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PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR WELCOMES ANOTHER YEAR OF COLLABORATION WITH GOYANG SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL


Philippine Ambassador to the ROK Theresa Dizon-De Vega presents Goyang Special City Council Chairperson Woon Nam Kim with dáyo 이민자: Stories of Migration book project at the Philippine Embassy on 19 March 2025.

31 March 2025, Seoul – Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with Goyang Special City Council Chairperson Woon Nam Kim and the Council Steering Committee Chairperson Jae Ho Moon to discuss continuing engagement between the Philippines and Goyang City. The Philippines has taken part in the International Horticulture Show  in Goyang, the next edition of which will be held in April 2025. 

A delegation from the local government of Goyang has undertaken an official visit to the City of Taguig in 2023 as part of their international outreach for city-to-city engagement. Goyang City likewise hosted a special performance of the award-winning UST singers in 2023.

The Philippine Embassy likewise joins the annual Memorial Day commemoration in Goyang in June at the monuments which pay tribute to the valiant contributions of the Korean veterans as well as members of the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK) during the 1950s Korean War. Goyang is one of the pioneer smart cities established in Korea.  END

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