Philippine entry to this year´s Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), Lav Diaz´s “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis” (Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery), won this year´s Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Award. The award— in memory of the Festival Founder — is given to a feature film that opens new perspectives on cinematic art. Diaz´s 8-hour epic which was set during the Philippine revolution (1896-1898) had its world premiere on 18 February at the Berlinale Palast with a sold-out screening. Well-known ... Read more

Berlin-based Filipino students Minette Flora de Asis and Kay Alave successfully conducted their first Filipino cooking class at the kitchen of Goldhahn & Sampson in Prenzlauer Berg. The sold-out class drew in an all-German audience, save for two who were Filipino-Germans. The course aimed to introduce students to the flavors of Philippine cuisine and cooking techniques that are basic in the Philippine kitchen. The dynamic duo Kay and Minette engaged their students in a culinary ... Read more

The Philippine Embassy joined the Filipino Community in Berlin in celebrating the Sinulog, an annual religious festival in honor of Santo Niño. This year´s festivities started with a concelebrated mass led by Filipino chaplain Fr. Jun de Ocampo at the Heiligeist Kirche in Bayernallee. “Sinulog” roughly translates to "like water current movement" in Cebuano, describing the forward-backward movement of the Sinulog dance. The program prepared by the Santo Niño Devotees featured a ... Read more

ATTENTION: FILIPINO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS OVERSEAS YOU MAY BE THE NEXT 2016 PRESIDENTIAL AWARDEES! The Philippine Embassy in Berlin is pleased to inform the public that the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) has opened nominations for the 2016 Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas. These awards are conferred by the President of the Philippines every two years on meritorious individuals and organizations in highest recognition of their work ... Read more