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Philippine Embassy in Berlin Conducts its first Consular Outreach Services for 2016 in Hamburg

 

Federation of Filipino Organizations in Northern Germany (FFONG) Officers and members with the Philippine Embassy Team in Hamburg

Federation of Filipino Organizations in Northern Germany (FFONG) Officers and members with the Philippine Embassy Team in Hamburg

The Philippine Embassy team composed of Mr. Ruben C. Atienza, Mr. Jovencio P. Catbagan, Ms. Rowena Hernandez, Ms.Lourdes Marie Reyes and Mr. Melchor D. Francisco conducted the first Consular Mobile Outreach for 2016 in Hamburg in cooperation with the Federation of Filipino Organizations in Northern Germany (FFONG) headed by the President, Ms. Conchita Heitmann. The Consular Outreach was held at Freie Evangelische Gemeinde “Holstenwall”, Michaelispassage 1 in Hamburg.

Piloting Berlin PE’s online appointment system, a total of 103 services were successfully rendered during the said outreach.

Interested applicants were also able to consult Ms. Wilma M. Ortiz and Mr. Lester Paul S. Mata of the Philippine Social Security System (SSS) Milan Representative Office who joined the Embassy team for the consular outreach in Hamburg. The SSS officials answered queries and processed SSS membership contributions during the one-day outreach.

The Embassy aims to reach and provide Consular services to all Filipinos far from Berlin through the conduct of these activities in different parts of Germany. The List of the updated Consular activities are posted at the Philippine Embassy’s website. END

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Applicants availing the consular services in Hamburg

Philippine Embassy in Berlin Conducts Consular Outreach Services in Essen

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Filipinos from North Rhine-Westphalia at the Consular Outreach in Essen

More than 200 Filipinos traveled to Essen to avail of consular services during the Philippine Embassy’s tenth and final consular outreach in 2015.  A team composed of Consul Rona Beth G. Goce, Mr. Jovencio P. Catbagan, Ms. Maria Cecilia G. Estrella, Ms. Nelma Jose-Casas and Mr. Melchor D. Francisco met with members of the Filipino community from all over North Rhine-Westphalia and processed 132 passport renewals and 74 consular-related documents.

Interested applicants were also able to consult Ms. Wilma M. Ortiz and Mr. Lester Paul S. Mata of the Philippine Social Security System (SSS) Milan Representative Office who joined the Embassy team for the consular outreach in Essen.  The SSS officials answered queries and processed SSS membership contributions during the one-day outreach.

Honorary Vice Consul Milagros Wandelt of the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Essen provided full logistical and administrative support during the mission which was held at the multi-purpose hall of the Bank im Bistum in Essen.

Consular activities in different parts of Germany are meant to make consular services more accessible to Filipino nationals who are based in areas far from the Philippine Embassy in Berlin.  Earlier missions have been conducted in Bonn, Cologne, Schifferstadt, Schweinfurt, Bochum, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich. A new list of outreach missions for 2016 will be announced soon at the website of the Philippine Embassy in Berlin. END.

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Members of the Philippine Embassy Mobile Consular Team from the Philippine Embassy in Berlin, Honorary Consulate in Essen and SSS Milan Representative Office

We’ve Moved! Visit us at our new office at Kurfürstendamm 194

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We’ve just moved to our new office located at Kurfürstendamm 194, 10707 Berlin.

You can still reach at us at the same number 49 (30) 86 49 500.  For emergencies please contact us at +49 173 5215 703.

We are in the process of updating our new website so please bear with us while we improve the site.

Die Philippinische Botschaft ist umgezogen.  Die neue Anschrift ist Kurfürstendamm 194, 10707 Berlin.

Wir sind wie gewöhnt unter der Telefonnummer  49 (30) 86 49 500.  Für Notfälle auch unter der Mobilnummer +49 173 5215 703 erreichbar.

Wir sind zurzeit dabei, unsere Homepage zu erneuern. Bitte haben Sie daher ein wenig Geduld während wir Verbesserungen vornehmen.

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Filipino Community Leaders in Germany Convene for Ugnayan sa Berlin

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Berlin – About 60 community and student leaders from all over Germany attended the Philippine Embassy and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas´ (CFO) “Ugnayan sa Berlin: Engagement, Empowerment and Enterprise.”

The whole day event was packed with a full program which included lectures and discussions on CFO´s Programs and Services for Overseas Filipinos, Sending of Donations, Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas, Volunteer/Study Program for Second Generation Filipino Germans, Retiring in the Philippines, Social Security Agreement Between the Philippines and Germany, Financial Literacy, the Fight Against Human Trafficking, Overseas Voting, and the BaLinkBayan Program: a One-Stop Online Portal for Diaspora Engagement.

The Embassy also displayed the “Children of Tacloban: 100 cameras for 100 children” photo exhibit. This was a project of ARD TV’s Singapore correspondent Philipp Abresch. While covering the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, Mr. Abresch distributed 100 disposable cameras to 100 children in Tacloban with the aim to give a voice to young people through photography.

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“Children of Tacloban: 100 cameras for 100 children” was a project of ARD correspondent Mr. Philipp Abresch. The exhibit was curated by the Hamburg Deichtorhallen and also supported by CEWE and North German Radio/TV (NDR).

 

In closing, Ambassador Melita Sta. Maria-Thomeczek emphasized the importance of engaging second generation Filipino-Germans to better appreciate their heritage by encouraging them to join CFO´s Lakbay Aral program. Attendees were also asked to echo their experiences and insights to other members of their respective organizations. Certificates of participation were presented to the participants at the end of the program. END

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