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Ambassador Ledda Calls on Mr. Pierre Ferring, Director for Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg

On 03 September 2024, Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda called on Director Pierre Ferring of the Directorate of Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defense, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, to discuss potential avenues for collaboration and to explore opportunities in Luxembourg’s economy and trade.

Director Ferring, a former non-resident Luxembourg Ambassador to the Philippines, spoke kindly of the warmth of the Filipinos and of its culture. On the PH’s booming economy, Director Ferring noted the PH’s entrepreneurial potential and belief that the country has much more to offer other than its labor force.

Ambassador Ledda shared the efforts of the Embassy towards establishing cooperation with Luxembourg in various fields, particularly in the space industry and in finance. He also shared the recent discussions with the University of Luxembourg and talks on potential collaboration with the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) for curriculum-related and R&D partnership.

With SES Satellites and CHAMP Cargosystems, two Luxembourgish companies currently operating in the Philippines, Ambassador Ledda and Director Ferring expressed the hope of more Luxembourgish companies investing in the Philippines to explore more concrete projects with the PH.

The two officials also discussed the possibility of an informal meeting between Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo and Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in September 2024, which could lead to a high-level visit of Minister Bettel to Manila in the future.

One-Stop Shop for Consular, Migrant Workers Office, and Pag-IBIG services in Luxembourg City, 21-22 September 2024

The Philippine Embassy in Brussels is pleased to announce the conduct of a One-Stop Shop for Consular, Migrant Workers Office, and Pag-IBIG services in Luxembourg City on the following dates:

• 21 September 2024 (Saturday) – 10 AM to 4 PM
• 22 September 2024 (Sunday) – 10 AM to 12 NN

The outreach will be held at the EY (New Ernst and Young Building), 35E Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg.

Overseas Filipinos will also be able to register for overseas voting for the 2025 Philippine National and Local Elections.

Joining the Embassy are representatives from the Migrant Workers Office in Berlin. A virtual consultation with a Pag-IBIG Fund representative in Manila will also be available.

The following services will be offered:

Philippine Embassy Consular Section

• Passport
• Overseas Voting Registration
• Visa
• Civil Registration
• Notarials, Certification, SPA
• Petition for Retention/Reacquisition of Philippine Citizenship
• NBI Clearance Application (fingerprinting only)
• Claiming of documents

Migrant Workers Office – Berlin

• Online registration/certification of contract of vacationing workers (Balik Manggagawa)
• Overseas Employment Certificate – may also be done online. Please go to https://dmw.gov.ph/faqs for more information.
• Labor Counseling
• Registration of OWWA Membership – may also be done online at https://membership.owwa.gov.ph
• OWWA Programs and Services

Pag-IBIG Fund – Virtual Office Europe (through videoconference)

• Checking of records
• Updating of membership details
• Virtual Pag-IBIG account creation
• Modified Pag-IBIG 2 (MP2) enrollment
• Loan inquiries and assistance

To ensure the security of applicants, clients are requested to book an appointment for the particular service they require. Clients are also requested to bring only one companion, if needed.

For the services of the Migrant Workers Office, you may choose to apply for your Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) online. Please go to https://dmw.gov.ph/faqs for more information.

For other services, kindly secure an appointment slot at https://bit.ly/OneStopShopLuxembourg

Please note that certain consular services (e.g., passports, visas, civil registration and petitions for Retention/Reacquisition of Philippine Citizenship) will have to be processed in Brussels. If you choose to have your documents mailed to you, please bring a self-addressed, bubble wrap-lined registered mail envelope with a bpost shipping label. You may find the instructions on the bpost website here: https://www.bpost.be/en/send-parcel/international

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