A columnist resigned from her job after invoking an international outrage.

Malu Fernandez, columnist at the Manila Standard Today and People Asia magazine filed her resignation to both publications last August 23, 2007.

Her People Asia magazine article “From Boracay to Greece” and a subsequent article at the Manila Standard Today caused rage to millions of Filipinos both here and abroad because of her remarks and descriptions towards the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

(source of Malu Fernandez' image)

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Below is a list of links that contain the article, news and opinions about it and other resources about the Malu Fernandez scandal.

• From Boracay to Greece (Malu Fernandez’ article published on the June 2007 issue of People Asia magazine)
• Statement from Malu Fernandez on the OFW Controversy

In Mainstream Media (arranged chronologically):

• TV clip: TV Patrol on the Malu Fernandez scandal (August 23, 2007)
• Columnist Draws Ire of OFWs in Dubai, Elsewhere (Mark J. Ubalde in GMANews.TV, August 23, 2007)
• Columnist Quits After Courting Ires and Droves of OFWs (GMANews.TV, August 23, 2007)
• Society Columnist Quits Over OFW Bashing (Kapamilya Overseas, ABS-CBN Interactive, August 23, 2007)
• Journalist Hounded Out of Paper for 'Insulting' Maids (Agence France-Presse in INQUIRER.NET, August 24, 2007)
• Victory VS Rude Writer Shows OFW Power (GMANews.TV, August 25, 2007)
• Opinion: The Most Hated Pinay (Rodel Rodis in INQUIRER.NET, August 27, 2007)
• Opinion: Takin’ Care of Business (Babe Romualdez in ABS-CBN Interactive, August 28, 2007; Romualdez’ comment on the Malu Fernandez issue as the publisher of People Asia magazine)
• TV clip: Mobs Rule (August 30, 2007 episode of ANC’s Media in Focus; the episode is about the controversial column of Malu Fernandez, the public’s reaction to it, the line between opinion and discrimination and the responsibilities of bloggers and people in the online community)
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
  • Part 5
  • Part 6
• Ousted Journalist Malu Fernandez Resumes Writing (Agence France-Presse in INQUIRER.NET, September 3, 2007)
• Filipino Blogger Renews Call for Newspaper Boycott (Erwin Oliva in INQUIRER.NET, September 4, 2007)

Other resources:

• In Tingog.com: The Voice of the Filipino (Series of articles on the Malu Fernandez issue)