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PNP OFFICIALS CALL ON PHL AMBASSADOR IN SEOUL


SEOUL, 26 April 2015 – Philippine Ambassador to Korea Raul S Hernandez received on Sunday, 26 April 2015, delegates from the Philippine National Police (PNP), who were on a goodwill visit to South Korea to promote the efforts being done by the Philippine Government in securing the safety of Korean Nationals in the Philippines.

The officials were from the PNP Police Regional Office 7 (PRO7), headed by PCSupt Orlando D. Ualat, the Deputy Regional Director for PRO7 Administration. Their visit to Korea was sponsored by the South Chungcheong Provincial Police Agency, which has an agreement with PRO7 to develop cooperation between the two agencies.

Region VII is Central Visayas, located in the central part of the Visayas island group, and consists of four provinces—Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor—which are some of the most visited places in the Philippines for Korean tourists.

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