Human trafficking: NBI out to identify female accomplice of arrested Koreans

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 11/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Authorities here are bent on identifying the woman who is allegedly an accomplice in the human trafficking activities of two Korean nationals nabbed in Lapu-Lapu City on Sunday, November 19, 2023. This was…

Koreans nabbed in Lapu-Lapu for human trafficking 

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/21/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Two Korean nationals were arrested by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation Cebu District Office (NBI-CEBDO) for human trafficking. The Koreans were identified as Tae Young Han, 51 years old, and Yunyeong Kim, 28…

Korean tourists rescued by Moalboal Coast Guard from half-submerged ‘banca’

11/17/2023

CEBU, Philippines—ELEVEN Korean nationals who were about to go diving were rescued by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Sub Station Moalboal in Cebu after the boat they were on began listing just off the waters…

Korean investor pushes P12B floating restaurant project in Dauis, Bohol

Doris C. Bongcac 09/23/2023

MANDAUE City, Cebu — A Korean investor and members of his team visited the Bohol Provincial Capitol on Sept. 20. to make a presentation of their proposal to invest P12 billion on a floating restaurant there. The…

Woman stabs passengers on South Korea train after being called ‘ajumma’

The Korea Herald/Asia News Network 03/05/2023

A 37-year-old woman accused of injuring three people with a knife on a subway told police that she did so because someone called her “ajumma,” police said Saturday. The accused, whose identity was withheld, is charged with…

More Korean tourists visiting Lapu-Lapu City – tourism officer

Futch Anthony Inso 09/07/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — More Korean tourists are visiting Lapu-Lapu City after the country’s health and safety protocols were relaxed. This was confirmed by John Kristoffer Rafols, OIC tourism officer of Lapu-Lapu City, in a forum on…

34 foreign individuals rescued from fishing vessel fire to arrive in Cebu City tonight

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 34 individuals from a Korean fishing vessel that caught fire on Tuesday dawn, east of Panganiban, Catanduanes. The rescued individuals will be brought to Cebu City where…

2 Koreans in Cebu arrested for working without valid visa, overstaying

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 01/21/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Two Koreans were arrested in Cebu for working without a proper visa, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported Thursday. BI Intelligence Division Chief Fortunato Manahan, Jr. said 41-year old Kang Jiwon and 45-year old…

Racist remarks on Filipinos stir anger on social media

The Korean Herald/Asia News Network via Inquirer.net 09/13/2020

SEOUL — A brutal war of words erupted on social media from what started as a mistake by a Filipino American TikTok personality. Over the past few days, ethnic Koreans and Filipinos have been exchanging derogatory and…

Authorities scrambling to find 7 Koreans from Daegu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Government officials in Cebu are scrambling to locate seven South Koreans from Daegu City, who arrived in the country last February 25.  These seven tourists are among the last batch of South Korean…

DOT-7: 5.5M tourists visited Cebu in 2018

Michelle Joy Padayhag 02/19/2019

CEBU CITY,  Philippines — Amid the travel warnings issued against southern Cebu in 2018, Cebu’s tourist arrivals increased by 14.33 percent or 698,849 tourists more than those in 2017. In a data presented  by Department of Tourism…

MCIA expects slight increase in tourist arrivals for Sinulog 2019

Doris C. Bongcac 01/08/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines – The management of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is anticipating a four-percent increase in tourist arrival for this year’s Sinulog celebration despite the ongoing renovation of Terminal 1. Neneth Castillon, Terminal…

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