EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC
OF THE PHILIPPINES


SEOUL REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Announcements And Advisories

LET'S VOTE FOR VIGAN TO BE PART OF THE NEW SEVEN WONDER CITIES OF THE WORLD!


All Filipinos living in Korea and our Korean friends are encouraged to support the city of Vigan to make its spot in the New Seven Wonder Cities of the World.

The Heritage City of Vigan, after the recently concluded elimination round, qualified to be among the Top 21 Finalists of the search. To make it to the Finals, Vigan needs to qualify in two (2) more elimination rounds. The dates for the second eliminations will run from 7 July to 7 October and the third round from 7 October to 7 December. At each round, the scores are reset back to zero. All Filipinos and our Korean friends are encouraged to vote online by logging in at www.new7wonders.com/en/cities or through SMS be keying in the word VIGAN and sending it to 29290777. The New Seven Wonders Foundation is the same foundation that brought prestige to Puerto Princesa City’s Underground River. It is looking for city wonders that aim to inspire and create awareness on the beauty of the worls and to celebrate the seven symbols of unity that respect and honor the cultural diversity of the earth. The first two chapters of New7Wonders, the New 7 Wonders of the World and the New7Wonders of Nature, are the successful and world’s first-ever global election campaigns. To date, over 600 million votes have been cast by citizens worldwide using digital communications technologies. The Foundation is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Other Announcements And Advisories


June 15, 2025
Special Vocal Workshop with the Nightingales, 22 June 2025 at the 2F Sentro Rizal, Philippine Embassy in Seoul

As part of the activities for Philippine Independence Month, the Philippine Embassy in Seoul in cooperation with the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) invites interested individuals to a Special Vocal Workshop to be conducted by the renowned performing duo “The Nightingales” from the Philippines. The Nightingales are composed of Ms. Bernadette Mamauag and Ms. Katrina Marie Saga, who are members of the Philippine Madrigal Singers Company of Artists. The Nightingales have performed extensively in the Philippines and many other parts of the world with a varied repertoire ranging from classical, sacred, Filipino, contemporary and pop, and world music. The duo will be sharing vocal and performance techniques at this activity, further expanding the mission of the Philippine Madrigal Singers of a "Singing Philippines". See you there! 

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June 08, 2025
ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE NEW PHILIPPINE VISA POLICY FOR INDIAN NATIONALS

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul informs the public on the implementation of the following visa policies applicable to Indian nationals starting 08 June 2025:

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June 03, 2025
Livelihood Skills Trainings at Health & Wellness Programs, July-December 2025

Muling inaanyayahan ng Embahada, MWO, at OWWA, ang mga Filipino na nagtatrabaho at naninirahan sa South Korea na makilahok sa pagpapatuloy ng Livelihood Skills Trainings at Health & Wellness Programs simula buwan ng Hulyo taong 2025!

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