The Philippine Embassy informs the public that in view of the unabating upsurge in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and the ROK Government's decision to extend, indefinitely, the heightened social distancing measures imposed in Seoul and the surrounding areas (Gyeonggi Province and Incheon), the Embassy and POLO-OWWA Korea will continue to provide services to the public from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Sunday to Thursday, until further notice when the South Korean government lifts the tougher social distancing measures it is currently implementing.

In case of emergency, the Embassy may be contacted through the following:

EMBASSY HOTLINES
Emergency Hotline (Outside of office hours, including weekends and holidays) 010-9365-2312
ATN Hotline 010-9263-8119
POLO Hotline 010-6591-6290
OWWA Hotline 010-7358-5841

The Embassy Emergency Hotline Number: 010-9635-2312 will temporarily be operational from Sunday to Thursday, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to assist clients with urgent queries or concerns on consular matters. Outside of regular office hours, the hotline number should only be contacted in cases of emergencies.

Further, all clients are required to wear masks within the Embassy premises and pass through the digital thermal imaging scanner at the lobby in consideration of our kababayans who are availing of Embassy services. The Philippine Embassy requests the Filipino community in South Korea to exercise utmost care and vigilance at this time. END

12 June 2020