Filipinos are well aware that Germany is a good place to work, live, and even raise a family; thus President Marcos and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier believe there is no need for greater promotion for these opportunities.

During a joint press conference at Malacañan Palace, the two leaders recognized that Filipinos know Germany offers better working conditions than many other countries.

"They have identified opportunities in Germany. They have taken the big step of actually moving there. And all the feedback that we get is that it is a good place to live and work. They certainly have assimilated very easily into everyday society," Marcos said during the press conference held on June 16.

He noted that Filipino nationals in the foreign country "are very comfortable in every way while they're staying in Germany."

The President also said that while some overseas Filipinos face difficulties in other countries, it is not the case in Germany.

"So the opportunities are there, and it is a stable and orderly society, and that makes for a good place not only to work and live, but even to raise a family, as many of them have," he said.

According to Steinmeier, he has asked Marcos whether Germany should speak out more openly about attracting more Filipinos to go to Germany to work.

Marcos said Filipinos are already doing that on behalf of Germany.

"I asked him whether Germany should have to speak out more openly, make its case for attracting skilled labor from the Philippines. And he said that the 40 or 45,000 Filipinos who already live and work in Germany are doing that on behalf of Germany," Steinmeier said.

"They're making the case for picking up a job in Germany because they say that the working conditions there are better than in many other parts of the world, that their security is provided for, that they feel safe personally," the German leader added.

"So we don't really have to engage in greater advertising for Germany as such a location," he further said.

There are 45,827 Filipinos in Germany, the majority of whom hold permanent or temporary residence status.

Around 21,135 Filipinos with temporary residence permits are in Germany for gainful employment, family reunification, education purposes, and international law, humanitarian, political, or special reasons.

Based on 2024 deployment data from the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), nurses and nursing associate professionals account for more than 80 percent of Filipinos deployed to Germany.

Filipino workers have also been deployed to the crewing, hospitality, and service sectors.