The Philippines laundry saga and 'outfits'

A host tells his first-international-trip story: fearing he would have to hand-wash clothes in a hotel basin, he instead returned from long workdays to find his laundry washed, pressed, and mended - even a torn Batman shirt armpit sewn shut. The tale revives the running 'outfits' versus 'pants and shirts' debate, settled with a Merriam-Webster definition. Side notes include Swiss flags in Cebu City and an enormous hotel buffet.