July 02, 2014
GOV’T AUDIT CHIEF SAYS STRINGENT CHECKS NOW THE “NEW NORMALâ€
SEOUL, 24 June 2014 – The head of the Commission of Audit (COA), one of the lead government agencies investigating official graft and corruption, told fellow civil servants on Tuesday, 24 June 2014, that the tough and comprehensive scrutiny her office puts fellow public officials under is now the “new normalâ€.
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July 02, 2014
PH CITIZEN PARTICIPATION STRESSED AT THE UN SERVICE FORUM DAY
GOYANG, 23 June 2014 – Senior Philippine delegates at a United Nations forum on public service held on 23-26 June 2014 at KINTEX, Goyang City, in Gyeonggi Province, emphasized the importance of active citizen participation in keeping the government honest and transparent.
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July 01, 2014
PH SPORTS OFFICIALS BRIEFED ON 2014 INCHEON ASIAN GAMES PREP
SEOUL, 26 June 2014 – A Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) delegation, led by PSC Chairman Ricardo R. Garcia, briefed the Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez at the Embassy on Thursday, 26 June 2014 of the results of their visit on the invitation of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee.
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July 01, 2014
HANJIN EXECS CALL ON PH AMBASSADOR IN SEOUL
SEOUL, 25 June 2014 – Philippine Ambassador Raul S. Hernandez met executives of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. (HHIC) on Wednesday, 25 June 2014, at the Embassy Chancery.
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July 01, 2014
PH AMBASSADOR SWEARS IN LEADERS OF FILIPINO PHOTOGRAPHERS’ GROUP
SEOUL, 22 June 2014 – Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez inducted the leaders of the Filipino Photographers in Korea (FILIPOS) in an oath-taking ceremony held at the Embassy’s Multipurpose Hall on Sunday, 22 June 2014.
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July 01, 2014
EMBASSY GOES ON MAIDEN CONSULAR MISSION TO ULSAN
ULSAN, 20 June 2014 – The Consular Team of the Philippine Embassy in Seoul, led by First Secretary and Consul General Iric C. Arribas, conducted for the first time ever a consular outreach mission in the Metropolitan City of Ulsan, 300 kilometers south of Seoul, for two days beginning Friday, 20 June 2014.
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June 25, 2014
FILCOM OFFERS FLOWERS, PRAYERS TO FERRY SINKING VICTIMS
Seoul, 28 April 2014 – Around 300 members of the Filipino community in and around Seoul gathered on Sunday afternoon to offer songs, comfort, prayers and flowers to the casualties of the tragic sinking of the passenger ferry MV Sewol in a symbolic gesture of unity, sympathy and solidarity with the Korean people now experiencing national mourning.
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June 25, 2014
POST HOLDS FORUM IN SEOUL ON DISTRESSED PINAYS, MARRIAGE BROKERS
Seoul, 04 March 2014 – Filipino women volunteers and rights advocates throughout Korea gathered together with leaders of Filipina spouses associations to attend the forum “Multiculturalism in Korea: Policy Directions for the Filipino Marriage Migrantâ€, organized by the Philippine Embassy in Seoul in commemoration of March 2014 as Women’s Month.
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June 25, 2014
WOOJUNG AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO 15 FILIPINO GRAD STUDENTS IN ROK
Seoul, 20 February 2014 – Fifteen Filipino graduate students at advance degree programs in Korea were awarded scholarships for the Spring 2014 semester by the Woojung Education and Cultural Foundation (WECF) on 20 February 2014 at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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June 25, 2014
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SEOUL, 6 December 2013 – Korea’s Bureau of Post awarded on Friday, 6 December 2013 four Filipinos top prizes in the 19th International Postage Stamp Design Contest held between July and October 2013 for postage stamps to be used in South Korea in 2015.
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June 25, 2014
KOREA’S FOREIGN LABOR AGENCY EXEC EXTOLS FILIPINO WORKERS
SEOUL, 17 June 2014 – A senior official of the South Korean agency tasked to manage the flow of foreign migrant workers into the country praised Filipino workers for their work ethic during a call on Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez at the Embassy Chancery on Tuesday, 17 June 2014.
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June 25, 2014
EMBASSY HOSTS TALK ON FINANCIAL STRATEGIES FOR RETURNING OFWS
SEOUL, 15 June 2014 – The Philippine Embassy hosted on Sunday, 15 June 2014 a half-day seminar organized by the Association of Filipino Educators in Korea (AFEK) for Filipinos working in Korea on entrepreneurial prospects back home and the process of establishing and operating small-scale businesses upon returning to the Philippines.
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June 25, 2014
PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR CELEBRATES FATHER'S DAY IN ANSAN
ANSAN CITY, 15 June 2014 – Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez joined the Ansan Filipino Community (AFC) in its celebration of Father's Day at Wongok-dong Church in Ansan City.
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June 25, 2014
FILIPINO EDUCATORS’GROUP CALLS ON PH AMBASSADOR IN SEOUL
Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez welcomed the officers and members of the Association of Filipino Educators in Korea (AFEK) at the Embassy Chancery on Sunday, 15 June 2014.
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June 25, 2014
FILIPINO COMMUNITY MARKS 116TH INDEPENDENCE DAY IN SEOUL
SEOUL, 14 June 2014 – Around 200 members of the Filipino community in Korea, led by the Embassy of the Philippines, gathered on Saturday, 14 June 2014 at the Embassy Chancery in Seoul in celebration of the 116th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence.
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