BI launches nationwide manhunt for 2 Korean fugitives

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) launched an intensive nationwide manhunt on Thursday for two South Korean fugitives who escaped from detention. In a statement, BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado identified the fugitives as Lee Jingyu, 32, and Yang Heejun, 44, both foreign nationals facing deportation cases with the agency. “The Bureau is