The Philippine Booth was one of the most popular destinations and adjudged second best at the Festival of Nations held on 7 September 2019 at the Nelson Mandela International School in Berlin, one of the premiere primary and learning institutions in the city. The Philippine participation was spearheaded by the students, teachers, and parents of the school’s 6-D Primary Class. Filipina-German faculty member Lea Millares-Sylvester worked with the Philippine Embassy in Berlin in the ... Read more
Philippine Ambassador Joins Kulturnacht Opening in Osnabrück, Germany
Philippine Ambassador to Germany Theresa Dizon-De Vega joined the Lord Mayor of Osnabrück, Germany Wolfgang Griesert and Bürgermeisterin Eva-Maria Westermann in launching the Kulturnacht (Culture Night) of Osnabrück, Germany on 31 August 2019. Lord Mayor Wolfgang Griesert who welcomed Ambassador Dizon-De Vega as the first Filipino dignitary to officially visit Osnabruck. The City is now known as an industrial base with many companies in the automobile, paper, steel, and grocery-retail ... Read more
EMBASSY’S AKLATAMBAYAN SERIES KICKS OFF WITH MIGRANT STORIES
The Philippine Embassy in Berlin launched a living library project dubbed AklaTamBayan to promote storytelling as a means of building bridges and bringing people together. The inaugural session was entitled “Roots & Routes: Perspectives on Migration and Integration” and featured three Berlin-based Filipino migrants. Mr Wilfred Dominic Josue talked about working many years to save up the €8,000 needed to apply for a student visa to Germany, where he subsequently obtained his MA in ... Read more
Federal Foreign Office interns visit Philippine Embassy in Berlin
Eighteen university students and graduates from different parts of Germany who are currently doing their internship at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin today visited the Philippine Embassy to familiarize themselves with the work of diplomatic missions. Ambassador Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega welcomed them and briefed them on the Embassy’s efforts to strengthen Philippine-German relations, which mark their 65th anniversary this year, as well as to cater to the needs of the ... Read more
Young German Chefs Try Hand at Filipino Street Food
METRO, one of the largest supermarket chains in Germany and Europe held its Metro Cup Young Chefs Competition in cooperation with the Brillat Savarin Culinary School on 23 August 2019 at the Metro Cooking Academy in Berlin. This year’s competition focused on a five-course challenge featuring international street food and snacks. The six (6) young German chefs were tasked to prepare Lebanese, Argentine, Japanese, New Zealand, and Philippine street food or snacks. The ... Read more
COMELEC Thanks DFA for Its Contributions to the Successful Conduct of the 2019 Midterm Elections Overseas
COMELEC Thanks DFA for Its Contributions to the Successful Conduct of the 2019 Midterm Elections Overseas ... Read more
BERLIN PE SERVES UP HALU-HALO AT BUWAN NG WIKA SUMMER-ENDER
The Philippine Embassy in Berlin hosted “Hallo, Halu-halo!” with more than 100 members of the Filipino community and their German and foreign friends, to commemorate Buwan ng Wika and to bid summer farewell. The highlight of the event was the Halu-Halo sa Jardin, where guests enjoyed the classic Filipino dessert al fresco at the Embassy’s amphitheater while sharing food tales and culinary memories. More substantial fare was on offer at the Pansit at Puto sa Patio, alongside ... Read more
Philippines and Germany Agree to Form Joint Economic Committee
DTI Undersecretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo and Parliamentary State Secretary (PSS) Thomas Bareiss of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) today signed the Joint Declaration of Intent Establishing the PH-DE Joint Economic Commission (JDI-JEC) at a simple ceremony at the BMWi headquarters in Berlin. Usec Rodolfo was joined by Ambassador Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega, Deputy Chief of Mission Lillibeth V. Pono, Economic Officer Cathy Torres, Commercial Counselor Althea Antonio ... Read more
Philippine Ambassador Meets with German Bundestag Member
Philippine Ambassador to Germany Theresa Dizon-De Vega called on Member of the Bundestag, Alexander Kulitz on 12 August 2019. Mr. Kulitz is a member of the ASEAN Parliamentary Friendship Group in the German Bundestag (Parliament). Mr. Kulitz is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and was elected foreign trade spokesperson. He is also a deputy member of the Labor and Social Affairs Committee. Ambassador Dizon-De Vega and MdB Kulitz discussed further enhancing ... Read more
Philippine Embassy Meets President of University of the Arts Berlin
Philippine Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega with Third Secretary and Vice Consul Alvin C. Malasig met with Prof. Martin Rennert, President of Germany’s largest educational institution for the arts, the University of the Arts, (Universität der Künste-UDK) on 08 August 2019 at the UDK campus in Berlin. Also present at the meeting was Ms. Regina Werner, UDK Director for International Relations. Ambassador Dizon-De Vega and President Rennert discussed art and university studies systems ... Read more
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