FERDINAND EMMANUEL R. MARCOS, JR.
President
ENRIQUE A. MANALO
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
MARIE YVETTE L. BANZON ABALOS
Consul General
PCG FRANKFURT BRINGS CONSULAR SERVICES TO ULM, BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
“PINOYFEST IN ULM” BRINGS FESTIVE WEEKEND, DELIGHTS GERMAN PALATES WITH NEW FILIPINO FUSION FOODTRUCK
18 October 2021 - The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt in coordination with the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Stuttgart, brought a festive weekend to the Filipino-German community in Baden-Wuerttemberg as it conducted a cultural event entitled, PinoyFest in Ulm on 16 October 2021 at the Hotel Ulmer Stuben, Ulm. The event, which coincided with the Consulate’s consular outreach mission in the city, showcased Filipino food, art, music, travel and featured Filipino fusion Pacifico Foodtruck, the cubism-inspired artwork of Cebu-based artists Vidal Alcoseba and Darby Vincent Alcoseba.
During the activity, Consul General Evelyn D. Austria-Garcia bid farewell to the attendees and highlighted Post’s accomplishments since its re-opening in 2018. She sought the support of the Filipino-German community in Baden-Wuerttemberg in advocating Philippine interests and encouraged them to patronize Filipino-owned food businesses, such as the Pacifico Foodtruck in order to help promote Filipino cuisine in Southern Germany. The foodtruck, which served Filipino dishes such as adobo, beef caldereta, sisig, pancit, and lumpia to Filipinos and Germans alike, proved to be a big hit and served as an indication of the locals’ willingness to try such delicacies.
In addition to the art exhibition, a tourism fair was also conducted with the support of the DOT-Office in Frankfurt and Filipino-owned Jes Travels travel agency which promoted Philippine destinations, and provided information on the country’s preparations for tourism recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Consulate also took the opportunity to invite the guests to view OPCD’s special episode of Fiesta Filipinas: Masskara Festival of Bacolod City. Fiesta Filipinas kits and other tourism items were also raffled off to the attendees. Moreover, attendees were entertained with Filipino folk songs during the event. END
PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN FRANKFURT BRINGS CONSULAR SERVICES, PROMOTES PHILIPPINE ARTS IN BAVARIA
13 September 2021 - The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt held its third consular outreach mission this year in Munich, Bavaria on 11 September 2021. The 9-member consular team, led by Vice Consul Mueller, rendered 173 consular services including passport renewal, legalization of documents and civil registry. Moreover, 58 registered as overseas voters and 26 were provided one-on-one consultations by Assistant Labor Attaché Delia Palomar from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Berlin, who also participated in the event to provide information and extend the services of POLO and OWWA. The occasion provided an opportunity as well for Consul General Evelyn D. Austria-Garcia to bid farewell to the Filipino community in the State of Bavaria.
To coincide with the consular mission, the Consulate also conducted an art exhibition featuring the cubism-inspired artwork of Cebu-based artists and relatives Vidal Alcoseba and Darby Vincent Alcoseba, who won the 2013 Metrobank Foundation Art Grand Prize. The mini-exhibition, which was held in coordination with FamilyOffice Inc., a Filipino-German art, philanthropic and capital venture firm, was warmly welcomed by the Filipino-German attendees.
There are approximately 5,100 Filipinos living in Bavaria, primarily composed of healthcare and I.T. professionals, students and spouses of German nationals. END
CONSUL GENERAL GARCIA HIGHLIGHTS STRONGER PHILIPPINE PRESENCE IN SOUTHERN GERMANY AS SHE ENDS TOUR OF DUTY
22 September 2021 - Consul General Evelyn D. Austria-Garcia, who will end her tour of duty next month, hosted several receptions where she highlighted stronger Philippine presence in Southern Germany since she led the re-opening of the Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt in September 2018.
Among the several farewell receptions she hosted were for the Women and ASEAN Consuls General and Heads of Southeast Asian Consulates in Frankfurt last 15 and 21 September 2021, respectively.
Consul General -Garcia expressed appreciation to the women Consuls General of France, Ireland, Greece, Mexico, Morocco, Georgia, and Sri Lanka, who provided support to several of Consulate’s projects and activities, including cultural and gender and development events. She also took the opportunity to introduce them to officers of the International Women’s Club Frankfurt, who were also present during the event, for possible collaboration in the future.
During the reception with the ASEAN Consuls General, the Consul General urged them to establish prominent presence in Southern Germany through joint activities to promote the region’s economic and cultural interests. The Consuls General of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam as well as the Honorary Consul of Cambodia expressed their support to the proposal and pledged to intensify cooperation in the coming year.
Farewell dinners were also organized in Stuttgart (13 August), Bonn (27 August), Munich (10 September), and Frankfurt (19 September) for selected members of the Filipino community. During these events, she apprised those in attendance of the Consulate’s accomplishments since its re-opening in 2018 and thanked them for their vital collaboration. The events in Stuttgart, Bonn and Munich coincided with Post’s consular outreach missions in the area, while the event in Frankfurt was held following the regular Sunday Mass at the St. Ignatius Church and in coordination with the Filipino Catholic Community of Bistum Limburg. END
SINE HALAGA FILM FESTIVAL’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH HELD IN FRANKFURT
During the event, Festival Director Elvert Banares along with guest film directors Jordan dela Cruz, Ralston Jover, and Jan Carlo Natividad, introduced to the Filipino-German audience the twelve featured films which are being shown for free via the Vimeo platform. Director Banares emphasized the role of overseas Filipinos including those in Germany in supporting and promoting Filipino films abroad. He narrated the challenges of filmmakers in creating original content which promote awareness of the nineteen (19) defined list of core and shared Filipino values based on a research study conducted by the NCCA. These include personal values such as value of the self, life and purpose, resilience, happiness; and social values such as good governance, love for country, honesty and integrity. He also underscored that each film was written to reiterate the importance of these Filipino values while depicting local customs and practices, shooting in particular regions and featuring leading local actors and cinematic teams. Sine Halaga also has an educational component as the films will be used in classroom settings.
Consul General Evelyn D. Austria-Garcia expressed appreciation to the film festival organizers and directors for the opportunity to hold in Frankfurt the first promotional launch abroad. She also emphasized that the featured films serve as instruments in boosting appreciation of the country’s cinematic industry and encouraged the Filipino-German community to do their share in promoting Filipino films overseas.
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