Nine students of the Master in Development Management and Governance program of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) today visited the Philippine Embassy in Berlin as one of the first stops of their study visit in Germany to learn about development from the lens of a developed country. They were accompanied by Professor Nelson Jose Vincent Querijero and Assistant Professor Rhea Ledesma-Gumasing. The delegation was greeted by Ambassador Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega, and ... Read more

The Philippines, as host of the 12th Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) also known as the Bonn Convention, delivered a special message at the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Convention at an event held at the German Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety on 24 June 2019. Philippine Ambassador to Germany, Theresa Dizon-De Vega joined the German Minister for Environment, ... Read more

Senator Loren Legarda, highlighted the Philippines’ environmental protection efforts in her meeting last June 20 with German parliamentarian Renate Künast, member of the Green Party and Chair of the Bundestag’s German-ASEAN Parliamentary Friendship Group. The Senator informed Ms. Künast that the Philippines, a country extremely vulnerable to climate change, has made great strides in developing a comprehensive legislative framework to address the issue of environmental degradation. They ... Read more