Recently, Filipinos from different corners of the world stormed the web community in loathe and contempt of columnist Malu Fernandez’s article regarding her experience with overseas Filipino workers on board a plane to Greece. The OFWs outrage and relentless barrage of hate mails has incited her to resign from Manila Standard and People Asia.
The article was a mere mumbling of Fernandez’s abrupt and supposedly luxurious trip to Greece in contrast with her annoyance of flying with OFWs on board the economy class plane trip. Concerned OFWs were even more infuriated with her immediate unapologetic response. She finally gave up with the enormity and unified complaints against her.
If not for her insensitivity, Fernandez only mistake was her naivete or more aptly, her ignorance. For one, a columnist or any writer, for that matter, should be knowledgeable of her subject. The topic was not just about her and her posh lifestyle. She has transcended into an issue of great significance, a group of people of great importance in the national economy - the OFWs.
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