January 29, 2022
Philippine Ambassador witness signing ceremony of ASEAN-ROK Joint Research and Development MOUs
SEOUL, 27 January 2022 - Philippine Ambassador to Korea Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega witnessed the signing ceremony for six (6) new MOUs under ASEAN-Korea Joint Research and Development (R&D) on 26 January 2022. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT). Companies based in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia signed their respective MOUs with Korean companies virtually while the heads of Diplomatic Missions in Korea joined the ceremony in person.
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January 22, 2022
AMBASSADOR MA. THERESA DIZON-DE VEGA MET WITH KOREA INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (KOICA) PRESIDENT HYUK-SANG SOHN
SEOUL, 20 January 2022 - Ambassador Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) President Hyuk-Sang Sohn to discuss ways to strengthen the development cooperation partnership between the Philippines and the Republic of Korea.
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January 19, 2022
PHILIPPINES PARTICIPATES IN MOTIE MEETING ON SUPPLY CHAINS
18 January 2022, Seoul - Ambassador Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega participated in a meeting convened by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) last 7 January 2022, to discuss supply-chain cooperation and the way forward to strengthen supply-chain resilience.
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January 17, 2022
PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR MA. THERESA B. DIZON-DE VEGA MEETS WITH MINISTER HWANG KI-CHUL OF THE MINISTRY OF PATRIOTS AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
Ambassador Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with Minister Hwang Ki-Chul of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MPVA) at the Philippine Embassy in Seoul.
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January 09, 2022
PHILIPPINE AMBASSADOR MA. THERESA B. DIZON-DE VEGA MEETS WITH GLOBAL GREEN GROWTH INSTITUTE PRESIDENT AND CHAIR BAN KI-MOON
SEOUL, 6 January 2022 - Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega called on Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, President and Chair of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and President of the Ban Ki-Moon Foundation for a Better Future, and former United Nations Secretary General in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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January 02, 2022
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY PARTICIPATES IN SIGNING CEREMONY FOR NEW CORVETTES FOR THE PHILIPPINE NAVY
02 January 2022, Seoul - Closing a productive year in the effort towards realizing the Philippine Defense Modernization Program, the Embassy of the Philippines led by Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega and Defense Attache Col. Enriqueto Deocadez joined the virtual and on-site signing ceremony of the PHP28-billion contract with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the acquisition of two brand-new corvettes for the Philippine Navy on 28 December 2021. The two brand-new corvettes are capable of conducting anti-ship, anti-submarine, and anti-air warfare missions.
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December 29, 2021
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY TO APPEAR ON PINOYBROADCAST IN SOUTH KOREA PROGRAM
27 December 2021, Seoul - The Philippine Embassy will be a recurring guest in 2022 on the "Pinoybroadcast in South Korea" program under the Multicultural Family Broadcasting of KISS Digital Radio in cooperation with the Woongjin Foundation.
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December 29, 2021
Sentro Rizal-Korea Commemorates the 125th Anniversary of Rizal Martyrdom
29 December 2021, Seoul - The Philippine Embassy in Korea commemorated the 125th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal with a program including the unveiling of a new bust of Dr. Rizal from the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) at the recently refurbished Sentro Rizal in Seoul
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December 20, 2021
KATATAGAN BOOK LAUNCHED IN SOUTH KOREA
20 December, Seoul. "Isa po itong regalong hindi mapapantayan ng pera", Teresita Recinto expressed with tears of joy as she received this month her personal copy of the book Katatagan: Tales of Faith, Strength and Resilience of Filipinos in South Korea where her essay, Alarm Clock, is one of the featured pieces. Ms. Recinto, an OFW, a cancer survivor, and a member and volunteer in the Seoul Filipino Catholic Community (SFCC), said that she wrote the essay to share her reflections on the pandemic, writing paragraphs in instalments every night after working "arubeit" or sideline ? something that she had to do to augment her income.
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December 19, 2021
251 EPS WORKERS ENTER SOUTH KOREA
17 December 2021, Seoul. The Philippine Embassy in Korea welcomed the arrival of 42 Filipino workers under the Employment Permit System (EPS) today, which brings to 251 the total number of workers who arrived in South Korea this December following the resumption of entry of EPS workers late last month. Of this, 200 are regular EPS workers while 51 are Sincere (or special re-entry) workers.
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December 11, 2021
PHILIPPINE PARTICIPATION IN G-STAR, THE LARGEST GAMING CONVENTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
The Philippines recently participated at the G-Star in Busan, Korea through the ASEAN Korea Pavilion last November 17-19, 2021. The said show is the biggest game event in the Republic of Korea and one of the biggest in the world.
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December 11, 2021
Philippines is featured country during the Segye ASEAN Forum 2021
09 December 2021, Seoul - The Philippines was the featured country during the Segye ASEAN Forum 2021 held last December 9, 2021, at the Dragon Hotel in Seoul, Korea. Hosted by Segye Ilbo, one of the major media groups in Korea, the event this year focused on the economic cooperation in the manufacturing sector between Korea and the Philippines through the PH-KR FTA which is expected to be effective by the first half of 2022.
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December 11, 2021
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN SEOUL PARTICIPATES IN THE 18-DAY CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
12 December 2021, Seoul - The Philippine Embassy in Seoul participated in the observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) from 25 November to 12 December 2021.
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December 08, 2021
FILIPINO COMMUNITY CELEBRATES PASKONG PINOY IN SOUTH KOREA
06 December 2021, Seoul. Christmas spirit embraced the Filipino Community in South Korea as the Philippine Embassy in Seoul, in cooperation with the various Filipino Community leaders, led the first ever virtual Christmas celebration on 05 December 2021 dubbed "2021 Paskong Pinoy sa Korea."
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December 01, 2021
PH Embassy sends off 539,430 vaccine doses from the ROK government
H.E. Ambassador Maria Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega was pleased to send off 539,430 vaccine doses of Vaxzevria (formerly known as the AstraZeneca vaccine) to the Philippines on 29 November 2021. Ambassador Dizon-De Vega signed the donation agreement on behalf of the Philippines to facilitate the vaccine delivery.
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