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PRIME MINISTER HAN DUCKSOO AND SENIOR DEPUTY SPEAKER GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO AFFIRM CLOSER PH-ROK COOPERATION


06 April 2023 SEOUL-Prime Minister Han Ducksoo and Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo affirmed closer Philippines-Republic of Korea cooperation at a dinner hosted by the Prime Minister and his wife, Mrs. Choi Ah-young at their official residence on 26 March 2023.

Joining the Former President and Senior Deputy Speaker we're members of the Philippine Congress including Deputy Speaker Aurelio D. Gonzales, Jr, Rep. Lorna Silverio, Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, Rep. Ana York Bondoc, Rep. Joseph Violago, Rep. Glona Labadlabad, Clark Development Corporation President and CEO Agnes VST Devanadera, Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega, and Philippine Ambassador-designate to Austria Evangelina Lourdes Arroyo-Bernas.

Friends from way back, both former President and Senior Deputy Speaker Macapagal-Arroyo and Prime Minister Han Ducksoo looked back fondly on old memories and the fast-paced and dynamic evolution of PH-ROK relations. Guests were also serenaded with classic Korean and Filipino music. END

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August 12, 2026
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY WELCOMES STUDENT DELEGATION FROM THE 2026 ANYANG – GWACHEON WORLD MAKERS SHARED SCHOOL PROGRAM

06 August 2026, Seoul – In celebration of Buwan ng Wika, the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Seoul received a delegation from the 2026 Anyang–Gwacheon World Makers Shared School program for an educational and cultural visit. 

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August 11, 2026
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY CONDUCTS CONSULAR OUTREACH SERVICE AND OVERSEAS VOTER REGISTRATION IN YANGJU-SI, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul conducted a consular outreach mission in Gwangjeok, Yangju-si, Republic of Korea on 25 July 2026, led by H.E. Ambassador Bernadette Therese C. Fernandez. The Consular Team served over a hundred service requests, including consular, Assistance-to-Nationals, overseas voter mobile registration and combined services form partner agencies: SSS, DWM-Seoul and OWWA. END 

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August 06, 2026
PH AMBASSADOR RECEIVES COURTESY CALL OF NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF HANA BANK

Seoul, 04 August 2026– Ambassador Bernadette Therese C. Fernandez received the courtesy call of Mr. Kim Youngjun, newly appointed Deputy President and Head of Global Group of Hana Bank, along with officers from the Global Business Department of Hana Bank. Ambassador Fernandez congratulated Mr. Kim on his recent appointment and on the completion of the establishment of Hana Bank in the Philippines. 

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