South Korean gov’t donates 300 batons to PRO-7

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Korean Consulate in Cebu donated 300 batons to the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) on Wednesday morning, October 2. The donation was in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding which…

UC Cheerdance Team bags first international award

Immae Lachica 09/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines-Twenty-four talented dancers from the University of Cebu (UC) bagged the championship title in the Samcheok World Beach Cheerleading Open Masters held in South Korea from August 31 to September 1, 2019. Although a neophyte…

Lustre admits learning Cebuano for dance movie was hard, made her cry

Michelle Joy Padayhag 08/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – “It was really hard.” This was how award-winning actress Nadine Lustre described her portrayal of Jen, her Cebuana character in the upcoming dance musical movie Indak. “To be honest, napakahirap po mag Bisaya.…

Japan takes Korea off list of trusted trade partners, effective Aug. 28

08/03/2019

  JAPAN–Japan resolved on Friday to remove South Korea from a “whitelist” of 27 countries that receive preferential trade treatment.  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe convened a Cabinet meeting the same day to decide whether to revise…

McAvyngyr Alob brings home another gold medal from PyeongChang World Taekwondo Hanmadang

Mars G. Alison 07/31/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Another Cebuano jin, McAvyngyr Alob, brought home a gold medal from the 2019 PyeongChang World Taekwondo Hanmadang held from July 26 to 30, 2019 at Yongpyong Dome in South Korea. The 21-year-old Alob…

Coach Remolino rates S. Korea performance of Talisay triathlon team at 85%

Mars G. Alison 06/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Talisay Luigi Triathlon Group – Go for Gold (TLTG-GFG) head coach Roland “Andoy” Remolino is happy with the performance of his athletes in the recently held 2019 Gyeongju ASTC Triathlon Asian Championship in…

Palace welcomes South Korea’s move to relax visa application for Filipinos

06/04/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang welcomed Monday the move of South Korea to relax visa requirements for Filipinos visiting the Asian country. “The Palace appreciates the kind words of ROK (Republic of Korea) Ambassador to the Philippines Han…

Netizens thrilled over romantic photos of Cebuano Kyle Echarri and Andrea Brillantes in South Korea

Michelle Joy Padayhag 04/22/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—What is the real score between Cebuano singer Kyle Echarri and actress Andrea Brillantes? This is the question raised by netizens after Echarri posted photos of him an Brillantes on his Instagram account on April…

BI deports South Korean swindler nabbed in Lapu-Lapu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is deporting a South Korean swindler who was apprehended in Lapu-Lapu City. In a press release posted on their official Facebook page, BI said Kim Jae Hyoung, 60,…

South Korea stinks, faces drainage woes

Asia News Network, Inquirer.net, The Korea Herald 10/04/2018

Seoul – The problem of malodor pollution in South Korea is beyond bearable limits and experts are urging the government to take measures. Chloe Choi, a Korean-British living in London, says she fears visiting her native South…

South Korea to generate power with bio-heavy oil

Asia News Network, Inquirer.net 09/10/2018

SEOUL — South Korea’s Trade Ministry announced legislation approving the use of bio-heavy oil made with animal fat to produce electricity here, in a move toward the Moon Jae-in administration’s goal to boost the use of clean…

South Korea doctors protest over tougher abortion restrictions

AFP 08/29/2018

Seoul — South Korea, one of the few industrialized countries where abortion is largely illegal, has introduced tougher regulations on the procedure, prompting nearly 2,000 doctors to refuse to carry out terminations in protest. Legally, the world’s…

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