02 May 2023, Seoul - The Embassy of the Philippines in Korea, in collaboration with the Itaewon Village Global Center, organized a gender and development special online forum on domestic violence and digital safe spaces on 23 April 2023. In her remarks, Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea H.E. Theresa Dizon-De Vega stated that "In the midst of forward movements, there remains pressing concerns to the safety of women and girls in the workplace, at home, and in the digital world." She likewise encouraged collaborative individual, community, and governmental action to build safe spaces for women and girls, including in the digital sphere.

The seminar provided up-to-date information on domestic violence laws in Korea, it likewise shared information in identifying technology facilitated abuse (including through stalking, illegally recorded conversations, and harassment) and understanding it within the lens of gender-based violence as shared by resource speaker Attorney Jung Lan Kim.

Members of the Filipino community were also encouraged to reach out to the Philippine Embassy's legal and assistance-to-nationals team in the event that they face challenges of gender-based violence in the workplace, at home, or online.

This seminar was conducted with the help of Itaewon Global Village Center and its Director, Ms. Katherine Corteza. The Embassy of the Philippines in the Republic of Korea continues to conduct informational sessions to protect and inform overseas Filipinos on relevant laws and regulations both in the Philippines and Korea. END