The Philippines, through the Board of Investments (BOI), will be participating at CeBIT, the Global Event For Digital Business, in Hannover, Germany on 14-18 March 2016. This trade fair is an annual event organized by Deutsche Messe. For its country participation in CeBIT, the BOI will be focusing on the following target sectors for promotion: Knowledge Process Outsourcing (data analytics) Global in House Center (Finance & Accounting, HR, IT / IT support) Software ... Read more
Filipino Community in Berlin celebrates Sinulog Festival
The Philippine Embassy joined the Filipino Community in Berlin in celebrating the Sinulog, an annual religious festival in honor of Santo Niño. This year´s festivities started with a concelebrated mass led by Filipino chaplain Fr. Jun de Ocampo at the Heiligeist Kirche in Bayernallee. “Sinulog” roughly translates to "like water current movement" in Cebuano, describing the forward-backward movement of the Sinulog dance. The program prepared by the Santo Niño Devotees featured a ... Read more
Lav Diaz Film is Official Entry to this Year´s Berlinale Main Competition
Renowned Filmmaker Lav Diaz´s film “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis” (A Lullaby for the Sorrowful Mystery) has been chosen to compete in the Main Competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival 2016 (Berlinale). The movie is about the history of Filipinos and boasts of having the biggest cast ensemble in current Philippine film history. Diaz describes it as “a marriage of history, literature and mythology.” The eight-hour black and white masterpiece is set to have its world premiere on 18 ... Read more
One Heart for UNICEF Exhibit Launched in Berlin
“One Heart for UNICEF” was launched in Berlin at the flagship store of Commerzbank in Kurfürstendamm. The exhibit featured wooden heart artworks designed by 23 artists from 23 countries. Mr. Heribert Klein, director and founder of “One Heart for UNICEF” has actively sustained the project for the past 17 years in collaboration with Commerzbank. Patrons fund a 40 x 40 centimeter UNICEF heart and have it painted by artists and celebrities. Hundreds of personalities from visual artists to actors, ... Read more