The UP Korea Research Center, the Scalabrini Migration Center and the UP Population Institute co-organized a special forum on Korean-Filipino families and children in the Philippines held in SMC on January 20, 2026. The forum is part of the activities of the ongoing research mapping Korean Filipino families and children residing in the Philippines. The research in the Philippines is led by Dr. Kyung Min Bae (UP Korea Research Center).

Thank you to the participants from the Council for the Welfare of Children, Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Department of Migrant Workers, Department of Economy, Planning and Development and Planning, Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 86, University of the Philippines (Korea Research Center, Political Science and Population Institute), International Organization for Migration, Kopino Children’s Association, Inc., Center for Migrants Advocacy, Manila New Light Church and Scalabrini Theological House of Studies.