Diplomat hotel haunted in the Philippines

Diplomat hotel haunted in the Philippines

Built on a hill with a panoramic view of the city of Baguio, the Diplomat Hotel is considered one of the most haunted places in the Philippines. Its history goes back to 1911, when it was built as a retirement home by the Dominican Order on 17 hectares of land previously owned by Americans.

After the war, the old convent underwent a reconstruction that ended in 1948 with the opening of a hotel with 33 beds, while retaining certain components of the past, such as its large white cross. In the 70s, the hotel was run by Antonio "Tony" C. Agpaoa, an entrepreneur and healer who used the hotel to treat psychic operated patients, "operating" with his bare hands on his conscious patients, leaving no trace incision. While some considered it a fraud, people from all over the world went to Baguio for treatment at the Diplomat Hotel.

Since its inauguration in 1915 and for 2 years, it has been used as a college "Collegio del Santissimo Rosario", but due to lack of students, it has been converted into a retirement home. During the Second World War, the building gave shelter to people fleeing the Japanese who bombed it and its surroundings.

The hotel was finally closed and abandoned in 1982 when Agpaoa died at the age of 42. Even though the Diplomat Hotel was open, people would have heard strange noises and headless apparitions and these observations would have continued after the hotel closed. the reputation of one of the most haunted places in Baguio City. People would hear screams, rattling and sounds alternating with total silence while the hotel's outdated state would add to the strange atmosphere. Some said it was the minds of Agpaoa and his patients, while others thought it was the restless spirits of war victims, such as beheaded priests and nuns.

Since 2005, Hotel Diplomat has been owned by Baguio City, which has started a project to restore the building and the surrounding area. In 2013, it was declared a historic site and today it can be rented for weddings and other events