Consulate General of the Philippines Frankfurt

German-Produced Documentary Film Expected to Intensify Business and Tourism Interests in the Philippines

A German-produced documentary film entitled, “Philippines- The Hidden Champion of Southeast Asia” premiered on 20 April at the Gloria Cinema in Stuttgart, Germany.
The film is part of the project of German students of Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW), which are higher educational institutions in Germany that focus on tailoring education and training to the specific needs of the workplace. The film provided a look into the vast array of work by German companies in the Philippines such as Urban Greens – Urban Farming, Bauer AG, CS Garment, and the Porsche Aftersales Vocational Education (PAVE) program in Don Bosco Technical Institute. It also featured some tourism destinations such as Manila, Cebu, Bohol, Mindoro, Masbate, Samar, and Negros.

The film thus provided an exciting insight into the business potentials in the Philippines that especially harness the Philippines’ greatest asset, its human resource. END

Santo Niño Unites Filipino-Germans During Sinulog Festivities in Key Cities in Southern Germany

This year’s colorful celebration of the Sinulog Festival in honor of Señor Santo Niño became an opportunity for Filipino-Germans to converge and showcase their talent, creativity and hardwork. Consul General Marie Yvette L. Banzon Abalos and Deputy Consul General Rogelio E. Villanueva joined the celebratory Masses, novenas, street dancing and merriment to honor the Sto. Nino in Rottenburg /Stuttgart, and Frankfurt/Limburg areas, respectively. The Consulate emphasized that “our country today continues to be bound together as one nation because of every Sto. Nino believer, including Filipino-German devotees.”