Ayala Land Inc.: No, 'poor people' aren't banned in our mall

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Source: Ayala Land Inc.: No, 'poor people' aren't banned in our mall - Yahoo!

(UPDATE 2) Are “poor people” really prohibited in a posh mall in Makati City?

No, Ayala Land said that it's not true.

Earlier, a photo of a signage prohibiting “poor people” in Greenbelt mall circulated in social networking sites Thursday, drawing the ire of several Filipinos including TV personality Denise Laurel and singer Kyla.

“This is disgusting,” Laurel said in her @D_Laurel Twitter account, as she retweeted a photo of the signage that contained this statement:

“This is a private, controlled environment. Poor people and other disturbing realities strictly prohibited. Thank You!”

The signage also bears what appeared to be a Greenbelt logo and “Ayala Land Corporation.”

Kyla replied to Laurel’s tweet and said: “I saw that picture just plain bad. Yeah. I hope that's fake. Definitely a bad joke...”

Ayala Land denies posting 'fake sign'

Several hours after the photo circulated, Ayala Land, which manages Ayala Malls including Greenbelt, issued a statement denying that the signage was from their office.

"This is regarding the alleged signage that has been posted today, 24 March 2011, at the Greenbelt Mall, a photo of which has been circulating online. This signage is not authorized and is not part of Greenbelt ’s official mall signage," Ayala Land, Inc. said.

“We would like to reassure everyone that Greenbelt is for the enjoyment of the public and the community it serves,” Ayala Land added.

“The Ayala Malls Management does not tolerate any pranks. We shall be coordinating with the proper authorities for corresponding actions to be taken,” Ayala Malls added.

Possible motive

Jorge Miguel Marco, head of Corporate Communications of Ayala Land Inc. told Yahoo! Southeast Asia there were a number of malicious posters around the Greenbelt area but they were "only there for a short time."

Marco said security guards discovered the posters.

"There were some posters. It was scattered. As far as we know it was put up early morning," Marco said in a phone interview.


"It was really a hoax," he added.

Marco said investigations are ongoing and they are also determining the motive behind the incident. He mentioned they already have "some leads."

When asked whether they were looking at competitors as culprits, Marco said: "Let's not speculate as to who the culprit might be. The investigation is ongoing and we hope to find out more about this.

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ah, kita ko sa pix ani. mura naa gani to gipost sa Humor section

[potterboy]

no sane businessman would allow that kind of poster.

“This is a private, controlled environment. Poor people and other disturbing realities strictly prohibited. Thank You!”

obvious kaau nga nangdaot lang.

[james_chaw]

grabeha nasad pagka maau mu.fake, if this is indeed a fake. heheh, any ideas kung kinsay nag butang ani? care to speculate anyone....

[Metz]

of course daghan kaayo gullible nga motoo nga the management of Ayala will really authorize a signange like this.

makatawa lang ko aning Denise Laurel ug Kyla.

they seriously believe in the saying, "if it's in the internet then it must be true." LOL nag betadyne sad siguro ni sila pag gawas atong radiation hoax.

[personalmgt]

No, 'poor people' aren't banned in our mall, but if you come into our restaurants and you look poor, we will give you the least priority.

Hint hint: Terraces.

[cliff_drew]

No, 'poor people' aren't banned in our mall, but if you come into our restaurants and you look poor, we will give you the least priority.

Hint hint: Terraces.

Exactly! Especially those people who doesn't have the capacity to give a tip.

[Metz]

No, 'poor people' aren't banned in our mall, but if you come into our restaurants and you look poor, we will give you the least priority.

Hint hint: Terraces.

It's sad but true. if you look poor, dako chance di maayo ang service kay daghan baya mo judge based solely on appearance kay wala baya sila kaila nimo in person.

if you don't want that treatment, improve your outfit when in public.
You'll be surprised in the change.

ideally, everyone should get the best service as a customer, but it's different in reality.

Exactly! Especially those people who doesn't have the capacity to give a tip.

daghan sad who dress well nga gamay ra kaayo ug tip hehe.

[brandnewbien]

its a good joke

[Romeojin]

angay Pulubi not allowed ... so quick pud mo generalize ang mga tawo oi