Senator Gatchalian Exchanges Views with Filipino Community in Berlin

03 May 2017 BERLIN — Leaders of the Filipino community in Berlin had a chance to exchange views with Senator Sherwin Gatchalian during a town hall-style-meeting organized by the Philippine Embassy on April 24 upon the invitation of the Senator.

Dubbed as “Hapunan at Balitaan”, Senator Gatchalian engaged the community in discussions to gain deeper understanding of the plight of overseas Filipino workers in Germany as well as provide updates on the Philippines. Discussions focused on the country’s efforts to use renewable energy as power source, climate change and Germany´s energy transition program.

The Senator informed the community that it takes time to take on renewable energy sources in the country but good things are being put in place.

Senator Gatchalian was invited by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) to Germany as part of the delegation from the Network of Social Democracy in Asia (SOCDEM) for an orientation visit on the transition to renewable energy supply in Germany. He and other members of the delegation visited different renewable energy projects in Berlin and Frankfurt. The Senator chairs the Senate committee on Energy.

For more information, visit  www.berlinpe.dfa.gov.ph / www.philippine-embassy.de or https://www.facebook.com/philippineembassyberlin. END