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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.

The Exploitation of Workers in Call Centers

In call centers in the Philippines and other countries, workers struggle with low wages, lack of

Freedom of the Press in the Philippines

A cartoon originally published on the October 20, 2021 Philippine News Today, a Filipino American

Charter Change In The Philippines

There is a debate in the Philippines to amend the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

The Nativist Scapegoating of Migrants and Refugees

In the U.S., Europe and many areas of the world, nativist groups have scapegoated migrants and re

Indigenous People, Their Land and Mining Companies

In the Philippines, Latin America and throughout the world, mining companies have been pushing in

The Contradictions in Republican's Defense of Children

There is a contradiction with Republicans in the U.S.

Mining and Indigenous Rights

In many countries, multinational corporations and mining companies have been driving out indigeno

Mental Health and Gun Violence

At a time when individuals with mental health problems have caused much gun violence, Republicans

Filipina Migrant Workers and Labor Laws

The murder of Filipina domestic worker Jullebee Ranara in Kuwait in January 2023 highlights the v

The Killing of Elected Officials in the Philippines

From the start of the Rodrigo Duterte administration in 2016 to the new Bongbong Marcos administr

Filipina Domestic Workers and the Lack of Protection of Labor Laws

A cartoon originally published in the Philippine political cartoon Facebook page Pitik Bulag.

Revising the History of Martial Law in the Philippines

A cartoon originally published in the Philippine political cartoon Facebook page Pitik Bulag.

Human Rights in the Philippines

A cartoon originally published in the Philippine political cartoon Facebook page Pitik Bulag.

Muzzling the Catholic Church in the Philippines

A cartoon originally published in the July 29, 2020 Philippine News Today.

Silencing Church Critics

A cartoon originally published in the July 8, 2020 Philippine News Today.