Senator Loren Legarda, highlighted the Philippines’ environmental protection efforts in her meeting last June 20 with German parliamentarian Renate Künast, member of the Green Party and Chair of the Bundestag’s German-ASEAN Parliamentary Friendship Group. The Senator informed Ms. Künast that the Philippines, a country extremely vulnerable to climate change, has made great strides in developing a comprehensive legislative framework to address the issue of environmental degradation. They ... Read more
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN BERLIN HOLDS INDEPENDENCE DAY-RIZAL BIRTH ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION
The Philippine Embassy in Berlin marked the 121st Anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence and the 158th anniversary of National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal’s birth with a traditional diplomatic reception on June 19. The event held at the Maritim Hotel Berlin was also the culmination of the series of Independence Month events organized by the Embassy. It was graced by no less than Senator Loren Legarda, a strong advocate of enhanced Philippine-German Relations, and Labor Secretary ... Read more
SENATOR LEGARDA, SECRETARY BELLO HONOR RIZAL IN BERLIN ON 158TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
Senator Loren Legarda and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III joined Ambassador Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega in paying tribute to Philippine National Hero Dr Jose Rizal on his 158th birth anniversary in Berlin. The three officials visited the apartment building located at the corner of Jägerstrasse and Glinkastrasse (Jägerstrasse 71) where Rizal lived and completed his seminal novel, Noli Me Tangere. The three officials offered bouquets of flower before the marker on the building’s façade ... Read more
Filipino Classical Guitarist Holds Performances in Germany
Filipino classical guitarist Angelito Agcaoili, now based mainly in Arizona where he teaches music and classical guitar, held a series of performances in Germany in collaboration with German-Peruvian performer Virginia Yep. Trained at renowned institutions the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music and the Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Madrid, he continues to promote, perform, and lecture on Philippine music in the US and Europe and teaches Masterclasses at the ... Read more
Ambassador Dizon-De Vega Speaks to Business School Alumni in Hesse
Philippine Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega delivered main remarks at the 15th Sommerfest (Summerfest) gathering of alumni of top business institutions in Europe - INSEAD and HHL Leipzig School of Management – organized by alumni associations of the said institutions and former Philippine Honorary Consul in Hesse and businessman Torsten Griess-Nega. Ambassador Dizon-De Vega spoke of the unprecedented growth of the Philippine economy and the potential for greater economic engagement with the ... Read more
New Philippine Ambassador Joins Independence Day Events in Stuttgart
New Philippine Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega joined two events marking the 121st Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence in Stuttgart, Germany on 12 and 13 June 2019. Ambassador Dizon-De Vega delivered an Independence Day message at a Reception for Stuttgart local officials, Business Community, Filipino Community members, members of the Consular Corps organized by the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Stuttgart headed by Honorary Consul Dr. Axel Neumahr. In her ... Read more
Ambassador Dizon-De Vega Meets With Porsche on Vocational Program in the Philippines
Philippine Ambassador to Germany Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with Mr. Torsten Klavs, Manager for Qualifications of Porsche at the Porsche Office in Stuttgart, Germany on 13 June 2019. Ambassador Dizon-De Vega discussed with Mr. Klavs the latest developments and future direction of the ground-breaking Porsche Training Center in the Philippines in partnership with the Don Bosco Technical Institute. A Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of Porsche, this innovative program was presented at ... Read more
NEW PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO GERMAN FEDERAL PRESIDENT
Philippine Ambassador Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega presented her credentials today to H.E. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, at Bellevue Palace in Berlin. As is customary in such state events, the Ambassador and her entourage were escorted by officials of the Protocol Division of the German Foreign Ministry to the Presidential Palace. Upon arrival at the palace grounds, the Ambassador was welcomed by the Chief of Protocol and given military honors by the ... Read more
Philippine Embassy and Filipino Community in Berlin Kick-off Independence Month Events in Germany
The Filipino Pastoral Community of Holy Spirit Church based in the Charlottenburg District of Berlin, Germany and the Philippine Embassy jointly ushered in the 121st Anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence Day on 09 June 2019. The event featured messages from Ambassador Dizon-De Vega who likewise read the Independence Day message of DFA Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr., Fr. Tranquilino De Ocampo, SVD, a performance by Filipino-German youth, and Community singing. The program ... Read more
Philippine Embassy Meets with German-PH Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
Philippine Ambassador-designate Theresa Dizon-De Vega met today with Mr Martin Henkelmann, Executive Director of the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc (GPCCI), who was in Germany to attend the German-Asian Business Dialogue and an Enterprise Europe business event in Stuttgart. Ambassador Dizon-De Vega was joined by Consul Catherine Torres as well as PTIC’s Commercial Counselor Althea Antonio and Mr. Van Tan. In Stuttgart, Philippine Honorary Consul Dr. Axel Neumarh likewise ... Read more
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