WHILE calling it a case of a simple quarrel, US authorities are conducting an investigation on the girlie bar melee involving US servicemen and Filipino policemen in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on April 2.

Captain Celeste Frank Sayson, Balikatan 2016 spokesman for the Philippines said their US counterparts have issued a statement saying that they will not take the incident lightly.

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