Philippines, Feb. 10 -- A total of 180 foreign fugitives who are wanted for various crimes in their homelands were arrested by Bureau of Immigration (BI) operatives last year.

In a report to Commissioner Joel Viado, BI's fugitive search unit (FSU) acting chief Rendel Ryan Sy said the figure was higher than the 128 outlaws arrested in 2023.

The majority of those arrested were South Korean nationals at 74, followed by 62 Chinese nationals, 12 Taiwanese, 11 Japanese, seven Americans, two Italians, and two Australians.

Also on the list is a British national, a Canadian, a German, an Indian, an Indonesian, a Jordanian, a Kyrgystani, a Liberian, a Nigerian, and a Serbian.

Offenses committed by these foreigners include economic crimes, inves...