October 15, 2023
PH EMBASSY ADVOCATES GENDER-TRANSFORMATIVE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION; SHARES INSIGHTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, GENDER AND TECHNOLOGY
01 October 2023, Seoul-Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega delivered the congratulatory remarks at the opening of the "Regional Training on Gender-Transformative Disaster Risk Reduction" hosted by the UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality from 06-08 September 2023 in Seoul, ROK.
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October 12, 2023
PHILIPPINES AND SOUTH KOREA HOLD SENIOR-LEVEL BILATERAL TALKS ON CONSULAR COOPERATION AND PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE EXCHANGE
12 September 2023 - The Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Korea reinforced their robust bilateral relationship, engaging in discussions to enhance cooperation on consular, labor, and people-to-people concerns during the 5th Joint Consular Consultation Meeting held in Seoul on 12 September 2023.
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October 11, 2023
VICE PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE KEYNOTES GLOBAL EDUCATION AND INNOVATION SUMMIT 2023; MEETS ROK OFFICIALS
21 September 2023, Seoul-Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte delivered the keynote speech at the Global Education and Innovation Summit 2023 held on 21 September 2023 in the Republic of Korea.
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October 09, 2023
PH UNDERSECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY MEETS WITH ROK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND SAFETY TO DISCUSS DISASTER RISK COOPERATION
Sejong Administrative City, Republic of Korea - PH Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Concerns Jesus "Gary" S. Domingo met with ROK Ministry of Interior and Safety Director General for Civil Defense Park Jeonghyeon and Director General Kim Jeonghag of the Emergency Preparedness Policy Bureau to discuss areas of mutual interest in civil defense and disaster preparedness in a meeting at the Ministry of Interior and Safety last 14 September 2023.
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October 08, 2023
PH UNDERSECRETARY JESUS DOMINGO MEETS WITH ROK DEPUTY MINISTER FOR MULTILATERAL AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS PARK YONG MIN
SEOUL - Philippine Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Affairs Jesus S. Domingo and ROK Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs Park Yongmin discussed ways to enhance multilateral cooperation on democracy, open government partnership, and other areas of mutual interest in a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 14 September 2023.
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October 05, 2023
PH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WAY FORWARD ON STRENGTHENED PH-ROK ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH ROK MINISTER OF TRADE AHN DUKGEUN
22 September 2023, Seoul-Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with ROK Minister for Trade Ahn Dukgeun on 22 September 2023 to discuss strengthened PH-ROK Economic Cooperation and the next steps following the historic signing of the PH-ROK Free Trade Agreement on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit 2023 held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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October 04, 2023
PHILIPPINES PARTICIPATES IN THE GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE COOPERATION CONFERENCE (GICC) 2023
25 September 2023, Seoul-The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) led by Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan participated in the Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference (GICC) 2023 held from 19 to 20 September 2023 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Secretary Bonoan was joined by Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega, Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, and Project Directors Benjamin A. Bautista and Ramon A. Arriola III during the two-day conference.
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October 02, 2023
OFWS IN SOUTH KOREA JOIN OWWA LIVELIHOOD SKILLS TRAININGS AT THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN SEOUL
17 September 2023, Seoul-Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in South Korea participate in the 2nd season of the 2023 Livelihood Skills Training Program series organized by the Philippine Embassy and the Migrant Workers Office - Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (MWO-OWWA) in Seoul starting in August 2023.
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September 26, 2023
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY HOLDS BACK-TO-BACK LABOR EDUCATION SEMINARS FOR EPS WORKERS
13 September 2023, Seoul-The Philippine Embassy and the Migrant Workers Office in Seoul conducted the "Palit-Visa Seminar" back-to-back with the "Information Session on Korea Immigration and Integration Program (KIIP)" on 03 September 2023 at the Sentro Rizal Hall of the Philippine Embassy. The event was attended by around 100 OFWs including more than 100 online participants.
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September 24, 2023
SPECIAL ENVOY ON DIGITALIZATION PURSUES PH DIGITAL GOALS WITH GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS COUNTERPARTS IN ROK
12 September 2023, Seoul. Special Envoy of the President to the Republic of Korea for Digital Transformation Dennis Anthony Uy was in the Republic of Korea from 1 to 5 September 2023 to facilitate dialogue and investment opportunities on digitalization and related industries with leading information communications technology (ICT) companies in ROK.
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September 19, 2023
PHILIPPINE HASS AVOCADO MARKET ACCESS TO KOREA APPROVED
September 10, 2023 - The Philippines has completed the requirements for the ruling process for entry of Philippine hass avocado to the Republic of Korea following the Official Notification No 2023-33 of the ROK Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) on 08 September 2023.
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September 17, 2023
PH EMBASSY WITH COMMISSION ON FILIPINOS OVERSEAS SIGNS MOU ON COOPERATION AND MEET WITH MIGRANT CENTERS AND FILIPINO COMMUNITY IN SOUTH KOREA
1 August 2023, Seoul. The Philippine Embassy in Korea and the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) signed a milestone Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation on 27 August 2023 at the Embassy's Sentro Rizal Hall. The MOU allows for greater cooperation intended to prevent, mitigate, and help facilitate timely intervention for the resolution of cases or incidents of abuse and exploitation of Filipino marriage migrants in South Korea, enhance existing orientation programs, and promote services available to them in Korea and the Philippines.
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September 17, 2023
PH EMBASSY HOLDS FIRST ESKWELAHAN SA EMBAHADA AND PALARONG PINOY; AWARDS RECOGNITION CERTIFICATE TO 3 FILCOM ORGANIZATIONS
31 August 2023, Seoul. The Philippine Embassy, with the support of the Filipino Community in South Korea, in commemoration of Buwan ng Wika, held the first ever Eskwelahan sa Embahada on August 6 and 13, 2023 at the Embassy premises. This was followed by a culminating event called the Palarong Pinoy and Family Day held on August 20, 2023 at the Yongsan Family Park.
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September 13, 2023
AMBASSADOR DIZON-DE VEGA MEETS THE NEW DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE KOREAN MINISTRY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY, AND ENERGY
30 August 2023, Seoul. The Philippines and the Republic of Korea continue to work on advancing trade and investment relations between both nations including through the Philippines-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement. Ambassador Dizon-De Vega welcomed the new ROK Free Trade Agreement Negotiations Director General Jang Seong-gil at the Philippine Embassy with Commercial Counselor Jose Ma. Dinsay on 30 August 2023.
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September 13, 2023
AMBASSADOR DIZON-DE VEGA MEETS WITH PRESIDENT GHEEWHAN KIM OF THE KOREA FOUNDATION ON FUTURE COLLABORATION IN PH-ROK RELATIONS
30 August 2023, Seoul-Philippine Ambassador Dizon-De Vega and Korea Foundation (KF) President Kim Gweehan met recently at the KF headquarters in Seoul to discuss areas of cooperation and mutual interest including the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Philippines in 2024.
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