Family Law and Litigation Expert Atty. Melencio “Mel” Sta. Maria, Jr. shared his legal expertise with Embassy personnel through a lecture on 6 January 2017 at the Philippine Embassy.  Atty. Sta. Maria shed light on civil issues, property relations, marriage, annulment and divorce and entertained questions and clarifications from Embassy officials and staff regarding issues important to the Embassy’s Filipino consular clients. Atty. Sta. Maria, Jr. is a lawyer, professor, journalist and ... Read more

In recognition of the selfless work that they do for the Philippines, four nominees from Germany have been awarded with the Presidential Awards for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas. Ms. Sabine Korth (Kaanib ng Bayan), Ms. Sabine Weiss (Kaanib ng Bayan), Reunion e.V. Cloppenburg (Lingkod sa Kapwa Pilipino) and Mr. Rodrigo Maristela (Banaag) were among the 23 awardees who were selected out of a total of 103 nominations from 22 countries and 33 Philippine Embassies and ... Read more

Filipino Visual Artists Marina Cruz and Lizza May David simultaneously opened their respective solo exhibition at two different galleries in Berlin on 25 November 2016. Marina Cruz flew to Berlin (from her Bulacan studio) to be at the opening of her exhibit “Mend and Amends” at the Arndt Art Agency in Fassanenstrasse, Berlin.  The exhibit presented the artist´s new body of work in the form of six medium to large-scale oil on canvas paintings with striking realist technique through the ... Read more