President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo welcomes President Roh Moo-Hyun of the Republic of Korea Thursday morning (Dec. 15) at Malacanang where they discussed ways to further promote substantive bilateral cooperation between their two countries. The Korean President is in the Philippines for a three-day state visit from Dec. 14 to 16 on his way home from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asia Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Also in photo are First Gentleman Atty. Jose Miguel Arroyo (extreme left) and the South Korean First Lady, Madame Kwon Yang-suk (extreme right). (Edwin Paril-OPS-NIB Photo)

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo witnesses the signing of the Palace Guest Book by visiting President Roh Moo-Hyun of the Republic of Korea Thursday morning (Dec. 15) at Malacanang’s Reception Hall. The Korean President is in the Philippines for a three-day state visit intended to further boost economic and political cooperation between the two countries. Also in photo are (from left) First Gentleman Atty. Jose Miguel Arroyo and the South Korean First Lady, Madame Kwon Yang-suk. (Edwin Paril-OPS-NIB Photo)

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo exchanges pleasantries with visiting President Roh Moo-hyun of the Republic of Korea before the start of their meeting Thursday morning (Dec. 15) at Malacanang. The Korean President arrived in Manila Wednesday afternoon for a three-day state visit intended to further promote bilateral cooperation between the Philippines and South Korea. (Edwin Paril-OPS-NIB Photo)

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and visiting President Roh Moo-hyun of the Republic of Korea shake hands before the start of their one-on-one meeting Thursday morning (Dec. 15) at Malacanang’s Music Room. The Korean President arrived in Manila Wednesday afternoon for a three-day state visit intended to further boost economic and political relations between the Philippines and South Korea. (Edwin Paril-OPS-NIB Photo)

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and visiting Republic of Korea President Roh Moo-hyun witness the exchange of the bilateral agreements signed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo (right) of the Philippines and Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki Moon (left) of the ROK Thursday morning (Dec. 15) at Malacanang’s Reception Hall. One of the agreements concerns a $22.3-million loan from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund of Korea for the widening and upgrading of the Gapan-San Fernando-Olongapo Road and an Emergency Dredging Project that will be implemented over a four-year period. Another agreement is on Social Security that will help ensure the health and welfare of Filipino workers in Korea, as well as Korean workers in the Philippines. (Edwin Paril-OPS-NIB Photo)

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo poses with visiting President Roh Moo-hyun of the Republic of Korea before the start of their one-on-one meeting Thursday morning (Dec. 15) at Malacanang’s Music Room. The Korean President is in the Philippines for a three-day state visit intended to further promote economic and political relations between the two countries. Also in photo are Korean First Lady Kwon Yang-suk (left) and First Gentleman Atty. Jose Miguel Arroyo. (Edwin Paril-OPS-NIB Photo)

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and President Roh Moo-hyun (second from left) of the Republic of Korea lead the laying of the time capsule during the launching of the Northrail-Southrail Linkage Project (NSLP) Thursday afternoon (Dec. 15) at the Philippine National Railways (PNR) Tutuban Station in Manila. The Chief Executive thanked President Roh for financing some of her administration’s key infrastructure projects like the NSLP which would help decongest Metro Manila. The Korean President is in the country for a three-day state visit. Also in photo are from (left) Korean First Lady Kwon Yang-suk, Vice President Noli de Castro, and First Gentleman Atty. Jose Miguel T. Arroyo (extreme right). (Enrico Borja-OPS-NIB Photo)

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo exchanges pleasantries with the Korean students enrolled at the Philippine Women’s University (PWU) during her brief visit to the university along Taft Avenue in Manila Thursday (Dec. 15). The President invited the Korean students to the inauguration on Friday of the Korea-Philippines Information Technology Training Center in Novaliches, Quezon City. Also in photo is PWU president Amylou Benitez Reyes (second from left). (Enrico Borja-OPS-NIB Photo)

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo welcomes visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun during the inauguration of the Korea-Philippines Information Technology Training Center Friday (Dec. 16) at the Quezon City Polytechnic University Compound in San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. President Arroyo describes the KPITTC as a monument to the enduring friendship between the Philippines and South Korea. The Korea International Cooperation Agency, on behalf of the Korean government, provided a $4.3-million grant for the establishment of the training center. Its inauguration coincided with the three-day state visit of the Korean President to the Philippines from Dec. 14-16. (Edwin Paril-OPS-NIB Photo)

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and visiting South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun (second from left) view a computer demonstration during the inauguration of the Korea-Philippines Information Technology Training Center Friday (Dec. 16) at the Quezon City Polytechnic University Compound in San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. Also in photo are (back row from left) Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr., First Gentleman Jose Miguel T. Arroyo and Korean First Lady Kwon Yang-su (behind President Roh). The inauguration of the KPITTC coincided with the last day of the three-day state visit to the Philippines of the Korean President from Dec. 14-16. (Edwin Paril-OPS-NIB Photo)