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November 16, 2015
PHL REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO REGIONAL FORESTY COOPERATION AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE NATIONAL ASEAN RECREATION FOREST

SEOUL, 8 November 2015 –The Philippines reaffirmed its commitment to intensify regional cooperation in forest conservation and reforestation by attending the inauguration of the National ASEAN Recreation Forest on 29 October 2015 in the picturesque mountainous area of Baekseouk-eup, Yangju city, Gyeonggi province.

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November 15, 2015
PH AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR INCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT ODA CONFERENCEf

SEOUL, 3 November 2015 –Philippine Ambassador to Korea Raul S. Hernandez affirmed the Philippines’ support for inclusive partnership for sustainable development byrepresenting the Philippinesduring the Opening Ceremony of the “9th Seoul Official Development Assistance (ODA) International Conference” that was hosted by Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on 27 October 2015 at the Shilla hotel in Seoul.

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November 11, 2015
PHL SENATE PRESIDENT MEETS WITH COUNTERPARTS FROM ROK PARLIAMENT, AGREE TO FURTHER COOPERATION ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF BILATERAL RELATIONS

SEOUL, 29-30 October 2015 – Philippine Senate President Franklin Drilon, upon invitation of the ROK National Assembly, undertook a 4-day Official Visit to Korea from 28 to 31 October 2015 to meet with key officials from the Korean Government and discuss a range of issues crucial to the expansion of the two countries’ relations.

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November 10, 2015
PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN SEOUL REGISTERS 7,380 OVERSEAS VOTERS FOR 2016 NATIONAL ELECTIONS

The Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Seoul has successfully registered 7,380 new overseas voters for the 2016 National Elections, surpassing its target number set during the onsite “Training for the Resumption of Continuing Registration of Overseas Voters held in Macau, China in April 2014.

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November 09, 2015
BLOWUPS OF PH TOURIST SPOTS SPRUCE UP SEOUL’S HIPSTER STREETvagifem erfaringer zholdbarhed.site vagifem 10

SEOUL, 14 October 2015 – Autumn has descended upon Seoul, with its light breezes, gold- or rust-colored foliage, chiller temperatures and shorter daylight hours. Along one popular street in Seoul, however, the tropical sun continues to shine as if to show that, indeed, it’s more fun in the Philippines.

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November 05, 2015
PH AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO REGIONAL FOREST COOPERATION

GOYANG, 18 October 2015 – The Philippines reaffirmed its commitment to the establishment of a wider regional organization devoted to forest conservation and reforestation by participating in the ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation (AFoCo) Forest Week 2015 on 12-16 October 2015 in Goyang in Gyeonggi Province and Pyeongchang in Gangwon Province.

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November 05, 2015
FILIPINO STUDENT GROUP HOLDS 14TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT PHL EMBASSY

SEOUL, 7 October 2015 – Pinoy Iskolars sa Korea Inc. (PIKO), the sole association of Filipino students in Korea, held their bi-annual General Assembly at the Multi-purpose Hall of the Philippine Embassy on 4 October 2015 to welcome new members and induct a new regional coordinator.

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November 04, 2015
FILIPINOS IN KOREA GATHER TO CELEBRATE MIGRANT WORKERS' DAY

ANSAN, 11 October 2015 – Hundreds of Filipinos living and working in Korea, some as far as Busan and Daegu, braved the rain and the cold at the Ansan Wa~ Stadium on Sunday, 11 October 2015 to celebrate this year's Migrant Workers' Day, which was distinguished by the attendance of leading labor officials led by Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz.

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November 03, 2015
PH EMBASSY JOINS ASEM SYMPOSIUM ON TRANSPORT, LOGISTICS IN SEOUL

SEOUL, 10 September 2015 – Philippine Ambassador to Seoul Raul S. Hernandez represented the country at the ASEM Symposium on Eurasia Transport and Logistics held on 9-10 September 2015 in Seoul, notably at the Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) convened on the first day to review and finalize the symposium's outcome document, the Seoul Declaration.

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November 03, 2015
PH-KOREA FIRMS GATHER FOR MAIDEN NETWORKING EVENTbioclavid wiki bioclavid modic bioclavid til hunde

SEOUL, 8 September 2015 – Philippine Ambassador to Korea Raul S. Hernandez met with representatives of 12 leading companies doing business between the Philippines and South Korea at the Philippine Embassy Chancery in Seoul to discuss the organization of a Philippine Korea business grouping.

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October 21, 2015
EMBASSY, KOREA COMMEMORATE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEFTOK LANDING

SEOUL, 22 September 2015 – Philippine Embassy officials, led by Ambassador Raul S. Hernandez, Korean war veterans and government officials gathered at the War Memorial of Korea on Tuesday, 22 September 2015 to mark the 65th anniversary of the PEFTOK landing in Busan at the start of the Korean War (1950-53).

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September 16, 2015
FORMATION OF ASIAN FORESTRY COOPERATIVE BODY FORESEEN IN 2016

SEOUL, 20 August 2015 – South Korea and ASEAN member-states are due to form, together with four other Asian countries, a new Seoul-based organization with 15 members and international status in August 2016, Executive Director Hadisusanto Pasaribu of the ASEAN-ROK Forest Cooperation Secretariat (AFoCo) said in a recent visit to the Embassy.

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August 27, 2015
PHL, ASEAN ENVOYS GATHER IN RARE MEETING WITH KOREAN BANK CEOS

SEOUL, 24 August 2015 – Philippine Ambassador to Korea Raul S. Hernandez joined his counterparts from ASEAN member-states assigned to Seoul in a rare meeting Monday, 24 August 2015 with the CEOs of Korean banks and the South Korean government's financial regulatory officials.

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August 20, 2015
FILIPINO ARTIST FEATURED IN ASIAN ART EXHIBIT IN JEJU, S. KOREA

JEJU CITY, 17 August 2015 – A Filipino artist was among nearly two dozen Asian painters featured in a recent exhibition dedicated to Asian contemporary art in South Korea's special autonomous province of Jeju, the Philippine Embassy in Seoul reported to the Department on Monday.

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August 18, 2015
PHL AMBASSADOR ADDRESSES TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN WITH KMRB CHAIR

BUSAN, 12 August 2015 – Seeking to address the problem of trafficking of Filipino women in South Korea, Philippine Ambassador Raul S. Hernandez met with the head of the South Korean agency in charge of recommending the entry into the country of foreign entertainers who may sometimes be vulnerable to exploitation by recruiters or promoters.

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