Message from the Philippine Embassy

I congratulate the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry on its 15th anniversary and extend our appreciation for its valuable support towards a stronger and more dynamic economic partnership between Germany and the Philippines.

Coming out from the pandemic, our recent engagements with Germany have been very promising. Philippine Secretary of Trade Alfredo Pascual and German Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck met at the margins of the 17th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business --- a positive step towards greater dialogue between the public and private sectors of our countries.

This was followed by the successful conduct of the Philippine Economic Briefing in Frankfurt by the Philippines’ top economic managers, a recognition of the importance of Germany to the Philippines as an economic partner.

The visit to Berlin of Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo and his meeting with Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in February this year saw both countries reaffirming their commitment towards further intensifying the breadth and depth of the relations.

For the past 15 years, GPCCI has always played a key role in the growth of our bilateral economic relations and provided crucial support for the various initiatives that strengthen this partnership.

I trust that GPCCI and its members will continue its mission and explore investment opportunities in the Philippines including in the areas of electronics manufacturing, IT-BPM, mining, and infrastructure development.

I look forward to collaborating with GPCCI and our friends in the German public and private sectors to further accelerate the pace of engagements, in support of our socio-economic agenda.

H.E. Irene Susan Natividad Ambassador Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines - Berlin