EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC
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SEOUL REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Announcements And Advisories

AMBASSADOR DIZON-DE VEGA WELCOMES BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BCDA) DELEGATION PARTICIPATING IN THE GICC 2024

[Above Photo] Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega (left) and BCDA President & CEO Engr. Joshua Bingcang (right). [Below Photo] L-R: Commercial Attache Ms. Charmaigne Mignon Yalong, BCDA Vice President for Strategic Projects Management Randy Via Crusis, Ambassador Dizon-De Vega, BCDA President & CEO Engr. Bingcang, BCDA Senior Marketing and Promotions Officer Michelle De Vera and BCDA Development Management Officer Architect Fe Isabel Adarne

29 September 2024, Seoul. Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega welcomed the delegation from the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) led by its President and CEO Engr. Joshua Bingcang at the Philippine Embassy on 13 September 2024. Commercial Attache Charmaigne Mignon Yalong and Post's Political and Economic Section joined the Ambassador during the courtesy call.

The BCDA delegation participated in the Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference (GICC) held at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas from 10 to 12 September 2024. Since 2013, the GICC is the largest infrastructure conference in the Republic of Korea. The GICC promotes high-level infrastructure cooperation for participating countries, including the Philippines. BCDA President & CEO Engr. Bingcang served as a speaker in one of the sessions of the GICC 2024.

CEO Bingcang shared that Korean interest is at an all-time high for the Philippines in the areas of smart administrative cities and infrastructure projects. BCDA and the ROK National Agency for Administrative City Construction (NAACC) signed a MOU to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration opportunities on smart administrative cities development. BCDA is likewise working with K-Water on the development of comprehensive water resource plans for its projects in Tarlac and Baguio City. END

Other Announcements And Advisories

March 24, 2026
LAUNCH OF FULLY DIGITAL APOSTILLE FOR PSA E-CERTIFICATES AND CHED E-CAVS

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul informs the public of the Official Launch of the Fully Digital Apostille (eApostille) for Philippine Statistics Authority electronic Certificates (PSA eCertificates) and Commission on Higher Education electronic Certification, Authentication, and Verification (CHED eCAVs) at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Philippines, on 16 March 2026. This initiative is part of the Philippines’ continuing implementation of the electronic Apostille Program (e-APP) of the HCCH aimed at facilitating the secure electronic issuance and verification of Apostilles and promoting the efficient cross-border use of public documents among Contracting Parties to the Apostille Convention.  The following arrangements for the issuance of Apostilles for PSA eCertificates, covering civil registry documents, and CHED eCAVs, covering academic documents, were implemented starting 16 March 2026: 

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March 22, 2026
ANNOUNCEMENT: 2026 FEALAC Young Leaders Program

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul invites you to join the 2026 FEALAC Young Leaders Program—an exciting opportunity to represent the Philippines, engage in regional issues, and create impactful content on East Asia–Latin America relations.

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March 19, 2026
THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN SEOUL PARTICIPATES IN THE OBSERVANCE OF THE 30TH GIRL CHILD WEEK, 22 -28 MARCH 2026

The Philippine Embassy in Seoul joins the celebration on the Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment of the Girl Child Week, or “Girl Child Week” from 22-28 March 2026. In accordance with Proclamation No. 759, March 6, 1996, the fourth week of March is celebrated as “Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment of the Girl Child Week”.  The observance also complements the annual National Women’s Month Celebration every March.

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