FILIPINO COMMUNITY IN BERLIN KEEPS SANTACRUZAN ALIVE 2 June 2025 – Under fair skies  on a Sunday, the Santacruzan was kept alive by the Filipino community in Berlin with the traditional mass and procession around Heilig Geist Church.    Fr. Simon Boiser, S.V.D., Pastoral Head of the Catholic Community in Berlin, celebrated the Holy Mass and led  the community in a procession with  children dressed as angels and members of the community as sagalas parading under colorful floral arches and ... Read more

SANTACRUZAN IN HAMBURG Hamburg - The Filipino community in Northern Germany held their annual Santacruzan after a mass officiated by Fr. Ritchie Salinas at the Kleiner Michael church in Hamburg on 25 May.   Organized by the Federation of Filipino Organizations in Northern Germany (FFONG), this year’s Santacruzan saw the image of the Blessed Mother carried in a procession while participants and sagalas led by Reyna Elena recited the Holy Rosary.   The procession ended at the church hall ... Read more

GERMAN CHOIR SINGS FILIPINO CLASSICS AT CONCERT IN HAMBURG 19 May 2025 – The Filipino-German community in Hamburg was treated to an afternoon concert entitled One World, One Music by Ensemble Musicus Diestedde at the historic Museum Am Rothenbaum Kulturen and Kuenste der Welt (MARKK) in Hamburg last Saturday, 17 May. Under the direction of  co-conductors Mr. Raul Huesca Valverde and Mr. Karl Melegrito,   the Ensemble sang a mix of hymns and Filipino melodies composed, arranged or written ... Read more

ECO-MATERIAL INVENTED BY  CEBU-BASED COMPANY MAKE IT  TO THE FINALS OF THE GREEN PRODUCTS AWARD 2025 NaturescastⓇ, a material invented by Cebu-based company, Nature’s Legacy Eximport Inc., was among the five finalists under the New Materials Category of the Green Products Awards, which was held on 15 May 2025 in Berlin.    NaturescastⓇ is an eco-friendly material made of agro-forest debris and bound by proprietary water-based binders. Lightweight and versatile, the material has ... Read more