Makati Hotel in “Poblacion Girl” fiasco suspended, fined January 04, 2022 at 01:50PM

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Makati Hotel in “Poblacion Girl” fiasco suspended, fined

Team Out of Town Blog Hub (Outoftownblog.com)  – The Department of Tourism (DOT)has suspended the accreditation of a Makati hotel and revoked its permit as a Multiple-Use Hotel for its failure to stop a guest from breaking quarantine rules, leaving the premises to party, and only to return a few days later to test positive for Covid-19.

Berjaya Hotel Makati was also fined equivalent to twice the rack rate of its most expensive room. The Department’s Tourism Regulation, Coordination, and Resource Generation approved the penalties recommended by the DOT- National Capital Region.

Makati Hotel in Poblacion Girl fiasco

The case stemmed from the actions of returning Filipino Gwyneth Chua, identified in social media as “Poblacion Girl” because she was seen in Poblacion, Makati City, when she was supposed to be in the quarantine hotel.

In their reply dated Jan 1, 2022, Berjaya admitted that based on CCTV footage, Chua left the hotel at 11:45 p.m. or 15 minutes after checking in upon her arrival on Dec. 22. Neither did the hotel security personnel nor the front lobby call her attention, and neither was there any effort to report the incident to the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ):, even after her return three (3) days later. She was later seen in social media posts at a bar in Poblacion.

Chua, who was booked for a mandatory five-day quarantine at the hotel until Dec. 27, later returned on the night of Dec. 25. She underwent an RT-PCR test on Dec. 26. Her result came out positive the next day.

A copy of the decision was served to Berjaya Hotel, which has 15 working days to appeal the said decision. The department’s decision has also been given to the Department of Health (DOH), BOQ, One-Stop-Shop-Management of Returning Overseas Filipino of the Department of Transportation -Office of Transportation Security (DOTr- OTS), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and Makati local government unit (LGU).

In their letter dated 29 December 2021, Berjaya even gave the assurance that quarantined guests’ follow strict protocols’. However, Hotel Berjaya later apologized in news reports and social media for their failure to report the “quarantine skipping incident” to the BOQ.

The statements made by the hotel management and its public apology were “an admission of not just the facts of the incident but as well as their lapses in their responsibility as an accredited establishment of the Department of Tourism,” the decision said.

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Adobong Manok: Easy Chicken Adobo Recipe January 04, 2022 at 11:44AM

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Adobong Manok: Easy Chicken Adobo Recipe

How to cook Filipino-Style Chicken Adobo

Team Out of Town Blog Hub (Outoftownblog.com)  – One of the best options in a lunch menu is the savory adobong manok. “Adobo” came from the Spanish word “adobar” meaning “marinade,” but the ingredients for adobo already existed before the Spanish occupation. Our pre-colonial ancestors used salt and vinegar to preserve food since there was no refrigerator or advanced technology such as the use of artificial preservatives back then. Through trading with the Chinese, we discovered soy sauce as a delicious ingredient in preparing food and as a replacement for salt to prolong the shelf life of cooked meats.

Filipino Chicken Adobo Recipe photo via Pixabay

The Filipino Chicken Adobo or Adobong Manok has cousins such as the Mexican and Spanish adobo. Regardless of its origins, adobo will not be an adobo without the balance of soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, pepper, and bay leaf.

Adobong Manok photo by Wendy via Flickr cc

The whole part of the chicken can be used for adobo, but choice cuts are also available in supermarkets.

• Cooking Time: 45 minutes
• Serves: 4 – 5
• Main Ingredients: Chicken
• Cooking Style: Stewed

Chicken Adobo Ingredients

• 1-kilogram chicken meat, select cuts
• 1 tablespoon / 15ml cooking oil
• 1 cup or 240 ml soy sauce
• 1 cup or 240 ml vinegar
• 6 garlic cloves
• 2 pieces dried bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon whole black pepper
• 300ml water
• ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)

Cooking Instructions

1. Marinate the chicken cuts in soy sauce and garlic overnight or for at least 1 to 3 hours. Place them in a sealed container inside the refrigerator.
2. Take out the chicken from the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before cooking. Set aside the marinade with the garlic bits from the chicken.
3. Heat the pan, pour the cooking oil, and then set to low heat.
4. Fry each side of the chicken for 3 minutes or until light brown.
5. Add the marinade with garlic bits and water to the pan.
6. Boil for 5 minutes and add the bay leaves and black pepper.
7. Simmer in low heat for 30 minutes.
8. Stir in the vinegar and let cook for 10 more minutes.
9. Add salt to your taste and serve hot.

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