Vice President Binay to dialogue with the Filipino Community in Germany

The Honorable Vice President Jejomar Binay will undertake a working visit to Germany from 4-9 June 2013 to further promote Philippine-German bilateral relations.

As Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers' (OFW) Concerns, the Vice President is eager to interact with as many Filipinos all over Germany.

Vizepräsident Binay tritt Amtsreise nach Deutschland an

Der ehrenwerte Vizepräsident Jejomar Binay wird vom 4.-9. Juni 2013 auf Amtsbesuch in Deutschland sein, um die bilateralen Beziehungen zwischen den Philippinen und Deutschland weiter auszubauen und den Impulsen, die durch die vorangegangenen Besuche des Außenministers Albert del Rosario in Deutschland im Jahr 2011 und des deutschen Außenministers Guido Westerwelle in Manila im Februar dieses Jahres gesetzt wurden, neuen Impetus zu verleihen.

AN EVENING OF CLASSICAL MUSIC
- A PRELUDE TO THE 60th ANNIVERSARY OF PHILIPPINES-GERMANY DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

Ambassador Maria Cleofe R. Natividad gives the welcome remarks

The repertoire included the premier of Antonio Africa’s composition of “Luksong Tinik.”

Peter Porticos finished Master’s of Music degree in Piano Performance under Prof. Walter Olbertz at the Hanns Eisler Music Conservatory in Berlin and has attended intensive master classes in German songs with Prof. Norman Shetler at the Unversität Mozarteum in Salzburg.  He has given a few concerts in Slovenia, France and Germany and is on a second German concert tour with German violinist Annette Mettenleiter.

Porticos also holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics degree from the Ateneo de Manila and a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance (magna cum laude) from the U.S.T. Conservatory of Music where he was mentored in Piano by Leonor Kilayko, the late Marina Escano and Fr. Manuel Maramba, OSB.  His first influential teacher in piano was the late Carmen Hernandez.  He is a faculty member of the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music and the Ateneo de Manila University School of Humanities.

Manila - Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario on Friday, April 12, received a delegation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the German Bundestag headed by Chairman Ruprecht Polenz (CDU/CSU).

The delegation, which is on official visit to Manila from April 11 to 13, includes Mr. Hans-Ulrich Klose (SPD), Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Deputy Head of Delegation; Mr. Jürgen Klimke (CDU/CSU); Mr. Johannes Pflug (SPD); Dr. Rainer Stinner (FDP) Committee; Mr. Stefan Liebich (Die Linke); and Dr. Michael Fuchs, Head of the Committee Secretariat.