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<p>BUSAN, South Korea — South Korean tech giant Samsung is set to collaborate with several Philippine universities for training and research, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Saturday after meeting with officials from the Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. (SEMCO).</p><p>This initiative was SEMCO’s response to the Philippine government’s appeal to continuously train personnel in its manufacturing hub in Laguna, Marcos Jr. told reporters here after his meeting with the South Korean executives.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2025/9/5/samsung-unveils-more-affordable-galaxy-s25-fe-1335"><strong>Samsung unveils &#x27;more affordable&#x27; Galaxy S25 FE </strong></a> </div><p>“Lahat ng mga nag-iinvest sa atin lalo na yung tech, sinasabi ko kailangan kayo magtrain ng tao at hindi lang minsanan, kailangan tuloy-tuloy ang training,” the President said.</p><p>“So Samsung has agreed to partner with some universities in the Philippines, not only to train but to do some research and development,” he said.</p><p>The “transfer of technology is going to be very important” as the world pivots towards automation and artificial intelligence, Marcos Jr. said. </p><p>“Samsung is already in the Philippines. They have employed 8,000 Filipinos in their very, very high-tech manufacturing plant,” he said.</p><p>“The products that they make in the Philippines are of the highest tech you can imagine,” he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2025/11/1/marcos-apec-leaders-tackle-south-korea-s-proposed-asia-pacific-ai-center-1216"><strong>‘AI for all’: Marcos, APEC leaders tackle South Korea’s proposed ‘Asia-Pacific AI Center’</strong></a></div><p>SEMCO, the Samsung group’s tech manufacturing arm, has been operating in the Philippines since 2000, producing capacitors and resistors commonly used in smartphones and laptops. </p><p>The Samsung subsidiary earlier said that it is looking to expand production in the Philippines to include parts for automotive electronics to respond to the growing demand in electric and self-driving vehicles.</p><div> </div>

<p>South Korean tech giant Samsung is set to collaborate with several Philippine universities for training and research, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Saturday after meeting with officials from the Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co (SEMCO).</p>

South Korean tech giant Samsung is set to collaborate with several Philippine universities for training and research, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Saturday after meeting with officials from the Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co (SEMCO).

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Samsung to partner with PH schools for training, research: Marcos Jr.

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Nov 01, 2025 09:46 PM PHT

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