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PH Embassy in Seoul Congratulates Filipino Graduates at 2025 KDI School Commencement Ceremony

[Above Photos] H.E. Bernadette Therese C. Fernandez, Ambassador of the Philippines to the Republic of Korea (center), poses for a commemorative photo with Filipino graduates during the 2025 Commencement Ceremony of the KDI School of Public Policy and Management (KDIS).

12 December 2025, Sejong City, Republic of Korea — Her Excellency Bernadette Therese C. Fernandez, Ambassador of the Philippines to the Republic of Korea, attended the 2025 Commencement Ceremony of the KDI School of Public Policy and Management (KDIS), where she congratulated Filipino students for their academic achievements.

The Ambassador commended the eight Filipino graduates — Andrea Joyce Arbues, Tyronne James Buico, Cherie Mae Jardeleza, Christian Mamaril, Ericka Nieto, Irene Olipendo, Rhoda Lyn Ramos, and Bernard Jonas Trinidad — for successfully completing their degree programs.

She likewise acknowledged the three continuing Filipino students — Donn Michael Bertis, Rose Camille de Asis, and Mary Joy Padilla — who continue to pursue their studies at KDI School.

Ambassador Fernandez reaffirmed the Philippine Embassy’s commitment to supporting Filipino students in Korea and to strengthening educational and people-to-people cooperation between the Philippines and the Republic of Korea. END

[Above Photo] Commemorative photo with KDI officials and graduates during the 2025 Commencement Ceremony. [Below Photo] H.E. Bernadette Therese C. Fernandez, Ambassador of the Philippines to the Republic of Korea (right), poses for a photo with Dean Joon-Kyung Kim of the KDI School of Public Policy and Management (KDIS) and the Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the Republic of Korea.

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