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26 November 2019 – The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt hosted an afternoon tea with the women Consuls General in Frankfurt in order to promote closer ties as well as start its engagement with the International Women’s Club (IWC). The event coincided with the launching of the Consulate’s 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women, which started on 25 November.

During the meeting, Consul General Evelyn D. Austria-Garcia underscored the Consulate General’s common goal with IWC in promoting cultural understanding among peoples of different nations.

In her remarks, IWC President Roseann Padula, who is a lawyer by profession, noted that more than 500 women from 50 nations in Frankfurt have cultivated friendships and engaged socially in the IWC for over 70 years. Ms. Padula underscored that the organization hosts  talks/discussions on a variety of topics such as animal and human health connections, bridges in films, urban development, language and culture, among others. She added that she looks forward to collaborating with the Consulates General in Frankfurt on common interests.

 

The Consul General took the opportunity to talk about the Philippines’ 18-day Campaign to End  Violence Against Women (VAW). A video on Philippine efforts to address VAW was presented at the event, which impressed the guests. A meaningful exchange followed on Philippine initiatives to end VAW.

The event was attended by women Consuls General/officers from Argentina, Belgium, France, Greece, Indonesia, Japan, Kosovo, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Thailand. An assortment of Philippine delicacies comprised of puto pao, lumpia, ube cream puff, mango mousse, buko pandan and selected PHL teas were served to the delight of the attendees.

Prior to the event, the Consul General served as the guest of honor during the monthly gathering of the IWC on 13 November 2019 at the Hotel Intercontinental.

The Consulate General intends to take active part in IWC activities and to hold a cultural event in cooperation with IWC in line with its cultural diplomacy efforts and gender and development activities next year. END

 

 

13 November 2019- Consul General Evelyn D. Austria-Garcia, serves as the guest of honor during the monthly gathering of the prestigious International Women’s Club e.V. (IWC) at the Hotel Intercontinental. The Consul General hopes that the Consulate could explore possible areas of collaboration with IWC in the future. Both organization share the common goal of cultural understanding.

Consul General Evelyn Austria-Garcia participated in the 24th General Assembly of the Consular Corps of Deutschland (CCD) in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg last November 15 and 16. The two-day event included activities with high-level officials of the State Parliament, Justice and Economic Ministries, and City Government, notably Deputy State Parliament President Sabine Kurtz, Minister of Justice and European Affairs Guido Wolf, Ministerial Director Helmfried Meinel of the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Energy, and Stuttgart City Mayor Dr. Ing. Martin Schairer. Founded in 1995, CCD is the nationwide association of honorary and professional consuls of all sending states in Germany.

11 November 2019- The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt conducted the first-ever consular outreach mission in Erfurt, Thuringia on 9 November 2019. The five-member consular team, led by Vice Consul Fatima Mueller, provided passport renewal, certification and notarial services, and one-on-one consultations on consular matters.

To coincide with the consular mission, and as part of the centennial celebration of Philippine cinema as well Post’s gender and development activities (GAD), Post conducted a free screening of the documentary film, “Ang Babae sa Likod ng Mambabatok.” During the brief program, Vice Consul Mueller encouraged the Filipino-German audience to partner with the Consulate in  promoting Philippine culture in this part of Germany. The film screening, which focused on the life of legendary tattoo artist Apo Whang Od,  was warmly welcomed by the Filipino-German audience.

The Consulate also took the opportunity to organize a salu-salo in cooperation with members of the Filipino community in Thuringia, who contributed Filipino food such as pancit, adobo, and kakanin during the event.

Thuringia, which is about 3 hours away from Frankfurt, is located in central Germany. It is the sixth smallest German state by area and the fifth smallest by population. There are about 150 Filipinos in Thuringia, most of whom are married to German nationals, while others work in hotels, logistics and other companies. END

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