I first read about the harassment of a Filipina by EDSA Shangrila Hotel security at Marcelle’s blog before he removed it (Fortunately, I got a Google cache and you can read the full entry below the cut). You can read the comments that still continue to come in.

I recalled my sister who experienced the same harassment twenty years ago when she visited my father in Manila Garden. At that time, we were still building a house in Manila since our main home was Cebu. Before she could enter the elevator, she was stopped. In the same manner as Cleo, she spoke in English (being a Cebuano) because she was not fluent in Tagalog. My sister was very humiliated and insulted while my father raised hell with the hotel staff.

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