The four foreigners, who were earlier charged with criminal cases for disrespecting the Philippine National Flag, will also face deportation, according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI).

In a statement on Monday, BI said that they took over the custody of three Pakistanis and one Romanian who were arrested in Ternate, Cavite, on June 30.

Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said they will pursue a deportation case against them.

BI said a member of the Philippine Marine Corps saw the four foreigners pulling down a Philippine flag, taking turns tearing it, and throwing it away.

"Foreign nationals staying here must respect our country and our laws. Foreigners destroying symbols of our country show the utmost disrespect and do not deserve our hospitality," he added.

The four perpetrators have undergone a preliminary investigation and were committed in the BI’s holding facility in Taguig.