Day: March 16, 2025

Metro Manila: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has arrested two foreign fugitives wanted in their home countries for various crimes. According to Philippines News Agency, Jordanian national Hussam Aldeen Mohd Kamiel Ghanem, 56, was apprehended on March 11 at the BI office in Manila while attempting to extend his tourist visa. Authorities later confirmed he was wanted in Jordan for issuing a bouncing check. The following day, Chinese national Peng Quanbin, 28, was arrested at his Makati residence. He is accused of theft and cybercrimes in China and linked to hacking schemes that caused losses exceeding USD414,000. Both fugitives are

Seoul: The number of young South Koreans who were jobless or opted to remain economically inactive surpassed 1.2 million last month amid tough job market conditions, data showed Sunday. A total of 1.21 million individuals aged 15 to 29 either remained unemployed or economically inactive to prepare for a job or without specific reasons as of the end of February, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. According to Philippines News Agency, the figure marked an increase of 70,000 from last year’s 1.13 million. Of the total, those who opted to stay out of work without specific reasons reached