October 22, 2023
Call Hero Foundation Honors Filipino Veterans of the Korean War
05 October 2023, Seoul. The Call Hero Foundation of Korea, an organization composed of current and former Korean government officials, legislators, businesspeople, artists, retired military officers, and civic leaders, held a Commemoration ceremony for the naming of Filipino heroes during the Korean War on 24 September 2023. The event was held at the War Memorial Monument dedicated to Filipino veterans located in Goyang City, Korea.
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October 18, 2023
PHILIPPINE CULTURAL DAY HELD AT SEOUL CITY HALL
04 October 2023, Seoul - The International World in Korea (IWIK) with the support of the Philippine Embassy in Korea, the Pinoy Iskolars in Korea (PIKO), and members of the Filipino overseas community, presented a "Philippine Cultural Day" at the Taepyeong Hall of the Seoul City Hall on 03 October 2023. The event was held to commemorate the 74th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Korea in 2023 ahead of the 75th anniversary in 2024.
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October 17, 2023
Manila Wins Human-Centricity Prize at the Seoul Smart City Prize
28 September 2023, Seoul. The City of Manila won the Silver Award under the Human-Centricity Category of the Seoul Smart City Prize organized by the WeGO (World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization) in cooperation with the Seoul Metropolitan Government during the 6th WeGO General Assembly held from 25-27 September 2023 in Seoul, Korea.
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October 16, 2023
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY PARTICIPATES IN THE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST MIGRANT WOMEN ORGANIZED BY WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE OF KOREA (WHRIK)
30 September 2023, SEOUL - As part of the Philippine Embassy in Korea's efforts to promote and protect the welfare of migrant women in the Republic of Korea, Third Secretaries, and Vice Consuls Reisha Olavario, Political, Economic, and GAD focal Officer, and Atty. Jilliane Joyce Cornista, Assistance-to-Nationals, and Legal Officer, participated in the International Seminar on Prevention of Violence against Migrant Women organized by the Women's Human Rights Institute of Korea on 7 September 2023. Other invited participants include agency heads of the Women's Rights Plus of Korea and Women Migrants Human Rights Center of Korea, as well as representatives from partner organizations helping migrants like Asia Chang, and Danuri Seoul.
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October 15, 2023
PH EMBASSY ADVOCATES GENDER-TRANSFORMATIVE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION; SHARES INSIGHTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, GENDER AND TECHNOLOGY
01 October 2023, Seoul-Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega delivered the congratulatory remarks at the opening of the "Regional Training on Gender-Transformative Disaster Risk Reduction" hosted by the UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality from 06-08 September 2023 in Seoul, ROK.
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October 12, 2023
PHILIPPINES AND SOUTH KOREA HOLD SENIOR-LEVEL BILATERAL TALKS ON CONSULAR COOPERATION AND PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE EXCHANGE
12 September 2023 - The Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Korea reinforced their robust bilateral relationship, engaging in discussions to enhance cooperation on consular, labor, and people-to-people concerns during the 5th Joint Consular Consultation Meeting held in Seoul on 12 September 2023.
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October 11, 2023
VICE PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE KEYNOTES GLOBAL EDUCATION AND INNOVATION SUMMIT 2023; MEETS ROK OFFICIALS
21 September 2023, Seoul-Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte delivered the keynote speech at the Global Education and Innovation Summit 2023 held on 21 September 2023 in the Republic of Korea.
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October 09, 2023
PH UNDERSECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY MEETS WITH ROK MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND SAFETY TO DISCUSS DISASTER RISK COOPERATION
Sejong Administrative City, Republic of Korea - PH Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Concerns Jesus "Gary" S. Domingo met with ROK Ministry of Interior and Safety Director General for Civil Defense Park Jeonghyeon and Director General Kim Jeonghag of the Emergency Preparedness Policy Bureau to discuss areas of mutual interest in civil defense and disaster preparedness in a meeting at the Ministry of Interior and Safety last 14 September 2023.
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October 08, 2023
PH UNDERSECRETARY JESUS DOMINGO MEETS WITH ROK DEPUTY MINISTER FOR MULTILATERAL AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS PARK YONG MIN
SEOUL - Philippine Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Affairs Jesus S. Domingo and ROK Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs Park Yongmin discussed ways to enhance multilateral cooperation on democracy, open government partnership, and other areas of mutual interest in a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 14 September 2023.
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October 05, 2023
PH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WAY FORWARD ON STRENGTHENED PH-ROK ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH ROK MINISTER OF TRADE AHN DUKGEUN
22 September 2023, Seoul-Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with ROK Minister for Trade Ahn Dukgeun on 22 September 2023 to discuss strengthened PH-ROK Economic Cooperation and the next steps following the historic signing of the PH-ROK Free Trade Agreement on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit 2023 held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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October 04, 2023
PHILIPPINES PARTICIPATES IN THE GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE COOPERATION CONFERENCE (GICC) 2023
25 September 2023, Seoul-The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) led by Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan participated in the Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference (GICC) 2023 held from 19 to 20 September 2023 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Secretary Bonoan was joined by Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega, Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, and Project Directors Benjamin A. Bautista and Ramon A. Arriola III during the two-day conference.
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October 02, 2023
OFWS IN SOUTH KOREA JOIN OWWA LIVELIHOOD SKILLS TRAININGS AT THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN SEOUL
17 September 2023, Seoul-Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in South Korea participate in the 2nd season of the 2023 Livelihood Skills Training Program series organized by the Philippine Embassy and the Migrant Workers Office - Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (MWO-OWWA) in Seoul starting in August 2023.
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September 26, 2023
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY HOLDS BACK-TO-BACK LABOR EDUCATION SEMINARS FOR EPS WORKERS
13 September 2023, Seoul-The Philippine Embassy and the Migrant Workers Office in Seoul conducted the "Palit-Visa Seminar" back-to-back with the "Information Session on Korea Immigration and Integration Program (KIIP)" on 03 September 2023 at the Sentro Rizal Hall of the Philippine Embassy. The event was attended by around 100 OFWs including more than 100 online participants.
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September 24, 2023
SPECIAL ENVOY ON DIGITALIZATION PURSUES PH DIGITAL GOALS WITH GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS COUNTERPARTS IN ROK
12 September 2023, Seoul. Special Envoy of the President to the Republic of Korea for Digital Transformation Dennis Anthony Uy was in the Republic of Korea from 1 to 5 September 2023 to facilitate dialogue and investment opportunities on digitalization and related industries with leading information communications technology (ICT) companies in ROK.
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September 19, 2023
PHILIPPINE HASS AVOCADO MARKET ACCESS TO KOREA APPROVED
September 10, 2023 - The Philippines has completed the requirements for the ruling process for entry of Philippine hass avocado to the Republic of Korea following the Official Notification No 2023-33 of the ROK Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) on 08 September 2023.
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