Berlin. During a recent visit to Bonn, Ambassador Melita Sta. Maria-Thomeczek had the opportunity to call on BIBB Deputy President Prof. Dr. Michael Weiss and senior management at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB or Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung). Both sides noted that following the visit of President Aquino to Germany in September 2014, institutional and technical cooperation has developed at a fast pace. The BIBB is acting as the focal ... Read more
Philippine Embassy Links Up with Filipino Communities in Germany: Harnessing Strengths, Renewing Partnerships
Berlin. To renew partnerships and invite them to continue harnessing their strengths as respected communities in Germany, Philippine Ambassador Melita S. Sta. Maria-Thomeczek, met with Filipino communities in various parts of the country in the months of February – March. This was part of the Embassy’s thrust to broaden and deepen relationships with Filipino communities. Ambassador Sta. Maria-Thomeczek, who presented her credentials to German Federal President Joachim Gauck on 04 March linked up ... Read more
Philippine Ambassador Meets Filipino Community in Hamburg
Hamburg- Ambassador Melita S. Sta. Maria-Thomeczek, along with Father Simon Boiser SVD of the Philippine Catholic Mission in Hamburg and Pastor Joel Ciprez of the World International Ministries, led the opening ceremonies for the 2nd Basketball Tournament at the Sporthalle in Hamburg. The activity, which brought together Catholic and non-Catholic Filipinos in Hamburg, featured five competing teams, including one from Belgium. Members of the Federation of Filipino Organizations in Northern ... Read more
A Homecoming Win for Kidlat Tahimik at the 65th Berlin Film Festival
Berlin. Film director, writer and actor Eric de Guia, aka Kidlat Tahimik, returned to the Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) with his film, “Balikbayan #1 Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III”, which premiered on 9 February 2015, and would later win the Caligari Film Prize, which is given to a stylistically and thematically innovative film under the Berlinale’s Forum section. Kidlat, dubbed as the “Father of Philippine Independent Cinema”, has come full circle with the premiere of Balikbayan ... Read more
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