DIPLOMAT HOTEL

BULLET 3: Hi Everyone! I am Christle Laurente your guide for today and will support you during the tour.
You have to fasten safety belts and remain seated until we reach our destination. We're going to be
pulling up to the diplomat hotel in just a few minutes. Please sit back and enjoy the view on the left
hand side of the bus as we enter the city. Thank you.

BULLET 4: Welcome to the Heritage Hill and Nature Park Garden, Baguio Dominican Hill Retreat House.

BULLET 5: The Dominican Hill Retreat House, also commonly known as the Diplomat Hotel, is an
abandoned structure atop Dominican Hill, Baguio, Philippines. It is now undergoing rehabilitation
through the efforts of the city government. The whole property on which it stands has been renamed as
the Dominican Heritage Hill and Nature Park. A panoramic view of the city unfolds from its vantage
point, the stone crucifix on the outdoor patio of the hotel's second floor. It once served as a rest house
and a seminary way back 1911 before it was developed into a school and eventually a hotel. Despite the
ruins and being abandoned, the hotel remained one of the most picturesque spots in the City of Pines.

BULLET 6: Now that we are already here inside on the diplomat hotel pag-usapan naman natin ang
history nito. Sa 1913, ang Dominican Hill Retreat House―Na ngayon ay kilala bilang Diplomat Hotel ― ay
itinayo sa ibabaw ng burol sa sikat na Philippine City of Pines. Sa pagsiklab ng World War II, naging
kampo ito para sa mga nakatakas na sa hukbong Hapon. Ang lihim na pulisya ng Hapon, ang Kempeitai,
ay gumawa ng mga kakila-kilabot na gawain ng kalupitan, patayan, panggagahasa at pinahihirapan ang
marami sa mga naninirahan dito, gaya ng pinuputol ang mga ulo ng madre at pari.

Noong 1970s, ang gusali ng wartorn ay ginawang sopistikado at magandang Diplomat Hotel, ngunit ang
hotel ay na-shut down ng 1987, at iniwan na inabandona. Kaya isa ito sa dahilan kung bakit one of the
most haunted places in the Philippines itong lugar na ito.

BULLET 7: Now let’s talk about the dark story of the diplomat hotel. During the World War II, numerous
nuns and priests were beheaded here. This is believed to be the reason why headless apparitions can
often be seen during the night inside the hotel. The employees and guests also claimed that they would
often hear strange sounds coming from the building. Crying coming from kids and babies became a
common noise, which can be attributed to the massacre of numerous children done at the fountain.

The bombs that showered this structure so many years ago reduced it to something almost
beyond renewal. Fortunately, it was reconstructed in 1947, and in 1973, it was acquired and
transformed into a hotel by Diplomat Hotels, Inc. Managing it then was businessman, psychic
surgeon, and spiritual healer Tony Agpaoa. Since then, it became the haven for his patients, who
mostly came from abroad, and they stayed here while being healed.

After the death of Tony Agpaoa in 1987, the hotel ceased its operation and was temporarily
closed to the public. It was declared off limits to visitors as well.

Based on research, there was an incident wherein fire broke out many years ago and several guests who
were then staying at the hotel were trapped inside and died. One of the caretakers also affirmed that for
unknown reasons, a woman who used to work here as a nurse committed suicide by jumping from the
rooftop where the cross is situated. However, the people who are living nearby were often disturbed by
sounds coming from the Dominican Hill at night. They would hear banging of doors and windows,
clattering of dishes and voices of screaming people, who seem to be agonizing.

BULLET 8: SEIN BONDOC AND JANNEL MONTERO

BULLET 9: Pero there’s no need to worry guys wag kayo matakot sa diplomat hotel gaya nga ng sabi ng
isang historian ng diplomat hotel na si Arturo Alhambra na wala kayong dapat ikatakot sa lugar na ito
dahil napakaganda nitong location na ito dahil makikita niyo din dito ang birds eye view ng city of baguio
kaya napaka open nitong diplomat hotel and also isa rin ito sa madalas na pagshootan na lugar at
maraming couples din ang nag shoshoot for wedding dito sa diplomat hotel.

Outro: At dito na po nagtatapos ang ating trip sa diplomat hotel. I hope you all enjoyed even though the
stories of the diplomat hotel were a bit dark and scary and I hope you had fun and also an unforgettable
experience here in the diplomat hotel. That’s all and thank you have a nice day everyone!