Deutscher Konsul in Davao City/German Consul in Davao City

 

Consul, First Secretary and Head of the Legal Department of the German Embassy Manila, Mr. Klaus Mueller in Davao

Konsul, Erster Sekretaer und Leiter der Juristischen Abteilung der Botschaft der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Manila, Herr Klaus Mueller in Davao

(oben mit SUC Praesident Dr. Perfecto Alibin, University of Southeastern Philippines, Davao City - an der ich Fakultaetsmitglied des Fremdsprachlichen Instituts fuer Deutsch geworden bin.) 

  

Zusammen mit Herrn Eduardo C. Arcilla, Assistant Alien Control Officer and Head Supervisor Davao International Airport.

 

  

 (With Miss Sonia Garcia, Regional Director Region XI of Department of Tourism, heading soon to Germany, International Tourism Fair, promoting Mindanao.

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Und hier eine gute Nachricht: das Auswaertige Amt Berlin hat die Finanzierung eines Laptops in Aussicht gestellt, wonach ein Passantrag nach den neuen biometrischen Vorschriften dann auch wieder in Davao City and Cebu City moeglich sein wird. Sobald der Laptop in Manila eingetroffen ist, duerfen wir Herrn Mueller dann erneut in Davao City und Cebu City begruessen. Hoffentlich bald... .

Seit dem 1. November 2007 ist ein neues Passgesetz in Kraft, wonach neben dem biometrietauglichen Foto auch zwei Fingerabdruecke auf einem Chip gespeichert werden muessen. Hiervon sind alle Antragsteller ab vollendetem 6. Lebensjahr betroffen. Wegen der Idenitizierungspflicht, Unterschriftsleistung und Abnahme von Fingerabdruecken ist die persoenliche Vorsprache bei der Antragsstellung bis jetzt immer noch bei der Deutschen  Botschaft in  Manila unumgaenglich.  Hoffentlich nicht mehr lange... .

Good news for German nationals:  Hopefully soon new applications for the issuance of a German passport can be accepted in Cebu City and Davao City. The German government granted the financing of necessary equipment.

Living in The Philippines/Leben auf den Philippinen

Live in style... live in the Philippines! Great locations, facilities entertainment and leisure activities, matched by some of the warmest smiles in the world. You can't get a better deal than that. That's how the PRA brochure for the SRRVisa (Special Resident Retiree's Visa) goes. It's indeed a hassle-free visa, as I could learn (again!) during an interview with Jaime "Jimmy" B. LLames, good friend and OiC of the Davao Satellite Office of the Philippine Retirement Authority.

Its slogan "Smile at Life in the Philippines" indeed encapsulates the spirit behind the vision. Retirees who choose the Philippines can look forward to being treated as a person, not as a statistic. PRA helps provide the good life for retirees - not only for their material comfort, but also for their physiological and emotional well being as well.

My agency YONNEX became already a merchant partner of PRA - an accredited partner. That's why I am pretty sure, that also its programs will work FOR YOU! If you need any assistance, please contact me. I am glad to help you - without any costs!

The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) is a government owned and controlled corporation created by the Executive Order  No. 1037, which wqas signed by then President Ferdinand Marcos, on July 4, 1985. On August 31, 2001, through E.O. No. 26, the control and supervision of PRA was transferred to the Board of Investments from the Office of the President.

The SRRV is indeed a non-immigrant multiple-entry visa issued by the Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines through the PRA to foreigners and former Filipino citizens.

The benefits are really amazing:

- Options of permanent residency - may live, retire and invest in the Philippines indefinitely;

- Muliple-entry privileges - may come in and go out of the Philippines, anytime;

- Exempted from the Bureau of Immigration Exit Clearance and Re-Entry Permits;

-Exempted from the Bureau of Immigration's Annual Registration requirement;

-Exempted from the Bureau of Immigration's "I-Card";

-Exempted from the Custom's Duties and Taxes for the importation of personal effects and household goods including personal car;

-Exempted from Trave Tax, Special Study Permit;

-Assistance in securing/obtaining documents from other other government authorities;

-Tax free remittance of annuities and pensions -

and many others... .

More about the documentary requirements can be read on the website www.pra.gov.ph, or don't hesitate to contact me as well as Mr. Jaime B. LLames, davao@pra.gov.ph or +63 929-5510954 or +63 82 2258888 loc. 6299.

PLDT (Philippine Long Distance Telephone) is Saving the Environment

The PLDT is not only the nation's leading telephone company, it's also doing a lot things saving the environment. 

For example: PLDT joins PBSP Annual Reforestation Caravan. About 70 PLDT employee-volunteers, together with the partner farmer beneficiaries of Kantipla Ecosystem Enhancement and Protection Foundation (KEEP), planted more than 7,500 indigenous tree species such as Toog or Philippine Rosewood, Almaciga, Narra and Acacia or Rain Tree. The group hopes the trees will trap 33.75 tons of carbon dioxide and store 4,200 cubic meters of water in a year. Narra, for example is noted for its medicinal value. Narra leaves can be applied to heal ripening boils, ulcers, and prickly heat. It can be also used to treat diarrhea or dysentery.

Help for Laguna! The PDRF (Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation) clears Laguna de Bay of water lilies. It is for this reason the the newly-created foundation, which is headed by PLDT and Smart Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan, went to Santa Cruz, Laguna, to offer help. One of the mandates of the PDR Foundation is to assist the government, in partnership with local government units and other civic organizations, to rebuild communities severely affected by the typhoons Ondoy, Pepeng and Santi last year 2009. The water lily project at the Laguna Bay is only one one of the many projects the foundation is lining up. More projects will be follow.