EMBASSY HOSTS TALK ON FINANCIAL STRATEGIES FOR RETURNING OFWS
SEOUL, 15 June 2014 – The Philippine Embassy hosted on Sunday, 15 June 2014 a half-day seminar organized by the Association of Filipino Educators in Korea (AFEK) for Filipinos working in Korea on entrepreneurial prospects back home and the process of establishing and operating small-scale businesses upon returning to the Philippines.
Read MorePHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR CELEBRATES FATHER'S DAY IN ANSAN
ANSAN CITY, 15 June 2014 – Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez joined the Ansan Filipino Community (AFC) in its celebration of Father's Day at Wongok-dong Church in Ansan City.
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Read MoreFILIPINO COMMUNITY MARKS 116TH INDEPENDENCE DAY IN SEOUL
SEOUL, 14 June 2014 – Around 200 members of the Filipino community in Korea, led by the Embassy of the Philippines, gathered on Saturday, 14 June 2014 at the Embassy Chancery in Seoul in celebration of the 116th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence.
Read MoreEMBASSY IN SEOUL HOLDS FOLLOW-UP FORUM ON FILIPINO MARRIAGE MIGRANTS
SEOUL, 11 June 2014 – Filipina counselors, interpreters, and volunteers working in emergency support centers for migrant women, multicultural centers, and NGOs throughout Korea, along with leaders of Filipina spouses associations, attended the second part of a daylong forum held at the Philippine Embassy in Seoul on 10 June 2014 to tackle the problems of Filipino marriage migrants in South Korea.
Read MoreASEAN ENVOYS, ROK OFFICIALS DISCUSS FORESTRY COOPERATION
Seoul, 5 June 2014 – The Korea Forestry Service briefed ASEAN ambassadors in Seoul on Thursday, 5 June 2014 on the status of the forestry cooperation between ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (ROK), with an eye toward optimizing an existing agreement between the two sides.
Read MorePHILIPPINE SACRIFICE IN KOREAN WAR REMEMBERED ON MEMORIAL DAY
GOYANG CITY, 6 June 2014 – Republic of Korea Armed Forcesââ¬â¢ (ROKAF) personnel due to relieve the first batch engaged in a humanitarian mission in the Visayas laid a wreath of flowers at the Philippine Monument in Goyang City, just outside of Seoul, in memory of Filipinos who fought in the Korean War, on the occasion of Memorial Day.
Read MoreROK TO DONATE CORVETTE TO PN BEFORE YEAREND
Seoul, 3 June 2014 –South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwang-jin told Defense Secretary Voltaire T. Gazmin at a meeting in Seoul on Friday, 30 May 2014 that the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) will decommission a Pohang-class corvette (PCC) by yearend for donation to the Philippine Navy, yet another sign of the two countriesââ¬â¢ growing defense cooperation, according to the Philippine Embassy in Seoul.
Read MoreVOTER REGISTRATION OFF TO BUSY START IN KOREA
Seoul, 18 May 2014 – The Embassy of the Philippines in South Korea registered a total of 92 new voters in the first eight days of overseas voter registration (OVR), a figure that surpassed the total for the first month of the previous registration period in 2011-2012.
Read MorePOPULAR CEBU RESORT FETES MEDIA, TOUR OPERATORS IN SEOUL
SEOUL, 27 October 2014 – Popular resort Plantation Bay treated Korean media and travel industry representatives to a themed dinner event in central Seoul on Thursday, 23 October 2014 to showcase the Philippines as an attractive travel destination for Korean tourists, the Philippine Embassy reported to the Department.
Read MoreKOREAN FIRMS INVITED TO INVEST IN ASEAN CONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE
SEOUL, 21 October 2014 – Philippine Ambassador to Korea Raul S. Hernandez called on leading Korean construction firms at a forum held in Seoul on Tuesday, 21 October 2014 to take advantage of existing opportunities to invest in critical infrastructure needed by ASEAN member states in the formation of the ASEAN Community by the end of 2015.
Read MorePHL CONTRIBUTION TO WOMEN EMPOWERMENT HIGHLIGHTED IN SEOUL
SEOUL, 14 October 2014 – Philippine Ambassador to Korea Raul S. Hernandez highlighted the Philippinesââ¬â¢ contributions to the improvement of the status of women in Asia during the opening ceremony for the 21st Convention and International Symposium of the Federation of Asia-Pacific Womenââ¬â¢s Associations (FAWA) held on 14 October 2014 at the Lotte Hotel Seoul.
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