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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


April 06, 2026
NOTICE OF RERB HEARING ON 20 APRIL 2026

Please be notified that the Resident Election Registration Board (RERB) of the Philippine Embassy in Seoul, South Korea will convene at 2F Conference Room, Philippine Embassy on 20 April 2026 at 10:00 A.M. to hear the applications for registration, certification, reactivation, correction of entries or change of name, change of address, transfer, recapture and other types of applications filed with the Post from  01 December 2025 - 31 March 2026.

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March 24, 2026
LAUNCH OF FULLY DIGITAL APOSTILLE FOR PSA E-CERTIFICATES AND CHED E-CAVS

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul informs the public of the Official Launch of the Fully Digital Apostille (eApostille) for Philippine Statistics Authority electronic Certificates (PSA eCertificates) and Commission on Higher Education electronic Certification, Authentication, and Verification (CHED eCAVs) at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Philippines, on 16 March 2026. This initiative is part of the Philippines’ continuing implementation of the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP) of the HCCH aimed at facilitating the secure electronic issuance and verification of Apostilles and promoting the efficient cross-border use of public documents among Contracting Parties to the Apostille Convention.  The following arrangements for the issuance of Apostilles for PSA eCertificates, covering civil registry documents, and CHED eCAVs, covering academic documents, were implemented starting 16 March 2026: 

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March 22, 2026
ANNOUNCEMENT: 2026 FEALAC Young Leaders Program

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul invites you to join the 2026 FEALAC Young Leaders Program—an exciting opportunity to represent the Philippines, engage in regional issues, and create impactful content on East Asia–Latin America relations.

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