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- (Rico Borja-OPS/NIB Photo) German Ambassador Christian-Ludwig Weber-Lortsch presents his credentials to Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Welcome to the homepage of the German Embassy Manila. Our aim is to provide you with information about Germany and the work of the German Embassy Manila as well as to give you an overview of German-Philippine relations. We have included many links to other webpages that might be of interest to you. We would like to encourage you to also visit the German version of our homepage.
Germany provides 1,000,000 Euros for Humanitarian Aid measures of the ICRC in the Philippines
Ambassador Christian-Ludwig Weber-Lortsch announced on October 21 that the Federal Government of Germany to support the Humanitarian efforts of the International Committee of the Red Cross with an amount of 1,000,000 Euros (roughly 70 million Pesos).
The German contribution will be used particularly to support victims of the conflict in Mindanao, both those seeking shelter in the IDP (internally displaced persons) camps and those who are sick or wounded as a result of violent clashes, and cover the time from now until the end of the year 2009.
Germany provides additional 800,000 Euros in humanitarian aid for the victims of "Ondoy" and "Pepeng"
Ambassador Christian-Ludwig Weber-Lortsch announced on October 19 that the Federal Government of Germany has decided to provide additional 800,000 Euros (roughly 55 million Pesos) in aid to the victims of "Ondoy" and "Pepeng".
Out of this amount, 700,000 Euros (roughly 48 million Pesos) will be put at the disposal of the World Food Program. Another 100,000 Euros (roughly 7 million Pesos) will be provided to the Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, one of the major humanitarian aid organizations in Germany.
This contribution adds to the 500,000 Euros of humanitarian aid pledged on September 30 in the immediate aftermath of tropical storm "Ondoy", bringing the overall aid of the Federal Government of Germany to 1.3 million Euros (roughly 90 million Pesos).
German government provides 500,000 Euros in emergency humanitarian aid to Ondoy victims
Ambassador Christian-Ludwig Weber-Lortsch announced that the Federal Government of Germany has decided to provide 500,000 Euros (roughly 35 million Pesos) in emergency humanitarian aid for the victims of the tropical storm “Ondoy”, which has wrought havoc over Central Luzon on September 26. The funds will be placed at the disposal of German Humanitarian Aid Organizations Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross) and other German relief Agencies. The main purpose of the aid is to provide urgently needed food and sanitary products for the victims of the disaster.
The relief organizations will cooperate closely with their counterparts in the Philippines in order to ensure that the aid reaches the victims immediately and directly.
The Federal Government of Germany with this measure wishes to contribute to the overall effort to relieve the distress of the victims of Ondoy.
President Köhler conveys his condolences to President Arroyo
The Federal President of Germany, Horst Köhler, has conveyed his condolences to H.E. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines, in connection with the disaster wrought upon the Philippines by the tropical storm “Ondoy”, in a telegram of September 29. The text of the telegram is as follows:
“Madam President,
I was deeply shocked to learn of the natural disaster that struck Manila and Central Luzon over the weekend.
I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy to you, also on behalf of my fellow Germans. Please convey our condolences to the families of the victims. Our thoughts are with them in these difficult times.
Our thoughts are also with the rescue workers and with those who lost everything they owned in the storm. Germany is prepared to provide humanitarian aid in order to help the people affected by the disaster return to a normal life as quickly as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Horst Köhler
President of the Federal Republic of Germany”
Alumniportal Deutschland
Are you a Germany-Alumna or a Germany-Alumnus? If you studied, participated in advanced education or training or worked in Germany, the Alumniportal Deutschland offers you a wide range of possibilities. Get in touch with colleagues, business partners and friends. Increase your opportunities, find interesting events near you!
Germany Celebrates: 60 Years of the Federal Republic of Germany, 20 Years since the Fall of the Wall
Germany is celebrating two major anniversaries in 2009: 60 years ago, the promulgation of the Basic Law represented the birth of the Federal Republic of Germany; 20 years ago, in November, the Berlin Wall came down. These historical turning points mark a period spanning from the economic miracle in post-war Germany to the end of the Cold War in 1989.
If you would like to find out more about Germany’s historical turning points, the current issue of Deutschland magazine offers an overview of six German decades, interviews with Federal Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries and the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, opinions from renowned witnesses of those times, essays and information about forthcoming events. A PDF edition of the entire magazine is also available on the Internet at http://www.magazine-deutschland.de/en/.
Honorary German Consul in Koror/Republic of Palau
Since June 2007, an honorary German Consul has been offering its services to German citizens and promoting business, cultural and scientific activities in Palau.
The office of the Honorary Consul may be contacted as follows:
Address: Madalaii St. (Palau Shop)
P.O. Box 1866
Koror, PW 96940
Republic of Palau
Telepone:(00680) 488 1816
Telefax: (00680) 448 5271
E-mail: gmail%27%com,honorarkonsul%27%palau
Head: Thomas Walter Schubert, Honorary Consul
Consular district: Republik Palau
The Honorary Consul is not in charge of passport and visa matters.
Honorary German Consul in Cebu
On April 29, a new German Honorary Consul for Cebu has been formally inaugurated into his new office by German Ambassador to the Philippines Christian-Ludwig Weber-Lortsch. The office of the Honorary Consul may be contacted as follows:
Address:
Ford’s Inn Hotel
A.S. Fortuna St. cor. Banilad Road
6000 Cebu City
Telephone:
Telefax: +63-32 - 236 13 18
Mobile (Globe): +63-927 536 20 44
E-mail: yahoo%27%com,Honorarkonsul%27%Cebu
Head: Dr. Franz Seidenschwarz, Honorary Consul
Consular District: Cebu Province
Office Hours: Mondays to Fridays 9 a.m. - 12 noon
The Honorary Consul is not in charge of passport and visa matters.
German National Tourist Board (DZT)
Tourist information on holidaying in Germany, conference venues, shopping or ideas for young people: consult the German National Tourist Board website for all this – and much, much more!
German-Philippine Development Cooperation
Germany decided as early as 1961 to make the Philippines one of its major development partners. Nowadays, Germany is the third largest bilateral donor of the Philippines (after Japan and the USA). We would like to present our focal areas of development cooperation and the main partner organizations.
Visa requirements
In general Philippine citizens require a visa for stays in Germany. Here you can find all the information you need on applying for a visa, along with an application form as a pdf file to download.
"Schools: Partners for the Future" initiative
Education creates prospects – multilingualism opens new horizons. At our partner schools abroad we not only desire to provide students with access to our language and education system, we also want to generate interest in and understanding for one another. More details on the "Schools: Partners for the Future" initiative are available here:
German European School Manila
The German European School Manila is a German and English speaking international school that offers programmes from Early Years to IB Diploma (Grade 12). It also offers a bilingual toddler programme for children starting age two.
The Goethe-Institut Manila
Since 1961 there is a Goethe-Institut (German Cultural Center) in Manila. After being located for over 20 years in Aurora Blvd in Quezon City, in mid-April 2006 the Goethe-Institut moved to a new home in Makati:
Goethe-Institut Manila
4-5/F Adamson Center
121 Leviste St. Salcedo Village
1127 Makati City
Metro Manila, Philippines
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