Philippine Ambassador-designate to Germany Maria Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with Retired German Navy Commander Thomas Boehlke, who is now with the German Armed Forces Command and Staff College during her visit to Hamburg last May 11. Ambassador Dizon-De Vega and Commander Boehlke discussed the status of the ongoing General Staff Course offered by the College to international participants, including officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Commander Boelhke expressed appreciation that ... Read more

Officials from Metro Manila and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) recently completed a productive visit to Berlin where they observed and studied the German capital’s best practices on urban management. The delegation led by Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, included local chief executives of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Mandaluyong, Muntinlupa, Pateros, and San Juan, and MMDA General Manager Jose Arturo Garcia, Jr. The visit started with an official welcome reception in honor of the ... Read more

The Philippines stands firmly on its call for climate justice as parties to the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) come up with the mechanisms to implement the Paris Agreement. This was expressed by Senator Loren Legarda, Head of the Philippine Delegation to the COP23 in Bonn Germany, when she delivered the Philippine Statement last November 16 at the conference attended by representatives of 196 countries that are ... Read more

Senator Loren Legarda is leading efforts to once again bring to the fore the Philippines’ climate change advocacy at the ongoing 23rd Session of the Conference of Parties (COP23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany. She heads the Philippine Delegation to COP23, composed of officials from Philippine Government agencies handling climate change-related issues, together with Secretary Emmanuel M. De Guzman of the Climate Change Commission. The ... Read more