Last June, news came out that Embassy Bar and Restaurant was
closing down due to an alleged brawl between a customer and a DJ, who was
reported to be an employee of the bar. Tim Yap, co-owner and events organizer of Embassy, immediately
clarified that the reported DJ was not an Embassy Bar staff.
In a statement he sent to PEP (Philippine
Entertainment Portal), he stated that, "Embassy does not condone incidents of
this nature and assures that it take the necessary measures to ensure that such
incidents are prevented in the future." (Click here to read full statement )
PEP spotted Tim at The Spa, Bonifacio High Street in Taguig
City during the launching of Zen Zest's newest endorser last night, August
14. There we asked for an update about
the Embassy Bar.
"Sa Embassy, we're fully open na. We're fully operational," Tim told PEP. "Everything is back to
normal. We're much better and security
is... I mean, we made sure that Embassy is not only the most fun place to party
in Manila, but it's also the safest."
He took the opportunity to clarify again
that the DJ who allegedly started the fight was in no way connected to the
Embassy Bar.
He explained, "Hindi totoo 'yon. Lumalabas nga na personnel from Embassy. Actually, he was the emcee for the night,
hindi siya deejay. Mali 'yong
napabalita sa diyaryo na employee, na deejay namin. Wala kaming deejay na nambugbog. He was the emcee for that
night."
The eventologist accepted the fact that
negative write-ups about him and his business are normal.
"Alam mo, mahirap talaga," he confided. "Kasama 'yan sa posisyon, kasama sa lugar,
kasama sa napili naming industriya na we're susceptible to intrigues and
accusations and all that. Kasama
talaga."
While it's business as usual for Embassy, they have made some changes. "Ngayon, we encourage people to go out and party earlier para
they can go home earlier. You know, by
two-thirty, three o' clock, they're at home already. So, perfect they can go home earlier and be productive the next
day."
He ended, "So far, so good.
We're working to make it better, as as we always want to do."
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