Filipino communities in Germany shared the joy of Cebu’s annual Sinulog festival with their local parishes last January 21 in typical Filipino fiesta fashion. In Hamburg, Ambassador Melita Sta. Maria-Thomeczek graced the Sinulog celebration at the Kleiner Michel Catholic Church where Filipino community groups in bright costumes and carrying images of the Sto. Niño danced to the beat of Sinulog parade songs. Filipinos from all over northern Germany flocked to Hamburg to join in the ... Read more

Filipino artist Nona Garcia opened her second solo exhibit in Berlin with a special evening reception organized by the Philippine Embassy and Arndt Art Agency (A3) last January 18 at the latter’s gallery. The distinctive works on display go beyond the painted image and incorporates the qualities of the surface itself. The wooden surface provides its own unique grain, which in turn becomes an attribute to the form – a part of the composition as a whole. The event drew the attention of the ... Read more