EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC
OF THE PHILIPPINES


SEOUL REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Announcements And Advisories

Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) 2-day Korea Cultural Orientation Seminar


The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) provides the schedule of its Two-day Korea Cultural Orientation Seminar for Filipino spouses of Korean nationals for 2020:

The CFO wishes to reiterate that apart from attending the Two-day Korea Cultural Orientation Seminar, Filipino spouses of Korean nationals are also required to attend a counseling program. Attendance to the counseling session shall precede attendance to the said cultural orientation seminar.


The counseling program will help surface individual concerns and level-off expectations of counselees on the realities of intermarriage and settlement overseas. The counseling sessions are being held in all CFO offices. To attend the program, a counselee must secure an appointment online using the following links:

• https://cfo.ph/GCP-Manila-Appointment/ (Guidance and Counseling for Manila)
• https://cfo.ph/GCP-Cebu-Appointment/ (Guidance and Counseling for Cebu Satellite Office)
• https://cfo.ph/GCP-Clark-Appointment/ (Guidance and Counseling for Clark Satellite Office)
• https://cfo.ph/GCP-Davao-Appointment/ (Guidance and Counseling for Davao Satellite Office)

CFO GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING APPOINTMENT SYSTEM:
https://seoulpe.dfa.gov.ph/images/announcement/2020/FSFlyer_colored_GCP.pdf

Other Announcements And Advisories


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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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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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