Mauling of Michelin star chef in Cebu and who you know

[Jollygoodfellow]

16 hours ago, Kingpin said:

F Cafe and Bar kicked out of bldg for December braw

I think that by doing that they are only trying to distance themselves from what was once big news but why bother now?  All it does is cause more bad publicity and cause people such as the bar owner financial issues and not to mention staff out of work until they set up somewhere else. 

[Dave Hounddriver]

3 hours ago, Jollygoodfellow said:

why bother now?

When it happens once, the building owners should be fine with it.  But what if something like that happened again?  Seems they are making sure that does not happen.

[hk blues]

21 hours ago, Gas said:

Or a healthy wallet.

Plenty of foreigners buy their way out of trouble when they should be in jail. 

Having money goes hand in hand with having the right friends though, or should that be the wrong ones? 

[Jollygoodfellow]

On 1/29/2023 at 2:15 AM, Dave Hounddriver said:

When it happens once, the building owners should be fine with it.  But what if something like that happened again?  Seems they are making sure that does not happen.

Will be interesting if they allow another bar in the same spot. 

[Kingpin]

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NBI-7 files charges vs Butch Prieto Soreño, Iñaki Ramon Ibarlucea, Jericho Leonardi Bolongan, Richard Doncillo Cervantes, and Douglas Cervantes for the violation of Sec. 10 of Republic Act (RA) 7610 or the Special Protection of Children against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act; Sec. 4 in relation to Sec. 15 of the RA 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act also known as the Anti-Bastos Law; and Art. 265 of the Revised Penal Code in relation to Art. 8 of the RPC (conspiracy).

These cases stemmed from the complaint of Atherton, who claimed that his daughter, who is a minor, was queuing in the lavatory of F Bar, when she was allegedly approached twice by Soreño, who boldly asked her to have sexual intercourse with him inside the restroom.

They also filed a separate complaint for the violation of Sec. 10 of RA 7610 against a certain Neil Versoza Pepito, the disc jockey of F Bar, before the Office of the City Prosecutor on Feb. 8.

Oliva said their investigation showed that Pepito allegedly yelled at the minor and her family telling them “I will kill you” on the night of the incident.

During their investigation, NBI-7 learned that Soreño works as an administrative officer of the Bureau of Customs. - https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/489243/nbi-7-files-charges-vs-individuals-accused-of-mauling-british-chef

Soon to be "worked", and it gets even better:

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In addition, charges for violation of provisions of Article 40 in relation to Article 288 of PD 442 (Labor Code of the Philippines) and the Anti-Dummy Law were also filed against a certain Fairuz Abdullah Lee aka Francis Lee on Feb. 14.

“It was found out during the investigation that Francis, the owner of F Bar (Flee Bar), is a Singaporean national and is merely a holder of a tourist visa. He is therefore prohibited to do business in the Philippines, especially for a type of business reserved only for Filipino citizens, such as restaurants, bars, and/ or salons,” Oliva said in an interview on Wednesday, Feb. 15.

NBI-7 also filed charges for violation of the Anti-Dummy Law against seven other corporate officers of the F Bar.  They are Aileen Donal-Tran, Christin Lee, Crispina Rensal, Rayjob Serencio, Ludivina Silaya, Soraida Canasa, and Atingone Yburan.

 

[Old55]

It's encouraging the authorities are taking prompt action. On the other hand Mr. Atherton's life is in serious danger.