MUNICH, Germany (18 February)  - Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. received a rousing reception from members of the Filipino-German community in Munich during a town hall meeting at the Maritim Hotel on 17 February 2019. Organized by the newly-opened Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt, which counts Bavaria among the German states under its consular jurisdiction, the event was attended by some 120 Filipinos and Filipino-Germans who now call Germany their second home. Secretary ... Read more

H.E. MR. TEODORO L. LOCSIN, JR. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Lecture at the Inauguration of the New Chancery of the Philippine Embassy Berlin, 18 February 2019   The Philippine Republic is a story of unceasing struggle for independence: to gain it, to keep it; to regain it when lost; and expand its freedom of action and scope. Following independence, the struggle continued as a striving for an independent foreign policy. We beat the Spaniards help from America; and then ... Read more

BERLIN, Germany (18 February) - Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. today inaugurated the new chancery of the Philippine Embassy in Berlin located at Luisenstrasse 16, 10117 Berlin-Mitte, near the German capital's iconic Brandenburg Tor.   Secretary Locsin cuts the ribbon, assisted by, from left, Ambassador Lepel, CDA Pono, Undersecretary De Vega, and former Ambassador Thomeczek   Joining him in the ribbon-cutting were DFA Undersecretary for Administration and ... Read more