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The Voice Of The Filipino’s Renewed Boycott Against Manila Standard Today

In Blogocracy’s first article, I touched on the sincerity of Ms. Malu Fernandez in her statement of apology to the public. I said that whether she’s sincere or not, she’s the only one who knows the answer to that. But that is then. Now, we can clearly say that Malu has not one bit of sincerity in her statement. She doesn’t even have a trace of delicadeza to call by staying with the Manila Standard Today after letting out a public announcement of her resignation from the said paper.

Blogocracy is with Nick of tingog.com in his call to boycott Manila Standard Today when the paper failed to stand up for what is right, disregarding their responsibility and accountability, overlooking their liability and in a way is adhering to a standard of bigotry and discrimination in their columns by keeping Malu Fernandez in their organization.

For how long are they going to let this mockery go on? Until Malu Fernandez is given the axe, the Manila Standard Today remains anti-Filipino in my perspective.

 (via Tingog.com)

“..we admire and recognize the tenacity, the industry, the talent, the skill and most of all – the contribution of OFWs to the economy…and whether they work as domestic helpers, nurses, engineers, caregivers, doctors or teachers – there is no doubt they are people who deserve to be looked up to, and are certainly worthy of the admiration and support of each and every Filipino.” – Babe Romualdez, in a statement on Malu Fernandez

Look! It’s a sham! It’s a scam! It’s…..

Wowowee!

After the Ultra Tragedy, here’s another headliner from that same show again. What occurred is that the contestant has chosen a box with a number “0” on it, meaning she didn’t win the jackpot which is 2 million. What happened next is that the Wowowee host Willie Revillame pointed out that the number 2 is on the violet box. He repeatedly stated that it was on that violet box but when he pulled the black sheet that covered the number, the number “0” appeared. Willie would then be heard saying “mali…mali..sandali” and then he would be doing something from behind the box, next thing you see if that he was now holding the sheet with the number “2” on it and pulled another black sheet and “0” remained on the box.  You can watch this on youtube.

Wowowee talaga di ba?! How could there be two numbers in one box? I’ve heard someone say as an explanation that “0” is always present in all the boxes and that the numbers 1,2,5 and other prizes are just being randomly inserted into the box before the show begins. If that is so, then what happened cannot be considered as a scam but a glitch. But my thought on that is this, what if the contestant chose the violet-colored box instead of the white-colored box that she’d picked among the boxes on that episode and Willie has mistakenly pulled out the number “0”, will the host say “mali, mali, sandali” too and tell the constestant “Panalo ka ng 2 Milyon, nagkamali lang ako ng nabunot na numero” or they will just shrug their shoulders and keep mum about it eventhough he and all the staff of that gameshow knows that the jackpot has been won?

Another thought is that maybe the reason why there are two numbers in one box is for them to have a way to manipulate the outcome even if the contestant has chosen the right box. Meaning, even if you got the jackpot but they don’t want you to win, they have a way to do that without you knowing it.

My message to TV producers of gameshows is that once you started a certain game or contest wherein there is a great prize at stake, there shouldn’t be any holding back if ever the contestant is hitting the jackpot. We all know that tv shows especially tv gameshows is business. No matter how many times you reiterate that what you are doing is for the people, “para sa mahihirap”,  “para sa masa”, “para sa bayan”, “para magbigay ng kasiyahan sa taumbayan”, still, it’s business. The ratings, gotta keep the ratings up. Don’t act as if you are doing charity. You gain profit from catering to us, viewers, shows like Wowowee or Eat Bulaga! It is only right that you give to us our part of the bargain, no buts, no if’s, no excuses.

I remember Wowowee used to have a segment called “Pera o Bayong” before. It’s almost the same as this new game Wilyonaryo. And after watching that anomalous segment Wilyonaryo of Wowowee, I’ve been asking myself these questions, is having two numbers in one box a protocol in that gameshow, knowing that Wilyonaryo is not the first contest in that show that involves choosing a box with the show host pulling the cover revealing the hidden number? If that is so, how many “supposedly millionaires” by now have they fooled out of it? If it isn’t a cheat, then what is it? A glitch?! Oh, c’mon!

A Short Flight From Fame To Shame (Economy Class)

In less than a month, lifestyle columnist Malu Fernandez became a household name that would be synonymous for a bitch among Filipino bloggers when her article entitled “From Boracay To Greece” published in a Manila Stardard and People Asia Magazine earned the ire of Filipinos for showing bigotry and discrimination against Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). 

From Boracay To Greece Article

 

Emails poured in. Blog entries and comments started to flow like streams. Malu has no other option but to respond asserting that we need the likes of her, “bitches like her”, as she put it, to shaken our world. We have enough people like her in our government that we are already suffocating. The article is done in bad taste. If Malu thinks that she’s witty, apparently readers thought otherwise.  If it’s been done by a foreigner, the people might have been a little forgiving but with those acerbic comments coming from a fellow Filipino, it’s unjustifiable.

As to date, The Bitch (Malu Fernandez, and oh she wouldn’t be offended by that since she gave that name to herself) is no longer a part of Manila Standard and People Asia Magazine. 

Here’s her statement:

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 I’ve 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.

Either she voluntary resigned or was forced to resign (termination is not such a graceful exit), is not my issue anymore. Whether she’s sincere or not, and deeply regretted the actions she’d made , she’s the only one who knows.

“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.” –Malu Fernandez