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The multi-awarded University of the Philippines (UP) Concert Chorus culminated its month-long International Goodwill Cultural Concert Tour in Europe with a spectacular performance in Frankfurt, Germany.

The UP Concert Chorus or Korus held its MusiKADASIG concert and serenaded the Filipino-German community in St. Ignatius Church after the Filipino Mass celebrated by Rev. Father Francis Ofrancia. The Korus also served as choir during the Mass.

The choral group showed off their world-class singing talent with a medley of English and Filipino songs featuring pieces that won them four major awards including two gold medals in the recently concluded Musica Orbis Prague Festival participated in by 16 countries.

Frankfurt is the last stop of the Korus before they return to the Philippines on 16 July after performing in the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Germany.

In Germany, the Korus performed in Cologne, Bonn, Wiesbaden, Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt and other communities.
Deputy Consul General Rogelio Villanueva, Jr. thanked the members of the Korus led by their conductor Prof. Dr. Janet Sabas-Aracama for making our country proud and bringing the rich choral tradition and Filipino excellence in music and the arts to Germany and Europe in general.

He also thanked the Filipino Catholic Community in Frankfurt for their generous support and Filipino families for hosting the members of the Korus and welcoming them into their homes.

Prof. Aracama conveyed the group’s gratitude to Father Francis for making it possible to hold the concert in St. Ignatius Church and for praying for their safe trip back home. END

Consul General Ivy Banzon Abalos actively engaged at the UN Open House in Bonn on June 3, delving into the upcoming priorities for UNFCCC COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. During the meeting, she also seized the opportunity to foster collaborative exchanges with UN agencies and international organizations headquartered in Bonn.

The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt held its second consular outreach mission for the year last 27 April in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Consul Cecille Lao led the outreach team in providing more than 160 consular services to the Filipino-German community in the region, consisting of passport, legalization, civil registry, overseas voters registration, and assistance-to-nationals services.

The Philippine Migrant Workers‘ Office in Berlin (MWO-Berlin) and the Department of Tourism Office in Frankfurt (DOT-Frankfurt) also participated in the outreach event to extend labor-related services to Overseas Filipino Workers in Germany and to promote the Department of Tourism’s Love the Philippines and Filipino food Month campaigns.

Based on the latest regional statistical reports, there are approximately 6,495 Filipinos living in North Rhine-Westphalia, the second largest number of Filipino residents in Germany after Bavaria.

The Consulate General will hold its next consular outreach activity in Nürnberg, Bavaria to bring consular services closer to the Filipino-German community in the region. (END)

An applicant applies to renew her passport at the consular outreach mission in Stuttgart last April 27.

Consulate personnel process clients’ civil registry and legalization requests.

 

Recognizing the invaluable contributions and potential of the Filipino diaspora, the Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt encouraged Filipinos in Germany to actively participate in diaspora diplomacy initiatives to fuel nation-building during the dialogue with the ENFiD: European Network of Filipino Diaspora. The Consulate underscored the importance of collaboration and engagement to promote Philippine interests, culture, and values. Through various platforms and programs, such as community events, cultural exchanges, and advocacy campaigns, Filipinos in Germany are urged to become proactive agents of change, leveraging their knowledge, skills, networks, and influence to strengthen ties between the Philippines and Germany. END
 
 
 

The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt conducted its second Town Hall Meeting with the Filipino Community for the year on 27 April in Park Inn by Radisson, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg.

During the meeting, Deputy Consul General Rogelio Villanueva, Jr. explained to the Filipino Community the “Bagong Pilipinas” initiative of the administration which calls for the transformation of the country’s economy, governance and whole of society. He also conveyed the message of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to the Filipino Community in Germany during the latter’s visit to Berlin last month.

Mr. Rene Mangune and Welfare Officer Ms. Sylvia Gabriel gave a briefing on OFW services of the Migrant Workers Office and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, respectively, while Tourism Attaché Mr. Dakila Gonzales encouraged the audience to support the country’s “Love the Philippines” campaign. Ms. Rhoda Steegmaier of the Philippine Consulate in Baden-Württemberg shared her impressions of Germany’s new Modernisation of Citizenship Law.

Deputy Consul General Villanueva also gave an overview of the consular services offered by the Consulate and joined other speakers, in responding to questions from the audience during the open forum.

Around thirty leaders and members of Filipino organizations and communities in Stuttgart and nearby cities attended the Town Hall Meeting which was held in collaboration with the Philippine Consulate in Baden-Württemberg headed by Honorary Consul Dr. Axel Neumahr.

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