June 19, 2025
DTI SECRETARY ALDEGUER-ROQUE MEETS GLOBAL TECH LEADER GOOGLE AND TOP KOREAN FIRMS; HIGHLIGHTS PH INVESTMENT INCENTIVES UNDER CREATE MORE LAW
16 June 2025, Seoul – Secretary of Trade and Industry Maria Cristina Aldeguer-Roque was on an Official Visit to the Republic of Korea from 14-16 May 2025, and to participate in the Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) meetings of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Jeju.
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June 20, 2025
PHILIPPINES JOINS MEMBER ECONOMIES AT THE 2025 APEC SECOND SENIOR OFFICIALS’ MEETING AND RELATED MEETINGS IN JEJU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA
16 June 2025, Seoul – The Philippine Embassy in the Republic of Korea participated in the Second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM2) and Related Meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held in Jeju from 3 to 16 May 2025.
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August 04, 2025
PH AMBASSADOR MEETS TRADE MINISTER AT END OF FOUR-YEAR TERM MARKED BY FTA SIGNING AND STRENGTHENED ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
30 July 2025, SEOUL - After four years of working towards more robust economic partnership, Philippine Ambassador to Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega paid a farewell call on Korea’s Minister of Trade Yeo Han Koo on 16 July 2025 with assurances of continued cooperation to further deepen our bilateral and regional trade and investment relations. Milestone economic agreements, including the PH-ROK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), our country’s first bilateral trade agreement in seventeen years, were within the last four years.
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August 10, 2025
Philippine Embassy in Seoul Participates in APEC Smart Mobility Forum 2025
Seoul, Republic of Korea – The Philippines, led by Undersecretary Ramon Reyes of the Department of Transportation (DOTR), participated in the APEC Smart Mobility Forum 2025, held on 4-5 August in Incheon, Republic of Korea. The forum, organized by South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT), gathered over 250 participants, including government representatives, industry leaders, and experts from across the Asia-Pacific region, to discuss strategies for advancing smart mobility and fostering sustainable transportation solutions. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Edwin Gil Mendoza along with the Political and Economic Section of the Philippine Embassy in Seoul also formed part of the Philippine delegation to the forum.
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