The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the South Korean Embassy in Manila said a male tourist was attacked in the afternoon near Koreatown in Angeles City, north of Manila, by two armed men on a motorcycle. According to witnesses, the victim was shot when he tried to fend off the robbers who attempted to steal his bag. The tourist was transported to a hospital about 30 minutes after the incident, but later died from the gunshot wounds.
The embassy has requested an investigation and is offering support to the victim’s family. Police are working to identify the two Filipino suspects involved in the shooting and to find out what happened during the incident.
Sunday’s case is the latest in a string of attacks targeting South Koreans in the Philippines. In early April, a South Korean national was abducted from his home and held for 20 days before being released. Just a month earlier, another South Korean was shot and killed during a robbery in central Manila.
According to the foreign ministry, 38 South Korean nationals were killed in the Philippines between 2015 and the first half of 2023, accounting for nearly 44 percent of all South Korean homicide victims in the Asia-Pacific region during that time. The ministry called on South Koreans traveling or staying in the Philippines to "remain alert and take all necessary measures to ensure their safety."
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Im Yoon-seo
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