John Hay golf club membership issues still unresolved

Baguio City Rep. Mauricio Domogan has yet to play golf again at the Camp John Hay Golf Course even after he has been allowed back and given access to its facilities.

Domogan, then a congressional candidate in the May 2025 elections, was banned along with other golf club members from playing in the golf course after the Bases Conversion and Development Authority’s takeover of Camp John Hay early this year.

This led to the filing a class suit led by Domogan and other individuals questioning the revocation of their golf club memberships.

Asked for an update on the issue, Domogan said after the elections, he has been given a golf cart and told he can play as many games as he can.

“But I never played (since then). I do not have the enjoyment to play na hindi nare-resolve ‘yung mga ipinaglalaban natin na security and rights of the members who are not in the first place party to the case decided by the Supreme Court,” he said.

Domogan, who has been supportive of developments led by BCDA within John Hay during his stints as three-term mayor and congressman, has been suggesting that golf club members organize themselves and be the ones to run the club, a proposal that was welcome but not considered so far following the club’s takeover by an interim management.

“Gusto naman nating tulungan ‘yung gobyerno. I even suggested that since the golf course covers around 50 hectares of Camp John Hay reservation, why can’t we just compute based on the lease rental stated in the contract the lease of the 50 hectares, and I’m sure we can easily organize the members, na sila na ang magpatakbo sa club. Babayaran lang natin ‘yung obligasyon sa kanila, which according to the chair, is a good proposal, but wala siyang magawa dahil naibigay na (the golf facility) sa interim management,” he said.

Domogan said while the issue on the tenure of golf club employees and caddies has been addressed, concerns raised by members have not been resolved yet.

The congressman considers the ban slapped on him and others unfair because they are stakeholders of the golf club who are fighting for their rights and security. contributed story and photo