The Inquirer has apologized for publishing an “offensive Pugad Baboy cartoon” that the administration and students of St. Scholastica’s College took exception to. The paper said the publication of the strip was the product of a mix up.
St. Scholastica’s College, the exclusive girls’ school mentioned in the comic strip, complained that “our school was singled out and our Sister-Administrators accused of allowing homosexual relationships between its female students.”
“Our Reader’s Advocate, Elena E. Pernia, has begun an inquiry into this matter. Her preliminary findings show that this cartoon strip had been rejected for its insensitivity when it was submitted in April 2013 but, due to a mix-up in the comics section, was picked up for publication,” the Inquirer said.
In a Facebook post, Pol Medina Jr., creator of Pugad Baboy, said the strip was originally published in March.
Medina has not been fired from the Inquirer but his comic strip will not be appearing in the newspaper “pending further investigation.”
