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Jan 24, 2006, 11:48 AM
South Korea seeks RP
help over fake diplomas
By Veronica Uy
INQ7.net, Agence France-Presse
SOUTH Korean police have asked the Philippine embassy in Seoul to help stop the proliferation of forged diplomas and academic records from Filipino universities, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said, quoting a report from its ambassador there.
Ambassador Aladin Villacorte's office was asked to verify the authenticity of diplomas issued to Korean students, particularly those from the Ateneo de Manila University and the Mapua Institute of Technology, the DFA said in a statement on Thursday.
Villacorte said in his report that the graduation certificates appeared to be forged because they did not carry special orders, which are standard in authentic documents, according to the DFA.
An unknown group called the Korean-Philippine Cultural Exchange Center allegedly forged the diplomas, which were being sold for about $14,800, police reports from South Korea said.
Villacorte reported that his office "did not have knowledge" that the center existed in either the Philippines or Korea and sought the DFA's assistance in coordinating with Philippine police.
The embassy would set up an information and cultural center to assist South Koreans wanting to study in the Philippines, the DFA said.
The embassy also warned Philippine schools to be careful when dealing with South Koreans offering themselves as agents, the DFA said.
Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo was quoted as saying that his department would "exert all efforts to protect the reputation of Philippine academic institutions."
Thousands of South Korean students go to the Philippines to study English and attend colleges and universities, the department noted.
http://www.inq7.net/globalnation/sec_new/2005/apr/14-01.htm
help over fake diplomas
By Veronica Uy
INQ7.net, Agence France-Presse
SOUTH Korean police have asked the Philippine embassy in Seoul to help stop the proliferation of forged diplomas and academic records from Filipino universities, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said, quoting a report from its ambassador there.
Ambassador Aladin Villacorte's office was asked to verify the authenticity of diplomas issued to Korean students, particularly those from the Ateneo de Manila University and the Mapua Institute of Technology, the DFA said in a statement on Thursday.
Villacorte said in his report that the graduation certificates appeared to be forged because they did not carry special orders, which are standard in authentic documents, according to the DFA.
An unknown group called the Korean-Philippine Cultural Exchange Center allegedly forged the diplomas, which were being sold for about $14,800, police reports from South Korea said.
Villacorte reported that his office "did not have knowledge" that the center existed in either the Philippines or Korea and sought the DFA's assistance in coordinating with Philippine police.
The embassy would set up an information and cultural center to assist South Koreans wanting to study in the Philippines, the DFA said.
The embassy also warned Philippine schools to be careful when dealing with South Koreans offering themselves as agents, the DFA said.
Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo was quoted as saying that his department would "exert all efforts to protect the reputation of Philippine academic institutions."
Thousands of South Korean students go to the Philippines to study English and attend colleges and universities, the department noted.
http://www.inq7.net/globalnation/sec_new/2005/apr/14-01.htm