In what we should claim as the tailend of a two-year pandemic, the lingering spirits of the medieval past are given free rein over this World Heritage Site in South Bohemia Images by the author ALONE AT SVORNOSTI SQUARE The author at Svornosti Square, the main square of Český Krumlov. If you go...
Why you must go Czech out one of the best preserved medieval cities in the world Images by the author It’s a dream, walking across Charles Bridge while it’s as empty as it was when Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt ran across it only seconds after the character played by Jon Voight plunged into the...
Wanderings in Prague inspired by Franz Kafka STATUE OF KAFKA The author at the Head of Franz Kafka, outdoor sculpture by David Černý Dearest Father, You’ve long been gone. And the world has changed. The Berlin Wall has long collapsed. It did just a few months after you left us in 1989....
Ours has been awarded one of the ‘Most Impressive’ expositions at Holiday World 2022 in Prague WONDERFUL SURPRISE Philippine chargé d’affaires to the Czech Republic Indhira C. Bañares receives the award from Holiday World Trade Fair manager Michaela Volna and director Janica Ciglianova in...
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Manila hands over learning materials to its partner community in Port Area, Manila PARTNER COMMUNITIES From left: Project officer for Bridge to Employment Diane Lara, school principal at Corazon Aquino High School Manolo Pena, deputy head of mission Dalibor...
REMEMBRANCES OF BLUMENTRITT From Left: Military host Captain Junjie Tabuada, National Parks Development Committee’s Reina B. Jara, deputy head of mission Dalibor Mička, National Historical Commission of the Philippines’ Carminda R. Arevalo, and NHCP’s Gina C. Batuhanposed in front of the...
Philippine Ambassador to Prague Ombra Jainal has called on Czech investors to take a look at the Philippines' positive business outlook being one of the top emerging economies and countries for investments in the region amid the ongoing onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Philippine Ambassador to...
It is a charming and, in its own way, fascinating correspondence... the letters they exchanged also illustrate something that is very rare, the evolution of a purely intellectual friendship. —Leon Ma. Guerrero THESE CZECHS LOVE THE PH Jaroslav Olsa Jr., former Czech ambassador of the...
Celebrating the centennial of the word robot through the translation of the Czech classic R.U.R. in Filipino PROPHETIC The front cover of Robot Unibersal ni Rossum (R.U.R.) by Karel Čapek, in Filipino. Illustrations by John Sherwin Acampado. Book design by Ryan Cuatrona In an era defined by...
One hundred years ago, it was Czech playwright and essayist Karel Čapek who first used the word Robot in his play Rossumovi Universal ni Roboti (Rossum’s Universal Robots), popularly known for its acronym as R.U.R. Launch Poster of the R.U.R. book (Embassy of the Czech Republic) R.U.R, a play...
And how Czech Ambassador Jana Šedivá’s courtesy call to Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso can make us smarter, more human GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP Ambassador Jana Šedivá receives a gift from Manila City Mayor Isko Domagoso during the courtesy call When Czech Ambassador Jana Šedivá paid...
Alex Eala is getting close to her second Grand Slam title. (Photo from Rafa Nadal Academy) Alex Eala seeks to inch closer to her second Grand Slam title when she tangles with Linda Noskova of Czech Republic Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the French Open Juniors. The second-seeded Eala rose...
