El Verdadero Decalogo” (The True Decalogue) in May 1898. Aguinaldo authorized its continued publication, together with Mabini’s proposed constitution. The True Decalogue, by Apolinario ... Read more