June 25, 2024
ALAS PILIPINAS HOLDS EXHIBITION GAME IN DAEGU, JOINS PISTANG PINOY SA KOREA 2024
09 June 2024, Seoul. The Philippine National Women's Volleyball Team, ALAS PILIPINAS, recently engaged in a thrilling exhibition match with the local powerhouse team, Powerful Daegu, during their visit to Daegu on 08 June 2024 at the Chimsandong Gym. Daegu, South Korea. This event is one of the activities commemorating 75 years of Philippine-Korea Diplomatic Relations organized by the Philippine Embassy in Seoul.
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June 25, 2024
COMELEC WITH PHL EMBASSY CONDUCT ONLINE VOTING TRAINING FOR OVERSEAS FILIPINOS IN SOUTH KOREA
Busan, South Korea - The Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) with the Philippine Embassy in Korea conducted a training session on the Online Voting and Canvassing System (OVCS) for Filipino Community leaders in Busan on 8 June 2024. This initiative is part of COMELEC's broader strategy to increase voter turnout and facilitate easier voting access for Filipinos living abroad.
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June 21, 2024
SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE LAUNCHES NEW PHILIPPINE NAVY CORVETTE BRP MIGUEL MALVAR IN SOUTH KOREA
ULSAN, 18 JUNE 2024. Philippine Secretary of National Defense (SND) Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. attended the launching ceremony of BRP Miguel Malvar at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard (HHI) in Ulsan, South Korea on 18 June 2024. Special Envoy for UNICEF Monica Prieto-Teodoro served as the ship's godmother. BRP Miguel Malvar is Hyundai Heavy Industries' first corvette for the Philippine Navy and a symbol of increasing PH-ROK cooperation in defense modernization.
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June 20, 2024
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY PARTICIPATES IN ROK'S BRIEFING ON SMART CITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE CITY DEVELOPMENT
04 June 2024, Seoul. The Philippine Embassy in Seoul represented by Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega, looked forward to closer smart city and administrative city development cooperation, in a meeting presided over by Mr. Hyeong Ryeol Kim, Administrator of the National Agency for Administrative City Construction (NAACC) of the Republic of Korea on 16 May 2024.
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June 19, 2024
PHILIPPINES SUPPORTS FEALAC'S ROLE IN BRIDGING EAST ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA; LOOKS FORWARD TO MORE MEANINGFUL COLLABORATION AMONG FEALAC MEMBER STATES
02 June 2024, Seoul. The Forum for East-Asia Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) Cyber Secretariat organized a special exhibition commemorating FEALAC's 25th anniversary from 14 to 17 May 2024 at the Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, ROK. The FEALAC Cyber Secretariat is headquartered in Seoul.
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June 18, 2024
PISTANG PINOY SA KOREA 2024 HELD IN BUSAN
13 June 2024, Busan, South Korea. Pistang Pinoy sa Korea 2024 was successfully held at the Eurasia Platform in Busan on 09 June 2024, marking a significant celebration of the 126th Philippine Independence Day, the 29th Migrant Workers Day, and the 75th anniversary of Philippines-Korea diplomatic relations. The event, organized by the Philippine Embassy in Seoul, Migrant Workers Office-Seoul, and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Seoul, with the support of the vibrant Overseas Filipino community in South Korea and WISH 107.5, brought together nearly 3,000 participants - the largest gathering for Independence Day celebrations in South Korea thus far. Many more viewed the event live-streamed through the Wish 107.5 platforms.
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June 17, 2024
PH EMBASSY IN KOREA CELEBRATES 126TH PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY
SEOUL, 11 JUNE 2024 - Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega hosted a diplomatic reception on 11 June 2024 at the Crystal Ballroom of Lotte Hotel in Seoul in celebration of the 126th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine independence. The event, also held in a milestone year celebrating the 75th anniversary of Philippines - Korea relations, had 400 guests from the Korean government, diplomatic corps, international organizations, the business community, academe, and civil society.
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June 13, 2024
PH CYCLISTS WIN BIG IN CYCLING COMPETITION IN SOUTH KOREA
19 May 2024, Seoul. Filipino cyclists Jermyn Prado, Kim Syrel Bonilla and Angelica Altamarino visited the Philippine Embassy in Seoul and called on Ambassador Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega after successfully winning in the recently concluded 2024 Giant Seorak Gran Fondo Competition held on 18 May 2024 at the Seoraksan National Park.
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June 05, 2024
PH EMBASSY ADMINISTERS OATH TO OFFICERS OF FILIPINO KOREA SPOUSES ASSOCIATION AND TRISKELION ALUMNI ORGANIZATION
23 May 2024, Seoul. Ambassador Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega administered the oath-taking of the officers of two Filipino community organizations, the Filipino Korea Spouses Association (FKSA) and Triskelion Alumni Organization-Korea (TAO-Korea), on 14 April and 19 May 2024, respectively, at the Sentro Rizal Hall of the Philippine Embassy. Both organizations have been long-standing partners of the Embassy and MWO-OWWA-Seoul in various community initiatives for Overseas Filipinos in South Korea.
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June 03, 2024
PHILIPPINES REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPMENT, PEACE AND STABILITY AT 19TH JEJU FORUM
31 MAY 2024, JEJU - Philippine House of Representatives Vice Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee Hon. Emigdio "Dino" Tanjuatco III reaffirmed the commitment of the Philippines to peace, stability, and development, upholding a rules-based international order in a statement delivered before world leaders, policymakers, business professionals, academics, and civil society at the 19th Jeju Forum held in Jeju Island from 29-31 May 2024.
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June 02, 2024
Philippine Agricultural Cooperatives Undertake Mission to Korea
19 May 2024, Seoul. Heads and representatives of 13 agricultural cooperatives from the Philippines took part in a learning mission to Korea for meetings with Korea's National Agricultural Cooperative Foundation (NACF), NH Bank, CJ Feeds, and other institutions involved in the development of the agricultural cooperative system of Korea. The delegation likewise conducted site visits to Hanaro Mart and Garak Market which support agricultural cooperatives.
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June 01, 2024
DFA STATEMENT ON 31 MAY 2024
31 May 2024 - The Philippines condemns the DPRK's latest satellite launch using ballistic missile technology which provokes tensions and undermines economic progress, peace, and stability in the Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific region.The Philippines has repeatedly called on the DPRK to comply with its international obligations under relevant UN Security Council resolutions, and to commit to constructive and peaceful dialogue with the ROK.The Philippines has consistently supported the call for a complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the DPRK. ENDThe official release is uploaded in https://dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/statements-and-advisoriesupdate/34808-dfa-statement-on-dprk-satellite-launch.
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June 01, 2024
PH TOURISM SECRETARY CHRISTINA G. FRASCO BRINGS "LOVE THE PHILIPPINES" CAMPAIGN TO PH'S TOP TOURISM MARKET IN KOREA
22 May 2024, Seoul. Philippine Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco visited Korea from 7-9 May 2024 to bring the "Love the Philippines" campaign to the country's number one tourism source country, Korea.
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May 29, 2024
FORMER FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECRETARY DELIA DOMINGO-ALBERT DELIVERS TALK AT EWHA WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED GLOBAL LECTURE SERIES
22 May 2024, Seoul. Former Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Delia Domingo Albert was a guest speaker at Ewha Woman's University Distinguished Global Lecture Series on 19 April 2024. Focusing on the theme "Building Global Networks in Diplomacy and International Relations", Ambassador Albert shared highlights of her professional journey first as an education then as a diplomat and advocate within the context of regional and international developments such as the establishment of ASEAN and its subsequent membership expansion; the crafting of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); the various historic women-focused international conferences; the evolution of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); the Global Summit of Women; and the opportunities and challenges for women in the diplomatic and international relations sphere. The audience of 70 students and faculty of Ewha University's Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) likewise posed questions to Ambassador Albert and appreciated the inspiration and motivation she provided to the students.
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May 27, 2024
READ: DFA Statement, 25 May 2024
The official release can be accessed via this link:
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