SoKor fugitive nabbed in Makati City along with undocumented Korean — BI

September 6, 2026

By ABOGADO.COM.PH Staff

The Bureau of Immigration recently arrested a South Korean fugitive wanted for fraud in his home country and another undocumented South Korean national in Makati City.

Agents of the BI’s Fugitive Search Unit agents, in coordination with the Korean National Police Agency, arrested Son Jongin, 65, during an enforcement operation at a residential area in Barangay Comembo, Makati City on August 25.

The South Korean government previously informed the BI that Son was facing an 2020 arrest warrant from the Nonsan Branch of the Daejeon District Court in South Korea for fraud, in violation of the country’s Criminal Act.

Son was also found to be undocumented and overstaying in the Philippines, and was considered a fugitive from justice who posed a risk to public safety and security.

During the implementation of the warrant, BI agents also encountered Song Ung Il, 85, another Korean national.

Verification showed that a deportation order was issued against Song in 2015 for being improperly documented.

“Foreign fugitives cannot expect to hide in the Philippines and evade the cases filed against them. We will find them, we will arrest them, and we will enforce our immigration laws,” BI commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said.

Both subjects were later turned over to the BI Warden’s Facility, where they shall remain during the pendency of their case.