July 23, 2022
PHILIPPINES RE-AFFIRMS COOPERATION WITH KAMICO ON ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY
19 July 2022, Seoul-Highlighting the importance of agriculture to economic recovery, Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega was among the special guest speakers at the 60th Founding Anniversary of the Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO), held in Buyeo-gun, Chungcheongnam-do on 08 July 2022.
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July 21, 2022
PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR DIZON-DE VEGA MEETS WITH SOGANG UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
SEOUL, 17 July 2022 - Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with Sogang University President Fr. "Luke" Jong-hyeok Sim, SJ and members of the university's Academic Affairs leadership team including Dr. Tai-Kyong Song, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dr. Soonkee Kim, Executive Vice President for Research and External Affairs on 14 July 2022. Third Secretary and Vice Consul Reisha Olavario was likewise present at the call.
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July 21, 2022
OFWS IN KOREA TRAIN IN CHEMICAL SAFETY
18 July 2022, Seoul. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) in Korea participated in the 2022 Chemical Safety Training for Filipino EPS Workers on 10 July 2022 as part of the Labor Education Program being implemented by the Philippine Embassy in Korea through the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO).
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July 19, 2022
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY ADMINISTERS OATH TO OFFICERS OF BISDAK KOREA
17 July 2022, Seoul. Ambassador Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega administered the oath-taking of the officers of the Filipino community organization Bisayang Dako or BISDAK in South Korea. Organized in 2018, BISDAK aims to serve and help its members living in Korea to become "strong and efficient" members of society. They renewed their Certificate of Registration as a Filipino community organization in Korea in June 2022 and have in the past organized activities that promote member camaraderie and welfare. The new set of officers was led by its President Ms. Donnabelle J. Casipong who is originally from Cebu.
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July 18, 2022
PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR DIZON- DE VEGA MEETS WITH KOREAN MINISTER FOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATION
SEOUL, 17 July 2022 - Philippine Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega called on the new ROK Minister for Defense Acquisition Program Administration Eom Dong-Hwan in his Office in Gyeonggi-do on 12 July 2022.
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July 18, 2022
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY CONTINUES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MULTICULTURAL FAMILY MUSIC BROADCASTING PROGRAM
16 July 2022, Seoul - The Philippine Embassy in Seoul resumed its participation in the monthly Multicultural Family Music Broadcasting Program for Filipinos at the start of the second half of 2022 to bring newsworthy developments and updated information to Filipinos in the Republic of Korea.
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July 16, 2022
THE PHILIPPINES PARTICIPATES IN THE 26TH BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL (BIFAN 2022)
14 July 2022, Seoul - The Philippines actively participated at the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN 2022) through a Film Development Council Delegation (FDCP) headed by Manager Don Gervin Arawan and a host of Philippine creatives. The two (2) Philippine films participating in the festival are Clairvoyant directed by John Luke Miraflor, who attended in-person with his production crew and Reroute directed by Lawrence Fajardo.
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July 14, 2022
CAST MEMBERS OF RUNNING MAN PHILIPPINES VISITS PH EMBASSY; MEETS FILIPINO CREATIVES IN KOREA
SEOUL, 04 July 2022 - Ready, set, run! Philippine Ambassador Dizon-De Vega was pleased to receive the cast and crew of Running Man Philippines at the Embassy of the Philippines in Seoul on 4 July 2022. Creatives from the Filipino community including Noreen Garcia, Gennie Kim and Sid Antiquera in Korea were also in attendance and shared their experiences working as Filipino actors, talent scouts and managers as well as technical crew in the Republic of Korea.
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July 13, 2022
OFWS IN KOREA ATTEND WEBINAR ON VISA MATTERS
9July 2022, Seoul. The Philippine Embassy in Seoul, through the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), held on 3 July 2022 an online seminar on "Palit-Visa: How to Change from E9 to E7 and F2-99 visa" as part of its Labor Education Program. The webinar was organized in response to the numerous requests for guidance on how EPS workers can transition to a visa type that will allow them to stay and work in Korea for a longer period.
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July 12, 2022
PHILIPPINE SOM LEADER ATTENDS 26TH ASEAN-ROK DIALOGUE IN SEOUL
SEOUL, 07 July 2022 - Philippine ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) Leader and Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs Maria Theresa Lazaro attended the 26th ASEAN-Republic of Korea Dialogue held in Seoul from 30 June to 2 July 2022. At the Dialogue, Senior Officials of ASEAN and the Republic of Korea renewed their commitment to broaden mutually beneficial cooperation for the success of the ASEAN-ROK strategic partnership.
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July 11, 2022
STATEMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECRETARY ENRIQUE A. MANALO ON THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AWARD ON THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ARBITRATION
Statement of Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique A. Manalo on the 6th Anniversary of the Award on the South China Sea Arbitration (12 July 2022)
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July 11, 2022
PH Embassy Joins Opening of ASEAN Culture House Exhibition
06 July 2022, Seoul - Philippine Embassy Cultural Officer Anthony Cornista at the opening of the exhibition "To A Faraway Friend: Beyond Afro-Southeast Asian Affinities", co-organized by the Korea Foundation (KF) and the ASEAN Culture House (ACH), held from 02 to 03 July 2022, at the ACH in Busan City, Republic of Korea.
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July 09, 2022
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY PARTICIPATES IN THE ASEAN MARKET 2022 AT THE ASEAN CULTURE HOUSE IN BUSAN, ROK
05 July 2022, Seoul - The Philippine Embassy in Seoul participated in the ASEAN Market 2022 from 02 to 03 July 2022 held at the ASEAN Culture House (ACH) in Busan, Republic of Korea.
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July 07, 2022
PHILIPPINES AND REPUBLIC OF KOREA SIGN AGREEMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION AND MODERNIZATION
7July 2022, Seoul - The Philippine Embassy in Korea witnessed the signing ceremony of three new Memoranda of Agreements (MOAs) between the Department of Agriculture - Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PhilMech) and the Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry Cooperative (KAMICO) and three Korean firms Sungboo Co., Ltd., Bulls Company Ltd., and Leehwa Industry Company on 20 June 2022 at the KAMICO Center in Cheonan. The agreements are pursuant to the continuing PH-ROK technical cooperation in agricultural machinery development since 2016.
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July 06, 2022
PHILIPPINE NATURAL AND ORGANIC FOOD AND NON-FOOD PRODUCTS PROMOTION AT THE ROK IMPORT GOODS FAIR 2022
30 June 2022, Seoul - The Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Seoul headed by Commercial Counselor Mr. Jose Ma. Dinsay in partnership with the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry - Export Marketing Bureau led the successful Philippine participation at the IGF from 23 to 25 June 2022 at COEX, Seoul. On display at the Philippine booth are natural and organic food and non-food products as well a specialty items, natural ingredients and local delicacies from the Philippines.
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