On 2 - 3 July 2016, food and souvenirs from around 50 countries were sold at the festival grounds at the Royal Porcelain Factory KPM in Tiergarten during this year’s "Deli Canto 2016: Here the World Eats," a meeting place for nations and generations. The Philippine booth featured Filipino caterers Pinoy Restaurant (by Rosalinda Nolasco-Jecht) and Wild Reis (by Kay Alave and Minet de Asis).  There was a wide array of Philippine food made available to an international audience from pancit ... Read more

Philippine visual artist  Ronson Culibrina debuts in Berlin with the opening of his solo exhibition at the Galerie Michael Janssen in Potsdamerstrasse 63, Berlin on 1 July 2016. His exhibit, “Resurreccion,” is curated by Ruel Caasi and is open to the public from 2 July to 5 September 2016. The exhibition by Ronson Culibrina selects key pieces from the works of Felix Resurrección Hidalgo, a key figure in 19th century Philippine art, with interventions that bridge classical Filipino paintings ... Read more

As part of its UPLIFT Series (Understanding the Philippines through Lectures and Interviews with Filipinos in Town), the Philippine Embassy organized a lecture by University of the Philippines Assistant Professor of Art Studies Clod Marlan Krister V. Yambao on “Pinoy Global Aestheticscapes: Philippine Contemporary Art and the Representations of Global Filipinos.”  During the 23 June 2016 lecture at the Embassy, Mr. Yambao also discussed gender in the arts, expounding on topics such as “Pinoy ... Read more

On the occasion of the 118th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence, Consul General Donna M. Rodriguez represented the Embassy at the Cultural Night organized by the Philippine Centennial Organization Hamburg e.V. held at the Congress Centrum in Hamburg.  She delivered the President´s Independence Day Message as the nation welcomed the new administration.  The Embassy’s representative to the event called on fellow Filipinos to work together towards the continued development ... Read more