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Fashion designer Boyet Fajardo’s abusive behavior against two Duty Free Philippines employees last March 13 at the Duty Free Fiesta Mall outlet in Parañaque City was a result of ”creative outburst,” his spokesman said Tuesday.

“Figure of  speech ang kanyang ginawa eh. Bilang fashion designer, artist nga, ay minsan ay nagkakaroon ng mga creative outburst dahil na rin siguro sa pagod na nafi-feel niya ng mga panahon na iyon,” Ricky Rivera, the designer’s spokesman, told ABS-CBN’s morning show, “Umagang Kay Ganda.”

Fajardo got mad at two Duty Free employees after a cashier asked Fajardo to present an I.D. in support of the unsigned credit card he used. He reportedly said: “”Mga leche kayo! Hindi niyo ako kilala? Ako si Boyet Fajardo! At itong p…ina na babaeng ito (pointing to a lady supervisor) at ang baklang ito (pointing to the cashier) ay walang kwentang mga tao! I want them fired!!!”

Fajardo’s outburst was caught on Duty Free’s surveillance camera and uploaded on YouTube. It prompted negative reactions from bloggers, and an online boycott campaign of Fajardo’s RTW clothes was initiated.

Misinterpreted?

Rivera said Fajardo’s creative outburst, as shown in the YouTube video, could have been misinterpreted by the online petitioners.

He said that based on his conversation with Fajardo regarding the incident, the fashion designer and his two companions did not cuss at the employees.

Rivera said Fajardo was also misinterpreted in the scene where he was angrily pointing his finger at the cashier’s face.

He said the fashion designer was just explaining something to the cashier at the time.

He said everything could have been better understood if the video had audio so that the conversations could have been heard.

Apology, boycott

Rivera said Fajardo is willing to apologize for his “creative outburst.”

He said the fashion designer has already prepared an apology, but he has not been able to face the media since “he was truly affected” by the “traumatic experience.”

Rivera said Fajardo and his family are appealing to bloggers and the online petitioners to hear his side first before calling for a boycott of his RTWs. .

He said the online petitioners should consider Fajardo’s rising international status before pursuing the boycott.

“It’s sad because this happened when there are foreigners interested in bringing a Filipino brand abroad, in Switzerland, and United Arab Emirates, because his [Fajardo’s] creations are unique,” Rivera said.

Complaint

As a result of the incident, the Duty Free Employees’ Association went to the Commission on Human Rights to file a complaint against Fajardo.

Dennis Mallari, president of the Duty Free Employees’ Association, said Fajardo violated the dignity of their members.

Source: abs-cbnnews.com

Hundreds of people are calling for the boycott of the labels of Angelino ‘Boyet’ Fajardo, a Filipino fashion designer who reportedly caused a scene at the Duty Free Philippines Fiesta Mall in Parañaque City last March 13, 2009.

The online petition titled “Please Boycott Boyet Fajardo RTW Labels” already has more than 600 signatures.

It aims “to give him a lesson and to help us stop him from victimizing the underprivileged over and over and over again,” read the petition.

On that Friday the 13th, Fajardo, a known ready-to-wear (RTW) designer, berated a Duty Free cashier and some managers.

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Credit card

Eyewitness reports say the fuss was about Fajardo’s credit card.

As a standard operating procedure (SOP), the cashier asked Fajardo to present an I.D. to vouch that he owns the unsigned credit card he presented at the counter.

This, however, made Fajardo furious.

Store managers came to the scene and explained to him that the SOP is meant to protect not only their company but his safety as well.

Fajardo allegedly ignored the explanations. He even brought out his mobile phone and threatened to call people with high positions whom he knew.

Forced to kneel

He also reportedly uttered cuss words and got angry because the Duty Free people did not know him.

The petition claims that Fajardo said this: “”Mga leche kayo! Hindi niyo ako kilala? Ako si Boyet Fajardo! At itong p…ina na babaeng ito (pointing to a lady officer) at ang baklang ito (pointing to the cashier) ay walang kwentang mga tao! I want them fired!!!”

Fajardo was said to be unstoppable as he continued his yelling and scolding until he said he would be satisfied only if the cashier kneels down before him and/or allow him to slap the cashier’s face.

The cashier, who is said to be a casual employee, knelt down with tears in his eyes and apologized to Fajardo. The fashion designer did not slap the cashier.

Duty Free Management has already formed a committee that will formulate general procedures and guidelines in handling customers like Fajardo.

Fajardo fashion line

Fajardo has been in the fashion industry for 20 years. His labels “Boyet Fajardo,” “Initials,” and “Substance” are carried by major shopping malls.

Aside from calling for the boycott of Fajardo’s fashion lines, the online petition also urged SM, Landmark and Robinson’s to pull out Fajardo’s products.

The petition even called on the Fashion Designers Association of the Philippines to dishonor him of his membership and profession, and asked foreign embassies to deny him entry to their respective countries.

Union files complaint

In addition, the petition called on the Commission on Human Rights, Department of Labor and Employment, and human rights and labor activists to take appropriate legal action.

The Duty Free Philippines Employees Association, meanwhile, showed ABS-CBN’s Alex Santos a copy of the video where Fajardo allegedly abused two of its members.

Susan Gonzales, one of two employees who filed a complaint, said Fajardo threw his passport on the face of cashier Marvin Fernandez.

Being the store manager, Gonzales said she intervened to try to appease Fajardo, but he also allegedly vented  his ire on her. Fajardo allegedly cussed at her and called her fat.

She said Fajardo allegedly threatened to get her fired since he reportedly knows a fashion designer who is in politics. She said the dispute lasted two hours.

Fajardo then said he would only forgive Fernandez if he gets to slap the cashier and if Fernandez kneels before him, Gonzales said.

As a result of the incident, Gonzales and other union officials went to the Commission on Human Rights to file a complaint against Fajardo.

Dennis Mallari, president of the Duty Free Employees’ Association, said Fajardo violated the dignity of their members.

ABS-CBN News asked Fajardo for his side, but he declined to comment as of posting.

Fajardo said he would issue a formal statement on Tuesday regarding the incident.

Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com