Grand Men Seng Hotel was built in 1996. Men Seng is a transliteration of the Chinese characters ?65;?83;, as seen on our logo. Together, the two characters mean ?the livelihood of the people?. We can only guess why the founders chose ?livelihood of the people? as the name of their business. It may be because a business generates jobs for the people ? a kind of livelihood for the people of Davao City, Philippines, and its vicinities.