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PH EMBASSY IN KOREA HOLDS SECOND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES SEMINAR ON PROPERTY LAWS AND FIRST ONLINE LEGAL AID CONSULTATION

Amb. Theresa Dizon-De Vega welcomes participants to the second KYRR with Atty. Arni Topico, a property law expert as resource person (photo by Seoul PE)

20 March 2022, Seoul - The Philippine Embassy in Seoul, Republic of Korea, held the second installment of its Know Your Rights and Responsibilities Seminar on Property Laws in the Philippines (KYRR II) on 20 March 2022. The KYRR Seminar Series was first held on 30 January 2022 and Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega noted that one of the most pressing concerns of Filipino community members in South Korea is dealing with legal issues on property rights due to its technical nature and challenges in inspecting documents from abroad.

Because of these concerns, KYRR II featured a lecture by Atty. Arni Topico from the International Pro Bono Alliance Philippines (IPBA) on property laws in the Philippines. Atty. Topico gave a checklist of requirements that potential property buyers should look for to ensure legitimate transactions and avoid property scams. He also noted the dos and don’ts for condominium unit owners and those whose properties were inherited and thus co-owned with other heirs.

The KYRR II was immediately followed by an online legal aid consultation with six volunteer-lawyers from the IPBA, namely, Atty. Pingki Bartolome-Bernabe, Atty. Michael Sajor, Atty. Tricia Santos, Atty. Eduardo Gaanan, Atty. Francine Longid-Dalumpines, and Atty. Bobby Cruz. They were able to conduct a one-on-one online legal consultation with at least 30 members of the Filipino community in South Korea concerning various issues.

The IPBA has previously conducted legal consultations with other Philippine Foreign Service Posts in Germany, Singapore, Turkey, among others. The Philippine Embassy will continue to offer the KYRR online series to overseas Filipinos in Korea. END

PHILIPPINE EMBASSY JOINS ASEAN TEA TIME AND COFFEE BREAK SPECIAL EXHIBITION WITH THE FAMOUS “BARAKO” COFFEE

18 March 2022, Seoul - On March 11, 2022, the Philippine Embassy participated in the Tea Time and Coffee Break Special Exhibition at the ASEAN Culture House in Busan, Republic of Korea, by contributing different types of barako coffee samples to the exhibition.

In the Philippines, various types of coffee plants are grown, including the Robusta, Arabica, Excelsa, and Liberica. Batangas accounts for one percent of the world’s Liberica output, which locals call “Barako” coffee. The cool weather and rich soil of the mountainous provinces in the north of the country, namely, Benguet (Arabica), Bukidnon (Arabica), and Kalinga (Robusta), also grow their own coffee plants.

With a wide variety of locally produced coffee readily available, it comes as no surprise that coffee is the favored morning and merienda (afternoon snack) beverage, making the Philippines’ barako coffee an appropriate and stand-out product in the Special Exhibition. The Special Exhibition will run in Busan from 11 March to 19 June 2022. END