Philippines–Sri Lanka relations
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The Philippines–Sri Lanka relations refers to the
History
Pre-Colonial
Philippines Sri Lanka relations began even before the respective countries were colonized by Spain and Portugal. Genetic studies point to the Philippines being the destination of immigrants from South Asia (Sri Lanka included).
Colonial Era
During the Spanish colonial era of the Philippines, people from South Asia were captured as slaves, but those slaves mostly came from the parts of Bengal and South India. However, there were slaves from Sri Lanka and those slaves interacted with the Minnanese,
During the 19th century, José Rizal, a national hero in the Philippines, visited Ceylon (which was under British Rule) in May 1882. He travelled on boarding on the Djemnah which was a French Ship as the journey to Colombo, Ceylon would improve his knowledge of French.[4] Rizal arrived in Point De Galle which he described as " A tropical vegetation formed by elegant palm." Rizal visited the Oriental Hotel and Temple of the Buddha which for the first time, saw how Sri Lankan Sinhalese Buddhists prayed.[5] Rizal also Visited Colombo which a suit in the Grand Oriental Hotel was named after him.[6]
Post-Colonial
Formal Diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Sri Lanka were established in January 1961 with the Philippines opening a diplomatic mission office in Colombo. Sri Lanka has a Chargé d'affaires-level mission based in Japan with the Philippines. The diplomatic missions of both countries in Manila and Colombo were elevated to embassies in 1964 and 1966, respectively. However, both countries decided to close their embassies on June 30, 1993.[7]
In September 1998, Sri Lanka reopened its diplomatic mission in Manila, driven by an interest to coordinate with the
The Philippines maintains an honorary consulate in Sri Lanka.[7]
Economic relations
There are 400 to 500
References
- PMID 33753512.
- ^ "Quest of the Dragon and Bird Clan; The Golden Age (Volume III)" -Lungshanoid (Glossary)- By Paul Kekai Manansala
- hdl:10150/333213.
- ^ "Jose Rizal Online".
- ^ "Rizal's Sojourn in Europe".
- ^ "Sri Lanka hotel preserves suite where Jose Rizal stayed".
- ^ a b c d "Relations between Sri Lanka and the Philippines". Sri Lankan Embassy - Manila, Philippines. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ Fernquest, Jon (January 22, 2013). "Philippines' only elephant wants to go to Thailand". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2019-03-27.