August 05, 2022
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY CONDUCTS THIRD CONSULAR OUTREACH AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TRAINING IN GWANGJU CITY
30 July 2022, Seoul - The Philippine Embassy conducted its third consular outreach mission for the year from 29 to 30 July 2022 in Gwangju, led by Consul General Romulo Victor Israel. The Embassy rendered nearly 313 services to members of the Filipino community, including e-passport applications, notarials, marriage solemnization, civil registration, oath-taking of dual citizenship applicants, assistance-to-nationals and other services. Representatives from PAG-IBIG, POLO, and OWWA, likewise joined the outreach and rendered a combined 76 services, including renewal of OWWA membership and OEC processing, contract verification, and opening of PAG-IBIG regular and MP2 accounts, among others.
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August 03, 2022
PH AMBASSADOR WELCOMES NEW EPS WORKERS IN KOREA
2August 2022, Seoul - Ambassador Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega warmly welcomed 158 Employment Permit System (EPS) workers who arrived in Korea early this morning, 2 August 2022 at the Incheon Airport. The new latest worker arrivals bring to 2,906 the total number of Filipino EPS workers who have entered Korea since deployment resumed in November 2021.
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August 02, 2022
PH AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GOYANG INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION CHIEF ON CITY-TO-CITY COOPERATION
SEOUL, 28 July 2022 - Goyang City's International Cooperation Team (Branding Division) Ms. Jeong So-yeong, Team Leader, and Ms. Mijeong "MJ" Park, Senior Specialist for International Relations paid a courtesy call on Philippine Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega to discuss Goyang City's interest in city-to-city cooperation with municipalities in the Philippines. Joining Ambassador De Vega were Consul General Romulo Victor Israel Jr., Third Secretary and Vice Consul Reisha Olavario, and Cultural Officer Anthony Z. Cornista.
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August 01, 2022
PASSING OF FORMER PRESIDENT FIDEL V. RAMOS (1928-2022)
The Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Korea joins the Filipino nation in mourning the passing of the 12th President of the Philippines Fidel Valdez Ramos on 31 July 2022. The former President was 94 years old.
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July 31, 2022
PH EMBASSY IN KOREA HOLDS MID-YEAR PLANNING CONFERENCE
26 July 2022 - The Philippine Embassy in Korea held its mid-year Planning Conference on 26 July 2022. The Embassy's Planning conference is a biannual stocktaking and direction-setting exercise that allows the Embassy and its attached agencies to craft, review, and update a cohesive strategy on improving consular and assistance-to-nationals services and strengthening political, economic, cultural, and people-to-people ties with the Republic of Korea.
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July 28, 2022
PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR DIZON-DE VEGA PARTICIPATES IN THE BUSAN DIPLOMATIC FORUM
SEOUL, 26 July 2022-Philippine Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega was invited to speak during the keynote panel of the Busan Diplomatic Forum held on 20 July 2022 at the Grand Ballroom of the Westin Chosun Hotel in Busan.
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July 24, 2022
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY DISCUSS PH-ROK NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH OFFICIALS OF KOREA HYDRO AND NUCLEAR POWER CO. LTD
19 July 2022, Seoul- Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. Ltd executives Nam Yoh-Shik (Executive Vice President, Project and Overseas Nuclear Business Division), Kim Yongsoo (Overseas Nuclear Business Section Vice President), and Choi Younghwan (Overseas Nuclear Business Section Senior Manager) to discuss future PH-ROK cooperation on nuclear technology and renewable energy.
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July 23, 2022
PHILIPPINES RE-AFFIRMS COOPERATION WITH KAMICO ON ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY
19 July 2022, Seoul-Highlighting the importance of agriculture to economic recovery, Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega was among the special guest speakers at the 60th Founding Anniversary of the Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO), held in Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongnam-do on 08 July 2022.
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July 21, 2022
PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR DIZON-DE VEGA MEETS WITH SOGANG UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
SEOUL, 17 July 2022 - Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with Sogang University President Fr. "Luke" Jong-hyeok Sim, SJ and members of the university's Academic Affairs leadership team including Dr. Tai-Kyong Song, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dr. Soonkee Kim, Executive Vice President for Research and External Affairs on 14 July 2022. Third Secretary and Vice Consul Reisha Olavario was likewise present at the call.
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July 21, 2022
OFWS IN KOREA TRAIN IN CHEMICAL SAFETY
18 July 2022, Seoul. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) in Korea participated in the 2022 Chemical Safety Training for Filipino EPS Workers on 10 July 2022 as part of the Labor Education Program being implemented by the Philippine Embassy in Korea through the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO).
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July 19, 2022
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY ADMINISTERS OATH TO OFFICERS OF BISDAK KOREA
17 July 2022, Seoul. Ambassador Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega administered the oath-taking of the officers of the Filipino community organization Bisayang Dako or BISDAK in South Korea. Organized in 2018, BISDAK aims to serve and help its members living in Korea to become "strong and efficient" members of society. They renewed their Certificate of Registration as a Filipino community organization in Korea in June 2022 and have in the past organized activities that promote member camaraderie and welfare. The new set of officers was led by its President Ms. Donnabelle J. Casipong who is originally from Cebu.
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July 18, 2022
PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR DIZON- DE VEGA MEETS WITH KOREAN MINISTER FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATION
SEOUL, 17 July 2022 - Philippine Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega called on the new ROK Minister for Defense Acquisition Program Administration Eom Dong-Hwan in his Office in Gyeonggi-do on 12 July 2022.
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July 18, 2022
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY CONTINUES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MULTICULTURAL FAMILY MUSIC BROADCASTING PROGRAM
16 July 2022, Seoul - The Philippine Embassy in Seoul resumed its participation in the monthly Multicultural Family Music Broadcasting Program for Filipinos at the start of the second half of 2022 to bring newsworthy developments and updated information to Filipinos in the Republic of Korea.
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July 16, 2022
THE PHILIPPINES PARTICIPATES IN THE 26TH BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL (BIFAN 2022)
14 July 2022, Seoul - The Philippines actively participated at the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN 2022) through a Film Development Council Delegation (FDCP) headed by Manager Don Gervin Arawan and a host of Philippine creatives. The two (2) Philippine films participating in the festival are Clairvoyant directed by John Luke Miraflor, who attended in-person with his production crew and Reroute directed by Lawrence Fajardo.
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July 14, 2022
CAST MEMBERS OF RUNNING MAN PHILIPPINES VISITS PH EMBASSY; MEETS FILIPINO CREATIVES IN KOREA
SEOUL, 04 July 2022 - Ready, set, run! Philippine Ambassador Dizon-De Vega was pleased to receive the cast and crew of Running Man Philippines at the Embassy of the Philippines in Seoul on 4 July 2022. Creatives from the Filipino community including Noreen Garcia, Gennie Kim and Sid Antiquera in Korea were also in attendance and shared their experiences working as Filipino actors, talent scouts and managers as well as technical crew in the Republic of Korea.
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