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Philippines Participates in 1st IEVEXPO on Electric and Autonomous Agriculture


Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega takes part in the 1st IEVEXPO on Electric and Autonomous Agriculture; Agriculture Attache Alilia Maghirang presents prospects for Agri-machinery electric and autonomous farming cooperation between the Philippines and Korea

28 November 2022, Seoul-The Philippines participated in the 1st IEVEXPO on Korea-ASEAN Agriculture Electric and Autonomous Forum organized by the Global EV Association Network (GEAN), ASEAN Federation of EV Associations (AFEVA), and the Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement (KIRIA), and International Electric Vehicle Expo (IEVE) on 09 November 2022, at the Jeju Agricultural Research and Extension Services Complex.

Philippine Ambassador to Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega delivered congratulatory remarks and spoke of the latest law on the EV industry in the Philippines during the opening ceremonies while Mr. Edmund Araga, concurrently Chairperson of the AFEVA and the Philippine EV Association, was the featured Keynote Speaker. Agricultural Attache Alilia Maghirang delivered a presentation on the current state of agri-mechanization in the Philippines as well as prospects for cooperation between PH and ROK in this field. END

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