Starting this weekend, viewers will not be seeing Cristy Fermin in the showbiz-oriented talk show The Buzz. It will be recalled that the female host answered point-by-point the statements made by Nadia Montenegro against her during the October 5 episode of The Buzz. (Click HERE for related article)

This became the basis of ABS-CBN executives to impose sanctions on the TV host, who also has a radio show on the AM station DZMM.

Here is the official statement of ABS-CBN (published in full) on the suspension of Cristy Fermin:

Ms. Cristy Fermin's contracts for her engagement as host for Channel 2's The Buzz and anchorperson for DZMM's Showbiz Mismo have been suspended with immediate effect and will last until December 31, 2008.

The suspension of her contracts with ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation was due to Ms. Fermin's violations of certain provisions thereof in relation to her statements during the October 5, 2008 episode of The Buzz.

It was deemed that Ms. Fermin did not conduct herself with due regard to social conventions and public morals. Her statements went beyond the bounds of decency as they involved innocent children who are not party to their personal dispute. Ms. Fermin's statements violated the highest standards of professionalism and journalistic integrity.