Ambassadors of the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held a Luncheon-Meeting with German Federal Minister of Defence Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in Berlin. The Berlin ASEAN Committee (BAC) discussed a range of issues on defence and security cooperation between Germany and the ASEAN region and member countries with Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer. Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer re-affirmed Germany’s desire to have more active engagement with the Indo-Pacific ... Read more

The Philippine Embassy in Berlin represented by Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega and Political Officer Alvin Malasig joined the commemoration of the 53rd ASEAN Foundation Day at the Embassy of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in Berlin on 10 August 2020. The program included a solemn ASEAN Flag Raising Ceremony with representatives of all ten Embassies of the ASEAN member states present. This was followed by special messages from Lao PDR Ambassador Phomma Boutthavong, current Chair of the ... Read more

Philippine Ambassador to Germany, Theresa Dizon-De Vega called on the Lord Mayor of the City of Essen, Honorable Thomas Kufen at the Rathaus (City Hall) of the Essen on 9 March 2020. Mayor Kufen, one of the youngest local executives in Germany, has occupied the office of Mayor since 2015 and belongs to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Party. Prior to serving as Lord Mayor of Essen, Mr. Kufen was the Commissioner for Integration in the State of North Rhine Westphalia. During the call, ... Read more