SEOUL, 24 August 2014 – Forty-five Filipino-Korean children were awarded scholarships and educational materials from a family-oriented Korean non-government organization in an event held on 23 August 2014 at the Citizen’s Hall of Seoul City Hall.

Five Filipino-Korean received 200,000KRW (US$ 200) each as financial educational assistance while 40 others received materials worth 50,000KRW (US$50) each during the multicultural event “Love You Philippines, Thank You Korea” organized by the Universal Peace federation (UPF) and United Filipinos in Korea (UFILKOR), a Filipino community organization based in South Korea.

In his congratulatory remarks, Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez thanked Mr. Yoon Cheong No, President of UPF, and Mrs. Grace Tadili Park, President of UFILKOR, for organizing the event and for providing for the children under an agreement made in February 2014 between UPF and UFILKOR.

Since the signing of the agreement, around 200 children from Filipino-Korean families in various parts of South Korea have been given educational assistance.

“The love and concern that we provide to our children today will be repaid a many times over by their future responsible leadership of our countries and their wise stewardship of our future generations’” said Ambassador Hernandez.

During the program, famous Korean songs were performed by famous Korean artists. A group composed of Filipina spouses also performed a native Filipino dance, while another Filipina gave a song number. The audience was also impressed by a group of Filipino-Korean children who performed a martial arts exhibition.