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Philippine Embassy Consular Outreach Mission in Hamburg, 25-26 April 2026
ADVISORY
EMBASSY CONSULAR OUTREACH MISSION IN HAMBURG
The Philippine Embassy in Germany is pleased to announce the conduct of a Consular Outreach Missions in Hamburg on 25-26 April 2026 as part of its efforts to bring its consular services closer to our Kababayans residing in Hamburg and surrounding areas.
Venue: Tagungshaus Katholische Akademie, Herrengraben 4, 20459 Hamburg
Working Hours: 25 April (Saturday) – 09:00H-17:00H
26 April (Sunday) – 09:00H-14:00H
The following services may be availed of during the Consular Outreach Mission:
- Application for Philippine passports for adults and minors
- New application
- Renewal
- Civil registration of documents, including delayed registration – Report of Birth, Report of Marriage, and Report of Death
- Taking of fingerprint impressions for NBI Clearance Form
- Authentication and/or notarization of consular documents
- Application for Citizenship Reacquisition/Retention or Renunciation
- Application for Travel Document for one-way direct travel to the Philippines
- Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) Registration
Reminders
- Consular clients the are reminded of the following:
- For passport applicants, please book an appointment via https://www.passport.gov.ph
- For all other consular services, please book appointment via – https://tinyurl.com/5n99aazb
- For consular documents services, please send the appropriate forms and corresponding %requirements via email consular.outreach@philippine-embassy.de for pre-assessment and pre-processing. Once documents are found in order, the Embassy will send a confirmation email of your appointment.
- For those who want their documents sent via courier/postal mail, please provide a prepaid return/self-addressed envelope together with the accomplished application form and the required documents for the particular service you are applying for. You may refer to the Philippine Embassy website’s Consular Service Section for the specific requirements.
- During the Consular Outreach Mission, the Embassy can only accept cash payment. Official Receipt will be issued.
- OAV registrants are requested to be guided by the earlier announcement of the Embassy – https://tinyurl.com/5yrwkct9
EXTENSION OF THE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE SEVEN (7) EXECUTIVEMEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL INNOVATION COUNCIL
EXTENSION OF THE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE SEVEN (7) EXECUTIVEMEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL INNOVATION COUNCIL
“LOOK: The Call for Nominations for the Executive Members to the National Innovation Council (NIC) is EXTENDED UNTIL NOVEMBER 6, 2022.
Pursuant to Section 6 of RA 11923, the creation of NIC comprising of 18 national government agencies shall include seven (7) executive members from the ranks of business, entrepreneur, academe, and the scientific community, and at least one (1) of whom shall be a woman.
Nominees for NIC Executive Members must be endorsed by a nominating party that is:
- duly registered or licensed business organization, RDI, or academic institution; and,
- preferably with nation- or region-wide coverage of services and operations.
For more details on the documentary and eligibility requirements, please visit: bit.ly/NICEMCallFullDetails
Download the application forms: bit.ly/NICFormPackage
Browse through the guidelines: bit.ly/NICSelectionGuidelines
Submission of documentary requirements shall be facilitated through this portal: https://bit.ly/NICApplicationPortal”
Statement of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo on the 6th Anniversary of the Award on the South China Sea Arbitration
Statement of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo on the 6th Anniversary of the Award on the South China Sea Arbitration
12 July 2022
Today we commemorate the 6th anniversary of the Award on the South China Sea Arbitration. More than a historic milestone whose value lies in its commemorative significance, we recall 12 July 2016 as the day that affirmed to the community of nations that the rule of law prevails, and that stability, peace and progress can only be attained when founded on a rules-based legal order on the oceans, as it should be everywhere else.
The Award and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) are the twin anchors of the Philippines’ policy and actions on the West Philippine Sea.
The year 2022 is also the 40th anniversary of the adoption of UNCLOS. UNCLOS sets out the legal framework within which all activities in the oceans and seas must be carried out. There is no recourse to general international law on matters comprehensively covered by the UNCLOS. Compliance with UNCLOS, which represents a delicate balance of the rights and obligations of all States Parties, in its entirety is key to ensuring global and regional peace and the fair and sustainable use of the oceans.
The Award, an affirmation of UNCLOS’ dispute resolution mechanisms, not only sets reason and right in the South China Sea, but is an inspiration for how matters should be considered – through reason and right – by states facing similarly challenging circumstances.
It authoritatively ruled that the claim of historic rights to resources within the sea areas falling within the ‘nine-dash line’ had no basis in law and is without legal effect.
It upheld the Philippines’ sovereign rights and jurisdiction in its exclusive economic zone.
It affirmed that certain actions within the Philippines’ EEZ violated the Philippines’ sovereign rights and were thus unlawful; that large-scale reclamation and construction of artificial islands caused severe environmental harm in violation of international conventions; that the large-scale harvesting of endangered marine species damaged the marine ecosystem; and that actions taken since the commencement of the arbitration had aggravated the disputes.
These findings are no longer within the reach of denial and rebuttal, and are conclusive as they are indisputable. The Award is final. We firmly reject attempts to undermine it; nay, even erase it from law, history and our collective memories. At the same time, we welcome the support of a growing list of countries for the Award.
The Award benefits the world across the board. We do not see it as directed at any other country, near or far. We see it as it should be seen: as favoring all which are similarly situated by clarifying definitively a legal situation beyond the reach of arms to change. It puts this aspect of international law beyond the limit of prescription.
And so we say once again: the present that we need and the future that we want is a peaceful South China Sea. The Philippines is committed to this for as long as it exists. END