Korean, Filipino woman accused of pimping local women in Mactan

Mary Rose Sagarino, Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 03/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A Korean and a Filipino woman will face human trafficking charges after being accused of pimping local women in Mactan Island, Cebu. The National Bureau of Investigation – Cebu District Office (Cebdo) announced…

Creative lessons from Korea

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 02/21/2023

It seems hard to believe now, but Filipinos on the average were twice richer than South Koreans back in 1965. Data from countryeconomy.com show average income (GDP per capita) in the Philippines then at $211, and $108…

SB19 featured in 4th episode of music documentary ‘K-pop Generation’

Hannah Mallorca 02/19/2023

P-pop global sensation SB19 proved they’re a force to reckon with in the music scene, as Josh, Pablo, Stell, Ken, and Justin were featured in the fourth episode of the docuseries “K-pop Generation”. The docuseries, which was…

Jockeying Filipino creativity

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 02/07/2023

The members of the globally popular K-pop boy band BTS have begun their military conscription, and the South Korean economy is set to lose at least an estimated $5.9 billion, based on estimates reported by CNBC. This…

Song Joong-ki confirms marriage to Katy Louise Saunders, expecting their first child

Hannah Mallorca 01/31/2023

Korean actor Song Joong-ki has confirmed that he tied the knot with his British partner, Katy Louise Saunders, and that they’re expecting their first child. Joong-ki made the announcement through a letter uploaded on his fancafe via…

South Korea reaches World Cup last 16 after late drama

Reuters 12/03/2022

South Korea reached the World Cup knockout phase in dramatic style on Friday, scoring in stoppage time to beat already qualified Portugal and condemn Uruguay to a painful exit. With the clock ticking down at Education City…

Alden Richards, Bea Alonzo series ‘Start-Up PH’ set to premiere in September

Dana Cruz 08/18/2022

Alden Richards and Bea Alonzo’s upcoming series “Start-Up PH,” the local adaptation of the Korean drama “Start-Up,” has given fans a first look with its official teaser ahead of its September premiere. The teaser gives a glimpse…

Korean fugitive nabbed in Cebu 

Morexette Marie Erram 06/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A fugitive from South Korea was arrested here last Wednesday, June 2.  Enforcers from the Lapu-Lapu City Field Unit of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the…

BTS’s ‘Life Goes On’ debuts at No. 1 on US chart in foreign language first

12/01/2020

Seoul, South Korea—Trailblazing South Korean boyband BTS have became the first group to have a foreign-language song enter the US Billboard chart at number one, in the latest musical record to be re-written by the K-pop sensation.…

South Korean YouTuber sets private parts on fire during gaming livestream, gets 2nd-degree burns

Inquirer.net 08/08/2020

A South Korean YouTuber shocked fans—and even impressed some—as he fulfilled his end of quite a dangerous deal that resulted in his getting second-degree burns. Shin Tae Il, also known as the infamous “angry Korean gamer,” set…

Korean drives car into oncoming tricycle, hurts two

Norman V. Mendoza 10/22/2019

Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu—A tricycle driver and his passenger were hurt after the tricycle they were in was hit head on by a car driven by a Korean national at around 4 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2019,…

Jpark Island Resort supports programs of King Sejong Institute in Cebu

PR 10/10/2019

A rapid growth on hotel, flight, travel and dining services for Korean tourists have been very visible, but there continues to be a severe shortage of fluent Korean speakers in these industries which entails an ever growing…

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