The Philippine Embassy in Berlin

HOLIDAYS IN 2017

The Embassy will be closed on the following non-working holidays :

Date Philippine  Holidays German  Holidays
Jan. 2 (Mon) Special Non-Working Holiday
Apr 13 (Thu) Maundy Thursday
Apr. 14 (Fri) Good  Friday Good Friday
Apr. 17 (Mon) Easter Monday
May 1 (Mon) Labor Day Labor Day
May 25 (Thu) Ascension Day
Jun 5 (Mon) Whit Monday
Jun 12 (Mon) Independence Day
Aug 21 (Mon) Ninoy Aquino  Day
Aug 28 (Mon) National Heroes Day
Oct.  3 (Tue) German Unity
Oct 31 (Tue) Special non-working holiday Reformation Day
Nov. 1(Wed) All Saints’ Day
Nov. 30 (Thu) Bonifacio Day
Dec. 25 (Mon) Christmas Day 1st Christmas Day
Dec 26 (Tue) 2nd Christmas Day

The proclamations declaring national holidays for the observance of Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha shall be issued after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar, or upon Islamic astronomical calculations, whichever is possible or convenient.

For emergency cases, please call the Embassy at the following mobile number:  0173 521 5703

 

 

HOLIDAYS IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY

The Embassy will be closed on the following holidays:

  • Monday, 26 December 2016 (2nd Christmas Day)
  • Friday, 30 December 2016 (Rizal Day)
  • Monday, 02 January 2017 (Philippine Holiday)

All consular applicants are advised to review their travel calendar in light of this announcement.

For emergency cases, please call the Embassy at the following mobile number: 0173 521 5703

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FEIERTAGE IM DEZEMBER UND JANUAR

Die Botschaft wird an den folgenden Feiertagen geschlossen sein:

  • Montag, 26. Dezember 2016 (2. Weihnachtstag)
  • Freitag, 30. Dezember 2016 (Rizal Feiertag)
  • Montag, 02. Januar 2017 (Philippinischer Feiertag)

Alle konsularischen Antragsteller werden gebeten, ihre Reisedaten an diese Ankündigung anzupassen.

In Notfällen ist die Botschaft unter der folgenden Telefonnummer zu erreichen:  0173 521 5703

Filipino Performers Win Awards at the Euro Pop Contest in Berlin

The Philippine delegation paid a courtesy visit at the Philippine Embassy a day after their competition

The Philippine delegation paid a courtesy visit at the Philippine Embassy a day after their competition

Filipino singers did not disappoint with their strong performances and showmanship at the Euro Pop Contest Berliner Pearl 2016.  Forty-one contenders from 15 countries competed for the grand prix at this year´s competition which was held at the Russian House of Science and Culture in the heart of Berlin on 26-27 November 2017.

Ambassador Melita S. Sta. Maria-Thomeczek (3rd from left) and the group´s manager Charie Vega (rightmost) with this year´s participants to the competition (L-R) Janine Fiona Kent (5th place), Jo Navarroza (diploma award), and Jovelyn Torres (3rd place)

Ambassador Melita S. Sta. Maria-Thomeczek (3rd from left) and the group´s manager Charie Vega (rightmost) with this year´s participants to the competition (L-R) Janine Fiona Kent (5th place), Jo Navarroza (diploma award), and Jovelyn Torres (3rd place)

The Philippines, to date, is the only Asian country represented in the competition.  This year´s participants included Janine Fiona Kent (14 to 7 Age Category), Jo Navarroza and Jovelyn Torres (18 to 24 Age Category).  Every participant was made to perform one of their original compositions and a popular piece.  Navarroza emerged as a finalist, earning a diploma award while Kent won 5th place and Torres won 3rd place in their age group.

The Ambassador posed with members of the group 5th Gen, one of Euro Pop´s featured performers this year

The Ambassador posed with members of the group 5th Gen, one of Euro Pop´s featured performers this year

Last year´s grandprix winner, Ryan Richard Tamondong and the vocal group “5th Gen” composed of Rose Marielle Mamaclay, Rhap Salazar, Reymond Sajor, Reydan Buenagua and Lady Dianna Onnagan entertained the crowd as featured artists during the gala concert of the competition when Euro Pop’s young contestants gave their final performances. This year´s participation at the Euro Pop was through the efforts of Vega Enterntainment Productions led by Maria Rosario “Charie” Vega.

Competitors from 15 countries showcased their vocal prowess at the gala show which bookended the two-day completion of the Euro Pop Contest Berliner Pearl 2016 at the Russian House of Science and Culture, Berlin (photo from europopcontest.com)

Competitors from 15 countries showcased their vocal prowess at the gala show which bookended the two-day completion of the Euro Pop Contest Berliner Pearl 2016 at the Russian House of Science and Culture, Berlin (photo from europopcontest.com)

The group “Original Copy” from Lithuania is this year´s grand prix winner.  The Euro Pop Contest Berliner Pearl was founded in 2002 and since then, more than 20 countries have been represented in the competition.  END

Philippine’s Pop-Up Library Design Makes Waves at Berlin’s World Architecture Festival 2016

Architect William Ti, Jr. discusses the social relevance of The Book Stop Project before the WAF jurors; WTA Design Studio representatives at the WAF event

Architect William Ti, Jr. discusses the social relevance of The Book Stop Project before the WAF jurors.

Philippine-based architecture firm WTA Architecture and Design Studio was chosen as a finalist at the World Architecture Festival 2016 held from 15-18 November 2016 in Berlin, Germany.

The firm’s Book Stop Project, a mobile pop-up library, was chosen as a finalist for the World Building of the Year 2016.  Measuring less than ten square meters, the urban initiative project is a rethinking of the physical architecture and distribution system of a typical library.

The team led by Principal Architect William Ti, Jr. traveled to the World Architecture Festival 2016 in Berlin to present the project, competing against hundreds of other Globally renowned architecture practices. Although the Book Stop Project did not win the prestigious title of World Building of the Year, it was highly commended by judges and contenders alike for being one of the most socially relevant projects that were presented in the competition.

WTA Design Studio representatives at the WAF event

WTA Design Studio representatives at the WAF event

Among the judges was innovative architect Kai-Uwe Bergmann, managing partner of BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), who expressed his keen interest to join Anthology, an architecture festival in the Philippines organized by WTA Design Studio this coming March 2017 to be participated in by the best architects in the Philippines together with a group of 15-20 of the most dynamic architects around the world.

“It will be great for the Philippines to be visible in the world stage and be considered as a viable source of world-class architecture talent and ideas,” according to WTA Architecture and Design Studio’s Principal Architect William Ti, Jr.  The Philippines, he noted, boasts a large number of architects working abroad, if not the largest.  For its part, WTA Architecture and Design Studio is no stranger in the WAF as it also became a finalist at last year’s WAF in Singapore.  The company looks forward to joining next year’s WAF, which will also be held in Berlin, Germany.

The Book Stop Project at Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati City, Philippines

The Book Stop Project at Ayala Triangle
Gardens, Makati City, Philippines

Parties interested to learn more about the Book Stop Project may visit  WTA Architecture and Design Studio’s Facebook site at facebook.com/thebookstopph  or they may be reached via email at thebookstop@wtadesignstudio.com.  (END)

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CONTACT US

Luisenstrasse 16, 10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0) 30 864 95 00
info@philippine-embassy.de
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Assistance to Nationals (ATN) / Emergency Hotline: +49 (0) 173 421 7750
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Consular Hotline: +49 (0) 173 521 5703 (For queries on Consular Services)

Email Addresses:

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Philippine Migrant Workers Office (MWO)

For OEC and Verification of Employment Contracts of Balik-Manggagawa in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, and Russia:

Mobile: +49 17681317465 (WhatsApp);
email: mwo.germanyoec@gmail.com

For accreditation of Agency and Direct Hires in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, and Russia:

Mobile: +49 15229021623 (WhatsApp/Viber)
email: germany@mwoberlin.com

For OWWA membership, welfare, and labor case assistance:

Mobile: +49 152 2823 8085 (WhatsApp)
email: owwamemb@gmail.com; mwo_berlin@dmw.gov.ph

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