MANILA, Philippines - Korea Communications Commission recently hosted Korea Content Festival for a grand showcase of what Korea is known for nowadays — Korean dramas or Koreanovelas in the Philippines. Major Korean broadcasting companies came together in the exclusive event such as KBS, KBS Media, MBC, CJ E&M, Arirang TV and YTN to introduce its unique steady stream of soap operas which Filipinos came to fall in love couple of years ago. Sponsored by the Korean Radio Promotion Association (RAPA), the festival was attended by ABS-CBN, GMA 7, 1BC 13, TV5, UNTV, RPN 9. Representatives came to have a deeper understanding and appreciation of the various TV genres of Korean entertainment.
In photo are RAPA representatives Park Jong Sil, Eom Hee Yoon, Gwak Ki Hoon, Empire International Merchandising Corp. president Hubert Co with TV5 content acquisition manager Tina Tibongbanua, IBC 13 VP and board member Lito Ocampo, ABS-CBN segment producer Cherrie Anne Ongteco and TV5 news anchor Chi Bocobo.