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Seoul PE joins the 2026 National Women’s Month Celebration


[Middle photo] Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. and GAD Focal Point Officer Edwin Gil Q. Mendoza, (2nd row, 5th from R) along with Seoul PE officials and staff and officials from the attached agencies pose for a photo at the Sentro Rizal Hall, Philippine Embassy in Seoul on 03 March 2026.

04 March 2026, Seoul - The Philippine Embassy in Seoul, along with officials from attached agencies, held a flag-raising ceremony featuring a Lupang Hinirang video with an all-women cast, to start the celebration of the National Women’s Month at the Sentro Rizal Hall, Philippine Embassy in Seoul on 03 March 2026.  

Chargé d’Affaires, a.i.  Edwin Gil Mendoza, as the embassy’s GAD Focal Point Officer, read the Philippine Commission on Women’s Statement on the 2026 National Women’s Month Celebration, with emphasis on the theme, “WE for Gender Equality and Inclusive Society” and sub-theme “Lead like Babaylans, Filipinas!”. -END 

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