MANILA – To strengthen the bilateral ties between the Czech Republic, Germany and the Philippines, these countries have agreed to translate their literary pieces into Filipino. In collaboration with the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), the Embassy of the Czech Republic was able to translate the literary masterpiece written by Jaroslav Seifert from Czech and English into Filipino in the span of eleven months. Through the talents of the poets from Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, […]
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Czech translation of Filipino literature a success
PRAGUE – Thirteen years since the first ever anthology of Philippine short stories was published in the Czech language, a new and wider selection of works by Filipino writers is given special focus by the notable Czech literary monthly, PLAV, in its August 2015 issue entitled “Literatura ng Pilipinas,” which was successfully launched in Prague. A result of the joint cooperation of the Czech Embassy in Manila and the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), this issue […]
“Three Czech Books to be Translated into Filipino”
MANILA – As proof to the continuously strengthening Czech-Philippine ties in the field of culture and the arts, a brand new translation exchange program between the Philippines and the Czech Republic was recently launched. Spearheaded by the Czech Embassy in Manila and the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, the sides will initiate the translation and publication of three Czech books in Filipino and reciprocally three books by Philippine writers in the Czech language. The Memorandum of Understanding […]





