Consulate General of the Philippines Frankfurt

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE IN STUTTGART HOLDS VIRTUAL INDEPENDENCE AND RIZAL DAY CELEBRATIONS

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PHILIPPINE CONSULATE IN STUTTGART HOLDS VIRTUAL INDEPENDENCE AND RIZAL DAY CELEBRATIONS
22 June 2020- The Philippine Consulate in Stuttgart headed by Dr. Axel Neumahr, Consul a.h., conducted on 19 June 2020 a virtual celebration of the 122nd Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence and the 159th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal as part of its online initiative dubbed as “Collaborative Virtual Diplomatic (CoViD) Events.”
Through the Consulate’s Facebook page (@PHC Stuttgart), Dr. Neumahr expressed appreciation to Ambassador Theresa Dizon-de Vega and Consul General Evelyn Austria-Garcia for their wholehearted support to the Consulate’s online CoViD events in the previous months. In her video message, Consul General Austria-Garcia extolled “the sacrifices made both by our national heroes and frontliners who put themselves in harm’s way amidst this unprecedented time.” And, Ambassador Dizon-de Vega called on all Filipinos “to follow the footsteps of our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal and that we, as Filipinos, may also dedicate our lives for the betterment of our beloved country in whatever profession we are in.” She also conveyed her gratitude to all front liners, including those in health care, logistics, port services and public service.
A 30-minute video presentation was produced in collaboration with the Association of Filipino Nurses in Germany headed by its president, Aian Angeo. In it, musical numbers were featured from Munich-based Aurelia Malvar-Sailer who sang “Ako Ay Pilipino,” and Filipino-German singer Simon Paterno who dedicated the song “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” to Filipino nurses, doctors and others working in the frontline. The Manila-based Imusicapella Chamber Choir, who held performances in Germany in 2019, also participated in the online event through their rendition of the Philippine National Anthem and its virtual presentation of the song, “In Our Hands.”
The Department of Tourism’s “Wake Up in the Philippines” video campaign and the “We Smile as One” tribute to Filipino front liners were also shown during the event.
Among other promotional videos included in the Consulate’s ‘CoVid’ events are the 45-minute historical documentary video entitled “Legacy of Heroes: The Story of Bataan and Corregidor” during Araw ng Kagitingan; the virtual Easter Sunday mass and an online photo contest facilitated through a Stuttgart-based Filipino organization. END

Happy 122nd Anniversary, DFA!

#WeAreDFA: Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr.
Today marks the 122nd year since the establishment of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Under the leadership of the country’s experienced diplomats, the DFA will continue to deliver diplomatic, consular, and assistance-to-nationals services that are responsive to the needs of the Filipino people and other stakeholders here and abroad, even under this “new normal.”
Happy 122nd Anniversary, DFA!

#WeAreDFA: Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr.

Today marks the 122nd year since the establishment of the Department of Foreign Affairs.Under the leadership of the country’s experienced diplomats, the DFA will continue to deliver diplomatic, consular, and assistance-to-nationals services that are responsive to the needs of the Filipino people and other stakeholders here and abroad, even under this “new normal.” Happy 122nd Anniversary, DFA!#WeAreDFA#DFA122Years#DFAinACTION

Gepostet von Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines am Montag, 22. Juni 2020

Dr. Jose Rizal Documentary

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This anniversary of his birthday, let’s meet our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal in this documentary. Discover his sacrifices as he takes the path of our liberation.

 

YES, the German scientist Rudolf Virchow, the acclaimed father of modern pathology and the “Pope of medicine,” was a good friend of Jose Rizal. Virchow is among the pillars of science Filipino students often encounter in Biology subject in high school (or Grade 8). This and more on the 2nd Countdown to 500 Online Lecture Live (‘Rizal and the Reclaiming of the World of Our Ancestors’ by historian Kerby Alvarez) here [https://www.facebook.com/nqc2021/videos/264379454834332/].

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Nakikiisa ang Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining sa pag-alala sa ika-159 anibersaryo ng kaarawan ni Dr. Jose Rizal.
Ang paghahangad at pakikibaka para sa katarungan ay marka ng isang tunay na malayang bayan. Ngayon, higit kailan man, ating dapat alalahanin at isabuhay ang mga turo ni Dr. Jose Rizal. Makata. Bayani.

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The National Historical Commission of the Philippines joins the nation in celebrating the 159th birth anniversary of José Rizal tomorrow, 19 June.
Simple rites will be held at his birthplace in the Museo ni José Rizal, Calamba, Laguna, his place of exile in the Museo ni José Rizal Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, and his place of imprisonment in the Museo ni José Rizal Fort Santiago, Manila.
To mark this day, we encourage everyone to visit the three museum’s Facebook pages and to watch videos and documentaries looking back at his life and deeds.

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Kalayaan 2020 – PHC in Baden-Württemberg

Kalayaan 2020 – PHC in Baden-Württemberg

A virtual presentation in commemoration of the 122nd Philippine Independence and 159th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal – Philippine National Hero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1adBw0tHDWM&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0jDQ6W9pWyPk2mYeTb_bKD_uWYgLz9YGF-zv_QR4GIFsQJjs8gOnJxBDoThe Philippine Honorary Consulate in Baden-Württemberg would like to thank the follow for sharing their precious Time and talent for making this Virtual Presentation possible:Her Excellency Maria Theresa Dizon – De Vega Philiipine Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany Philippine Embassy in BerlinHon. Evelyn D. Austria-Garcia Consul General Philippine Consulate General in FrankfurtMs. Margarita Valdez Director Department of Tourism in FrankfurtImusicapella A multi-awardedchruch-based Choir from Imus, Cavite Philiipines„Philippine National Anthem“ Lyrics: José Palma (original Spanish lyrics), 1899Music: Julián Felipe„In our Hands“Composed by David PomeranzMabuting Pilipino“Composed by Noel CabangonSimon PaternoFilipino-German Singer/Songwriter„How sweet it is“Composed by Holland–Dozier–HollandAurelia Malvar-SailerMezzo SopranoFormer member of the Philippine Madrigal Singers Great granddaughter , Philippine Revolutionary General Miguel Malvar„Ako ay Pilipino“Composed by George CancesoMark Anthony CarpioPianist and Choirmaster Philippine Madrigal SingersGerald SailerAudio and Video Technical recordingRamonchito Picar Nurse- Robert Bosch Krankenhaus Stuttgart and Karlsruhe Representative Association of Filipino Nurses in GermanyMabuhay ang lahing Pilipino!

Gepostet von Honorarkonsulat der Republik der Philippinen – Stuttgart am Freitag, 19. Juni 2020

A virtual presentation in commemoration of the 122nd Philippine Independence and 159th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal – Philippine National Hero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1adBw0tHDWM&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0jDQ6W9pWyPk2mYeTb_bKD_uWYgLz9YGF-zv_QR4GIFsQJjs8gOnJxBDo

The Philippine Honorary Consulate in Baden-Württemberg would like to thank the follow for sharing their precious Time and talent for making this Virtual Presentation possible:

Her Excellency Maria Theresa Dizon – De Vega Philiipine Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany Philippine Embassy in Berlin

Hon. Evelyn D. Austria-Garcia Consul General Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt

Ms. Margarita Valdez Director Department of Tourism in Frankfurt

Imusicapella A multi-awardedchruch-based Choir from Imus, Cavite Philiipines

„Philippine National Anthem“ Lyrics: José Palma (original Spanish lyrics), 1899
Music: Julián Felipe

„In our Hands“
Composed by David Pomeranz

Mabuting Pilipino“
Composed by Noel Cabangon

Simon Paterno
Filipino-German Singer/Songwriter
„How sweet it is“
Composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland

Aurelia Malvar-Sailer
Mezzo Soprano
Former member of the Philippine Madrigal Singers Great granddaughter , Philippine Revolutionary General Miguel Malvar

„Ako ay Pilipino“
Composed by George Canceso

Mark Anthony Carpio
Pianist and Choirmaster Philippine Madrigal Singers

Gerald Sailer
Audio and Video Technical recording

Ramonchito Picar Nurse- Robert Bosch Krankenhaus Stuttgart and Karlsruhe Representative Association of Filipino Nurses in Germany

Mabuhay ang lahing Pilipino!

GERMAN SCHOLARS TAKE INTEREST IN RIZAL’S ‘NOLI ME TANGERE’ AND ‘EL FILIBUSTERISMO’

19 June 2020 – A growing number of German scholars are taking interest in studying Dr. Jose Rizal’s ‘Noli Me Tangere’ and ‘El Filibusterismo’ as the two novels provided the framework for a Master’s degree summer course entitled, “Jose Rizal y El Realismo Espanol,” which is being conducted from April to July 2020 as part of the Ruhr University in Bochum’s Philippine Studies program. The course, which is attended online by students of Spanish literature under Professor Roger Friedlein, attempts to define the essence and strategies of realist writing in metropolitan Spain and the Philippines.
“Rizal is not only one of the key figures of the Philippine independence from Spain who has biographical links to Germany, but he is as well a poet, dramatist and essayist and one of the most interesting Spanish-speaking novelists of the 19th century,” Professor Friedlein said. The professor added that through the course German students gain a better appreciation of Rizal’s novels as a valuable source of knowledge in the study of colonial society. They are also able to keenly establish the connection and similarity in literary techniques between Spanish-speaking Latin America and the Philippines, which were both distant territories of Spain in the 19th century.
“I am glad that German scholars have taken interest in studying Rizal’s writings and see their enduring relevance. As we commemorate Dr. Jose Rizal’s 159th birth anniversary, the course is but a timely reminder that there will always be something in Rizal the people of today can emulate. There is always something in Rizal for everyone, including the Germans,” Consul General Evelyn D. Austria said.
The two novels are being related to Spanish literature of Realism, which was the dominating literary aesthetic of Rizal’s time. Since they were originally written in Spanish, Rizal’s novels are being studied in comparison with Spanish novels like Doña Perfecta (1876), and Fortunata y Jacinta (1887) by Benito Pérez Galdós, one of the most influential Spanish realist novelists.
The course is the third seminar conducted at Ruhr University under its “Philippine Initiative” program, which is an interdisciplinary cooperation of researchers with an interest in topics related to the Philippines. Two other Philippine-related courses held recently were “Las Filipinas Hispánicas” (The Spanish Philippines) and “Berichte der Entdeckungsfahrten nach Südostasien” (Chronicles on the voyages of discovery to South-East Asia). The program forms part of the recently-signed cultu
ral agreement between the Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt and the University. The agreement, which was sponsored by Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, aims to support academic and research activities on Philippine matters, and the creation of a center that would serve as a hub for Philippine-related projects in Southern Germany. The activities may be followed on the blog, <philippinen.blogs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>. END