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PH EMBASSY PITCHES FOR A MORE FUN RETIREMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES AT HOLIDAY WORLD 2020 IN PRAGUE

Ms. Marie Bardounová, Head of Sales Department, receives Ambassador Ombra T. Jainal at the stand of Delfin Travel at Holiday World 2020 at PVA Expo Praha on 15 February 2020.

Ambassador Ombra T. Jainal led the Philippine Embassy team in marketing a more fun holiday and retirement for young and senior citizens of the Czech Republic in the Philippines at Holiday World 2020 at PVA Expo Praha on 13-16 February 2020.

At the tourism trade fair, Ambassador Jainal met with Ms. Marie Bardounová, Head of the Sales Department of Delfin Travel, a Czech company specializing in tours for citizens over 55 years old.  Ms. Bardounová was pleased to know of the Philippine Government’s Special Resident Retiree’s Visa (SRR Visa) program and assured the Ambassador that the program will be conveyed to the company’s product management division.

Visitors to the PH stand, especially those who have traveled to different destinations in the Philippines and experienced the hospitality of Filipinos, were interested to know more on the benefits of retiring in the Philippines.

An Austrian citizen expressed his excitement to finally be able to retire in the Philippines with the SRRV. He stated that it was perhaps serendipitous that he passed through the door where the SRR Visa standee was located as he had been looking for ways to stay longer in the Philippines for some time now. He previously visited Cebu and Bohol.

Some visitors were surprised to know that they can retire in the Philippines as early as 35 years old and with only a minimum amount of investment.

 The Philippine Retirement Authority administers the SRR Visa program. Interested applicants may visit www.pra.gov.ph. END.

Visitors to PH stand at Holiday World 2020 take interest in the brochures on the Special Resident Retiree’s Visa program of the Philippines.

Minister and Consul General Indhira C. Bañares and the Philippine Embassy Team at the signage of the Philippine Retirement Authority for the Special Resident Retiree’s Visa offered to Czech and foreign nationals at the Holiday World 2020 at PVA Expo Praha on 13-16 February 2020.

Two Czech senior citizens discuss the Special Resident Retiree’s Visa (SRRV) and retirement options in the Philippines with Minister and Consul General Indhira C. Bañares and Translator Ms. Libuse Polivkova.  The Philippine Retirement Authority administers the SRRV program.

“IT’S MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES” CAMPAIGN COMES TO CZECH REPUBLIC

Leaders of the Filipino community in Prague joins “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” campaign in the Czech Republic. (Prague PE photo)

PRAGUE 13 February 2020 – The Philippine Embassy in Prague conducted a meeting with the Filipino community on 07 February 2020 in preparation for the Embassy’s participation in the Holiday World 2020 at the PVA Expo Praha in Prague 9, Letnany from 13 to 16 February 2020.

Filipinos in the Czech Republic, as genuine spokespersons of their respective towns and provinces in the Philippines, were invited to bring their non-Filipino friends and colleagues to the Philippine stand at the event. Interested Filipinos intending to bring their Czech friends and colleagues were told to send their e-mail addresses to the Embassy for complimentary tickets.

Holiday World 2020 is the biggest tourism trade fair of the Czech Republic.The Philippines, through the Embassy of the Philippines in Prague, is participating for the first time. END

Minister and Consul General to Prague Indhira C. Bañares discusses with leaders of the Filipino community details of the Philippine Embassy’s participation in Holiday

PH Ambassador Thanks Happy Hearts Czech for Rebuilding Primary School in Cagayan, Philippines

Ambassador Ombra T. Jainal joined friends and donors of Happy Hearts Czech in a Charity Cocktail at Hotel Carlo IV on 23 January 2020 to raise funds to rebuild safe and resilient schools in areas affected by natural disasters.

Ms. Karolina Bosakova, Director of Happy Hearts Czech, stated that the organization intends to rebuild a primary school in Cagayan province (north of the Philippines) which was affected by Typhoon Mangkhut in September 2018. Funds raised will be utilized to rebuild seven classrooms and refurbish four standing classrooms and toilet blocks in the school which accommodates 170 students, aged 6 to 12 years old.

Happy Hearts Czech is a partner of the American All Hands and Hearts – Smart Response organization.

PH Ambassador Participates in the 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Prague

Ambassador Ombra T. Jainal participated in the 17^th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Prague at the Residence of the Thai Ambassador in Prague on 23 January 2020.

The meeting discussed the accomplishments of the ACP during the last semester and the joint activities for 2020. The Ambassadors from the six member states also exchanged views on the political and economic developments in the Czech Republic, and how to strengthen the relations of ASEAN and the host country. 

The 17^th ACP concluded the Thai Chairmanship and turned it over to Indonesia for the period January to June 2020.

(From L to R) Ambassador Ombra T. Jainal (Philippines) joins Ambassador Zanariah Zainal Abidin (Malaysia), Ambassador Kenssy  Dwi Ekaningsih (Indonesia), Ambassador Ureerat Chareontoh (Thailand), Ambassador Kay Thi Soe (Myanmar), and Charge d’Affaires, a.i. Tran Thangh Huong (Vietnam)

Ambassador Kenssy Dwi Ekaningsih (Indonesia) and Ambassador Ureerat Chareontoh (Thailand) sign the Handover Document transferring the chairmanship of the ASEAN Committee in Prague to Indonesia. ASEAN Ambassadors of Malaysia, the Philippines and Myanmar, and CDA of Vietnam witness the signing ceremony at the Thai Residence on 23 January 2020.