Consulate General of the Philippines Frankfurt

2019 18-DAY CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (VAW)

18 Things that We Can Do to Help End VAW Woman/Girl

  1. Empower yourself. Know your rights and available courses of actions in case these rights are violated.
  2. Speak out and report to the authorities in case your rights are violated.
  3. Encourage others to fight for their rights. Man/Boy
  4. Respect women and girls in your home, workplace, and community.
  5. Join male groups promoting Anti-VAW efforts and participate in discussions to broaden your awareness on the advocacy.
  6. Enlighten/advise perpetrators to seek help and join the male Anti-VAW supporters. Government Agencies
  7. Equip yourselves with apt trainings and capacity development sessions to improve service delivery for your clients.
  8. Develop monitoring and evaluation strategy to assess the service to your clients supporters.
  9. Let people know that you provide the services! We need to inform the public that there are government offices that they can turn to and trust to assist them towards healing and seeking justice. Barangay
  10. Ensure that your Barangay VAW Desk is functional. You can use the Barangay VAW Desk Handbook developed by PCW and DILG with partner agencies to guide you on what to do.
  11. Establish linkages with local and national government agencies, as well as other organizations near your barangay where you can refer victim-survivors of VAW for needed assistance which the barangay is not able to provide.
  12. Promote harmonious family and community relationships in your barangay which is grounded on mutual respect for human rights, and take proactive steps to attain a VAW-free community. Private Sector
  13. Support the Anti-VAW efforts of the government and your immediate community.
  14. Establish your own Action Desks where employees and clients can go to in case VAW happens.
  15. Develop internal rules to proactively ensure that your workplace is VAW-free. Academe/Training Institutions.
  16. Include concepts of VAW and women’s human rights in lesson plans/lesson guides of your teaching staff
  17. Continually conduct/spearhead anti-VAW advocacies in your campus, and if possible, to your immediate community through extension programs.
  18. Setup a Committee on Decorum and Investigation (CODI) where students and employees can seek help.

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

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PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN FRANKFURT PARTNERS WITH FILIPINO COMMUNITY TO BRING CONSULAR SERVICES AND PROMOTE PHILIPPINE CULTURE IN THURINGIA

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

Vice Consul Fatima Mueller commended the efforts of the Philippine Foundation Rhein Neckar Kreis e.V. in promoting Philippine culture and providing scholarship programs and educational assistance to deserving Filipino students from different provinces during their 20th anniversary celebration held on 2 November 2019 in Oftersheim, Baden-Württemberg. The event, which was attended by some 200 Filipino-German guests, also featured a beauty pageant dubbed as “Queen of Queens Germany.”

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STRONGER PARTNERSHIP FORMED WITH PHILIPPINE BOOK PUBLISHING INDUSTRY

A stronger partnership was formed today among the Office of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, the Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt, National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Philippine book publishing industry during dinner hosted by Consul General Evelyn Austria-Garcia in honor of Deputy Speaker Legarda, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella and the members of the Philippine delegation to the 2019 Frankfurt Book Fair.

The Consul General expressed continued support to the promotion of the Philippine book publishing industry to the international book trade in collaboration with the NBDB and the Office of the Deputy Speaker.

In her remarks, Deputy Speaker Legarda vowed to help pursue the Philippines’ bid to be the Book Fair’s Guest of Honor country in the near future.

Undersecretary Abella underscored the importance of Philippine participation in the annual Fair in line with the Department’s economic and cultural diplomacy thrusts.

The dinner was attended by some 70 guests composed of the Buchmesse officials, members of the Philippine delegation to the Book Fair and representatives from the PH government offices in Germany. Maria Theresa Valencia-Brossmer, a Filipino Mezzo-soprano who is based in the south of Germany serenaded the Consulate’s guests, in a mix of poetry and Philippine music. END

Frankfurt Book Fair President Warmly Welcomes Deputy Speaker Legarda

Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda and Dr. Juergen Boos, President and CEO of the Frankfurt Book Fair, meet during the Fair’s 71st edition at the city’s Convention Center.

 

18 October 2019 – The man at the helm of the world’s largest trading place for print and digital content, Dr. Juergen Boos, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF), warmly welcomed on 17 October 2019 the Honorable Loren Legarda, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, at the city’s Convention Center, which is currently hosting the 71st running of the FBF.

Dr. Boos expressed his appreciation to the Deputy Speaker for the gracious hospitality shown to him during his recent visit to the Philippines.  As President and CEO of FBF, Dr. Boos is responsible for staging the gathering of several thousand representatives of book publishers, multimedia and technology companies and content providers from all over the world, who negotiate international publishing rights and license fees.

Deputy Speaker Legarda congratulated Dr. Boos for another successful Fair, tipping her hat to the German business executive for again spearheading the overall management of the event.  A total of 7,450 exhibitors from 104 countries, including the Philippines, are taking part in the Fair, which is running from October 16 to 20.

Deputy Speaker Legarda is leading the largest-ever Philippine contingent to the annual Book Fair, with 16 co-exhibitors from the country’s publishing industry and officials representing the National Book Development Board, Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Trade & Industry.  Moreover, the Philippine pavilion has expanded in size – from 48 square meters in 2018 to 120 square meters this year.

The Representative from Antique has been a staunch advocate of the Philippines’ participation in the world’s most significant cultural events, including the Frankfurt Book Fair and Venice Biennale.  “Our continuing presence with 16 participating publishers has been made possible by Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, especially during her term as senator.  She is also responsible for our continuing participation at the Venice Bienale, focusing on Philippine visual art and architecture,” said National Book Development Board Chair Neni Sta. Romana-Cruz.  Prior to her support of such cultural gatherings, Philippine attendance were irregular and subject to the whims of past officials.

Deputy Speaker Legarda was among the special guests at the Book Fair’s ceremonial opening last October 15, which was graced by Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, this year’s Guest of Honor country.  The guest country presents its literature and culture at the Fair in Frankfurt, as well as many other locations throughout Germany.  The Deputy Speaker is leading efforts for the Philippines to be accorded such status within the next few years, a feat that would provide the country with unparalleled recognition and attention in the literary field.  (END)