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PH-ROK HOLDS 1ST BILATERAL MEETING AT THE SIDELINES OF THE 40TH AND 41ST ASEAN SUMMIT AND RELATED MEETINGS

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President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and President Yoon Suk Yeol and their respective delegations hold a bilateral meeting during the 2022 ASEAN Summit

SEOUL, 14 November 2022 —Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. met with Republic of Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol on the sidelines of the 40th and 41st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits and Related Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on 12 November 2022.

As a testament to the 73-year strong partnership between both countries, both sides had a warm, productive discussion, taking stock of the gains of PH-ROK relations and its way forward.

The two Presidents agreed to strengthen and elevate relations between PH and ROK in the areas of security, infrastructure, energy, and people-to-people ties.

“I do believe that it is time that we start to work to elevate our bilateral relations to a strategic partnership,” President Marcos told ROK President Yoon. “Our newly launched bilateral platforms on science and technology, fisheries, and maritime cooperation, all contribute to the deepening of this engagement,” the Philippine President added.

The Philippine President likewise expressed gratitude to ROK for its solidarity initiative centering on maritime security that entails infusion of significant funding in various regional cooperative projects, such as ROK’s BIMP-EAGA Fund.

The Philippines and Korea held an inaugural Maritime Cooperation Dialogue last September 2022 in Busan. END

CSC Chair Karlo Nograles Takes Part in International Conference on Human Resource Management in the Public Sector

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CSC Chair Karlo Nograles delivers remarks at the ACCSM+3 Opening Ceremony; Chair Nograles and PH Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega represented the Philippines at the conference

13 November 2022, Seoul – Philippine Civil Service Commission Chairperson Karlo B. Nograles delivered a congratulatory keynote the ACCSM+3 International Conference on Human Resource Management in the Public Sector held from 1-2 November 2022 at the Sejong Convention Center in Korea. The conference was likewise attended by Personnel Management Ministers and senior officials Ministers from ASEAN countries, Japan, and Korea.

Chairperson Nograles shared the Philippines’ concerns and future plans to make personnel management more efficient, responsive, and innovative in the post-pandemic era. He noted the many challenges faced in the public service sector during the pandemic and the need for accelerate innovation and digitalization in many areas.

Philippine Ambassador to Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega was likewise on hand to represent the country at the activity. END

PH Ambassador Participates in 2022 Jeju International Peace Conference

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Ambassador Dizon-De Vega with fellow panelists at the Jeju International Peace Conference

12 November 2022, Seoul – Philippine Ambassador to Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega joined other panelists from the diplomatic corps, academe, media, think-tanks, and government institutions at the Jeju International Peace Conference held on 11 November 2022 in WE Hotel, Jeju Island.

The Conference was hosted and organized by the Jeju Chapter of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC); a constitutional body established in accordance with Art 92 of the ROK Constitution. The PUAC assists the ROK government in implementing policies on democratic and peaceful unification on a bipartisan and pan-national level. It serves as an advisory body to the President of ROK regarding policy development and implementation for a democratic and peaceful inter-Korean unification. The ROK President serves as Chairperson of the PUAC.

Ambassador Dizon-De Vega shared the Philippines’ position on the de-nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as well as its support for the peace initiatives of the Republic of Korea. END

PH Ambassador Delivers Keynote at KIAS-BUFS International Conference on ASEAN

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Amb. Dizon-De Vega delivers her keynote remarks; Dr. Chan Son Heung, President, Busan University of Foreign Studies (BUFS); Filipino academics Prof. Jovy Peregrino, Prof. Ronel Laranjo, and Prof. Joeffrey Calimag with Amb. De Vega and Prof. Dong Yeob-Kim, Director of KIAS-BUFS

10 November 2022, Seoul – Philippine Ambassador to Korea Theresa Dizon-De Vega delivered the Keynote Remarks at the Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies-Busan University of Foreign Studies (KIAS-BUFS) International Conference on “ASEAN Sub-regionalism and Korea-ASEAN Relations: Towards Complementary Cooperative Relationship” held from 28-29 October 2022 in BUFS, Korea.

In her remarks Ambassador Dizon-De Vega noted the great strides made in ASEAN-Korea relations and offered further points to consider in deepening engagement.

Along with other scholars from the ASEAN Region, Filipino academics Professors Jovy Peregrino and Ronal Laranjo from the University of the Philippines in Diliman and Professor of Global Management at Ulsan University Joeffrey Calimag also participated in the conference. END