Ambassador Melita Sta. Maria-Thomeczek led Embassy personnel and German members of the Order of the Knights of Rizal in a wreath-laying ceremony last December 20 at Dr. Jose Rizal’s former apartment in Berlin at Jägerstraße 71 (No. 71 Jaeger Street). The event marks the Month of Overseas Filipinos, which the Philippines celebrates each December, and the 121st anniversary of Dr. Rizal’s martyrdom at the hands of the Spanish colonial government. In her remarks at the gathering, the Ambassador ... Read more

Germans braved a chilly and rainy winter evening in Berlin to join a musical celebration of Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day and the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Spain last December 13 at the Instituto Cervantes Berlin. The event, which was jointly organized by the Philippine and Spanish embassies, and Instituto Cervantes, was also attended by members of the local Filipino and Spanish communities. It featured distinguished Filipino ... Read more