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Foreign National Receives 8 Year Prison Sentence For Not Paying Hotel Bill in Dumaguete City
Posted on July 11, 2015 by Timothy Walker • 0 Comments

Foreign National Receives 8 Year Prison Sentence For Not Paying His Hotel Bill in Dumaguete City – Philippines Lifestyle - Philippines Lifestyle
DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines – Jonathan Lee Seng Tan was found guilty by a Dumaguete City Regional Trial Court for violating Article #315 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines.

Tan, who failed to pay his hotel bills in Dumaguete City, received a total of eight years in prison for his wrong-doings.

Tan’s entire bill consisted of 19,506 pesos which he owed to Bethel Guest House in Dumaguete City. Tan visited the hotel in August of 2013, the bill included accommodations, food and other services that he availed during his stay.

The Singapore national has been detained in jail and is now ordered to transfer to the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City.

Tan originally claimed he was robbed of his belongings in Quezon Park in Dumaguete City – during trial, prosecutors presented evidence from Tan’s Facebook page where he boasted about his criminal activities in La Trinidad and Iloilo City - the ballsy foreigner even posted “Catch Me If You Can.”

Source – Phil Star

 

And they did! Good on Roy Cang for not "turning the other cheek" and then he may say, this is what happens "when you do unto others." *
Thank Goodness it was not one of the US, Ozzie, UK or other Europeans for a change.

* I say this as the Bethel is as we probably all know a Temperance Hotel and in the Christian belief of the Cangs have had their Good Samaritan Image and Hospitality betrayed on this occasion and lets hope it has not soured the families views on the Foreigner.

 

It still seems extreme for a 19,506 peso bill! About $500 US. And he gets 8 years!

 

He took the p*ss! We have all been here long enough to know, There are people you can and can not p*ss off, he chose a wrong one.

JP

 

Some will say nuttier than abar even! I prefer these to Squirrel s...t but each to our Own

JP

 

Had a ponder at his facebook, according to him he is 104 years old.... Lets see if he can con his way out this one.

 

He got hit with estafa (swindling) which I assume is based on the fraud component. I linked an article which seems to suggest that he is getting 4 - 8 years.

I hope they went off more than Facebook posts. Digital fingerprints aren't always as they appear. I also hope someone looked into his mental health condition. Perhaps a better outcome might have been to get Singapore to pay for the damages and a plane ticket back home to get this guy some help.

DOJ scores conviction of a Singaporean national who did a 'Dicaprio' for estafa :: Department of Justice - Republic of the Philippines :: Tel: (+632) 523 8481, (+632) 523 6826

 

And don't steal cars!!
Luzon - The Philippine Nationl Police (PNP) has shot in the Sunday night, in a shootout in Marilao, Bulacan, five of car theft suspect. Authorities say they were informed that the car thieves with a sports utility vehicle (SUV) and rode a motorcycle in Marilao around. The suspects were able to avoid a roadblock in Marilao, but fell shortly after midnight in another nearby roadblock and opened an exchange of fire on the police. In the shooting of four car thieves were shot, the fifth died on the way to the hospital. Police found four pistols, one of them with silencers, a grenade and two handcuffs in the car thieves. MIB 13/07/2015 - 4:35

 

Now I wonder (said with tongue in cheek) if we will read that these were Off duty Pulis doing some part time moonlighting.
I mean, we know from other Threads that this is Possible

JP