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News Flash! Queeriosity, na-raid!

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queeriosity.jpgNEWS FLASH! NEWS FLASH! (1:00 AM, 19 April 2008)

Just got a text message from a friend, now detained at this very moment at the Pasay City Hall. He was at Queeriosity, which was raided moments ago. Anyone who could extend any help, please do so.

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47 Comments So Far

  1. Whoa! Seeing as Club Bath is just less than 100 meters away from the Pasay City Hall, and with no history of raid that I’m aware of for the 30 years it’s been existing (I could be wrong of course), I wonder what Queeriosity did or failed to do.

    The ones who can help are Lagablab and ProGay Philippines.

    Vince at Apr 19, 08 at 1:05 am

  2. That’s true…papunta na ako doon….past 12:45 am, April 19, 2008…..may dalawang sasakyan – isang jeep at isang van ng pulis….may mga kasamang tanod….i’m thankful na late akong pumunta doon….if not….baka nasa bilangguan din ako.

    badmintonboy at Apr 19, 08 at 2:00 am

  3. If that’s the case, there might be rivalry issues (between CB and QP) involved.

    Thank God my Bath House days are over.

    Joms at Apr 19, 08 at 2:09 am

  4. damsel in distress, watemay ganadu? calling calling XANADU!

    jimg29 at Apr 19, 08 at 2:53 am

  5. Hindi naglagay ng tama sa mga lespu. Wala pala silang RAZON para magbusiness eh. hehehe

    carlos_m at Apr 19, 08 at 3:40 am

  6. what goes on inside queeriosity anyway?

    kai at Apr 19, 08 at 3:49 am

  7. steamworks in the US never gets raid puro sex din naman sa loob, bakit kasi pa conservative kuno ang mga pilino. tsakanames

    rommel at Apr 19, 08 at 6:05 am

  8. thanks for the comforting calls my friends. nakauwi kami at 4 am.

    almost 4 hours at pasay cityhall.

    Kakapasok ko lang sa Club. Kakatapos mag shower. I went to the locker area to get my stub for free drinks. Then some men instructed us to get out of the locker area and stay somewhere at the bar area.

    medyo nagulat ako kasi paulit-ulit. yun pala mga pulis at may raid “daw” sabi nung katabi ko. waah! nakatapis kaya ako. deadma, kahit pinapaalis na, i stayed at the locker room at nagbihis. sus. nanginginig pa kamay ko pagbubukas ng susi. pero sige. trying to be cool. ” Be cool baby or you’ll end up in jail naked.”

    hay. di man lang naka-isa. eto at raid na kaagad. lol.

    Inipon kami sa may reception area. Then wilbert, the owner came. “Girls, relax lang kayo ha. Wala tayong ginagawang masama,” he said. Even instructed his staff to be relaxed.

    “The policemen” searched the area. Dalawa naposasan. Allegedly, caught in the act daw sabi nung pulis. Mmpp.! Chicken!

    Then came boxes of condoms. Then one “policeman” shouted, “bakit may condom? Para saan ang condom?” several times asking the crowd. wala naman pumapansin.

    At the back of my head, “hoy mamang pulis ngayon ka lang ba nakakita ng condom at di mo alam kung para saan yan?” Natawa na lang ako.

    There were exchange of words with the chief and Wilbert. Then pinosasan si Wilbert. Yun Na!

    May nakakatawang ibang part nung raid though nakakaba lang talaga. Buti na lang cute ung isang policeman at ngumiti sa akin. Hay, yakapin mo ako, kailangan ko ang comforting yakap mo. hehehe.

    Wala daw search warrant sabi ni Wilbert. Sana di na lang pinapasok mga police wala naman pala search warrant.

    Tatlong jeepneys kaming dinala sa Pasay cityhall. After four hours, narelease din kami. Buti na lang may mabait na laywer na sumundo sa bayaw nya. At nag extend ng help sa amin. Thanks Mr. Laywer! Wala naman pong nasaktan.

    Mmmm. I guess, we should know our rights kapag ganito ng situation. Ako, I really don’t know what to do at that moment. Fear of being exposed is my primary concern. Some admitted, they are married and have kids. Kaya at panic din. Nung pagkarating kasi namin dun pinapakuha mga pangalan namin or kung hindi kami papayag, tatawag daw sila ng media. And they will ask everyone’s immediate family to pick us at the Cityhall.( Nya! mabibisto na ako).

    Buti na lang maraming matatapang na bakla nung oras na yun. Kaya kahit papaano lumakas loob ko.

    Sigh! A very Traumatic experience.

    Maybe a HOTLINE (Lawyers) for gays in case such things happen again?

    And thanks again friends for the comforting words.

    Sabi nung chief ang reason daw ng raid ay business papers. Ek!Ek!

    Pinauwi na kami at naiwan si Mr Wilbert.

    RG-Boy at Apr 19, 08 at 6:09 am

  9. look at the site..rates palang may free condom na..ano ba naman ang mga kababalabhan na nangyayari dyan sa loob diba?
    kawawa naman yung mga nahuli..hindi ko lang maisip kung bakit sila hinuli..they went there to unwind and basically f*ck..whats wrong with that?
    sabi nga nila, lahat ng tao sa dilim, maganda..
    i feel for the people na hinuli..i hope the government will think twice in “raiding” places where we feel we are accepted..

    cheers queers!

    mr.green at Apr 19, 08 at 6:24 am

  10. Hmmm —

    Vince Says:
    April 19th, 2008 at 1:05 am
    Whoa! Seeing as Club Bath is just less than 100 meters away from the Pasay City Hall, and with no history of raid that I’m aware of for the 30 years it’s been existing (I could be wrong of course), I wonder what Queeriosity did or failed to do.

    The ones who can help are Lagablab and ProGay Philippines.

    marcus at Apr 19, 08 at 11:43 am

  11. the police are not suppose to put costumers behind bars. THAT’S ILLEGAL! im sure they just want to make a point… make sure to give their dues, serve the right pockets, and the business will be safe!

    whosayswhat at Apr 19, 08 at 12:00 pm

  12. Paging Danton Remoto.

    Quentin X at Apr 19, 08 at 12:16 pm

  13. hay naku, isa na naman sa mga extortion craps ng kapulisan. It works both both ways, kumikita na sila (sa paninikil) & added publicity pa for doing their lousy jobs.

    tsinitoboy at Apr 19, 08 at 3:15 pm

  14. I dont get it…was this business illegal??? Why was it raid? Are they “serving” things that they are not supposed to be “serving”? I dont see gay places getting raid here in the States. What are we doingw wrong there in the Philippines?

    Kinesics at Apr 19, 08 at 3:24 pm

  15. naku.. tsk tsk..

    mrs.j at Apr 19, 08 at 4:48 pm

  16. oo nga ano ba nangyayari sa loob nyan?

    fattyacid at Apr 19, 08 at 6:30 pm

  17. May update ka na ba about the raid?

    Joms at Apr 19, 08 at 6:59 pm

  18. ay naku…bago lang yan..buti d me papunta dun..plano ko sana punta dun eh…kawawa naman an management….sana matulongan cla…

    Yul at Apr 19, 08 at 8:53 pm

  19. orgy, live sex yan ang nangyayari dyan sa loob…

    buti nga naraid yang ganyang mga kahalayan sa lipunan!

    atom araulio at Apr 19, 08 at 9:18 pm

  20. AN EMAIL FROM DANTON REMOTO:

    Dear Friends,

    At 1 am, a member of the gay community sent me a text message saying that police had raided Queeriosity Bath House in Pasay and brought lots of gay men in the Pasay City Hall. Queeriosity is owned by Wilbert, who also owns Fahrenheit in QC. They were asking me for help, and for me to bring lawyers..

    Unfortunately, I slept at 12 midnight. I had gone through two radio interviews and two TV interviews regarding the Cebu rectal-surgery scandal and had taught two summer classes at the Ateneo. I also contacted the lawyer of the victim so Ang Ladlad could extend counseling and legal help to him. was only able to get an update this morning at 8 am.

    My friend said the gay men were sent home at four am. When I asked if the gay men paid a “token fe,” my friend did not text back anymore.

    What to do when the police raid a bath house?

    1. Calmly go with them and make sure you have your ID.
    2. Do NOT make a statement if you do not want to, nor sign anything. You should do these in the presence of a lawyer.

    3. Do NOT give in to the offers of financial arrangement. You have not done anything wrong. The police raid bath houses before June (school opening) and December (Christmas) because they need money for their families.

    Also, the police raid the bath houses in search of sex workers, implying that these places are fronts for prostitution. They still cannot understand that gay men-to-gay men sex is possible. Makitid talaga ang isip nila.

    4. After 12 hours (minimum) or 18 hours (maximum), the police should bring you to the fiscal’s office for arraignment, prior to filing a case. If not, you can file a case against the police for illegal detention. Eto ang ikinatatakot ng mga pulis, illegal detention charges.

    In all the cases we handled against the police, we won because we were able to prove that bath houses and/or gay bars (yung walang nagsasayaw) are not fronts for prostitution at nag-iimbento lang ang mga pulis.

    So keep your cool, keep calm, you are entitled to make at least one phone call using the police telephone and to have access to a lawyer.

    Just for your guidance. Have a safe life.

    Cheers,

    Danton Remoto
    Chairman, Ang Ladlad Party List

    ryen at Apr 19, 08 at 10:52 pm

  21. migs…baka this time naman pwedeng mag=interview ka ng isang human rights lawyer…similar to your interview with prof. danton remoto…just to give gays an overview about their rights kapag ganitong nagkakagipitan….suggestion lang naman.

    badmintonboy at Apr 19, 08 at 11:21 pm

  22. Keep me posted nalang… I’m cebu kc… wlang raid dito so far.

    http://obnoxiousqueer.com

    Obnoxious Queer at Apr 19, 08 at 11:29 pm

  23. its scary in these places, anonymous sex, casual sex orgy, sources of std’s and even killer diseases, not to mention traumatic raids, etc etc. just be loyal to ur partners especially if u already have one we must be responsible enuf not to compromise their life due to irresbonsible acts…

    butterflyrhai at Apr 20, 08 at 12:17 am

  24. @ kai, check the link. what happens inside queeriosity is somthing that’s probably close to heaven. scary nga lang mga police na yan! shet!

    carlos at Apr 20, 08 at 3:23 am

  25. based sa forum sa G4M, it was the other bath house in Pasay that complained. . . m.m.m.m.m.

    redfox at Apr 20, 08 at 6:43 am

  26. kai,it’s in the name.

    rodier at Apr 20, 08 at 10:14 am

  27. @kai…anonymous; exciting and adventurous endless sex of PLUs with PLUs.

    =)

    (I’m an F regular..hehehe)

    peppoi at Apr 20, 08 at 10:20 am

  28. i haven’t even been there yet! =(

    fierce at Apr 20, 08 at 11:17 am

  29. ba’t ganun? eh ba’t yung CB hindi na ri-raid? fair competition lang baga.

    anyway, i was there last 13th april, ka-o-open lang yata nun and i should say na hindi gaanu kagandahan ang Q – pareho ng epitome that you have to leave your wallet, cellphone sa pagpasok (but, why?!) and not enough space to cruise nor just hang around.

    matttribiani at Apr 20, 08 at 2:48 pm

  30. I’ve written a sort of analysis about the raid in my blog.

    Vince at Apr 20, 08 at 5:50 pm

  31. ayan kasi makakati, KARMA

    fioux at Apr 20, 08 at 7:22 pm

  32. i am queerious, este curious about queeriosity, what’s with it?

    lordmanilastone at Apr 20, 08 at 7:35 pm

  33. even Big Papa is also near Pasay City Hall, andun pa rin cla..baka may badingerzi sa Pasay City Hall na powerful ang drama?baka di nalang namasahe ng maayos ang isang city hall client ang mga nasa massage house na yan

    jonjon at Apr 20, 08 at 9:44 pm

  34. I-boycott ang Club Bath!

    badmintonboy at Apr 20, 08 at 11:31 pm

  35. People, kahit siguro hindi na natin i-compare ang bathhouses natin sa US…we don’t have to look far….kahit sa Singapore na lang natin ihambing….but look at this conservative country where their is suppression in terms of freedom of expression/the press…pero secured ang mga bathhouses nila….come to think of it?

    badmintonboy at Apr 20, 08 at 11:32 pm

  36. fioux Says:
    April 20th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
    ayan kasi makakati, KARMA

    WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE IS THIS? So tama ang mga pulis? kaya hwag nang magtanong-tanong pa why gays are discriminated against in society. Some gays themselves are self-righteous and bash each other — leaving behind key issues confronting them.

    george at Apr 21, 08 at 8:56 am

  37. What happened to QUEERIOSITY is…

    1. A matter of NOT GIVING ENOUGH LAGAY! Ive been to several male-2-male massage places in QC and according to their manager/owner, kailangan maglagay ka every week sa mga police, sa city hall and the inspector!

    Cguro may nirequest ang chief of police na something at hindi nabigay ng owner kaya hayun, niraid sila!

    ORRRRR….

    2. The other theory might be true!

    Pwedeng dahil bago sila, THREAT sa dating only bathhouse in the area, kaya gumawa ng paraan ang only bathhouse para maraid ang bagong kalaban!

    Thats purely business! Mabilis lang naman gawin yun. Nagbigay siguro ng limpak limpak na cash ang only bathhouse sa chief of police… RAID ang QUEERIOSITY!

    Now after the raid…

    WILL GAY PEOPLE STILL WANT TO GO TO QUEERIOSITY???

    They will have second thoughts….
    Haaayyyyy….

    fatboyslimden at Apr 21, 08 at 10:40 am

  38. What can you expect from the world’s worst police force, the Philippine National Police, which is also the largest legally organized criminal group fielding felons in uniform! The fact that you have Filipino policemen and women around you is enough reason to believe that a business won’t survive unless it gives something to the infamous state organization. Paying the Filipino Police is among the things one MUST do when one embarks on a business endeavor. What do you expect to happen to your planned business in a country called the Philippines if you do not pay the damned Filipino Police Force?

    Jigen Riztag at Apr 21, 08 at 2:41 pm

  39. Baka kulang lang sa lagay kaya ni-raid. Hmft! Bakit yung isang bar dyan na sobrang sikat hindi pa na-raid eh rampant daw ang cocaine dun. Di ba brian gorrell? Hihi

    mel beckham at Apr 21, 08 at 6:15 pm

  40. ang lilibog nyo kasi.

    allan at Apr 21, 08 at 7:10 pm

  41. stay at home. reconnect with your God.

    bond with your relatives.

    plant vegetables & trees…

    be concerned with the well-being of your environment…

    kyoho quepsco at Apr 22, 08 at 9:45 am

  42. nakakatakot. huhuhuhu

    ron at Apr 22, 08 at 2:35 pm

  43. ayayayay ganun! dapat kasi magpa orgy na sa bahay bahay! sa bahay nina migs!

    go!

    chakaq at Apr 27, 08 at 11:31 pm

  44. to badmintonboy, peace po :) . gusto ko lang sana malaman why you mentioned of boycotting Club bath kasi di pa naman napapatunayan na CB nga ang nag-tip sa mga police. agree din siguro ung iba kung sasabihin ko na dun lang ako nakakaramdam na safe ako from raid because of the fact na over 30 years na, di pa na-raid. sabi nga nung isa sa nabasa kong forum, “CB is CB and based on my experiences there, CB has its loyal clientele and I don’t think CB would feel threatened by QP.”. para sa kin, iba ang CB and kahit konti lang pumupunta dun, they did not have to put a room where gay vidz are playing nor walang jacuzzi o iba pa na meron ung epitome, farenheit, etc. para lang mag-attract pa ng maraming clients, and for me, this is a sign na di sila threatened o nakikipagcompete sa ibang gay establishments gaya ng the mansion o big papa na nasa pasay din. Peace. :) .

    aljon at Apr 28, 08 at 2:12 pm

  45. tarantadong mga pulis nagmamalinis pa pero mas malala pa sila sa demonyo! punyeta sila! pulis go to hell!!! eh sila ngat tong msaraming kerida, kotong at iba pa. now they prey on helpless innocent (gay/bi) patrons and detain them in jail? p*****na mga pulis iligel yan! buti na lang nandyan sina tulfo at ine-expose ang mga kagaguhan ninyo in previous bitag episodes! makakarma din mga demonyong yan! pulis pangkalokohan sila!!!

    Leonard Robles at Apr 29, 08 at 6:55 am

  46. Thanks! Danton Remoto.

    Your info is very useful to us.

    Ry at Aug 9, 08 at 2:17 pm

  47. Thank you so much Danton Remoto. At least I know what to do kung sakaling maulit and ganyang pangyayari. I’m still going to QP prin. hehehe

    Rhyan at May 27, 09 at 5:41 am

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