In the past weeks, bloggers, Overseas Filipino Workers, our readers, and the general Filipino public have displayed their outrage, in what was an inappropriate, bigoted, and discriminatory article written by Malu Fernandez. The issue was born out of a scanned article, and quickly grew as soon as blogger’s took up the issue.
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Yesterday, we were made aware of The Statement made by the Publisher of People Asia Magazine, Babe Romualdez. His statement follows, and it is very telling that indeed our voices reverberated even into the offices of higher management itself. At the beginning, I had thought that this issue was being kept from them, […]
There is a growing trend of young professionals going into the Web Outsourcing industry nowadays, and I’m one of them. So are the majority of people in my circle of friends and peer group. While most of us work in-house, there is a growing number of us gutsy individuals who are going into home-based freelancing.
Being […]
I must say that I missed writing for a purpose, for our country. But while were all are up in arms trying to roast this woman who, if you think about it, is only 17 pounds heavier than me due to all her makeup, let me give you my state of the “nation” job market […]
As was the goal from the very start, mainstream media finally picked up the Malu Fernandez issue. Our goal was accomplished, not only on this front, but also with the apology of Malu Fernandez and her tendered resignation letter to People Asia Magazine and Manila Standard Today.
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Columnist quits after courting ire of […]
The Malu Fernandez issue of bigotry, discrimination, and irresponsibility with regards to her article in People Asia Magazine and her subsequent article in The Manila Standard Today has finally caused the specific result that we have been calling for, and that she is no longer affiliated or writes for both media organizations.
In a statement which […]
STATEMENT FROM THE FILIPINO PRESS CLUB-DUBAI ON THE DEROGATORY ARTICLES OF MALU FERNANDEZ
Ms. Malu Fernandez’s travel columns “From Boracay to Greece” (People Asia, June 2007) and “Am I being a diva? Or do you lack common sense?” (Manila Standard Online, July 30, 2007) continue to draw negative reactions from Filipinos here in the United […]
It seems there are some who would condemn the firing of Malu Fernandez, but I’m sorry, this is the stand I am taking, and I am happy to say, many of our dear readers are taking that stand with me. We refuse to back down, and we refuse to give way to bigotry. […]
With the recent Malu Fernandez controversy, as I have said in an earlier article, I certainly hope someday, sooner rather than later, that Malu’s paradigm shifts dramatically in terms of her discriminatory thinking towards Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). There is no wit that can be ascribed to her article, just plain bigotry. And […]
Today is the 24th death anniversary of Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Simeón Aquino, Jr. or simply Ninoy Aquino. August 21, 1983, on that sorrowful day, a nation lost, once again, a dear son, but gained another martyr for the ages. He is the contemporary Rizal, his death will always be relevant, and Ninoy Aquino […]
To think that the paper itself is titled the Manila Standard Today, begs the question as to what kind of standards they are upholding. Indeed with such an article that was written by Malu Fernandez, The Manila Standard Today should have stepped up to the plate and fired Malu Fernandez. People Asia Magazine […]
Malu Fernandez’s contention that no one gets her “acerbic wit” is maybe why she remains clueless. Any sane and logical person would not be able to understand any statement if it is senseless and illogical. The fact that she thinks this sort of writing is witty is something that leaves this reader scratching […]
The People Asia article of Malu Fernandez is based on prejudice and discrimination on the belief that social or economic status determines a person’s worth. And that just because one perceives himself or herself as being in the higher socioeconomic class, gives that person the right to speak with great and utter disrespect, intolerance, […]
With the recent irresponsible, elitist, bigoted, and discriminating comments made by Manila Standard Today columnist Malu Fernandez in her People Asia magazine article “From Boracay to Greece” in which she makes many belittling comments about Overseas Filipino Workers and Filipinos in general, the response from Filipino bloggers have been overwhelming, and have not been light […]
In a Senate Resolution filed by Senator Antonio Trillanes on Tuesday, the Senator leveled against high ranking officials of this government the allegation that it was these officials who had a “direct hand in feeding our military to the enemies of the state” which led to ambush in Tipo Tipo, in which the Senator, in […]
In the coming days, maybe even weeks, we will again be gearing up for JPEPA, The Japan-Philippine Econonmic Partnership Agreement. The JPEPA hearings will fall under The Committee on Foreign Relations which is chaired by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.
In what I feel is a subtle attempt to put JPEPA in a good light, it […]
