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UN WOMEN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR GENDER EQUALITY DIRECTOR CALL ON PH AMBASSADOR

Advancing the Women Agenda - Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega welcomed UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality Director Jeongshim Lee at the Philippine Embassy in Seoul. Joining Ambassador Dizon-De Vega is joined by the Embassy Gender and Development Focal Officer Third Secretary and Vice Consul Reisha Olavario and Dr. Vu Phuong Ly (far right), Gender Training Specialist of the UN Women Centre in Korea.

18 April 2023, SEOUL – Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega welcomed UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality Director Jeongshim Lee at the Philippine Embassy in Seoul. Established only last November 2022, the UN Women Centre in Korea is the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific as a Centre established to improve the implementation of normative and policy frameworks and address discriminatory social norms and practices that perpetuate gender inequality in the region. The Embassy’s Gender and Development Focal Officer, Third Secretary and Vice Consul Reisha Olavario, and Dr. Vu Phuong Ly, a Gender Training Specialist of the UN Women Centre in Korea also joined the meeting.

Director Lee briefed Ambassador De Vega on the UN Women Centre’s plans and activities for the calendar year, including trainings on several themes such as ending violence against women, climate change and disaster risk reduction, women, peace and security, and a train-the-trainor program on gathering family gender data and statistics.

For her part, Ambassador De Vega assured Director Lee of the Philippines’ support for the Centre’s plans and activities and shared the Embassy’s own projects, including the recently concluded special lecture series of Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso on Women, Peace, and Security and its GAD seminar series. Ambassador De Vega likewise highlighted that the Philippines is considered an advance country in gender-responsive governance, constantly ranking as one of the best-performing countries in the World Economic Forum Gender Gap report. She likewise shared the importance the Philippine government accords Gender Mainstreaming, from planning to programming, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. The Ambassador also drew attention to the unique and participative role of Filipina women who live and work in South Korea in their respective communities, often balancing family life, work, and leadership roles in community organizations that foster a sense of belonging for multicultural families.

The Philippine Embassy in the Republic of Korea continues to support and advance the gender and development agenda through gender-responsive plans and programs that benefit the Filipino community in Korea. END

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY WELCOMES OFFICIAL DELEGATION FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The Official delegation of the House of Representatives held its benchmarking visit to the Republic of Korea with a kick-off meeting with the Officials of the Philippine Embassy and a wreath laying Ceremony at the War Memorial Museum of Korea on 13 April 2023.

13 April 2023 – The Philippine Embassy was honored to welcome an official delegation from the Philippine House of Representatives led by Majority Floor Leader Manuel Jose “Mannix” Dalipe, Senior Deputy Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander Marcos, and other esteemed members of Congress. The delegation and Embassy officials had a briefing and exchange of views on priority areas of cooperation between the Philippines and Korea and the condition and welfare of the overseas Filipino Community.

The delegation likewise made a solemn floral offering at the War Memorial Museum of Korea to honor the great sacrifices of the Philippine Expeditionary Force or PEFTOK during the Korean War. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean armistice agreement. END

The Official delegation of the House of Representatives together with Ambassador Dizon-De Vega, Officials of the Philippine Embassy, and Head of the Education and Culture Department of the War Memorial, Mr. Yang Chang-hun poses for a photo opportunity after the wreath laying ceremony and short tour at the War Memorial Museum of Korea on 13 April 2023.

Committee on Accounts Chairperson and Tingog Partylist Representative Yedda Marie Romualdez meets with Philippine Embassy Officers and FilCom Organizations in Korea

Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez with Philippine Embassy Officers led by Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega. (Below photo) Rep. Romualdez and Amb. Dizon-De Vega together with FKSA and Bisdak officers.

22 March 2023, Seoul. The Philippine Embassy in Seoul officers led by Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega, together with Filipino-Korea Spouses Association President Ms. Fe Gimarino Kim and BISDAK President Ms. Donnabelle Casipong warmly welcomed Committee on Accounts Chairperson and Tingog Partylist Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez during her visit at the Embassy on 17 March 2023.

The Embassy shared with Rep. Yedda some relevant information on the best practices in the Republic of Korea in the tourism, agriculture and trade sectors which may be applied in the Philippines. END

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY CONDUCTS CONSULAR OUTREACH AND MOBILE OVERSEAS VOTER REGISTRATION IN GIMHAE CITY

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03 April 2023, Seoul. The Philippine Embassy conducted its first consular outreach mission for the year from 31 March to 01 April 2023 in Gimhae City, led by Consul General Romulo Victor Israel, Jr. The Embassy rendered 112 units of consular and Assistance to Nationals services to members of the Filipino community, including e-passport applications, notarials, marriage solemnization, civil registration, oath-taking of dual citizenship applicants, assistance-to-nationals and other services. Representatives from Pag-IBIG, MWO, OWWA and PDOT also joined the outreach and rendered a combined 156 services, including renewal of OWWA membership and OEC processing, contract verification, opening of Pag-IBIG regular and MP2 accounts, ad inquiries on the “Bisita, Be My Guest” program of PDOT, among others. The Embassy also conducted a mobile overseas voter registration and facilitated the application of 15 Filipinos.

An awarding ceremony for the volunteers from the Filipino Association in Gimhae Korea was also held to conclude the outreach mission. The Philippine Embassy will hold its next consular outreach mission from 30 June to 01 July 2023 in Gwangju Metropolitan City. END