Former Federal Minister for Economics and Technology, Mr. Michael Glos, MdB, a Senior Member of the German Federal Parliament and Member of the Board of Directors of the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), recently concluded a fruitful visit to the Philippines for the period... more...

As a pioneering effort, PinoyME Foundation (PMEF), with the support of the Hanns Seidel Foundation/Germany (HSF), put in motion the development of advanced teaching materials for the incoming senior students of the Bicol University (BU) taking Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) major in Microfinance... more...

As part of the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF)’s partnership with Philippine institutions related to Justice Sector Reform, specifically the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Foundation, in cooperation with the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor)... more...

In a pioneering undertaking, the University of Makati (UMak) in cooperation with PinoyMe Foundation (PME) and the Hanns Seidel Foundation/Germany (HSF) set in motion on January 13, 2012 the BS in Microfinance Equivalency Program. The University Secretary, Dr. Elyxzur Ramos and the Dean of the College of Business Administration... more...

The 1st National Criminal Justice Summit in the Philippines held last 05 to 06 December 2011 in Manila was attended by more than 500 participants comprising key representatives and officials from the justice sector agencies and representatives from the public and the private sectors. Themed “Advancing Justice,” the activity was... more...

Police Director Hubert Müller, head of the Second Standby Police Division, a recruitment and training institution for police service in Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany successfully concluded his nine-day official visit to the Philippines from November 27 to December 05, 2011. Mr. Müller’s follow-up visit to the country was part of the existing partnership... more...

Through the initiative of the Hanns Seidel Foundation/Germany (HSF), its ongoing program cooperation with the Philippine National Police (PNP) which started in 2008 went through an evaluation process. From 14-20 November 2011, two evaluators from Germany, namely, Dr. Laurent Lafleur andMr. Klaus Heinle, M.A... more...

A Delegation of high-level Representatives of the Philippine Justice Sector visited Berlin from 23 to 29 October 2011 as part of an Exchange and Study Program. Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, the program is part of the joint project amongst the Department of Justice of the Philippines, the Hanns Seidel Foundation... more...

Together with the Philippine Embassy in Berlin, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, The German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI), and the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Munich and Upper Bavaria (Industrie- und Handelskammer für München und Oberbayern (IHK))...  more...

Further to the anticipated wider program roll-out of the Dual Training System Competency-Based Education (DTS CBE) in the next school year, PinoyME Foundation (PMEF) recently completed a training workshop for faculty members and trainors last October 5-7, 2011 in Metro Manila. more...

During the Philippine leg of her visit to ASEAN countries, Mrs. Dagmar Wöhrl, MdB, Member of the German Federal Parliament and Chairperson of its Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development, met with key representatives of Philippine partner organizations of the Hanns Seidel Foundation/Germany (HSF). more...

In pursuit of its human resource development agenda for the microfinance sector, the Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation (NCAF) and PinoyME Foundation (PMEF) with the support of the Hanns Seidel Foundation/Germany (HSF), conducted a one-week workshop last August 15-19, 2011 to develop the Training Regulations (TR) for Microfinance Technology National Certificate (NC) III. more...

PinoyME successfully organized the Local Program Committees (LPCs) for Central Luzon and Southern Mindanao during the Partners’ Forum held in Cabanatuan City and Davao City last July 26 and July 29, 2011, respectively. In consonance with the recommendations of the program partners of PinoyME... more...

During the Legislators Forum held last 28 July 2011 in Manila, Philippine Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile conveyed his support to the Criminal Code Committee for its initiative to craft an organic, modern and truly Filipino criminal code for the Philippines. He lauded the Members of the Committee and of the Experts Group for their competence and wealth of experience, and expressed confidence... more...

The dialogue session held on 27-28 July 2011 in General Santos City covering Region 12 and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) successfully completed the 17-region run of the project “Community-based Dialogue Sessions on Human Rights... more...

PinoyME, in its pursuit of increasing the outreach of the Microfinance Capacity Building Program, has the University of Makati (UMak) as its latest academic partner for the National Capital Region (NCR). UMak, in cooperation with its microfinance institution (MFI) partners, will soon offer an equivalency program for Bachelor of Science (BS) in Microfinance. more...

Spirits were high despite the rainy weather last 24 June 2011 during the launching of the information material “Community-based Dialogue Sessions on Human Rights Promotion and Protection between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP)... more...

Two-and-a-half years, 15 Regional Dialogue Sessions, 2 Joint Training/Planning Sessions, 2 Human Rights Week Fora, and follow-through activities in different areas, plus a Project Information Material sum up the initial achievements of the project... more...

On June 16-17 2011, the project partners for the “Community-based Dialogue Sessions on Human Rights Promotion and Protection between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, and Civil Society Organizations and Local Communities”, held the dialogue for Region 2 at the University of La Salette in Santiago City, Isabela Province. more...