Cebu City accident: Painter falls off 17th floor of hotel, dies

Emmariel Ares 09/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — During the onslaught of bad weather on Monday evening, September 16, a painter fell off the 17th floor of hotel that was still being constructed in Barangay Apas, Cebu City.  It took his…

Cebu City bar shooting: Foreigner dies; murder charge to be filed vs Range999

Jessa Ngojo, Paul Lauro 03/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Range999, the Cebu-based rapper jailed for shooting a foreigner outside a popular bar in Cebu City last Sunday, will be facing a murder charge after the victim died — three days since the…

Hotel Sogo, Victoria Court trending among Filipinos before Valentine’s Day, report

Zeus Legaspi 02/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Hotel chains Hotel Sogo and Victoria Court trended among Filipinos in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day this year, with the former garnering over two million reach on social media, a social listening…

Pasig City tells hotel to explain disregard of senior discount or face closure

Zacarian Sarao 01/17/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Pasig City on Wednesday ordered a hotel to explain why the local government should not issue a cease and desist order after it denied a 20-percent discount to a senior citizen. INQUIRER.net will withhold…

Hotel officials charged for denying senior citizen’s discount

Tetch Torres-Tupas 01/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Pasig City Prosecutors Office has filed two cases against two officials of a hotel in Pasig City for not granting a 20 percent discount to a senior citizen. In a 22-page resolution, charged for…

Boracay expenditures from 2018 hound ex-DOT chief Teo, 4 others

Dempsey Reyes 09/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — For exceeding the daily budget limit for hotel accommodations, former officials of the Department of Tourism (DOT) — including then-Secretary Wanda Tulfo Teo — are now being asked to pay more than P456,000 for…

Wife catches husband with mistress in Mandaue hotel

Paul Lauro 07/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 51-year-old man and his mistress landed in jail after his wife caught them checking in at a hotel in Mandaue City last Sunday, July 30. The Subangdaku Police Station in Mandaue City…

India police probe hotel conman for 603-night free stay

Agence France Presse 07/01/2023

NEW DELHI – Indian police are investigating a suspected fraudster who spent nearly two years in a five-star hotel without paying after reportedly bribing staff to fix records, local media said Thursday. Ankush Dutta booked a room…

Room service? US special forces nab wrong guest in mock hotel raid

Agence France Presse 04/08/2023

WASHINGTON–US special forces burst into the wrong hotel room in the middle of the night and detained a sleeping guest during a training exercise, drawing a shamefaced apology Thursday from the military. The unfortunate guest — a…

City hotel offers big discounts on guestrooms and F&B in 3-day expo

PR 11/03/2022

November 4, 2022 (Cebu, Philippines) – Score great, big discounts on your next city hotel experience in the CBM 2022 Go Cebu Expo on November 4-6 at the Ayala Center Cebu. Diamond Suites & Residences is giving…

Lot 937 owner said they offered financial assistance to affected families

Futch Anthony Inso 11/03/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The company that bought the 4.6-hectare Lot 937 in Sitio San Miguel, Barangay Apas, clarified that they earlier offered financial assistance to families that were affected by Thursday’s demolition. Mazy’s Capital Inc. spokesperson…

Cebu City cops check possible foul play over death of massage therapist

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 10/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police will request for an autopsy of the body of a massage therapist who reportedly fell or jumped off from the 38th floor of a hotel located near the Fuente Osmeña Circle in…

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