She resigned from the newspapers she worked for. She made an apology letter in geopages. She is now jobless and famous (infamous) in the Philippines and abroad.

Here’s the link to her apology at Tinig.com

I repost:

August 24, 2007 update: Base sa mga balita sa Internet, lumalabas na galing nga kay Malu Fernandez ang pahayag na naka-post sa ibaba. Iniulat na rin ng GMANews.tv at abs-cbnNEWS.com? at kanina, ng TV Patrol World?ang pagbibitiw at paghingi ng sorry ni Ms Fernandez.

Statement from Malu Fernandez on the OFW Controversy

I am humbled by the vehement and heated response provoked by my article entitled ?From Boracay to Greece!? which came out in the June 2007 issue of People Asia. To say that this article was not meant to malign, hurt or express prejudice against the OFWs now sounds hollow after reading through all the blogs from Filipinos all over the world. I am deeply apologetic for my insensitivity and the offensive manner in which this article was written, I hear you all and I am properly rebuked. It was truly not my intention to malign hurt or express prejudice against OFWs.

As the recent recipient and target of death threats, hate blogs, and deeply personal insults, I now truly understand the insidiousness of discrimination and prejudice disguised as humor. Our society is bound together by human chains of kindness and decency. I have failed to observe this and I am now reaping the consequences of my actions. It is my fervent hope that the lessons that Ive learned are not lost on all those who through anonymous blogs, engaged in bigotry, discrimination, and hatred ( against overweight individuals , for example )

I take full responsibility for my actions and my friends and family have nothing to do with this. To date I have submitted my resignation letters to both the Manila Standard and People Asia, on that note may this matter be laid to rest.

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Meanwhile, the links are still blazing a trail all over the net. As I post, more and more people are just-now viewing her article. The compassionate woman inside me is cringing at the thought of being in her shoes. She must be half mad right now with all the hate she’s getting. But the outraged part of me thinks that she got what she deserved.

Karma is obviously a very nasty bitch. This time, it came around for Malu in the form of eloquent bloggers.

She can be consoled by the fact that not everyone reads or views the news or has access to an internet connection. There’s the possibility that she will find a place in the world where no one has heard of her.

Borrowing a line from her article I ask you now, Miss Malu: Pick a country!!!!!!!

Nuff said. :D

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