CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities have arrested nine Korean nationals with Interpol Red Notices in Cebu City by virtue of warrants of arrest for serious and slight illegal detention, with additional charges now filed against them for…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of foreign tourist arrivals in Cebu has suffered a decline. More specifically, South Koreans. The number of South Korean visitors in Cebu has…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu has always been proud to be one of the top tourist destinations in the Philippines. It is also the province that most of the tourists visit in Central Visayas. READ: Boracay Island:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
