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PH AMBASSADOR DIZON-DE VEGA ATTENDS NETWORKING DINNER HOSTED BY MR. CHRISTOPHER KOO, CHAIRMAN OF THE KOREA INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION (KITA)

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31 May 2022, Seoul – PH Ambassador Maria Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega attend the ASEAN Ambassadors Networking Dinner hosted by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) Chairman Mr. Christopher Koo on 19 May 2022 at the Aston House, Grand Walkerhill Hotel. The event was attended by heads of ASEAN Missions in Seoul, ROK government officials, and other prominent members of the Korean business sector, many of which having a presence in ASEAN countries, including the Philippines.

The Philippines looks forward to working with KITA on its future economic cooperation initiatives and busines activities, especially in investment promotion for their member companies which intend to establish or expand operations in ASEAN. END

PR MTD 57 2022 KITA

Spring time with old friends: Top, from left to right, Ambassador Dizon-De Vega with Mr. Kwan-sup Lee, Executive Vice Chairman of KITA. Ambassador Dizon-De Vega with former ROK Amb to the Philippines Han Dong Man. Bottom: Members of the ASEAN Diplomatic Community, including ASEAN Ambassadors and CDA, with KITA Chairman Christopher Koo (center).

PH AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CLARK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OFFICIALS ON OUTBOUND MISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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H.E. Maria Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega, Commercial Counselor Jose Ma “Jojie” Dinsay and Defense Attaché Col Enriqueto Deocadez Jr met with the officers of the Clark Development Corporation on 23 May 2022 at the Philippine Embassy. Photo courtesy of PTIC Seoul.

31 May 2022, Seoul – PH Ambassador Maria Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega had a fruitful discussion with the officials of the Clark Development Corporation (CDC) on 23 May 2022 at the Sentro Rizal Boardroom of the chancery. The CDC delegation was headed by President and CEO PBGen. Manuel R. Gaerlan. Ambassador Dizon-De Vega was joined by Commercial Counselor Jose Ma. “Jojie” Dinsay and Defense Attaché Col Enriqueto Deocadez Jr.

CDC conducted an outbound business mission (OBM) to the Republic of Korea from 17-23 May 2022, primarily to promote Clark as a premiere investment destination to Korean investors.

The mission is a follow-up to the successful signing of the MOU on Clark Development Cooperation with the ROK Land and Housing Corporation last April 2022. During their visit, the delegation met with top Korean companies and held benchmarking activities with smart city developments and exhibition centers in ROK relative to CDC’s plan to further develop Clark as a Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) destination. END

PH AMBASSADOR PARTICIPATES IN 2022 ASEAN-ROK REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (RCEP) FORUM

PR MTD 54 2022 PH Ambassador participates in 2022 ASEAN ROK RCEP Forum

24 MAY 2022, Seoul – Philippine Ambassador to the Republic of Korea H.E. Maria Theresa Dizon-De Vega participated in the 2022 ASEAN-ROK Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Forum organized by Korea JoongAng Daily.

The forum was attended by National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-Seug, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy Deputy Minister Chun Yoon-joong, other ASEAN Ambassadors and CDA, and some 100 leading Korean and foreign companies with increasing portfolios in the ASEAN market. The RCEP is a free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and its five FTA partners, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea. The agreement is also envisioned as a major medium for future-driven cooperation, especially between ASEAN and the Republic of Korea

During the panel discussion, Ambassador Dizon-De Vega welcomed RCEP’s importance and how it helps balance the global economic ecosystem through rules-based order and integration and the value it adds to existing ASEAN FTAs by including commitments to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), government procurement, electronic commerce, sourcing of raw materials, and intellectual property, among others.

The Philippines also underscored that such an agreement is advantageous as it makes business simpler and faster, through simplified rules of origin in trade. She likewise highlighted that as a “development-friendly” mega-FTA, such an agreement helps ASEAN MSMEs that need to be included in the global supply chain and allows for the fifteen member states to share and collectively work on concerns in sustainability, creating a more balanced global economic system. END

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY WELCOMES PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS OFFICE OFFICIALS ON TECHNICAL VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

PR MTD 53 2022 PCOO visit to ROK

SEOUL, 22 May 2022 — Philippine Ambassador Ma. Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega welcomed a delegation from the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) delegation at the Chancery on 22 May 2022. The working-level PCOO delegation is in the Republic of Korea for a Technical Visit.

During their stay in Korea, the group will visit ROK communication institutions to learn best practices on good governance, public diplomacy, and effective media communications. The PCOO delegation also met with members of the Filipino community with known media platforms in Korea to exchange ideas and explore ways to share and highlight stories of Overseas Filipinos in Korea via state media platforms. END