Registration of qualified Filipino voters for overseas absentee voting resumed this week at the Philippine Embassy in Berlin. The registration period will run from 16 December 2019 up to 30 September 2021. Some Filipino nationals based in Germany have already availed of the resumption of registration since services commenced on 16 December. The Philippine Embassy in Berlin will conduct registration during Consular Outreach Missions and Field Registration activities throughout 2020-2021 in ... Read more
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PHILIPPINE STATEMENT BY HON. LOREN LEGARDA DEPUTY SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES High Level Segment 25th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP 25) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Madrid, Spain
Madam President, On behalf of the Filipino people, we thank the people of Spain for rising to the extraordinary challenge of co-hosting COP25. We are confident that the Chilean Presidency will deliver on the higher ambition and faster action that the 1.5 Paris goal requires of the global community. The latest science tells us that our options to survive and thrive are swiftly diminishing. So in this COP, let us finish the work at hand — that which lets us translate the 1.5 Paris ... Read more
BERLIN MEDIA, BLOGGERS GET SPECIAL INTRODUCTION TO FILIPINO CUISINE
Berlin-based media personalities, bloggers, and some of the city’s top food critics received a special introduction to Filipino cuisine through a Christmas dinner hosted by the Philippine Embassy last December 10, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The four-course dinner, prepared by Filipino culinary expert Maite Hontiveros-Dittke, consisted of appetizers and entrées that represented Filipino cuisine’s main flavor profile – sweet, salty, and sour. In her remarks during the event, Philippine ... Read more
Berliners Get Taste of Philippine Products at Weihnachtsrodeo Christmas Bazaar
Berliners got a taste of Filipino food this Christmas through the Philippine Embassy stand at the Weihnachtsrodeo Christmas Bazaar, held from December 7 to 8, in Berlin’s trendy Kreuzberg District. With its participation, the Embassy and its partners put on display food products that are not only of good quality, but also sustainably-produced. Health-conscious and eco-friendly Berliners took their pick from a wide-variety of products on offer, such as black and red rice, coconut vinegar and ... Read more