MANILA - A Filipino soldier on Saturday complained of "discrimination" at a hotel in Kalibo, Aklan for allegedly being turned away from its VIP lounge.

In a viral Facebook post, Army Liutenant Ryan Layug said he wanted to check in at the VIP lounge of Discover Boracay -- a hotel beside the Aklan International Airport -- before his 5 a.m. flight back last January 1.

But a Filipino woman at the front desk told him that the area is only open for Korean customers. The staff added that a Korean owns the lounge.

"First time ko yata makaranas ng discrimination sa sarili kong bansa at sinasabi mo yan sa kapwa mo Pilipino," Layug commented.

He said a Korean supervisor then approached the front desk and said, "No Filipino! No Filipino!"

Calling All Filipinos and the Government. At 10pm of January 1, 2016 I was refused to check-in and avail the VIP Lounge... Posted by Phoenix Rising on Friday, January 1, 2016

The soldier reported the incident to the Kalibo police, who escorted him back to the establishment.

"The manager apologized to me and said the lady staff made an error. They accept everyone regardless of nationality. He offered me free stay, I declined," Layug said.

"I told him you have to remember during Korean War, Filipinos fought on the side of South Koreans then you will just discriminate me. I asked him what would he feel if the same incident will happen to him back in his own country. He apologize but seems to be sarcastic."

The Discover Boracay Hotel & Spa + Airport Lounge, in its own Facebook post, clarified that: "Discover Boracay Hotel is a different entity with the restaurant (VIP Lounge) that was mentioned by Ryan Layug (the one who wrote the post). The VIP Lounge and Korean restaurant was only renting a space and managed by the Korean."

The hotel management said it caters to everyone, and promised to conduct an investigation on Layug's complaint.

Discover Boracay also apologized to the soldier in a later post.