17-18 June 2023, Seoul. The Philippines showcased the Filipino fiesta spirit at the Seoul Friendship Festival 2023 from 17 to 18 June 2023. Spearheaded by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the festival invited Seoul residents on a world tour and a place of world harmony under the theme "Beyond the Borders: Coming Together, We Become One."

To promote top travel destinations in the Philippines, the Philippine Department of Tourism in Korea (PDOT-Korea) showcased popular destinations including Bohol, Cebu, and Boracay at the World Culture & Tourism Zone through a beach themed booth complete with travel brochures and information on PH tourist destinations. The photo exhibition zone also displayed wonders of the Philippines including famous festivals, nature sites and diving destinations in Bohol, Palawan, Bacolod, and Ilocos Sur.

Philippine handicrafts and tropical fruits from the Philippines such as cavendish banana, pineapple, mango, and papaya were also displayed in the PH booth to give visitors a refreshing taste of our tropical islands. As part of our heritage displays, intricately handcrafted traditional Filipino costumes and colorful Filipino books were also displayed in the world costume and world book zones.

To welcome summer in Seoul, the Philippines also served refreshments highlighting products from the Philippine tropical islands including our famous mango, calamansi and coconut juices and our sweet dried mango and banana fruit chips through KP Line Korea.

Philippine Ambassador to Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega attended the opening ceremony and welcomed visitors at the Philippine booth. The Ambassador played mini-games including the crowd-drawing golf game with some of the booth visitors. Winners of the mini-games went home with prizes including Philippine bags, postcards, tomato and basil seed pens, mango and coconut chips, and Philippine tropical fruit juices.

The Philippine Embassy and its attached agencies, especially PDOT-Korea, congratulates Seoul Metropolitan Government for this successful festival. We look forward to celebrating and welcoming more guests to share the Philippine experience in future festivals. END