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July 08, 2014
LANDBANK OFFICIAL CALLS ON PH AMBASSADOR

SEOUL, 26 June 2014 – Atty. Reo S. Andarino, Manager and Head of the Overseas Remittance Marketing & Support Department of Landbank of the Philippines calls on Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez at the Embassy Chancery.

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July 07, 2014
FILIPINA FETED FOR VOLUNTEER WORK BY KOREA’S TOP FOREX BANK

SEOUL, 1 July 2014 – A Filipino marriage immigrant living in Busan, South Korea’s second largest city, for 13 years was recognized by the largest foreign exchange bank here in its annual multicultural awards held in central Seoul on Tuesday, 1 July 2014 for doing volunteer work and helping the elderly.

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July 06, 2014
PHILIPPINES TO CHAIR ASEAN COMMITTEE IN SEOUL FOR H2 2014

SEOUL, 26 June 2014 – Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez agreed to assume the next rotating six-month chairmanship of the ASEAN Committee in Seoul (ACS) from the outgoing head, Malaysian Ambassador Dato’ Rohana binti Ramli, in turnover ceremonies at her official residence on Thursday, 26 June 2014.

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July 06, 2014
5 FILIPINOS CHOSEN FOR KOREA’S CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM

SEOUL, 25 June 2014 – Five Filipinos selected with 75 other culture and arts specialists from 40 different countries around the world as resident artists for this year’s five-month Cultural Partnership Initiative (CPI) program were introduced at a welcoming reception held in central Seoul on Wednesday, 25 June 2015.

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July 02, 2014
GOV’T AUDIT CHIEF SAYS STRINGENT CHECKS NOW THE “NEW NORMAL”

SEOUL, 24 June 2014 – The head of the Commission of Audit (COA), one of the lead government agencies investigating official graft and corruption, told fellow civil servants on Tuesday, 24 June 2014, that the tough and comprehensive scrutiny her office puts fellow public officials under is now the “new normal”.

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July 02, 2014
PH CITIZEN PARTICIPATION STRESSED AT THE UN SERVICE FORUM DAY

GOYANG, 23 June 2014 – Senior Philippine delegates at a United Nations forum on public service held on 23-26 June 2014 at KINTEX, Goyang City, in Gyeonggi Province, emphasized the importance of active citizen participation in keeping the government honest and transparent.

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July 01, 2014
PH SPORTS OFFICIALS BRIEFED ON 2014 INCHEON ASIAN GAMES PREP

SEOUL, 26 June 2014 – A Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) delegation, led by PSC Chairman Ricardo R. Garcia, briefed the Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez at the Embassy on Thursday, 26 June 2014 of the results of their visit on the invitation of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee.

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July 01, 2014
HANJIN EXECS CALL ON PH AMBASSADOR IN SEOUL

SEOUL, 25 June 2014 – Philippine Ambassador Raul S. Hernandez met executives of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd. (HHIC) on Wednesday, 25 June 2014, at the Embassy Chancery.

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July 01, 2014
PH AMBASSADOR SWEARS IN LEADERS OF FILIPINO PHOTOGRAPHERS’ GROUP

SEOUL, 22 June 2014 – Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez inducted the leaders of the Filipino Photographers in Korea (FILIPOS) in an oath-taking ceremony held at the Embassy’s Multipurpose Hall on Sunday, 22 June 2014.

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July 01, 2014
EMBASSY GOES ON MAIDEN CONSULAR MISSION TO ULSAN

ULSAN, 20 June 2014 – The Consular Team of the Philippine Embassy in Seoul, led by First Secretary and Consul General Iric C. Arribas, conducted for the first time ever a consular outreach mission in the Metropolitan City of Ulsan, 300 kilometers south of Seoul, for two days beginning Friday, 20 June 2014.

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June 25, 2014
FILCOM OFFERS FLOWERS, PRAYERS TO FERRY SINKING VICTIMS

Seoul, 28 April 2014 – Around 300 members of the Filipino community in and around Seoul gathered on Sunday afternoon to offer songs, comfort, prayers and flowers to the casualties of the tragic sinking of the passenger ferry MV Sewol in a symbolic gesture of unity, sympathy and solidarity with the Korean people now experiencing national mourning.

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June 25, 2014
POST HOLDS FORUM IN SEOUL ON DISTRESSED PINAYS, MARRIAGE BROKERS

Seoul, 04 March 2014 – Filipino women volunteers and rights advocates throughout Korea gathered together with leaders of Filipina spouses associations to attend the forum “Multiculturalism in Korea: Policy Directions for the Filipino Marriage Migrant”, organized by the Philippine Embassy in Seoul in commemoration of March 2014 as Women’s Month.

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June 25, 2014
WOOJUNG AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO 15 FILIPINO GRAD STUDENTS IN ROK

Seoul, 20 February 2014 – Fifteen Filipino graduate students at advance degree programs in Korea were awarded scholarships for the Spring 2014 semester by the Woojung Education and Cultural Foundation (WECF) on 20 February 2014 at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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June 25, 2014
4 FILIPINOS WIN STAMP DESIGN AWARDS IN KOREAvagifem erfaringer vagifem 25 mg vagifem 10

SEOUL, 6 December 2013 – Korea’s Bureau of Post awarded on Friday, 6 December 2013 four Filipinos top prizes in the 19th International Postage Stamp Design Contest held between July and October 2013 for postage stamps to be used in South Korea in 2015.

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June 25, 2014
KOREA’S FOREIGN LABOR AGENCY EXEC EXTOLS FILIPINO WORKERS

SEOUL, 17 June 2014 – A senior official of the South Korean agency tasked to manage the flow of foreign migrant workers into the country praised Filipino workers for their work ethic during a call on Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez at the Embassy Chancery on Tuesday, 17 June 2014.

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