The Philippines and South Korea established diplomatic relations in 1949, and the Philippines supported South Korea during the Korean War by deploying troops and later providing economic, educational, and agricultural aid in the aftermath. The two countries have maintained strong bilateral relations since, establishing embassies in each other's capitals in the 1950s and cooperating economically and politically, with South Korea becoming an important trade partner and source of investment for the Philippines.

1. Philippines-South Korea
Relations

2. ESTABLISHMENT OF RP-ROK RELATIONS
• March 3, 1949
•Korean War in the
1950-1953
• under the
deployment of the
Philippine
Expeditionary Force to
Korea (PEFTOK)

3. KOREAN WAR (1950-1953)

4. Philippine-Korean Cooperation
•Aftermath of Korean
War
•Philippines provided
South Korea:
1. Economic aid
2. Educational aid
3. Agricultural aid

5. RP-ROK BILATERAL RELATIONS
•KOREAN EMBASSY
• Kim Yong-JI as the First Ambassador
•PHILIPPINE EMBASSY in Seoul, South Korea (est. 1958)
•First Ambassador: Eduardo Quintero

6. Jang Chung Gymnasium is built by
the Philippines Government in 1963

7. PRESENT RELATIONS
KOREANS IN THE PHILIPPINES

8. President Benigno Aquino III and South
Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak (in the
Korea-Philippines Business Forum)

9. Group 2
Prepared by:
Alyssa Nicole Buendia
Members:
Cedric Ivan Billoso
Althea Bianca Cabasco
Mark Martin Celino
John Christian Ceñal