The PHILAJAMES Logo
The Philajames Coat of Arms (our logo) portrays its long history and goals. At the sinister is the Philippine National Flower, Sampaguita. Its flowers in bloom represent the Monbusho alumni of various Japanese Government Universities, while the bud represents the Undergraduates in the Monbusho Scholarship Program. On the dexter is the Chrysanthemum, Japan`s National Flower. This flower represents the Japanese Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which are responsible for the Scholars Program and the After-Care Program, respectively, of Monbusho Scholars. At the center is the traditional open book and flaming torch, the symbols of learning, knowledge and wisdom. These were adapted during the Philippine Commonwealth, when the current Philippine Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports was still known as Bureau of Education. The artist’s modern style design is reflected in the torch flame with fifteen (15) rays. The rays represent the fifteen Monbusho Alumni who were signatories in the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws. 1972 is the birth year of PHILAJAMES.
Welcome!!!
Welcome to PHILAJAMES.homestead.com. Your online link to the Philippine Association of the Japanese Government Scholars (PHILAJAMES). We strive to keep the members well-informed about the association and its activities through the dissemination of fair, complete and accurate information. Let us all keep the spirit of camaraderie and cooperation ALIVE!
The artist who made our logo is Mr. Ysidro K. Castillo, Jr. (Faculty of Industrial Arts, Kyoto Technical University, 1955-1958) who was with the 2nd batch of scholars.
A Brief History of PHILAJAMES
Written by Johnnie Villanueva
Tuesday, 07 August 2007
Philajames was conceived in 1972 by University of Tokyo alumnus, Mr. Jovencio D. Torres. He shared the idea with 5 other ex-Monbusho (former name of Monbukagakusho) scholars: Prof. Jose G. Diaz, Dr. Felipe P. Calderon, Mr. Cesar Lopez, Dr. Efren C. Flores and Mr. Larry Azurin. They met on a Saturday night in the summer of 1972 at the Butterfly Restaurant near the present Quezon City Memorial.
Several months later, in January 1973, several alumni members met at the audio-visual room of the Japan Information Center, Embassy of Japan (then located at the Filinvest Bldg., Taft Avenue, near the corner of present Quirino Avenue) to elect the officers of the Association. The former name of the Association was “Philippine Association of the Japanese Ministry of Education Scholars”, in short PHILAJAMES. Induction of the first set of officers was held on April 7, 1973 at the Sulo Hotel in Quezon City with the Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines, Hon. Toshio Urabe, as Inducting Officer and Guest Speaker.
The idea to incorporate the Association with the Securities and Exchange Commission was initiated during the term of Dr. Paciente A. Cordero, Jr., President from 1978-1979. However, not until the term of Mr. Nestor D. Garcia as President in 1980-1981 was PHILAJAMES finally incorporated with SEC under Registration No. 92936. To meet the challenges of the new millennium, the Board during the term of Dr. Lydia G. Tansinsin (1997-2000) amended the By-Laws and applied for SEC approval. Approval was granted on the 27th of September 1997. During the term of Dr. Benito M. Pacheco (2002-2005), the name of the Association was modified after the ratification of its By-Laws by the members and was incorporated with the SEC on May 9, 2003.
