Quarantine hotel ni Poblacion girl, umalma sa desisyong pagpapasara sa kanila
- The management of Berjaya Makati Hotel questioned the closure order that was handed down by the Makati City Government on Thursday, Jan. 6
- Berjaya noted that it could still appeal the decision of the Department of Tourism regarding the suspension of its Accreditation
- In a statement released by the hotel, it underscored that it still has 15 days to appeal the suspension and until then the suspension is not yet final and executory
- Citing Republic Act 13322, Berjaya said that there is no provision in the said law that punishes a hotel should a person under quarantine skip the quarantine
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Berjaya Hotel Makati questioned the closure order handed down by the Makati City government following the suspension of its accreditation by the Department of Tourism.
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In Rappler's report, the hotel stated that it still has 15 days to appeal the decision of the DOT, and within such 15 period, the suspension is not yet final and executory.
It also stated that RA13322 has no provision punishing hotels when a person quarantined in its premises skips or violates quarantine protocols.
“For one, the DOT order is not yet final as the hotel will appeal it within the 15-day period it is given. Meanwhile, the suspension is not in effect. Secondly, there is no law that penalizes a hotel for not reporting a guest who jumps quarantine. There is nothing in RA (Republic Act) 13322 that is applicable to the hotel," Berjaya noted.
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As per Inquirer's report, Berjaya described it as something without legal basis.
On the other hand, CNN 's report stated that Makati's LGU shut down the said hotel.
It can be recalled that when the hotel was caught in the controversy, it even appealed for kindness from the public and from the authorities.
The Berjaya Makati Hotel issue arose when Gwyneth Anne Chua, more popularly known as Poblacion Girl, skipped quarantine and partied with friends in Poblacion, Makati.
Gwyneth Anne Chua, also known as Poblacion Girl, was the balikbayan who skipped quarantine just to party with friends but was later caught.
Berjaya hotel was closed by the Makati City government following a backlash over the quarantine violation of one of its guests. The hotel's closure became effective at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6. It was the legal officer of Makati City who announced the closure of the said hotel. It can be recalled that Poblacion girl became very controversial on social media after she was found out to have breached quarantine to party with friends.
The hotel has released its official statement. It stated that it was dismayed with the recent quarantine violation involving the establishment. As per their statement, while they initially chose to remain silent in order to give way to an investigation and to put things for resolution, the conversations on the said violation have become out of hand. The hotel emphasized that it does not tolerate such acts and also hoped for the public to be kind enough.
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