The bar management says CCTV footage shows the foreign chef initiating the attack, and that both sides had 'settled everything among themselves.'
CEBU, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia railed on Wednesday, December 28 about the beat down of British international chef and entrepreneur Jason Atherton in a Cebu bar on Friday evening, December 23.claimed a group of men had harassed Atherton’s daughter as she waited in line to use the restroom of the F Cafe & Bar.The bar’s bouncers and the woman manager joined the fray, the governor added.
Garcia also said Atherton is an industrial partner in the local Pig and Palm restaurant. The company’s website identifies him and his wife as directors.The governor claimed the bar’s bouncers held Atherton down while the group of customers beat him.Rapppler went to the bar on Wednesday afternoon. The management refused to talk but said it would issue aThe bar management denied Garcia’s social media post and placed the time of the incident at 1:30 am on December 24.
“Everything happened so fast but fortunately the people were eventually pacified. We were then informed that they went to the police and the barangay, and settled everything among themselves. We were informed that the matter was closed,” the bar management added.
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