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.
The 10 game companies from the Philippines that were featured in the country booth were Ranida Games, Chikon Club, Taktyl Studios, Squeaky Wheel, Gameops, Assistasia Philippines Inc, Definite Studios, Keywords Studios, Yang Yang Mobile, and Neun Farben. During the event, Philippine Commercial Counselor Jojie Dinsay represented the companies in the face-to-face meetings at the ASEAN Pavilion while additional meetings were arranged by the participating companies through the online B2B platform of the GStar.
Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega, together with Third Secretary and Vice Consul Reisha Olavario, visited the booth to provide support to the Philippine participants. Prior to the event, Ambassador de Vega also met online with the DTI-Export Marketing Bureau, Game Development Association of the Philippines, and some of the participants to share her insights about the game industry in Korea and its opportunities for Philippine companies.
The Philippines remains one of the attractive outsourcing suppliers of art and customer support services in the creative sector specifically in game development and animation. Recently, a number of companies in the Philippines have developed their own products by strengthening their programming capabilities.
During the GSTAR a number of Korean companies expressed interest in learning more about the Philippine game industry and also suggested that the Philippines develop its capabilities in blockchain technology and metaverse game development as there is an expected strong demand in these fields currently and in the future.
In 2021, the gaming industry revenue is projected to reach US$180.1 Bil and US$256.97 by 2025. According to DTI-EMB, as of this writing, there were 47 business inquiries, and 28 buyers met by the Philippine participants with partial potential sales reported by four (4) companies amounting to USD 3,218,600. Monitoring of sales reports is still being undertaken. END
The Philippine booth at the ASEAN-Korea Centre Pavillion during G-Star 2021. Bottom left: ASEAN-Korea Centre Trade and Investment Unit Joshua Ngooi Teck Hwa, Philippine Commercial Counsellor Jojie Dinsay,
Ambassador Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega, Vice Consul Reisha Olavario, and AKC officials at the Philippine pavillion. Bottom right: Commercial Counsellor Jojie Dinsay representing PH companies during face-to-face meetings.
NOTICE OF AWARD TO SOOIN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT THE CONTRACT FOR MOVING SERVICE TO PICK-UP UNSERVICEABLE PROPERTIES AT THE EMBASSY
NOTICE OF AWARD
06 December 2021
Dear Mr. Choi,
Please be informed that upon recommendation of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Philippine Embassy, Seoul, as contained in its Resolution No. 08-2021 dated 12 July 2021, the Embassy is awarding to SOOIN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT the contract for moving service to pick-up unserviceable properties at the Embassy.
You may contact Ms. Anna Gabriella E. Guinto, BAC Secretariat at (02) 796-7387 loc. 312 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Very truly yours,
MARIA THERESA B. DIZON-DE VEGA
Ambassador and Head of Procuring Entity
Mr. CHOI JEONGSOO
Representative, Sooin Environmental Improvement
207-01, Wonsan-ri, Haseong-myeon, Gimpo-si
Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do
Contact no.: 010-9536-8272 / 010-3581-7815
NOTICE OF AWARD TO SINDOH NEWTECH THE CONTRACT FOR SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION OF AN ANDROID QUEUING MACHINE
BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
NOTICE OF AWARD
08 December 2021
Dear Mr. Lee,
Please be informed that upon recommendation of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Philippine Embassy, Seoul, as contained in its Resolution No. 21-2021 dated 07 December 2021, the Embassy is awarding to SINDOH NEWTECH the contract for supply, delivery, installation and configuration of an Android Queuing Machine for the Consular Section of the Embassy.
You may contact Ms. Anna Gabriella E. Guinto, BAC Secretariat at (02) 796-7387 loc. 312 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Very truly yours,
MARIA THERESA B. DIZON-DE VEGA
Ambassador and Head of Procuring Entity
Mr. JAE HO LEE
Manager, Sindoh Newtech
10F, 371 Jidong, Paldal-gu
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do
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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.”
The Seoul Filipino Catholic Community (SFCC), Ilokanos in South Korea (ISK), Gwangju Jeonam Philippine Community (GJPC) and the United Filipinos in South Korea (UFILKOR) together with POLO-OWWA in Seoul served as the organizing committee that put together a program which featured Christmas greetings in different dialects from Filipinos from all over Korea and their moving messages on the true spirit of Christmas. Talented performers representing the various community rendered songs that warmed the hearts of the virtual attendees while others joined in on-the-spot games and fun-filled creative competition such as the Best in Christmas Head Dress.
In her Christmas and Year-end Message, Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega underscored the importance of unity of the Filipino Community as they gathered to celebrate together, albeit online, one of the most special and celebrated seasons in the Philippines. “Despite the present challenges, we as a people can surmount difficulties when we are together and remain dauntless in our resolve”, she said. The Ambassador informed the community on the gradual entry of EPS workers which started with the deployment of the first group from the Philippines on 30 November 2021 after almost two years of entry restriction, and the anticipated arrival of more batches. She also announced the resumption of the Embassy’s operating hours to the pre-pandemic schedule, as well as the operation of an enhanced global online appointment system centrally managed at the DFA head office in the Philippines before the end of the year. “For 2022, in addition to intensifying the values formation seminars, training sessions, financial literacy and reintegration programs, the Embassy will be launching the Know-Your-Rights Seminars starting with a webinar on Philippine family relations law, and will be offering programs for migrant Filipinos and Filipino children with multicultural backgrounds. We are planning for the resumption of our consular outreach missions when the conditions permit, undertaking information dissemination on overseas absentee voting in the coming months, and to increase our Filipino Community engagement, alongside our efforts in strengthening bilateral relations with the host country”, the Ambassador added.
The virtual celebration also featured the book launching of “Katatagan: Tales of Faith, Strength, and Resilience of Filipinos in South Korea” which is another community collaboration project by the Embassy’s POLO-OWWA office with the Association of Filipino Educators in Korea (AFEK), and the Filipino Photographers Association in South Korea (FILIPOS). The book was presented as a special Christmas gift to the Filipino Community during the event and a tribute to the remarkable strength, unity, and resiliency they exemplified during the pandemic.
A special guest performance by Ms. Chelsea Emata, a Filipina international artist, further enlivened the event while special prizes were drawn in the spirit of the Filipino gift-giving tradition during the season. The Embassy officers and heads of attached agencies as one-country-team supported the community event with their special participation.
“With the continued support of the Filipino community, we will endeavor to make Paskong Pinoy an annual tradition to promote unity, friendship, and the well-being of our overseas Filipinos in South Korea”, Ambassador de Vega said. -END-
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