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ROK SPEAKER KIM JINPYO OFFERS A WREATH AT THE KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL PYLON, LIBINGAN NG MGA BAYANI


Philippine Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Potenciano C. Camba served as the Military Host for Hon. Kim Jinpyo, the National Assembly House Speaker of the Republic of Korea during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Korean War Memorial Pylon, Libingan ng mga Bayani, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on July 24, 2023.

24 July 2023, Seoul. Korean National Assembly House Speaker Kim Jinpyo paid tribute to the members of the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea (PEFTOK) who fought during the Korean War and offered a wreath at the Korean War Memorial Pylon, Libingan ng mga Bayani on 24 July 2023. Philippine Army Chief of Staff MGen. Potenciano Camba was the Military host of the event.

MGen. Camba and Speaker Kim recalled how the Philippines dispatched the largest number of soldiers (7,420 from the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea) among ASEAN countries to the 1950s Korean War. Both sides affirmed the importance of strengthening the military capabilities of the two countries through enhanced cooperation in the defense industry, as well as the continued exchange and cooperation between the two militaries. 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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