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Designer bags of two Korean nationals along 9th Avenue. After backtracking and persuading the victims to file a complaint, authorities identified the suspects, who had previous cases of car theft and robbery.

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They were charged before the Taguig City Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday.

Statistics from South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reveal that more than 3,000 Koreans have been victimized in the Philippines over the past five years, according to a report by the Maeil Business Newspaper. Recent incidents highlighted by the ministry include the kidnapping of a South Korean on May 2, who was en route to Nasugbu, Batangas, for a fishing trip. About seven to 10 armed captors eventually freed the victim after three days.

Another incident is the killing of a Korean tourist at Korean Town in Angeles City, Pampanga, on April 21.

The tourist was standing in front of a bank that afternoon when two motorcycle-riding men approached him and snatched his bag. When the victim resisted, he was shot in the torso.