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Turnover of copies of the 2016 Edition of the Orientation Booklet for Filipinos in Germany to the Philippine Embassy, Berlin
2016 May 11, 3pm
Project Team/Contact Persons: Dr. Jingky Lozano-Kühne, Ms. Maria Renee Juan-Wolff
More info:
http://projects.upaagermany.org/projects-germany-orient-booklet.html
http://philippine-embassy.de/2016/05/18/upaa-launches-2016-edition-of-orientation-booklet-for-filipinos-in-germany/
Photo credit: Phil. Embassy in Berlin
2016 May 11, 3pm
Project Team/Contact Persons: Dr. Jingky Lozano-Kühne, Ms. Maria Renee Juan-Wolff
More info:
http://projects.upaagermany.org/projects-germany-orient-booklet.html
http://philippine-embassy.de/2016/05/18/upaa-launches-2016-edition-of-orientation-booklet-for-filipinos-in-germany/
Photo credit: Phil. Embassy in Berlin
UPAA Germany e.V. first General Assembly in 2016
2016 April 23, 1-4pm
Dr. Jingky Lozano-Kühne’s Residence, Luisenstrasse 8, 16548 Glienicke/Nordbahn
2016 April 23, 1-4pm
Dr. Jingky Lozano-Kühne’s Residence, Luisenstrasse 8, 16548 Glienicke/Nordbahn
UPAA Germany e.V. members join the Filipinos in solidarity with Asian Community
2016 April 9, 3pm-7pm
Potsdamer Platz, street march to Chinese Embassy in Jannowitzbrücke
ACTION:
DEMONSTRATION AT THE EMBASSY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN PROTEST AGAINST CHINA'S HOSTILE AGGRESSION & TERRITORIAL CLAIMS OF THE DISPUTED WEST PHILIPPINE SEA (SOUTH CHINA SEA)
PARTICIPANTS:
MALAYSIANS, TAIWANESES, FILIPINOS, FRIENDS, AND THE FEDERATION OF VIETNAMESE
more photos here.
2016 April 9, 3pm-7pm
Potsdamer Platz, street march to Chinese Embassy in Jannowitzbrücke
ACTION:
DEMONSTRATION AT THE EMBASSY OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN PROTEST AGAINST CHINA'S HOSTILE AGGRESSION & TERRITORIAL CLAIMS OF THE DISPUTED WEST PHILIPPINE SEA (SOUTH CHINA SEA)
PARTICIPANTS:
MALAYSIANS, TAIWANESES, FILIPINOS, FRIENDS, AND THE FEDERATION OF VIETNAMESE
more photos here.
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Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis wins Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize
For a feature film that opens new perspectives, Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis (A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery) by Lav Diaz won the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize at the Berlinale held last February 11-21, 2016 in Berlin. https://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries |
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UP Pep Squad wins silver and bronze medals
at the Cheerleading World Championships (CWC) 2015
2015 November 21-22
The UP Pep Squad/Team Philippines won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 8th Cheerleading World Championships 2015 held on Nov. 21-22 in Berlin. The team won the silver medal for the Cheer - All Female category, while the two bronze medals were for the Cheerleading Doubles and Small Groups Mixed categories.
Photo credits: Prof. Eloi Hernandez
More details/photos here.
at the Cheerleading World Championships (CWC) 2015
2015 November 21-22
The UP Pep Squad/Team Philippines won a silver medal and two bronze medals at the 8th Cheerleading World Championships 2015 held on Nov. 21-22 in Berlin. The team won the silver medal for the Cheer - All Female category, while the two bronze medals were for the Cheerleading Doubles and Small Groups Mixed categories.
Photo credits: Prof. Eloi Hernandez
More details/photos here.
UPAA Germany e.V. welcomes UP Pep Squad in Berlin
2015 Nov. 18
The UP Pep Squad was welcomed today by the UPAA Germany Vice-president Caguioa-Mönnich at the Berlin Tegel Airport. They will compete on the weekend at the 8th IFC Cheerleading World Championships in Berlin. Among them are their head coach, Prof. Lalaine Perena; the head of the Philippine Federation, Mr. Evan Alvia and Ms. Abby Alvia; and the pep squad´s faculty adviser, Prof. Eloisa May Hernandez.
2015 Nov. 18
The UP Pep Squad was welcomed today by the UPAA Germany Vice-president Caguioa-Mönnich at the Berlin Tegel Airport. They will compete on the weekend at the 8th IFC Cheerleading World Championships in Berlin. Among them are their head coach, Prof. Lalaine Perena; the head of the Philippine Federation, Mr. Evan Alvia and Ms. Abby Alvia; and the pep squad´s faculty adviser, Prof. Eloisa May Hernandez.
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UPAA Germany e.V. presents Vincent Valiente on his First Vocal Recital
2015 Sept. 5 (Saturday, 5pm - 6pm) A Vocal Recital by Vincent Valiente, tenor, with Kazuhiro Shigematsu, piano, was presented by the association at the Gemeindesaal der Heilig-Geist-Kirche in Berlin last September 5 at 5pm. The recital had two parts: European classical music from the 16th century to the 19th century by Caccini, Gluck, Bellini, Handel, and Mozart; and Philippine classical music in the last two centuries by Zubiri, Santiago, de Guzman, and Fuentes. After the recital, a farewell party was held for Vincent Valiente who will study for a year at the University of Edinburgh. More info and photos here. |
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1st UPAA Germany e.V. General Assembly in 2015
2015 July 11 (Saturday, 1pm - 4:30pm)
The GA was held at Kaiser-Friedrichstr. 33, 10627 Berlin in K. Caguioa-Mönnich´s apartment with 14 attendees including two board members plus the president online through skype. After the GA, a BBQ/socials was hosted by J. Lozano-Kühne at their residence in Glienicke. More photos here.
2015 July 11 (Saturday, 1pm - 4:30pm)
The GA was held at Kaiser-Friedrichstr. 33, 10627 Berlin in K. Caguioa-Mönnich´s apartment with 14 attendees including two board members plus the president online through skype. After the GA, a BBQ/socials was hosted by J. Lozano-Kühne at their residence in Glienicke. More photos here.
DAYAW. Filipino-inspired POP-up kitchen
2015 June 24 (Wednesday, 7pm - 10:30pm)
Markthalle Neun, Eisenbahnstrasse 42/43 - Pücklerstrasse 34, 10997 Berlin
The tickets to the launching of the Dayaw Filipino-inspired Pop-up Kitchen was sold-out the night just before the event. There were around 120 persons including the cooks, the volunteers/usherettes, the musicians, the journalists including those from ABS-CBN, and our very own Ambassador Melita Sta.Maria-Thomeczek with some other diplomats from the Philippine Embassy Berlin.
It was a successful meal/performance designed by Pepe Dayaw, curated by Kathrin Kuna in partnership with the Markthalle Neun and in cooperation with the Philippine Embassy - Berlin with the volunteer participation of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association e.V.
The menu included kare-kare, kinilaw, pisbol (fishball), gazpacho, sinigang, adobo-kamatis-atsara, champorado topped with crispy anchovy tempura, and puto bumbong.
The event was also lined up with performances from Filipino musicians - singer-songwriters Mishka Adams and Isa Tabasuares, couple Jomar and Myls Rubio, and a brazilian singer Danny. Filipino songs like Ugoy ng Duyan were sung. As a closing, everyone sang Bato sa Buhangin, with lyrics distributed to the guests.
More info and photos here.
2015 June 24 (Wednesday, 7pm - 10:30pm)
Markthalle Neun, Eisenbahnstrasse 42/43 - Pücklerstrasse 34, 10997 Berlin
The tickets to the launching of the Dayaw Filipino-inspired Pop-up Kitchen was sold-out the night just before the event. There were around 120 persons including the cooks, the volunteers/usherettes, the musicians, the journalists including those from ABS-CBN, and our very own Ambassador Melita Sta.Maria-Thomeczek with some other diplomats from the Philippine Embassy Berlin.
It was a successful meal/performance designed by Pepe Dayaw, curated by Kathrin Kuna in partnership with the Markthalle Neun and in cooperation with the Philippine Embassy - Berlin with the volunteer participation of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association e.V.
The menu included kare-kare, kinilaw, pisbol (fishball), gazpacho, sinigang, adobo-kamatis-atsara, champorado topped with crispy anchovy tempura, and puto bumbong.
The event was also lined up with performances from Filipino musicians - singer-songwriters Mishka Adams and Isa Tabasuares, couple Jomar and Myls Rubio, and a brazilian singer Danny. Filipino songs like Ugoy ng Duyan were sung. As a closing, everyone sang Bato sa Buhangin, with lyrics distributed to the guests.
More info and photos here.
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UPCC and UPMC concert tours in Berlin
2015 June & July The UP Concert Chorus and the UP Manila Chorale, through the organization of Pacita Heinrich, made their individual concert tours in Berlin on June 14-18 and July 11-14 respectively. More photos here. photo credits to Ms. Myls Rubio Cultural Attaché, Phil. Embassy Berlin |
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UPAA members join the Nike 10KM Berlin
2015 June 20 (Saturday, 9pm - 11pm) Lynda Sylvester and Krisanta Caguioa-Mönnich were among the 10,000 runners of the Berlin 10KM of the Run Nike Women Series. The start and finish line was at the race village in the Tempelhofer Feld. More photos here. |
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Lecture Series - Philippine Studies Series Berlin in cooperation with UPAA Germany e.V.
2015 June 1 (Monday, 6pm - 8pm) The Philippine-China Arbitration with respect to the dispute in the South China Sea A lecture by Dr. Suzette Suarez in Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin. 2015 June 6 (Saturday, 2pm - 5pm) Wohnzimmer Lecture - The kutiyapi and other boat lutes in the Philippines, part 1 A discussion and video presentation given by Hans Brandeis, a German ethnomusicologist. More photos here. |
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Farewell Party for V. Consul Arumpac
2015 June 2 (Monday, 7pm - 11pm) After 3years in Berlin, Vice Consul Azela Arumpac, a UPAA member, has been re-assigned to the Philippine Embassy in Vienna, Austria. |
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Salu-Salo / Pulung-Pulong sa Embahada
Filipino Community Dialogue with the Embassy
2015 May 9 (Saturday, 10am - 4pm)
UPAA-Germany e.V. joined the other Filipino organizations from all over the country in a whole-day event at the embassy with the Ribbon-cutting/Opening of the Carthographic Exhibit (www.imoa.ph/imoawebexhibit), Lecture on the South China Sea Dispute by Justice Antonio T. Carpio, open forum, and other talks and announcements from the embassy officials particularly the new Ambassador, Ms. Melita S. Sta.Maria-Thomeczek, and organization heads.
For more information about the lecture, please check out www.imoa.ph.
The BalikPhD Roadshow in Berlin
2015 April 25 (Saturday, 2pm - 4pm)
Dr. Gisela Padilla-Concepcion, Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University of the Philippines (UP) System, delivered a presentation at the Philippine Embassy in Berlin on the current programs of UP encouraging foreign- trained Filipinos to be part of the internationalisation and enhancement of UP’s educational and research activities. Academicians and other interested participants from different parts of Germany attended the BalikPhD seminar which was co-hosted by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association Germany e.V. (UPAA Germany), The Filipino Students, Alumni and Academics in Germany (FSAAG) and the Philippine Embassy in Berlin.
The BalikPhD program which offers relocation package and start-up research grant for balikbayan experts has been discussed in the seminar. UP is inviting applicants from all fields, especially those who can serve best the interests of the nation towards nation-building. Other programs and mechanisms of financial support for continued research productivity, continued foreign training, participation in international conferences, hosting of international meetings, the visiting professor program, and others programs for students, researchers and faculty exchange were also discussed. Read more...
2nd UPAA Germany e.V. General Assembly in 2014 and Election of New Officers
The GA was held at Stülpnagelstraße 2, 14059 Berlin on October 18, 2014 (3pm - 5pm)
After the GA, a Boodle Dinner was hosted at the same venue by Jenny and Jens Hankammer (Photo documentation)
Congratulations to the new set of officers!
Board Members:
President: Dr. Suzette Suarez
Vice-President: Ms. Krisanta Caguioa-Mönnich
Treasurer: Ms. Catherine Abon
Secretary: Ms. Jeddahlyn Andrae Pagsanjan
Auditor:
Ms. Minette Flora de Asis
Next event: Induction of the newly elected officers!!!
The GA was held at Stülpnagelstraße 2, 14059 Berlin on October 18, 2014 (3pm - 5pm)
After the GA, a Boodle Dinner was hosted at the same venue by Jenny and Jens Hankammer (Photo documentation)
Congratulations to the new set of officers!
Board Members:
President: Dr. Suzette Suarez
Vice-President: Ms. Krisanta Caguioa-Mönnich
Treasurer: Ms. Catherine Abon
Secretary: Ms. Jeddahlyn Andrae Pagsanjan
Auditor:
Ms. Minette Flora de Asis
Next event: Induction of the newly elected officers!!!
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