Cebu resort exec resigns after controversial remarks on autism enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 15)— An executive of the Plantation Bay Resort & Spa has stepped down following backlash on his controversial remarks on autism. The Cebu-based resort confirmed the resignation of resident shareholder Manny Gonzalez effective Tuesday. "To protect our staff from further indignities, and with sincere apologies for my error of judgment which led to so much trouble to many innocent people, I have decided to resign from the position of Resident Shareholder," Gonzalez wrote in a letter to the resort's management, which the latter publicized in a statement.