EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC
OF THE PHILIPPINES


SEOUL REPUBLIC OF KOREA

news

PHL AMBASSADOR IN SEOUL VISITS ASEAN-KOREA CENTRE


Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez shakes hands with ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) Secretary General Chung Hae-moon (right) at their first meeting to the AKC Secretariat and ASEAN Hall in central Seoul on 7 July 2014.

SEOUL, 7 July 2014 – Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez paid a visit for the first time on Monday, 7 July 2014 to the ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC) Secretariat and the ASEAN Hall in central Seoul.

Ambassador Hernandez was welcomed by AKC Secretary-General Chung Hae-moon to his office, where they discussed the growing relations between ASEAN and Korea and the Centre’s projects for the rest of the year.

Secretary-General Chung congratulated Ambassador Hernandez on his assumption of the six-month rotating chairmanship of the ASEAN Committee in Seoul (ACS) starting in July. He also noted that the Philippines is due to second a senior official who will serve as head of the AKC’s Trade and Investment Unit for three years from January 2015.

Ambassador Hernandez also visited the ASEAN Hall, where cultural items and tourism materials, which were given, donated or on loan from the ASEAN member countries, such as lamps made by Cebu-based furniture designer Kenneth Cobonpue, were displayed.

Secretary-General Chung also introduced to the Ambassador some of his staff, including AKC officer and editor Mark Ysla, a MA International Studies graduate of Sogang University.

The ASEAN-Korea Centre was established as an intergovernmental organization with ten ASEAN Member States and Korea as its members in March 2009, the year which marked the 20th anniversary of Dialogue Partnership between ASEAN and Korea.

It was founded in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Foreign Ministers of Korea and the 10 ASEAN Member States at the 11th ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) Summit in November 2007. The MOU was ratified or accepted by all Member States of the Centre in November 2008.

Other News


July 01, 2025
PH EMBASSY COMMEMORATES RIZAL’S 164th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

19 June 2025, Seoul – In celebration of the 164h Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the Philippine Embassy in collaboration with the Knights of Rizal (KOR) – Korea Chapter held a solemn wreath-laying at the Sentro Rizal Hall of the Philippine Embassy. 

Read More
June 28, 2025
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY CELEBRATES 127TH ANNIVERSARY OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE THROUGH A FUSION OF FLAVORS, REAFFIRMS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

SEOUL, 23 JUNE 2025 — Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega hosted a diplomatic reception on 23 June 2025 at the Grand Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul in celebration of the 127th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine independence and 76 years of Philippines-Korea relations.

Read More
June 26, 2025
THE PHILIPPINES AND GGGI SIGN FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR CORE CONTRIBUTION TO ADVANCE GREEN GROWTH

9 June 2025, Seoul, South Korea - The Philippines and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed a Funding Agreement, reaffirming their shared commitment to advancing green growth. The Funding Agreement was signed by H.E. Maria Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega, Ambassador of the Philippines to the Republic of Korea, and GGGI Director-General, Sang-Hyup Kim. Under this agreement, the Republic of the Philippines will provide a core contribution to GGGI in 2025.

Read More