The Korean government will discuss with government agencies the situation of Filipino workers qualified to work under the Employment Permit System (EPS) but have been unable to go to South Korea due to travel and health restrictions under the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....
Photo from Aldo Tong's Twitter account The South Korea cage team received praise on social media for cleaning its locker room despite suffering a second straight defeat to Gilas Pilipinas at the conclusion of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. A photo tweeted by Aldo Tong showed a very tidy locker room...
South Korea coach Cho Sanghyun (FIBA photo) South Korea coach Cho Sanghyun said he doesn’t consider the Philippines as a rival despite the history of memorable battles between the two nations in the Asian basketball scene. “I personally don’t really think of the Philippines as a rival,” Cho...
Justine Baltazar tries to score against South Korea's Ricardo Ratliffe during the first half of Gilas Pilipinas' 82-77 victory in their FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers match at the AUF Sports and Cultural Center in Angeles City, Pampanga. The win completed a six-game sweep for the Philippines in the...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is deporting a South Korean national wanted in his country for swindling and defrauding four of his compatriots. South Korea (Photo by Shawnanggg / Unsplash) Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said 41-year-old Kim Byunggon was arrested on June 2 by operatives from...
'The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It' (Warner Bros) “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It,” the sequel to “The Conjuring,” has topped the box office in South Korea for four days and has grossed $3 million. In the film, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson reprise their roles as...
Some 1,800 kilograms (kg) of okra or lady's fingers were flown to South Korea by Philippine Airlines (PAL) in what has been described as a "milestone" for the Philippine agri-business sector. (Photo from DA) The shipment of Philippine okra--the first of its kind for Korea--was carried via the...
What are the elements that have popularized Korean drama and pop culture in the Philippines, especially during the pandemic? Refreshing content and aggressive promotions were two factors cited by the University of the Philippines Korea Research Center (KRC) in a webinar late last year. Mental...
(Clockwise from top left) 'Fast & Furious 9,' 'Cruella,' 'Waiting For Rain,' 'The Courier,' 'The Croods: A New Age' and 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie - Mugen Train' (KOFIC) “F9,” or the “Fast & Furious 9,” the latest franchise starring Vin Diesel, became the No. 1...
The United States and South Korea, two of the largest bilateral donors in the Philippines, have formed a partnership to pursue joint development projects to boost the country’s climate resilience and address ocean plastic pollution. In a statement, the US Embassy in Manila said the partnership is...
The leading development assistance agencies of the US and South Korea have agreed to implement joint development projects in the Philippines in climate resilience and addressing ocean plastic pollution. Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Inchul (standing, right) and US Embassy Chargé...
The Philippine government, through the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), has secured a deal with the government of South Korea for the establishment of the Integrated Water Resources Management Information System (IWRMIS) for the Pampanga River Basin. A statement showed that NWRB and the Korea...
