Update News on the Makati Standoff where Trillanes & Lim walked out from a Court Hearing and Holed themselves at the Makati Peninsula Hotel in Makati City from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM of 29 Nov 2007.
Trillanes, Lim arrested; Makati standoff ends
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Last updated 06:58pm (Mla time) 11/29/2007
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Brigadier General Danilo Lim, have been arrested.Former vice president Teofisto Guinogona joined the two inside the Philippine National Police bus.The arrests on Lim and Trillanes were effected shortly after they declared that they were leaving the hotel where they held a six-hour siege to demand the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.Trillanes and his group decided to end the standoff after government troops threw teargas at the hotel lobby and an armored personnel carrier rammed the entrance.
“We’re going out for the sake of the safety of everybody, for your sake because we cannot live with our conscience if some of you get hurt or get killed in the crossfire,” said Trillanes, addressing the media.“If there’s a loser here it’s the Filipino nation because she’s [Arroyo] still there,” he added, noting that he was ready to face the consequences of his action.
Brigadier General Danilo Lim, who was with Trillanes, said this was not the end, calling the incident an “unfinished business.”Guingona said, “In every crisis there is a solution and in this short crisis the solution is to save lives to prevent bloodshed.”In a press conference, Trillanes tried to justify his action, saying: “I stand before you today to fulfill my role as a former soldier and now as a senator of this country. I am standing for the rights of the oppressed.”On his group’s decision to leave the hotel, Trillanes blamed the administration’s “ruthlessness.”“You have been witnesses to the kind of ruthlessness this administration has been giving to the people,” said Trillanes.When asked what he was going to do after this, Trillanes said, “Like soldiers, we’re going to face this.
”As the teargas filled the lobby, members of the rebel group herded journalists to the meeting room where civil society groups and Arroyo critics had gathered.Reporters and the renegade soldiers made makeshift facemasks of the hotel tablecloths to protect themselves from the teargas.The hotel corridors were a mess, with lamps and tables overturned during the commotion.Police Director Geary Barias of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) led the assault.
Earlier, police failed to serve the arrest warrant against Trillanes issued by Judge Oscar Pimentel of the Makati regional trial court.Pimentel has found Trillanes guilty of contempt of court.Trillanes had said that he would stay at the Manila Peninsula for “as long as necessary” after claiming that “nothing will happen” after the 3 p.m. deadline for their departure lapsed.“What we did was not only our duty but our moral obligation,” said Trillanes said in justifying his latest act of defiance, adding, “It is our duty as religious individuals to do what is right.”“Dumaan tayo sa tamang pamamaraan [We passed through the right processes]. Elected pero wala ring nangyari [We were elected but nothing happens]. They voted for me so that I can speak up for their rights and our advocacies,” said Trillanes, referring to his election as senator last May.He has been barred from participating in the Senate sessions because of the criminal cases that had been filed against him.
Earlier in the day, Barias left the Manila Peninsula without talking to Trillanes despite setting the 3 p.m. deadline.A rebel soldier in uniform said Barias was “causing too much trouble.”Barias had ordered all guests to vacate the premises supposedly pending the results of negotiations between the government and Trillanes.“I am asking all guests of the hotel to leave so that we can do our jobs,” Barias said in a live interview earlier in the day.Mariano Garchitorena, head of the Public Relations office of the Manila Peninsula, described the situation at the hotel as “calm” and said that if the order of the authorities was to vacate, they would follow it “like good citizens.
”Garchitorena said they had around 400 guests but that he didn’t know how many had left before the pro-Trillanes forces blocked the exits.Trillanes and other officers accused of leading the July 2003 rebellion walked out of their trial Thursday and marched through the streets of Makati calling for the ouster of Arroyo.The soldiers, numbering around 30, were accompanied by armed guards as they broke down a door of the hotel, overwhelmed security guards and read out a statement against Arroyo with a full list of their demands.Heavily-armed government troops quickly surrounded the hotel in Manila’s Makati financial district — the same location of a failed 2003 coup against Arroyo allegedly led by many of the same soldiers.
The renegades urged Arroyo to resign and called on the military, a central power in this vast Southeast Asian island nation with the power to make and break its leaders, to turn against her.People were going in and out of the Peninsula Hotel freely but a guest said he had been stopped by men with machine guns from going up to the second floor, where Brigadier General Danilo Lim, a co-accused, and others were said to be planning their next move.The surprise events appeared to have been well orchestrated.
A detailed website immediately appeared on the Internet, announcing Lim and Trillanes as the leaders of the uprising. The site called on the Filipino people to mass in the financial district.All the soldiers were sporting red armbands with what appeared to be the letter “I” emblazoned in the middle of a white sun.The walkout began shortly after the trial resumed after a brief recess. Lim, who himself is detained and facing coup d’etat charges following an alleged failed coup attempt in February 2006, was pulled away by several soldiers from the witness stand.Trillanes and Lim said they were calling on the Filipinos to withdraw support from the government because the President has corrupted its institutions.“We are joining the people… because the President continues to violate the Constitution of the Philippines repeatedly,” Lim told DZMM’s Teleradyo program, adding they were “calling for the removal of an illegitimate President.”Trillanes, Lim and the other accused soldiers were joined by civilians, including a group of militant farmers and opposition figures led by former vice president Teofisto Guingona.It was not clear if the prisoners’ guards had joined the protest, but they marched along with the accused.
Reports culled by INQUIRER.net reporters and staff said police have barricaded the streets leading to Ayala Avenue and that two military trucks had crossed Paseo de Roxas.Four Army trucks and anti-riot police have barricaded the hotel, according to reports.Meanwhile, Bayan Muna Representative Teodoro Casiño said Trillanes and Lim spoke rightly.“This government does not deserve the support of the armed forces and the people. We express solidarity with their cause and likewise call on President Arroyo to heed the people’s clamor,” he said.In a statement, the Black and White Movement said that it was “adding its voice to those who want change.”It calls on the nation to “stand for what is right.”It said the problem was not the people “but the President” as it reiterated its call for her to resign.”But at the same time, the movement called on all sides to “resist the temptation to resolve matter in an undemocratic manner.”“We call for sobriety. We call for a peaceful resolution to these crises. We call, most of all, for all our officials to recognize, once and for all, that dignity is not dispensable, that justice is non-negotiable, that if the lying, cheating, killing, and stealing continues, peace will not return,” it said.
There have been at least seven coup attempts in the Philippines since 1986 as the armed forces have maintained a central role in the nation’s political life since the ouster of dictator Ferdinand Marcos that year.But Arroyo has been under particular pressure since a tape recording emerged of her allegedly conniving with an election commission official to help orchestrate her 2004 re-election.She admitted it was a mistake to have called the official while the vote count had not yet been finished, but denied any wrongdoing.Since then she has fought off impeachment attempts — while being regularly accused of having improperly won the election — as well as actual and alleged coups.Thursday’s dramatic events came just a month after Arroyo gave her predecessor and nemesis, popular ex-film star Joseph Estrada, a presidential pardon on charges of corruption.The government said the pardon was granted after the 70-year-old Estrada agreed not to pursue any elective office.He has always insisted his 2001 ouster from the presidential palace was a coup organized by the military, the powerful Catholic Church and the country’s political elites.
Trillanes, Lim call on troops to withdraw support for Arroyo
By Thea Alberto
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 12:39pm (Mla time) 11/29/2007
MANILA, Philippines — A group of soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes and Brigadier General Danilo Lim has called on the security forces to withdraw support from the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.After walking out from a hearing at the Makati regional trial court, Trillanes and Lim, who are on trial for the shortlived mutiny at the Oakwood Apartments in 2003, led a march along Makati Avenue, according to a radio report over dzBB.Former vice president Teofisto Guingona and Bishop Tobias were also present.But Lieutenant Colonel Bartolome Bacarro in a statement appealed to the troops to stay calm.He said the military would not join Trillanes and asked the soldiers not to believe in what the senator and Lim are saying.In a press conference at Manila Peninsula hotel in Makati City, Lim called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police “to exercise their mandate of sovereignty” following allegations of “numerous moral and illegal activities conducted by this government.”“We are confident the rule of sovereignty will prevail,” said Lim in his short speech.National Police Director General Avelino Razon has called the officers of the PNP for a meeting.Several soldiers from the Philippine Air Force and men from the PNP have barricaded the Manila Peninsula, according to reports.
Update News on Trillanes, Lim Walked Out of the Criminal Court of Makati City on or about 10:00 AM 29 November 2007 and walked to Manila Peninsula Hotel to issue statement against President Glorias Macapagal-Arroyo.
(UPDATE 4) Trillanes, comrades holed up at Makati hotel
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Last updated 01:48pm (Mla time) 11/29/2007MANILA, Philippines — Detained Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and other officers accused of leading the July 2003 rebellion walked out of their trial Thursday and marched through the streets of Makati calling for the ouster of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.As of posting time, Trillanes and his comrades are at the Manila Peninsula where they are scheduled to hold a press conference.The soldiers, numbering around 30, were accompanied by armed guards as they broke down a door of the hotel, overwhelmed security guards and read out a statement against Arroyo with a full list of their demands.Heavily-armed government troops quickly surrounded the hotel in Manila’s Makati financial district — the same location of a failed 2003 coup against Arroyo allegedly led by many of the same soldiers.The renegades urged Arroyo to resign and called on the military, a central power in this vast Southeast Asian island nation with the power to make and break its leaders, to turn against her.People were going in and out of the Peninsula Hotel freely but a guest said he had been stopped by men with machine guns from going up to the second floor, where Brigadier General Danilo Lim, a co-accused, and others were said to be planning their next move.The surprise events appeared to have been well orchestrated.A detailed website immediately appeared on the Internet, announcing Lim and Trillanes as the leaders of the uprising. The site called on the Filipino people to mass in the financial district.All the soldiers were sporting red armbands with what appeared to be the letter “I” emblazoned in the middle of a white sun.The walkout began shortly after the trial resumed after a brief recess. Lim, who himself is detained and facing coup d’etat charges following an alleged failed coup attempt in February 2006, was pulled away by several soldiers from the witness stand.Trillanes and Lim said they were calling on the Filipinos to withdraw support from the government because the President has corrupted its institutions.“We are joining the people… because the President continues to violate the Constitution of the Philippines repeatedly,” Lim told DZMM’s Teleradyo program, adding they were “calling for the removal of an illegitimate President.”Trillanes, Lim and the other accused soldiers were joined by civilians, including a group of militant farmers and opposition figures led by former vice president Teofisto Guingona.It was not clear if the prisoners’ guards had joined the protest, but they marched along with the accused.Reports culled by INQUIRER.net reporters and staff said police have barricaded the streets leading to Ayala Avenue and that two military trucks had crossed Paseo de Roxas.Four Army trucks and anti-riot police have barricaded the hotel, according to reports.Meanwhile, Bayan Muna Representative Teodoro Casiño said Trillanes and Lim spoke rightly.“This government does not deserve the support of the armed forces and the people. We express solidarity with their cause and likewise call on President Arroyo to heed the people’s clamor,” he said.Leah Navarro, a convenor of the civil society group, Black and White Movement, said she was shocked when radio reports said that her group was part of the protest march although she added that they would assess the situation.“I am shocked. I have nothing to do with it. In fact I am in Southwoods Alabang in a golf tournament playing golf since 8 a.m. and which will be finished at 3 p.m.,” Navarro told INQUIRER.net in a phone interview.But Navarro also said that former social welfare secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman will be going to Makati “to see what’s going on.”“We have to assess the situation. Our main concern is that those marching are safe. We don’t want violence here. We know that this thing is spontaneous,” Navarro said.There have been at least seven coup attempts in the Philippines since 1986 as the armed forces have maintained a central role in the nation’s political life since the ouster of dictator Ferdinand Marcos that year.But Arroyo has been under particular pressure since a tape recording emerged of her allegedly conniving with an election commission official to help orchestrate her 2004 re-election.She admitted it was a mistake to have called the official while the vote count had not yet been finished, but denied any wrongdoing.Since then she has fought off impeachment attempts — while being regularly accused of having improperly won the election — as well as actual and alleged coups.Thursday’s dramatic events came just a month after Arroyo gave her predecessor and nemesis, popular ex-film star Joseph Estrada, a presidential pardon on charges of corruption.The government said the pardon was granted after the 70-year-old Estrada agreed not to pursue any elective office.He has always insisted his 2001 ouster from the presidential palace was a coup organized by the military, the powerful Catholic church and the country’s political elites.
Hereunder is an Update News from The Philippine Daily Inquirer dtd 23 November 2007 re-bombing at Glorietta 2, Makati, Philippines
PNP final report: Glorietta 2 blast not bomb attack
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MANILA, Philippines — It’s official: the Multi-Agency Investigation Task Force looking into the deadly blast at the Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City on Oct. 19 has concluded that it was a gas explosion, and not a bomb attack.
Speaking at a press conference Thursday in Camp Crame, Chief Supt. Luizo Ticman said that “after the examination of all the pieces of evidence collected from the blast site and the thorough conduct of a post-blast investigation,” the task force had found “that the incident was not a bomb explosion but a gas explosion.”
Ticman, who heads the task force, said the investigation was “scientific” and had “made use of forensics, and even mathematics.”
The task force is composed of the Philippine National Police, Philippine Bomb Data Center, Bureau of Fire Protection, Department of Justice, National Bureau of Investigation and the Makati police’s Explosives and Ordnance Division (EOD).
The explosion killed 11 people and injured more than 100 others.
Asked to comment, Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), owner of the Glorietta shopping complex, said it was standing by its position that the explosion could not have been triggered by methane gas or diesel fumes.
“We are saddened by these developments and we do not understand how they are able to establish these findings conclusively since our own experts have ruled out methane or diesel as the cause of the explosion. And we see no other possible source of gas that could create this kind of explosion and this much damage,” ALI spokesperson Alfonso Reyes said.
Reyes also said ALI had not seen a copy of the task force’s final report but was made aware that this would be issued in two weeks.
“We hope that the site will be turned over to us at the soonest possible time so that we can carry on with our own evaluation in the search for the truth,” he said.
ALI has yet to determine the cause of the explosion based on its own evaluation of the damaged site.
No bomb parts
Ticman said that:
• No bomb parts had been found. (“No IED [improvised explosive device] component or part was recovered in the basement [of the mall] or anywhere in the affected area”).
• Neither was there a bomb crater. Initially, investigators found suspected craters, but found no trace of a “thermal effect” and explosives residue that would indicate the use of a bomb.
• Nor were there explosive materials in the liquid samples and in the diesel fuel from the tank (both in the mall basement), as well as on the skin and clothing of the victims who survived the blast.
“All victims died from traumatic injuries and not from a bomb explosion. Those who died, as well as those who were injured, tested negative for explosive residue,” Ticman said.
According to Ticman, the initial finding of RDX — a component of the C4 military explosive — recovered on the ground floor “did not cause or initiate the explosive.”
“It was not corroborated by other evidence and it was not significant in the explosion,” Ticman said.
Investigators also found no evidence of a tearing effect usually found in a bomb site, he said.
There was also no soot or blackening on the ceiling of the basement or on the supposed bomb craters. Such an absence “indicates that the explosion was not caused by a bomb,” he said.
Final activities
Ticman said pumps, switches, circuit breakers and other electrical equipment in the basement were being examined by the NBI to find out the ignition.
He said investigators were processing the area outside the blast site — meaning the ground floor up to the third floor of the mall — to document the damage caused by the explosion.
Ticman said experts called in by the PNP were finalizing their simulations, experiments and computations.
“Investigators are consolidating the statements, reports, pieces of evidence and documents needed in the filing of appropriate charges against the parties concerned and the preparation of the final report,” he said.
Ticman also said the task force had taken note of the findings submitted by an expert hired by ALI.
“We are seriously considering that, and our own experts will be able to provide answers to their questions,” he said.
2-3 weeks
National Capital Region Police Office Director Geary Barias said the task force would complete its final report in two to three weeks and file the charges against those responsible soon after.
He did not name names, but said those liable could be the contractors hired to do work in the basement and the mall administrators.
“We are not yet at that part where we can identify who can be charged. For sure, negligence cannot be discounted here,” he said.
Barias said the task force did not hold the press conference to condition the people’s minds to the gas explosion theory.
“We are just giving an update of the investigation because many people want to know what’s the latest,” he said.
Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay has yet to be apprised of the task force’s conclusion, according to Supt. Gilbert Cruz, chief of the Makati police.
Binay had earlier expressed doubt on the gas explosion theory and had called for an independent inquiry.
Not negligence
Asked about the planned filing of charges against those liable for the explosion, ALI’s Reyes said: “It is speculative to talk about negligence when no charges have been filed and the authorities have not revealed the basis for their conclusion. Nevertheless, we believe that these facilities have been maintained with proper care and diligence, and that negligence was not a contributory factor to the cause of the explosion.”
The Glorietta 2 basement was under the direct control of the Makati Supermarket, which has a land-lease contract with ALI although both tenant and landlord were responsible for the maintenance of the building.
Citing the findings of its own foreign consultants, ALI had earlier disputed the theory that a buildup of methane gas and diesel fumes triggered the explosion at Glorietta 2.
ALI had suggested that the police abandon their “primary hypothesis” that the combination of methane from the sump pits and fumes from the diesel tank in the basement caused the blast, and called on investigators to look into other possibilities.
Hereunder is an Update News from The Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Internet News:
1 killed, 6 injured in Kidapawan mall blast
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines — A powerful explosion rocked a shopping mall in the southern city of Kidapawan around 5 p.m. Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring six others, police said.
The improvised bomb was placed at the baggage check-in counter near the entrance of the new KNCC Mall in Kidapawan City, said city police head Chief Inspector Leo Ajero.
He said he could not say whether the bomb was remotely detonated or was fitted with a timing device because an investigation was still going on.
Ajero said investigators recovered an unexploded bomb in the same area, but he declined to give details.
“It’s most probably an improvised explosive device,” North Cotabato Governor Manuel Pinol told local radio in a telephone interview.
“They left it at the baggage counter,” he said. “It exploded, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to several others.”
Pinol said police were investigating whether the blast was linked to a scheduled visit to the area by President Gloria Arroyo next week.
In October, two bombs also exploded on Quezon Ave. here, killing one person and wounding several others.
Authorities have blamed local terrorists for the blast and earlier bombings in the city. With Thea Alberto, INQUIRER.net and Agence France-Presse
Hereunder is the latest update on the Bombing Incident at the Philippines’ House of Representatives Bombing Incident.
(Note: This Update News was taken from The Phil Daily Inquirer Internet News dated 22 November 2007)
PNP: Ex-mayor admits role in plot to kill Akbar November 22, 2007 03:15:00 Alcuin Papa Inquirer MANILA, Philippines — A former mayor has confessed participation in a plot to assassinate Rep. Wahab Akbar at the Sulô Hotel, but police are still trying to determine if he was directly involved in the Nov. 13 bombing at the Batasan complex that killed the Basilan congressman.
Director Geary Barias of the National Capital Region Police Office said former Mayor Hajarun Jamiri of Tuburan, Basilan, had told investigators he helped plan a bomb attack to kill Akbar on Oct. 23 at the hotel in Quezon City.“Akbar did not show up at the hotel, so the plan of assassinating him did not materialize,” Barias said.Jamiri, who helped the military negotiate the release of kidnapped Italian priest Giancarlo Bossi in June, is a known enemy of Akbar, a former Abu Sayyaf member who later helped in the US-backed anti-terror campaign against the terrorist group.A motorcycle that was to be used in the Sulô Hotel plot was taken by Jamiri near Pepe’s Inn in San Andres and the bomb it was loaded with was taken to a house on Avella Street near Leveriza Street in Malate, said Supt. Joaquin Alva of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).Akbar, 47, and three others were killed in the Batasan bombing, whose mastermind remained unknown. Twelve others were wounded, including two congressmen.Three suspects — Caidar Aunal, 41, Ikram Indama, 35, and Adham Kusain, 21, were arrested following a gun battle in Payatas, Quezon City, on Nov. 15.The three were named in a murder complaint filed by police in the Department of Justice. They have confessed participation in the Batasan bombing and said their target was Akbar, according to police.
At least 2 plotsThree suspected Abu Sayyaf members — Abu Jandal, Redwan Indama and his wife Saing — were killed in the Payatas encounter that broke out when police attempted to serve an arrest warrant for kidnapping on Jandal.Revelations of the detained suspects have uncovered several plots to kill Akbar, including an attack on his house at Valle Verde subdivision in Pasig City and the Sulô Hotel attempt.On Monday, police raided Pepe’s Inn and arrested Jamiri and his aide, Halik Usman. Traces of nitrates, an ingredient of explosives, were found in Jamiri’s room, on his clothes and on the motorcycle that was to be used in the Sulô Hotel plot.Usman was later released but Jamiri was detained for carrying an unlicensed .45-cal. pistol.On Tuesday night, Jamiri led police to the house on Avella, where a bomb was found in a hole filled with water. It was later defused.Alva said that based on the statements given by the three detained suspects, Redwan Indama and Jandal were directing and leading the operation against Akbar.Redwan Indama was said to have given instructions to Jamiri and the others on how to put the bombs together.
Bomb componentsJamiri was said to have been offered P500,000, but police have yet to determine if the amount was for killing Akbar or for hiding the bomb.Barias said police were still zeroing in on the mastermind of the Batasan bombing.“We are very optimistic that we’ll find out the truth regarding this blast in Batasan sooner or later. The mastermind will be revealed in due time,” he said.A police officer, who declined to be named because he had no authority to speak on the case, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that while Jamiri was part of the plot to kill Akbar he might have been “compartmentalized” from the Nov. 13 operation on the Batasan.Chief Insp. Ramon Pranada of the Manila police explosives and ordnance division said the bomb found Tuesday night was rigged inside a tin can sealed with epoxy.Pranada also said investigators had found a brownish powder which they assumed to be TNT, a booster charge made of RDX, two improvised blasting caps and nails as shrapnel.He said that when the bomb was discovered, it was already rigged and ready to explode. “All that was needed was a switch from a cell phone or a remote control for the bomb to go off.”
Motorcycle modified Pranada also said the compartment of the motorcycle was “modified” so the bomb could fit.Pranada showed reporters the compartment where a portion was sawed to make way for the bomb.All in all, the bomb weighed around three kilos. “We will expect the same damage caused in the Batasan blast,” Pranada said.He said police were still trying to determine the “signature” of the bomb, or the way the bomb was put together, to determine its maker. But Pranada said there were similarities with the Batasan bomb in that it was rigged for a remote detonation.Both Barias and Alva said the investigation had yet to reveal if Jamiri was a member of the Abu Sayyaf or any other terrorist group.They also said police were still studying the possibility of filing charges against a certain Wilson Asanin, believed to be the owner of the house on Avella Street.
Probably, this is the best hotel and resort I have seen and tried in the country. This hotel is located in Mactan Island, Cebu which carries the tradition and high/excellent standards of Shang-rila Hotels in the country and in the whole world.
Comparing it to the other Shang-rila Hotels in Metro Manila, this hotel is still the best in the country. Its location is far from the populated area of Metro Cebu and it has vast area. The hotel is considered a resort as it is bounded by lush plants and trees and a beach front where a lot of water sports can be availed of.
Looking at the regular rooms, the place is neat, orderly, and 5-star in comfort and ambiance. It has also veranda in each room which is overlooking the sea and whole island of Mactan and the nearby city of Cebu and its airport. The beds, linens, pillows and the amenities inside the room are perfect. They have also a flat iron and ironing board which I seldom see in hotels I’ve been. The bathroom is huge and it has my “favorite” mirror which is considered as an accessory that magnifies my face and skin pores! Everything inside the room is perfect.
Outside the hotel, a big swimming pool awaits the guests which is divided into three various depths excluding the kiddie pool. The pool is clean and well-guarded by the hotel’s lifesavers as well as the roving hotel’s security guards. Other staffs are very accessible and friendly to all the guests at the swimming pool. A beach front with white fine sand is also a good place where guests could wade and swim along the sea. Water Jet skis, water skis, kayaks/canoes, and SCUBA diving facilities/equipment are available anytime at the beach front.
A separate building houses the billiard pools and other table sports of the hotel. The hotel & resort has a wide variety of sports fitness machines in their big gym. It is very motivating to do your workout in their gym because of the variety of sports machines and free-weights, and the bright atmosphere of the room. The gym has all-glasses wall where you can see the beauty of the swimming pool and well-manicured lawn located at the hotel’s back portion.
The food and service of the staff were excellent. I didn’t have any complaints in this aspect. The staffs/waiters are friendly and fast in their service. The hotel has also a restaurant which is located near the beach front. This place is nice during dinner time where it is windy and refreshing.
This place is expensive as compared to other hotels but your stay in this place is all worth it. You’ll be wishing to come back to this place.
I rate this hotel & resort as Excellent+.
