27 May 2020, Berlin – 375 Filipino crewmembers of AIDA Cruises departed for the Philippines from Hamburg, Germany on May 2020 via a chartered Evelop Airlines flight. The seafarers had been awaiting repatriation after cruise trips were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting in March. The Filipino crew, part of several thousand AIDA Cruises employees of different nationalities, were assisted at the send-off by Philippine Ambassador to Germany Theresa Dizon-De Vega, Welfare Officer ... Read more
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Filipino Crew of Sea Chefs/Tui Cruises Return to the Philippines
Over 300 Filipino crewmembers of Sea Chefs and TUI Cruises departed for the Philippines from Hamburg, Germany in the early evening of 24 May 2020 via a chartered TUI Airlines flight. The seafarer had been awaiting repatriation for the last two months after their usual cruise liner routes, mainly in the Caribbean region, were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Filipino crew, part of several thousand Sea Chefs and TUI Cruises employees of different nationalities, were assisted at the ... Read more
Berlin PE supports community during quarantine with BAHAYnihan initiative
On 24 March 2020, a day after restrictions on gatherings and contact with people outside of one’s household were implemented across Germany and people encouraged to stay at home in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine Embassy in Berlin launched its Bahaynihan initiative to support its community in coping and thriving amid the quarantine. Delivered online via the Zoom platform, a total of seven (7) sessions were offered on a range of topics by resource persons from the Filipino-German ... Read more
Philippines Takes Part in Webinar on German-Asian Business Outlook
Philippine Ambassador to Germany Theresa Dizon-De Vega served as a panelist in a Webinar on “Corona Crisis – Current Challenges and Outlook on German-Asian Business” organized by the German Asia-Pacific Business Association (OAV) on 30 April 2020. Joining Ambassador Dizon-De Vega on the panel were Hans Georg Frey, Chairperson of the OAV, Ambassador Laurence Bay of Singapore, Ambassador Lynette Wood of Australia, Prof. Thomas Bauer, Chair of the Supervisory Board of Bauer AG, Prof. Dr. Ing. Axel ... Read more
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