Jolo Cathedral Bombing

Here Comes the (T)rain Again...

PIECE OF PEACE

backhoe... hu-hu-hu... (the silent witness)

COLORUMS are road menace

can we..? please?

 MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a

 scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described 

as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER 

because  of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

my love affair with EDGEDAVAO

My love affair with EDGEDavao started when I left the first local newspaper which I spent my 18 years as an editorial cartoonist. The Mindanao Daily Mirror. It was in MDM newspaper where my first editorial cartoon was first published sometime in October of 1989. I was then a campus writer of the USP's Collegiate Headlight( ed-chief and at the same time, the ed cartoonist). During our time, "uso sa una ang editor in chief mao pud editorial cartoonist." To name a few good friends (way back in late early '90s), Fernando "dodong' Zamora of Holy Cross of Davao College and Julius Bulacito of University of Mindanao, Niel Bravo of Ateneo de Davao University were campus paper ed-chiefs and ed-cartoonists at the same time. (mga talentadong rare breed)

I applied for a job (as editorial cartoonist) in MDM, and being a female was my advantage. Only very few female were into cartooning then.. I remember it right. My first published cartoon was a human figure with big head (of course with big hard hat helmet and my topic was about the potholes of road constructions done by DPWH). DPWH was usually harshly criticized that time because of massive corruption gnawing the agency and the inefficiency of many of its high ranking personnel which resulted in unfinished roadworks. I was put on probation for one week as MDM's cartoonist "para titingnan kung ok ba ang aking mga cartoons". And that one week was unforgettable. And so was my 18 years in MDM's turf which gave me my grand slam  wins on the Catholic Mass Media Awards in year 2000 and 2002.  It was also with MDM where my first comisc strip "Kosme" ( a strip where cavemen were main characters) and then the "Monkey Business" were born.

March of 2018, I left MDM with heavy heart and joined the EDGE Davao family.  I mean with really "heavy heart" because I knew my 18 years with MDM had developed me into what I am now as a cartoonist. Professionally, I've grown  as a cartoonist. But I had to leave because I wanted my editorial cartoons to "grow".  I wanted Monkey Business to grow too. 

Seven years and getting stronger with EDGEDAVAO? Actually, it's another seven more years of this love affair to go.

P.S

Recently, I've been surfing the net and i noticed that my cartoons can now be found in page one.(happy ako, of course!!) Also, many of my cartoons are being used  by many blogs. Hmmm... I have no qualms about it. As long as my cartoons serve its purpose (which is to help the people form public opinion about certain issues),I don't mind them being republished in other blogs.

 MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a

 scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described 

as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER 

because  of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

TIME TO CHANGE attire

MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a

 scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described 

as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER 

because  of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

make peace not war

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LPG dependence

MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER because of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

HE'S BACK!!! HE'S BACK!!

MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER because of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

AND MORE CARTOONS ABOUT PORK BARREL....

TAILORED AND SWIFT CHANGE...

The war among the elected officials (who skillfully robbed theFilipino people of its money through  PDAF) and different government agencies (who are out to show the people who are the plunderers ) suddenly shifts to war between the government and the MNLF faction.

 So tailored swift (taylor swift). The shift. Just like changing channels in T.V.

TAILORED AND SWIFT.

 MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER because of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE is...

When netizens unite, its voice reaches all shores far and near. But the issues at hand can not be solved by voice alone. Something must be done.

MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER because of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

CLOSER, YOU and i...

 MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER because of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

BUY THE PEOPLE, OFF THE PEOPLE...POOR PEOPLE...

 MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER because of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

NOT IN DAVAO....

 MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER because of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

BAWAL SI DORA sa dabaw...

MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER because of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

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BOMB JOKES AND JOKERS

MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER because of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

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MINIMIZE YOUR GREED YOU...%%4#@!!(*>:<

MONKEYBusiness

is my daily comic strip published by the edgeDAVAO.

THIS strip revolves around the life of MUCH OPINIONATED monkey and a scheming turtle OF FEW WORDS ( if he's a man, he would appropriately be described as man of few words). The third character is a nameless worm which is the PUNCHER because of its" barby" punchlines and nice quotes..

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