Consulate General of the Philippines Frankfurt

NATIONAL HERITAGE MONTH 2020 “BUKLOG”

“BUKLOG, Thanksgiving Ritual System of the Subanen”
National Heritage Month 2020
(Part 1 of 4 Online Video Series)

The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt brings to your attention the importance of safeguarding an intangible Philippine cultural heritage, the BUKLOG.

The Buklog is an elaborate thanksgiving ritual system of the Subanen, an indigenous people in the southern Philippines. Though it remains as the community’s strongest unifying force, there are several social, political and economic threats that compromise its viability, notably the influx of other cultures into the Subanen’s traditional homeland, changes in family dynamics and economic constraints.

The Subanen have developed highly adaptive mechanisms to ensure their culture survives, but the Buklog is now regarded as highly vulnerable, facing several severe interrelated threats and constraints.

Help us demonstrate the diversity of this heritage and raise awareness about its importance.

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=e-T2Suod5RE&feature=emb_logo

PH Consulate General in Frankfurt Assists in Repatriation of 690 Filipino Seafarers

Filipino seafarers from AIDAaura, AIDAcara and AIDAmar prepare to check in for their flight to Manila at Frankfurt Airport in Germany.

Seafarers from six AIDA cruise ships line up at the departure gate of Frankfurt airport while waiting to board their chartered flights to Manila.

The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt assisted in the repatriation of 690 Filipino seafarers transiting in Frankfurt, Germany to Manila on 02 May 2020.

The latest batch of repatriates was composed of 115 crew from AIDAaura, AIDAcara, and AIDAmar who signed off while their ships were docked at the German Port of Hamburg. They were joined by 575 seafarers from AIDAnova, AIDAmira, and AIDAstela who flew in from Tenerife, Spain for transit in Frankfurt Airport.

The successful repatriation was coordinated by the Philippine Embassy in Berlin, Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt, Philippine Overseas Labor Office-Berlin (POLO-Berlin), Magsaysay Maritime Corporation, and AIDA Cruises, the shipping company which chartered three flights to bring home the seafarers.

To date, more than 19,000 seafarers have been repatriated to the Philippines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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WATCH: On this Labor Day, the Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt honors the contributions, large and small, of healthcare workers and all working Filipino nationals in Germany.

We thank you for your great work especially in these challenging times the world is facing today.

We hope for your strength to complete each day with a smile. We hope you get the rest you need when you are weary. You keep the Philippine and German nations moving.

We honor your service.

SALUTE for all the Filipino workers in Germany and elsewhere who work tirelessly each day for the good of us all.

Danke schön. Keep safe, always!
Filipino frontliners in Germany!

Happy 1st of May!🇵🇭🇩🇪
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PH Consulate General in Frankfurt Sends off 223 Filipino Seafarers During Repatriation from Germany

Filipino seafarers from MV Amadea and MV Amera line up at the check-in counters of Frankfurt Airport for their chartered flight to Manila on April 7.

07 April – The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt sent off a total of two hundred twenty-three Filipino seafarers during their repatriation to Manila from Frankfurt, Germany last April 7.

The big group of seafarers was composed of 84 crew belonging to the hotel department of MV Amadea and 139 crew from the hotel and marine departments of MV Amera. Both cruise ships are owned and operated by the German travel company Phoenix Reisen, based in Bonn, Germany.

The repatriation of thousands of Filipino seafarers in Europe is expected to continue due to the suspension of ship and cruise operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Philippine Foreign Service Posts and the POLO in Germany are ready to provide assistance to returning land and sea-based workers. – END

PH Consulate General in Frankfurt Assists in the 2nd Batch of Repatriation of Seafarers from MV Amadea

Filipino seafarers from MV Amadea prepare to check in for their flight to Manila at Frankfurt Airport.

06 April – The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt assisted in the repatriation to Manila of the second batch of Filipino seafarers from the cruise ship MV Amadea at Frankfurt Airport last April 6.

Forty-one seafarers belonging to the ship’s hotel department were ferried in two buses chartered by Sea Chefs Cruise Ltd. from Bremerhaven Port to Frankfurt Airport. They followed the first batch of 16 seafarers who were repatriated from the same ship last April 4. – END

Filipino seafarers from the German cruise ship MV Amadea form a long queue at the check-in area of Frankfurt Airport last April 6.

 

 

 

Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt Assists in Repatriation of Filipino Seafarers from MV Amadea

Filipino seafarers from MV Amadea prepare to check in for their flight to Manila at Frankfurt Airport. (Frankfurt PCG photo)

FRANKFURT 04 April 2020 – The Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt assisted in the repatriation to Manila of 16 Filipino seafarers from the cruise ship MV Amadea at Frankfurt Airport last April 04.

The German cruise ship MV Amadea operated by Schulte Cruise arrived in Bremerhaven Port on April 02 where it disembarked more than five hundred passengers and crew. The company reported no incidence of COVID-19 on the ship. From Bremerhaven, the seafarers were ferried in a bus chartered by the company to Frankfurt Airport that took approximately five hours.

At the airport, Consul Rogelio Villanueva Jr. addressed the seafarers and assured them of the government’s commitment to ensure their safe and early return to the Philippines. He also briefed the seafarers on the implementation of quarantine procedures by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ), as well as the assistance to be extended by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) upon their arrival in Manila.

The successful repatriation of the seafarers from MV Amadea was made possible through joint efforts of the Philippine Embassy in Berlin, Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Berlin who coordinated with the Department of Health, Bureau of Quarantine, Schulte Cruise, and the BSM Crew Service Center Manila. END

Filipino seafarers from the German cruise ship MV Amadea pose before their departure from Frankfurt, Germany. (Frankfurt PCG photo)