The Department of Agriculture (DA) and its South Korean counterpart have forged a partnership for the increased exports of Filipino seafood and fisheries products while ensuring food safety for the Korean consumers. In a statement, the Agriculture department said Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Deputy Director Soo-jin Cho, with Assistant Director Chan-hwei Lee of the Imported Food Inspection Management under the Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) met last week to complete the plans for a mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) for the safety of the country's food exports to South Korea.

Gomez, E. J. (2022, June 2). PH, SKorea in talks to boost fishery exports. The Manila Times, p. B6.