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Research Visit of Fr. Rene Javellana, SJ to the Czech Republic on the History of Czech Jesuits and Travelers Kamel, Klein, and Haenke to the Philippines
Prague -- Fr. Rene Javellana, SJ, art historian and Associate Professor of the Fine Arts Department of the Ateneo de Manila University and Jesuit Archivist, travelled to the Czech Republic in late April for his exploratory research on the history of the Czech Jesuits and travelers to the Philippines. In a report to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Ambassador Vic Lecaros said that Fr. Javellana specifically looked into the work of Georg Kamel, SJ (1661-1706), Paul Klein, SJ (1652-1777) and Tadeo Haenke (1761-1817).
Under the patronage of the National Museum of the Philippines for its project in constructing the new Museum of Natural History, which is expected to include exhibits related to the Czechs, Fr. Javellana’s visit received the full support and cooperation of the Philippine Embassy in Prague, the Czech Embassy in Manila and the Philippine Consulate-General in Brno, Czech Republic.
Fr. Javellana had just come from the British Museum Archives in London, United Kingdom and the University of Leuven in Beligum where he saw the original work of Kamel, a Jesuit missionary in the Philippines in the late 17th century and who was the first to document Philippine flora and fauna.
His trip to the Czech Republic included visits and meetings with the Directors of the Ibero-American Department of the Charles University to discuss academic cooperation, the Haenke Collection at the Czech National Museum to see the works of Tadeo Haenke, a Czech geographer and explorer who collected thousands of plants from the Philippines during the Malaspina expedition and whose collection was acquired by the Czech National Museum in 1821.
Fr. Javellana also visited the city of Litomerice to see the Rizaliana collection and to join the Rizal Heritage Trail prepared by the Philippine Embassy. He also met with Mayor Vladislav Chlupac, who is a member of the Knights of Rizal.
Throughout his stay, Fr. Javellana was assisted by Embassy First Secretary and Consul Juan E. Dayang, Jr. and Honorary Consul General Bretislav Skacel. They went to the Research Library in Olomouc to see the original 1744 Philippine map of Spanish Jesuit Pedro Murillo Velarde and Paul Klein’s book Remedios Faciles (Simple Remedies for Various Diseases). Also referred to as Pablo Clain, he wrote an early draft of a Tagalog dictionary. In the afternoon, the delegation visited the Tomas Bat’a University Zlin and the Bat’a Museum.
They likewise visited the Moravian Archives in Brno which has the baptismal registry of Kamel and the Spilberk Castle to see the Baroque Pharmacy at the Museum.
At the conclusion of his itinerary in the Czech Republic, Fr. Javellana then flew to Rome to explore the Roman Jesuit Archives and to see Kamel’s hand-written final vows as a Jesuit.
The Philippine Embassy will continue its cooperation with the Czech Embassy in Manila to coordinate joint cultural and historic projects to further deepen Philippine-Czech relations and to promote enhanced cooperation with historic, cultural, and educational institutions in the Czech Republic and their counterparts in the Philippines. END
Visit to the Olomouc Research Library
(L-R: Consul Juan E. Dayang, Jr. Director Jitka Holásková, Fr. Rene Javellana)
1744 Map of the Philippines by Spanish Jesuit Pedro M. Velarde as part of the
Olomouc Research Library Collection
Visit to the Bat’a Museum in Zlin
Visit to the Moravian Archive in Brno of Fr. Rene Javellana, Consul Juan E. Dayang, Jr. and Honorary Consul-General Bretislav Skacel
Hand-written letter of Georg Kamel in the Moravia Archive Collection
Baptismal registry of George Kamel in the Moravia Archive Collection
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PHILIPPINES GETS GREEN CARD ON FISHERIES FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION
The Philippine Mission to the European Union in Brussels is pleased to announce that today, 21 April 2015, the European Commission granted the Philippines a "green card", signifying the successful completion of the formal dialogue with theEU on illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUUF).
European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Mr. Karmenu Vella announced the granting of the "green card" to the Philippines at a press conference in Brussels. The announcement coincided with the opening of the annual European Seafood Expo at the Brussels Expo.
With this matter successfuly resolved, exports of Philippine fisheries product to the EU will continue unhampered. Fisheries products account for the bulk of Philippine exports to the member states of the European Union.
The Philippines and the European Union began a formal dialogue on IUUF in June 2014, when the European Commission issued the Philippines a yellow card, pre-identifying the Philippines as a possible non-cooperating country in the fight against IUUF. During the initial six months of the formal dialogue, the Philippines exerted significant efforts to address perceived shortcomings in its legal, administrative and technical frameworks for ensuring sustainable fisheries.
Among the major accomplishments during this 6-month period are the enactment of amendments to the 1998 Philippine Code, the strengthening of cooperation with countries in the Pacific to ensure treaceability of catches made by Philippine long-distance fleets in waters outside of Philippine Jurisdiction, and the bolstering of the technical and administrative capacities of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to ensure the effective enforcement of Philippine fisheries regulation.
President Benigno Aquino III also assured European Union heads of government of the Philippine commitment to ensure sustainable fisheries during his visit to Belgium, France, Spain and Germany in September 2014. END
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Dr. Simeon Karamazov, Chairman of the Czech Republic-Philippines Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group which was recently established on 10 April 2015 in Prague
Prague— Philippine Ambassador to the Czech Republic Victoriano M. Lecaros reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Chamber of Deputies (Lower House) of the Czech Parliament recently established the Czech Republic-Philippines (CZ-PH) Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group on 10 April 2015 and elected Dr. Simeon Karamazov, Member of Parliament from Pardubice as chairman.
Dr. Karamazov is a Czech university teacher, scholar and politician. He graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Czech Technical University in Prague and worked as Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the Pardubice University. His political activity began in 1996 and in 1998 he ran for the City Assembly in Pardubice. In 2000, he became a member of the City Council of Pardubice and was elected chairman of the Civil Democratic Party (ODS) City Assembly Pardubice. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies.
Ambassador Lecaros said that he will soon meet with Dr. Karamazov and the members of the Friendship Group to brief them on PH-CZ bilateral relations, Philippine foreign policy interests in security, trade and investments, and promoting the welfare of Filipino nationals in CZ.
Mr. Stanislav Grospič,Head of the Permanent Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Chamber of Deputies, of the establishment of the group formally informed the Embassy of the establishment of the CZ-PH Interparliamentary Friendship Group which includes Mr. Agustin Karel Andele Sylor (Dawn Party), Dr. Jana Fischerová (ODS), Mr. Radim Holeček (ODS), Dr. Milan Šarapatka (Independent), Mr. Ladislav Velebny, (Czech Social Democratic Party), and Mr. Jan Volny (ANO Party) as members.
The powerful Chamber of Deputies is the seat of the Czech government led by Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka. The bicameral Czech Parliament consists of the Chamber of with 200 members and the Senate with 81 senators.
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Philippine Embassy in Prague brings Philippine Art and Culture to Moravia, Czech Republic, seen by more than 2,000 guests.
05 March 2015 - Ambassador Vic Lecaros cuts the ribbon during the opening of the Philippine Arts & Crafts Exhibit held at the Rajec Castle in Moravia, Czech Republic. Also present were Philippine Honorary Consul General Bretislav Skacel, Consul Juan E. Dayang, Jr. and Rajec Castle Manager Mrs. Jana Kopecka.
05 March 2015 - Philippine Embassy supported Arts & Crafts Exhibit held at the Rajec Castle in Moravia, Czech Republic: Guests peruse the display of contemporary Philippine art works and handicraft items.
07 March 2015 - Philippine Arts & Crafts Exhibit held at the Rajec Castle in Moravia, Czech Republic: In celebration of National Women’s Month, the Philippine Embassy sponsored a trip to the Rajec Castle for members of the Filipino community in Prague to view the Philippine exhibit.
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