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The state-owned Korea Water Resources Corporation CEO Yun Seog-dae, right, shakes hands with the Filipino Environment and Natural Resources Minister Juan Miguel Cuna in Manila on April 21. [KOREA WATER RESOURCES CORPORATION]

K-water partners with Philippines on smart city and hydro infrastructure

The state-owned Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) inked two memorandums of understanding with relevant Filipino energy and infrastructure agencies earlier this week to jointly work on smart city technology and hydro-energy supply.

2026.4.22

Soobin of Tomorrow X Together is seen in a video posted on April 1. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Philippine gov't punishes taxi driver after video shows Tomorrow X Together's Soobin being overcharged for ride

The Philippine government has stepped in after it was reported that a member of the boy band Tomorrow X Together had to pay an overpriced taxi fare in Cebu, the Philippines.

2026.4.6

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President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a joint press announcement with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. after their summit at Malacanang Palace in Manila on March 3. [YONHAP]

President Lee to attend business forum in the Philippines before returning home

President Lee Jae Myung is set to attend a business forum and meet with Korean residents in the Philippines on Wednesday before wrapping up his four-day trip to Southeast Asia, which included a stop in Singapore.

2026.3.4

President Lee Jae Myung, left, arrives at Villamor Air Base in Manila on March 3 to begin his state visit to the Philippines. [YONHAP]

Lee arrives in Philippines for summit with Marcos

President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Manila on Tuesday to hold summit talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to discuss bilateral ties, following his visit to Singapore.

2026.3.3

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a state dinner hosted by Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at Capella Singapore on March 2. [YONHAP]

President Lee Jae Myung heads to Philippines for summit talks

President Lee Jae Myung is set to wrap up his trip to Singapore and fly to Manila for summit talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday to discuss ways to expand bilateral cooperation.

2026.3.3

The Peftok Korean War Memorial Hall in Manila [PEFTOK KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL HALL]

Hyundai Motor, gov't to jointly improve conditions of overseas Korean War memorial sites

Hyundai Motor Group will work with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs to improve the conditions of memorial sites in the Philippines, which honor veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War.

2026.3.2

In this map representing USFK commander Gen. Xavier Brunson’s “east-up” philosophy, the Korean Peninsula has been placed in the middle of the map, which has been rotated to place the east near the top to better reveal the peninsula’s geostrategic value. [UNITED STATES FORCES KOREA]

USFK commander underscores 'strategic triangle' linking South Korea, Japan, Philippines in 'east-up' map

The chief of U.S. Forces Korea said Monday three U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific — South Korea, Japan and the Philippines — can be grouped as a "strategic triangle" for regional security cooperation in his "east-up map" philosophy.

2025.11.17

A civic group that aids people receive support for children from parents led by social activist Koo Bon-chang uploaded a photo of a child alleged to have been born to a Korean father and Filipino mother on their social media. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Activist exposes faces of fathers abandoning half-Filipino children in revealing posts

The faces of Korean men who allegedly abandoned their half-Filipino children have been revealed by an activist known for publicly identifying parents who fail to pay child support.

2025.10.27

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard vessel, right, fires it's water cannon at the Philippine's BRP Datu Pagbuaya near Philippine occupied Thitu island locally called Pag-asa island at the South China Sea on Oct. 12. [AP/YONHAP]

Chinese coast guard rams and damages a Philippine vessel off an island in the South China Sea

A Chinese coast guard ship used a powerful water cannon on Sunday, then rammed and slightly damaged an anchored Philippine government vessel off an island inhabited by Filipinos in the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine coast guard said.

2025.10.13

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during an official event in Incheon on Sept. 5. [YONHAP]

Lee Jae Myung suspends controversial Philippine civil engineering project

President Lee Jae Myung ordered the suspension of a project that had allegedly been revived under pressure from Rep. Kweon Seong-dong of the People Power Party after the government had initially refused to loan out money over concerns of insolvency.

2025.9.9