The Board of Foreign Service Examinations will hold the Qualifying Test for the 2018 Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Examinations on 28 January 2018. For those who are interested, the following are guidelines for the submission of completed application forms: Application forms should be printed in ; Applicant should be a Filipino citizen and a permanent resident of the Philippines; Applicant should be a holder of at least a four (4) year bachelor’s degree or higher. Submission of ... Read more
BEAUTY OF THE PHILIPPINES SHOWCASED IN PHOTO EXHIBIT
The natural beauty and rustic charm of the Philippines is being showcased in a special photo exhibit at the Philippine Embassy in Berlin by award-winning Filipino photographer, Mr. Carlos Esguerra. The exhibit dubbed, “Philippine Contemplative Landscape,” was opened last October 10 with a simple ceremony attended by members of the diplomatic corps and other Berlin-based expatriates, as well as members of the Filipino community. “We invited Mr. Carlos Esguerra to hold his exhibit here at the ... Read more
IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee Approves Designation of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved on 07 July 2017 during its 71st session the Philippine application for the designation of the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (TRNP-PSSA) with the adoption of the MEPC Resolution on the TRNP in the Sulu Sea PSSA. In adopting the resolution, MEPC 71 took note “of the ecological criteria, in particular the criteria relating to uniqueness or rarity, ... Read more
PHL EMBASSY WELCOMES VISITING AFP OFFICERS, UNDERSCORES STRONG PHILIPPINE-GERMAN RELATIONS
The Philippine Embassy welcomed on September 25 the 23-member Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Command and General Staff College Class 62 (CGSC62) led by Major General Herminigildo Francisco Aquino, PA, Commander of the newly-established AFP Education, Training and Doctrine Command. The class composed of middle-ranking officers of the AFP’s three major service commands, the Army, Air Force and Navy, were briefed on the Embassy’s functions and Philippine-German relations, focusing on the ... Read more
FILIPINO ARTISTS JOIN BERLIN’S LARGEST MODERN ART FAIR
Filipino artistic talent is once again on display in Germany with the participation of two home-grown painters and a sculptor in the Berliner Liste 2017 – one of the German capital’s oldest and largest modern art fairs. Fair visitors are drawn to Arnel Garcia’s surreal and thought-provoking face sculptures made of wood and resin, and Anafe Nemenzo’s intricate paintings, depicting dozens of tiny human figures, each one different from the rest. Kevin Cubinar, a young licensed architect, ... Read more
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