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I’ve wanted to be an artist all my life. Since I was a child I’ve drawn on any scrap of paper I could get a hold of. When I went to San Jose State University, I became more exposed to the works of the great fine artists and illustrators. My college paintings were heavily influenced by the humorous illustrations of Peter De Seve, an illustrator for the New Yorker magazine. I also fell under the spell of the great muralists of the 1930s, especially Thomas Hart Benton and Diego Rivera. I graduated with a degree in Illustration.

From April 2008 to May 2011, my cartoons appeared in the Tri-City Voice, a weekly newspaper that covers the Fremont, Hayward, Milpitas, Neward, Sunol and Union City areas in California. Since December 2011, I've been the political cartoonist for the Philippines Today, a Filipino American newspaper based in the San Francisco Bay Area. These political cartoons qualified me to join the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists.

I have won the 2013 and 2015 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for Editorial Cartoons for newspapers with a circulation under 100,000, and the 2016 RFK Book and Journalism Award for Editorial Cartoons.

Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff

Here in America, the country may potentially go back to a recession if the President and the Repu

Jesus Loves Gays and Lesbians

A small but growing number of Christian groups are apologizing to LGBT groups and challenging the

High Birth Rates And Poverty

A colorized version of a cartoon for the April 11, 2012 edition of the Philippines Today, a Filip

The Killing of Filipino Journalists

A cartoon I submitted for the Philippines Today, a Filipino American newspaper based in the San F

The American Economy's Addiction To Oil

A cartoon about the American economy's addiction to oil

Occupy Chinese Toys

Despite child labor laws in China, child laborers continues to be a problem in China.

Jobless

A cartoon I did for the Tri-City Voice in California, but it never got published.

Greed

This is an old cartoon of mine that I did for my church, but I think it fits well with the Occupy

THE STRUGGLING MIDDLE CLASS

The Occupy Wall Street protests have highlighted the struggling middle class and the economic ine

A Hunger Strike in Iran

This cartoon is inspired by a blog from Kianoush Ramezani from the Cartoon Movement on a hunger s

Child Soldier

I just checked out from the library Romeo Dammaire's new book "They Fight Like Soldiers They Die

Vacant Sea

Overfishing in the world's oceans is a major problem.

Revolving Prison Doors

A cartoon I inked last year, but didn't have time to finish and pitch here until now.

Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill

In Uganda, Christian ministers like Pastor Martin Ssempa have been lobbying for an anti-gay bill

The Blasphemy Law (Rough Sketch)

In Pakistan, Islamist extremist have used the country's blasphemy law to harass and silence minor