After the Social Security Agreement between the Philippines and Germany had been signed during the visit of President Aquino III to Germany in 2014, the exchange of the instruments of ratification took place today, 23 March 2018, in Manila. The respective governments were represented by German Ambassador to the Philippines Dr. Gordon Kricke and DFA Undersecretary for Policy Enrique A. Manalo.
The “Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of the Philippines on Social Security” coordinates the respective security systems especially in the case of employees being deployed in the country of the contracting state.
In other words, qualified Filipino and German employees, who have worked in the Philippines and in Germany, will be able to combine their contributions in both countries in order to benefit from both countries’ social security systems.
Furthermore, as long as the deployment is less than 48 months, the employees have the right to stay in their original system to simplify the process.
This agreement will reinforce bilateral economic ties between the Philippines and Germany and thus create new job opportunities in each country. It shall enter into force beginning 1 June 2018.
Follow this link to see a copy of the agreement (the text in both German and English languages begins at page 419): http://www.bgbl.de/xaver/bgbl/start.xav…
