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#PinoyFoodinKorea Challenge

Mahal Naming Kabayan,

Mabuhay!

Sa pangunguna ng ating Charge d’ Affaires Christian L. De Jesus ng Embahada ng Pilipinas sa Korea, kami po sa Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT)-Korea ay inaanyayahan kayong sumali sa aming #PinoyFoodinKorea food challenge.

Ang #PinoyFoodinKorea ay isang crowd-sourcing event sa Social Media mula Hunyo 12 hanggang Hunyo 30 sa pakikipagtulungan ng Philippine Agriculture Office at ng Philippine Overseas Labor Office sa Korea. Sa pamamagitan ng mga video ng pagkain Pinoy, inaasahan namin na mahihikayat ang mga turistang Koreyano at mga kababayan natin na maglakbay pabalik sa Pilipinas pagkalipas nitong pandemya.

Pipili kami ng mga mananalo sa food challenge na ito. Para sa karagdagang impormasyon, mangyaring tingnan ang nakalakip na e-poster para sa mga premyo. Ang mga kalahok na entry ay maaari naming gamitin para sa Social Media. Kung hindi man kayo mapili, makakatulong pa rin kayo sa ating Philippine tourism promotion dito sa Korea.

Upang sumali sa food challenge, sundin lamang ang mga sumusunod na hakbang:

• Lumikha ng isang Pinoy food video,
• I-upload ang inyong video sa Instagram, Facebook, Tiktok, o Youtube,
• Gumamit ng mga hashtags na #PinoyFoodinKorea at #필리핀푸드inKorea, at
• Gawing pampubliko ang iyong video (hindi mabibilang ang iyong entry kung ito’y pribado).

Mga karagdagang tip sa inyong Pinoy food video:

• Ito ay maaaring nasa wikang Ingles, Filipino, Korean o background music lang.
• Hangga’t maaari, ang video ay maikli at hindi lalagpas sa tatlong (3) minuto.
• Maaring lumikha at magpadala ng maraming entry ang bawa’t isa.
• Ito rin ay maaring naglalaman ng iyong pagluluto, pagkain (mukbang style) ng Pinoy food, tourist spot sa Pilipinas bilang background o anumang anggulo ng kwento, hangga't ito’y masaya, malikhain, at hindi bulgar o nakakapanakit.
• Hinihikayat namin ang paggamit ng mga sangkap o produktong pagkain ng Pilipinas na mabibili sa Korea.
• Ang food challenge na ito ay para lamang sa mga kababayan natin, mga Koreyano, at ibang lahi na kasalukuyang naninirahan sa Korea.

Hinihiling namin ang inyong tulong sa pagpapalaganap ng impormasyon sa ating mga kababayan at sa inyong mga katrabaho o kaibigang Koreyano para sa pagsali sa #PinoyFoodinKorea food challenge.

Para sa anumang katanungan, maaring makipag-ugnayan kay Jake Velasco sa numerong 02-598-2290 o sa pamamagitan ng email sa This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Maraming salamat po sa inyong suporta. Sali na!

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Notice of Award

 09 June 2021

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Philippine Embassy in Seoul Launches Consular Hour with the Vice Consuls

23 May 2021 – To strengthen its information campaign, the Philippine Embassy in Seoul, through POLO-OWWA, launched the “Consular Hour with Our Vice Consuls” with a webinar on 23 May 2021. It is the second offering of the Labor Education Webinar Series (LabEd WebiSerye) for the year which aims to provide Filipinos with relevant information on living and working in Korea.

The Consular Hour with Our Vice Consuls was designed to continuously inform and reach out to the Filipino community since the social distancing measures have limited the opportunity for face-to-face consultations at the Embassy.

In his welcome address, Chargé d’affaires a.i. Christian L. de Jesus underscored the importance of keeping the Filipinos in Korea abreast with the Embassy’s client appointment system, as well as the recent pronouncements from Korea’s immigration and labor authorities which affect their stay and employment here. “The Consular Hour with our Vice Consuls complements the regular news and advisories which we provide through our Embassy website and FB Page. This is a new platform where you can virtually interact with us and ask questions on consular matters. Understanding your concerns is very important for us as we continuously seek ways to be responsive especially during this time of the pandemic,” CDA de Jesus elaborated.

Vice Consul Lyza Maria S. Viejo and Vice Consul Reisha L. Olavario were the women of the hour. The clear and informative talakayan focused on passports, visa issuance, registration of vital civil events, dual citizenship, notarial services and a detailed review of the appointment system, among other related concerns.

The Vice Consuls interacted and diligently responded to the 82 participants who were given the opportunity to voice out their clarifications, queries and comments through the registration link, chat box and the live Question & Answer portion. Although on a virtual medium, the feeling of satisfaction was palpable on the faces of the attendees as well as the post-event messages they wrote. One female participant, who lives six hours away from the Embassy, was elated as her queries on documentary requirements were addressed during the Consular Hour. Ms. E. Sumampong said: “I’m very happy to join today. It really helped me to learn these information para maitulong ko sa mga Pinay friends ko in my area. Maraming salamat po!”

Labor Attaché Ma. Celeste M. Valderrama reiterated the Embassy and POLO’s continuing efforts to use the online medium to serve and inform the Overseas Filipinos, including OFWs in Korea especially during the pandemic. For the schedule of subsequent webinars and events, the public is invited to visit the Embassy website and FB page. END

09 June 2021