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PH EMBASSY SUPPORTS SINULOG IN PRAGUE 2020

Ambassador Ombra T. Jainal led the Philippine Embassy in joining the Filipino community in celebrating Sinulog in Prague at the Church of St. Thomas on 19 January 2020.

In his brief speech, the Ambassador thanked the Filipino community in keeping the Filipino tradition and culture alive, and that regardless of distance, their faith in God and community remains true and strong.

The Sinulog is an annual cultural and religious feast of the Catholic community held every third Sunday of January in the Philippines. The dance ritual is in honor of the Child Jesus or Santo Nino, whose image was a baptismal gift to Reyna Hara Amihan, the wife of Raha Humabon, of Sugbu (now Cebu) in 1521.

Along with the Filipino diaspora, the Sinulog is continuously celebrated in cities with a large number of Filipinos. In Prague, Filipinos from Italy and Austria joined the growing number of Filipinos in the Czech Republic to celebrate the feast.  

Rev. Fr. Imman Noel Abellana, OSA, together with Rev. Fr. Juan Provecho, OSA and Rev. Fr. William Faix, OSA, celebrates the Sinulog Mass at the Church of St. Thomas in Prague. Later, all of them joined in the dance ritual in honor of the Child Jesus. (photo credit: Filipino Catholic Community of Prague 

Members of the Filipino community in Prague dance at the Sinulog Festival 2020 at the Church of St. Thomas in Prague on 19 January 2020. (photo credit: Filipino Catholic Community of Prague)

The Philippine Embassy Officers and Staff and the Filipino community at the Sinulog Festival at the Church of St. Thomas in Prague on 19 January 2020. (photo credit: Filipino Catholic Community of Prague)

PH AMBASSADOR JOINS ASEAN AMBASSADORS IN PRESENTING THE REGION AS AN ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS IN PRAGUE

Philippine Ambassador Ombra T. Jainal presents the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Pillar to students and officials of the University of Economics in Prague at a Lecture entitled “ASEAN’s Economic Powerhouse in a Changing Global Order” on 03 December 2019.

Philippine Ambassador Ombra T. Jainal joined the Ambassadors of Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar and the Deputy Heads of Mission of Thailand and Vietnam at a lecture entitled “ASEAN as an Economic Powerhouse amidst Strategic Power Balance and Diversity” at the University of Economics, Prague on 03 December 2019.

Ambassador Jainal presented updates on the third pillar of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Community, the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, highlighting the diverse but united peoples and growing economies of the ASEAN.

Malaysian Ambassador Zanariah Bt Zainal Abidin presented the structure of the ASEAN Political – Security Community and provided updates on the issues and challenges that the ASEAN is currently addressing. Indonesian Ambassador Kenssy Dwi Ekaningsih provided the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific region and ASEAN’s response to its dynamics.

In presenting the second pillar – the ASEAN Economic Community - Vietnamese Deputy Head of MissionTran Thangh Huong stressed the growing skilled labor and expanding domestic market of the region that makes ASEAN as a major hub of manufacturing and trade and Myanmar’s Ambassador Kay Thi Soe highlighted ASEAN’s economic partnerships with dialogue partners and the European Union.

Thai Deputy Head of Mission Nattanipa Burusapat presented an overview of the ASEAN as an organization and achievements of Thailand’s Chairmanship in 2019.

The ASEAN Lecture is one of the many projects of the ASEAN Committee in Prague to raise awareness about the regional grouping and advance its interests in the Czech Republic. END.

Ambassador Ombra T. Jainal (middle) flanked by Ambassador Zanariah Bt Zainal Abidin of Malaysia (left) and Ambassador Kenssy Dwi Ekaningsih of Indonesia (right) at the University of Economics in Prague on 03 December 2019

Professor Dr. Tomas Petru, moderator of the lecture, presents the speakers (from left to right): Ambassador Kay Thi Soe (Myanmar), Ambassador Zanariah Bt Zainal Abidin (Malaysia), Ambassador Kenssy Dwi Ekaningsih (Indonesia), Ambassador Ombra T. Jainal (Philippines), Deputy Chief of Mission Nattanipa Burusapat (Thailand), and Deputy Chief of Mission Tran Thangh Huong (Vitenam).

ASEAN Ambassadors joined by some of the students and faculty after the lecture at the University of Economics in Prague on 03 December 2019.

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          The Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Prague wishes to inform the Filipino Community in the Czech Republic and the general public of the following:

          Effective 01 January 2020 and until a new resident Labor Attaché assumes office in Prague, all employment contracts and labor-related documents should be sent to the Philippine Labor Office (POLO) in Geneva for verification.

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