In celebration of National Arts Month in February, the Philippine Embassy and the Filipino Visual Artists in Austria (FVAA) invite you to the FVAA Exhibition, “Pilipinas” on 25-27 February 2025 at Ares Tower, 21st Floor, Donau-City-Strasse 11, 1220 Vienna.
This exhibition is free for all visitors.
Visitors may register through the following link to access the exhibition venue:
https://forms.gle/ycaR2bjGvtJboL149
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PRESS RELEASE
PHILIPPINES CALLS FOR ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES OF ONLINE SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN
Ambassador Evangelina A. Bernas (left), Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations, discusses the Philippines’ experiences and initiatives to fight online sexual abuse of children at the event on the UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime and INTERPOL’s Model of Work in addressing Child Sexual Abuse Material on 4 December 2024
Vienna, 10 December 2024 – The Philippines called for addressing the root causes of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) and identifying the hotspots and sources of abusers during the event on the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Global Programme on Cybercrime and INTERPOL’s Model of Work in addressing Child Sexual Abuse Material.
Ambassador Evangelina A. Bernas, Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, stated that there is a need to shift the focus on the source of abuse and shut them down.
“Often the Philippines, either in the news or in technical reports, is characterized as a ‘global hotspot’ or a ‘source’ of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. The hotspots and sources that should be identified from the statistics are those of perpetrators, which is equally important. We have to find ways to address the root cause–the perpetrators themselves–as we save the victims,” she stated.
“Hundreds of Filipino children are victimized, and this is the frame that I want to emphasize: our Filipino children are victims, and not commodities to be consumed by ‘clients,’ but rather victimized by the insatiable demand from abusers, mostly male of a certain age and mostly traced to western countries,” the Philippine envoy said.
The event was conducted in the Vienna International Center on 4 December 2024 and gathered experts to discuss challenges and strategies in tackling online child sexual abuse as well as opportunities for international cooperation. END.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Rambak Austria invites everyone to their Christmas Party on 14 December 2024, 14:00 to 19:00 at Gretl Einsiedlerplatz 7. 1050 Vienna.
Activities for participants include a Parol (Philippine Christmas lantern) making workshop, exchange gifts, and Filipino food tasting brought by members and attendees.
For more information please visit their page at https://www.facebook.com/rambakaustria
Maraming salamat po!
PRESS RELEASE
FILIPINO LAING, BIKO, AND SAN MIGUEL BEER A BIG HIT AT UN VIENNA CHARITY BAZAAR
The Philippine Restaurant stall at the UNWG Charity Bazaar 2024.
05 December 2024. Filipino laing, biko and San Miguel Beer were among the popular Philippine food items sold out from the Philippine Mission booths at the UN Women’s Guild (UNWG) Charity Bazaar on 30 November 2024 at the Austria Center Vienna.
The Philippine restaurant stall offered a variety of traditional cuisine such as kalderetang baka (beef stew with tomato sauce, liver spread, and vegetables), adobong baboy at manok (chicken and pork braised in vinegar, soy sauce, and spices), chicken barbecue skewers, laing (taro leaves in coconut milk), biko (glutinous rice cake with coconut milk and brown sugar) and empanada (baked pastry stuffed with pork or chicken, potatoes, green peas, bell peppers, raisins). The national goods stall sold pearls, capiz and traditional weave products, and Filipino snacks and drinks.
According to UNWG, the Charity Bazaar welcomes around 20000-25000 visitors each year as a fundraiser for projects of children’s charities. There were 45 countries represented in this year’s bazaar. UNWG was able to provide funding for 11 country projects through the 2023 UNWG Charity Bazaar. END.
The Philippine National Goods stall at the UNWG Charity Bazaar 2024.
PRESS RELEASE
PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC GROWTH, AEROSPACE, RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRIES IN SPOTLIGHT AT AUSTRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ASIA DAY
Representatives from the Embassy of the Philippines in Vienna and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Berlin underlined the Philippines´ economic growth and the huge investment opportunities in the country at the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ)’s Asia Day on 3 December 2024.
5 December 2024, Vienna - The Philippines promoted the huge opportunities for trade and investment in the country during the Austrian Chamber of Commerce´s (WKÖ) Asia Day 2024 on 03 December 2024. The event was aimed at strengthening networks between Austrian businesses and the dynamic markets of Asia.
Representatives from the Philippine Embassy in Vienna and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Berlin discussed the Philippines’ remarkable economic growth with interested Austrian businesses and its strong presence in key industries such as aerospace, electronics manufacturing, IT-BPM, research and development, and renewable energy. The Philippines is also a gateway to the ASEAN market of 600 million people and the wider Asian region.
Austrian companies were interested to work with the Philippines in the areas of trade, infrastructure, IT, labor, food and beverage, and research and development.
The Asia Day is an annual event organized by the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ) to provide a unique platform for networking, knowledge sharing, and fostering collaboration among stakeholders across various industries. END