Berlin. 24 October 2012. “It is an honor to be a friend of a member of the German Parliament who shares our strong advocacy for women’s rights and who has a long and solid history of working for the welfare of Filipinos,” Philippine Ambassador to Germany Maria Cleofe R. Natividad said after a meeting with Ms. Sabine Weiss, member of the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag). In Germany, where 82% - or more than 4 out of 5 Filipino migrants - are women, Ms. Weiss, a member of the Group of ... Read more

Berlin. 12 July 2012. The Philippines and Germany concluded the third and final round of negotiations on the revision of the Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and Capital on 20 July 2012 at the Germany Federal Ministry of Finance in Berlin. The new tax treaty is designed to protect against the risk of double taxation where the same income is taxable in the Philippines and Germany. It is also aimed at preventing fiscal evasion and fostering ... Read more