PHL Embassy in Berlin Holds First 2018 Consular Outreach in Hamburg

Philippine Embassy officers and staff and Filipino community leaders in Hamburg led by Ms. Divine Martens, current President of the Federation of Filipino Organizations in Northern Germany.

01 March 2018 BERLIN – The Philippine Embassy in Berlin kicked off its consular mission outreach schedule for 2018 with a mobile consular mission in Hamburg on February 24.

The six-member team headed by Chargé d’affaires Lillibeth V. Pono rendered a total of 125 consular services, including passport renewals, certification and notarial services, Overseas Absentee Voting registrations, and Assistance-to-Nations-related counseling.

The consular outreach mission was successfully delivered through close cooperation and coordination with the Federation of Filipino Organizations in Northern Germany (FFONG), the umbrella organization of the Filipino community groups in the region.

Approximately 1,600 Filipinos reside in Hamburg, Germany’s second largest city and one of the country’s 16 states. END

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

A member of the Embassy’s outreach team takes a photo of the outreach’s one-month old client.

Filipinos residing in Hamburg and around northern Germany attended the consular mission. It was also an opportunity for the community to touch-base with each other and to meet newcomers.