Please be informed that the Philippine Senate, through the Office of Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, has denied claims by Digital Currency Co., Ltd. (DCC) that the Senate has entered into a partnership with them concerning the release of a so-called Philippine Global Coin. Our Overseas Filipinos are requested to exercise due caution and diligence when invited to avail of instrument.
PHL HONORARY CONSULATE IN STUTTGART WELCOMES 14 NEW “TRIPLE WIN” FILIPINO NURSES
(Dr. Axel Neumahr (center, back), Honorary Consul for Baden-Württemberg, together with the 14 new Triple Win Filipino nurses accompanied by Ms. Cerelina Ernst (front row, right), Head of Caregivers at “Haus am Kappelberg”, one of the 19 facilities managed by the Wohlfahrtswerk für Baden-Württemberg.)
Philippine Honorary Consul in Baden-Wurttemberg, Dr. Axel Neumahr welcomed 14 new “Triple Win” Filipino nurses in a simple ceremony held last March 2, at the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Stuttgart.
The nurses who arrived in Germany last February 7, are currently undergoing further caregiving qualification training and language courses under the supervision of Wohlfahrtswerk für Baden-Württemberg, the hiring German institution. After the training’s conclusion on March 23, the nurses will be assigned to various facilities within the region.
Wohlfahrtswerk für Baden-Württemberg is one of the largest providers of geriatric assistance in Baden-Württemberg with 1,400 employees caring for some 2,000 patients in 19 facilities.
In his welcome message, Dr. Neumahr congratulated the nurses for passing their qualifying exams in the Philippines and for making it to Germany. He expressed optimism that the nurses could very well perform the tasks expected of them with the skills that they learned in the Philippines and Germany, complemented by Filipinos’ innate ability to learn the German language quickly.
The event included an open discussion which gave the nurses an opportunity to share their personal and professional concerns. They were also reminded about the challenges at the workplace and to exercise professionalism at all times, particularly in dealing with their employers, patients, and the general public.
Dr. Neumahr encouraged the nurses to give themselves sufficient time to adjust to their new environment while building a support system, not only from among their fellow Filipinos but with other nationalities as well.
The Honorary Consulate prepared some Filipino food, much to the delight of the nurses who admitted that they have been missing “Pinoy” food since they arrived in Germany.
The Triple Win program is a bilateral diplomatic project between the Philippines and Germany which started in 2013. Under the program, the Central Office for Foreigners and Specialists’ Placement Service (Zentrale Auslands- und Fachvermittlung or ZAV) of the German Federal Employment Agency and the German Association for International Cooperation (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit or GIZ) are recruiting qualified nurses from the Philippines, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Tunisia for nursing and elderly care facilities. The program helps address the needs of Germany’s healthcare sector while providing job opportunities for participating countries. END
NON-WORKING HOLIDAYS IN MARCH & APRIL/ FEIERTAGE IM MÄRZ & April
ANNOUNCEMENT / ANKÜNDIGUNG
NON-WORKING HOLIDAYS IN MARCH & APRIL/ FEIERTAGE IM MÄRZ & April
The Embassy will be closed on the following non-working Philippine and German holidays:
- Thursday, 29 March 2018 (Maundy Thursday)
- Friday, 30 March 2018 (Good Friday)
- Monday, 02 April 2018 (Easter Monday)
- Monday, 09 April 2018 (Day of Valor)
All consular applicants are advised to review their travel calendar in light of this announcement.
For emergency cases, please call the Embassy at the following mobile number: +49 173 521 5703
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Die Botschaft wird an den folgenden Feiertagen geschlossen sein:
- Donnerstag, 29. März 2018 (Gründonnerstag)
- Freitag, 30. März 2018 (Karfreitag)
- Montag, 02. April 2018 (Ostermontag)
- Montag, 09. April 2018 (Tag der Tapferkeit)
Alle konsularischen Antragsteller werden gebeten, dies bei ihrer Reiseplanung zu berücksichtigen.
In Notfällen ist die Botschaft unter der folgenden Telefonnummer zu erreichen: +49 173 521 5703
Philippine Embassy Holds First Consular Outreach in 2018
Chargé d’affaires Lillibeth V. Pono (seated, center) with Philippine Embassy personnel and Filipino community leaders in Hamburg. Seated 3rd from right is Ms. Divine Martens, current President of the Federation of Filipino Organizations in Northern Germany.
The Philippine Embassy in Berlin kicked off its consular mission outreach schedule for 2018 in Hamburg last February 24, 2018.
The six-member team headed by Chargé d’affaires Lillibeth V. Pono rendered a total of 125 consular services, which include passport renewal, certification and notarial services, Overseas Absentee Voting registration, and one-on-one consultations.
The consular outreach mission was successfully delivered through close cooperation and coordination with the Federation of Filipino Organizations in Northern Germany (FFONG), the umbrella organization of Filipino community groups in the region.
Approximately 1,600 Filipinos reside in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city and one of the country’s 16 states. END.
The outreach’s youngest client at barely over one-month old.
Chargé d’affaires Lillibeth V. Pono providing one-on-one consultations.