2 foreigners facing charges arrested in PH

Bureau of Immigration arrested foreign nationals

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Friday that two foreign nationals facing charges in their respective countries were arrested.

Stan Hudgins, a 63-year-old American, was apprehended Tuesday in Mabalacat, Pampanga. A South Carolina court issued a warrant for Hudgins for allegedly failing to pay child support.

Meanwhile, Lee Yeongchak, a 44-year-old Korean national was arrested in Ermita, Manila on Wednesday. He was said to have been engaged in illegal online gambling operations.

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The immigration bureau said the two will be deported for being undesirable and undocumented aliens, the latter since their passports were canceled by their respective governments.

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