Barrio Barretto’s remaining bars such as Wet Spot, Cat Walk and The Office may keep going alongside budget hotels (often located conveniently just above or behind a bar) on a stream of foreign ...

Barrio Barretto in Subic Bay, where the U.S. once had a major naval base, is notorious for underage prostitution and has dozens of mostly American-owned bars popular with western sex tourists.

It’s taking place in Oxnard’s La Colonia barrio, where UC Berkeley graduate Lizeth Barretto has returned to her old neighborhood to help push youngsters toward college and careers.

The fire started on the ground floor of the Dryden Hotel Subic, in the Barrio Barretto entertainment district, sending flames into upstairs rooms where guests were sleeping, said Jose Borlagdatan ...