According to WSJ report which used Foreign Ministry data, 780 crimes affected Koreans in the Philippines in 2013, compared with 589 in China, 338 in France. Image depics the scenic Metro Manila Park in the Philippines. (Image courtesy of Pixabay)
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Thursday it will help drastically increase security cameras in the Philippines as part of its latest efforts to prevent crimes against South Koreans.
The new security cameras will be set up in a Korean neighborhood in Manila and in areas where South Koreans run businesses, according to the Foreign Ministry. Currently, a total of 17 security cameras are set up in that part of town.
The ministry also said it will provide black boxes to South Korean nationals in the Philippines to ensure they attach the recording device to their cars.
The new security cameras will be set up in a Korean neighborhood in Manila and in areas where South Koreans run businesses, according to the Foreign Ministry. Currently, a total of 17 security cameras are set up in that part of town. (Image courtesy of Pixabay/Antranias)
The device, installed in the front and rear of the car, can be useful for any criminal investigations as it provides 24-hour surveillance.
South Korea also said it will consider sending additional police officers to the Philippines and help the Southeast Asian country expand the Korean Desk that handles crimes against Koreans.
South Korea is pushing to craft protective measures for its nationals in the crime-prone Philippines.
Around 88,000 South Koreans live in the Philippines on a permanent basis, with more than one million others traveling there every year, according to official data.
In particular, a number of elderly Koreans have headed to the English-speaking nation with lower consumer prices for retirement. They have become targets of such heinous crimes as burglary, kidnapping and murder.
Nine Koreans have been murdered there this year alone. In the latest case, a couple was shot dead last week by an unidentified gunman who broke into their house in the Calabarzon region, south of Manila.
A total of 22 other South Koreans were killed between 2013 and 2014.
(Yonhap)
