Philippine National Heroes Day

Today we celebrate national heroes day or araw ng mga bayani, to commemorate all the heroes who contributed to defend our country and fight for our independence.

Andres Bonifacio

Andres Bonifacio was born in Tondo, Manila to Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro on November 30, 1863. He was married to Monica who later died of leprosy. Bonifacio then met Gregoria de Jesus of Caloocan and immediately fell in love and married her. They had a son named Andres but died after two months after contracting small fox.

Proud to be Pinoy

I've always looking for a nice theme or topic for this blog which I wanted to focus on caricatures. And yet it's not easy to pick up a person or any image to make him/her a caricature.

Metro Manila smoking ban for real

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) started to implement it's smoking ban in public places within Metro Manila after a month of dry run. Some of environmental protection officers of the MMDA are carrying big signs of "no smoking" while roaming around Metro Manila.

T-shirt ni Juan

It's a good feeling that someone will appreciate your work more than you expected. I have started this blog just simply to practice my ability in drawing and artworks and to study doing caricatures. I thought that if I have a blog then doing some caricatures and artworks will not be a waste of time for me but a part of my daily or weekly routine as well. As you know, it is not that easy to make an artwork because you must find a way on how to catch an attention of a person.

Caricature of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III

15th President of the Republic of the Philippines

June 30, 2010 - present

Benigno Simeon Aquino II was born in Manila on February 8, 1960. The only son of former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and former President Corazon Aquino. He has four other siblings; Maria Elena, Aurora Corazon, Victoria Eliza and Kristina Bernadette.

Jose Rizal @ 150

Jose Protacio Rizal, the Philippine national hero will celebrate it's 150th birth anniversary on June 19, 2011. He was known as the author of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Although he did handled a gun or sword to fight the spaniards, he use his pen and paper to trigger a revolution against the spanish colony that led to the independence of the Philippines.

The Philippine Independence Day

June 12, 2011 marks the 113^th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Indepence. It was held in 1898 at the balcony of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite where the Philippine National Anthem first played and the Philippine flag was formally unflured.

Binay rejects hero's burial for Marcos

Vice president Jejomar Binay has recommended that former president Ferdinand Marcos should not be buried at Manila's heroes' cemetery but that full military honors could be accorded if he is laid to rest in his hometown in Ilocos Norte.

Warning to all smokers in Metro Manila

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority or MMDA started to give warning to all smokers in public places of Metro Manila before it will be implemented on July 2011.

Caricature of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

14th President of the Republic of the Philippines

January 20, 2001 - June 30, 2010

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was born on April 5, 1947 to former president Diosdado Macapagal and Dr. Evangelina Macaraeg. Arroyo was married to lawyer Jose Miguel Arroyo with three children: Juan Miguel, Evangelina Lourdes and Diosdado Ignacio.

Caricature of President Joseph Estrada

13th President of the Republic of the Philippines

June 30, 1998 - January 20, 2001

Joseph Ejercito was born on April 19, 1937 in Tondo, Manila to Emilio Ejercito, Sr., a former Chief Sanitary Engineer of Manila, and Maria Marcelo. He use the name Joseph Estrada after his parents forbade him from using their family name upon entering the film industry. Joseph has two brothers, Antonio Ejercito and Emilio Ejercito, Jr. ( a.k.a. George Estregan ). He was a famous celebrity known as "Erap", which comes from the reverse spelling of a Filipino word pare or buddy. Joseph was married to psychiatrist and former senator Luisa "Loi" Ejercito-Estrada adn has three children: Jinggoy, who was also a senator, Jacqueline and Jude. He has a child out of wedlock from socialite Guia Gomez, JV Ejercito who was the mayor of San Juan City.

Mommy Dionisia vs Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago

The eight division boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao had announced that he is against the RH Bill which is one of the hottest issue here in the Philippines. Sen. Miriam Santiago commented on Pacquiao’s statement  and said that he made a mistake in interpreting the Bible.

Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley

Don’t cry Shane Mosley

The much awaited battle between Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Sugar Shane Mosley was over. And once again, the eight division world and welterweight champion still reign.

BLESSED JOHN PAUL II

Pope John Paul II

          Karol Jozef Wojtyła popularly known as Pope John Paul II was born on May 18, 1920. Pope John Paul II was the third-longest in the history of the Papacy in the Roman Catholic Church. He reigned as pope for almost 27 years. JPII,as most people call him was the first non-Italian to serve in office since the Dutch-German Pope Adrian VI died in 1523 and was the only Polish Pope to date.

Caricature of President Fidel Ramos

12th President of the Republic of the Philippines

June 30, 1992 - June 30, 1998

Fidel Valdez Ramos was born in Lingayen, Pangasinan to Narciso Ramos and Angela Valdez-Ramos, with two sisters: Leticia Ramos-Shahani, a former senator, undersecretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and a United Nations (UN) official, Gloria Ramos, a former diplomat. Ramos is married to Amelita Martinez, popularly known as Ming Ramos, with five children: Angelina Jones, Josephine Samartino, Carolina Sembrano, Christine Jalasco and Gloria Ramos.

Caricature of President Corazon Aquino

11th President of the Republic of the Philippines

February 25, 1986 - June 30, 1992

Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, popularly known as "Cory" or "Tita Cory" (Auntie Cory) was born on January 25, 1933 to Jose Cojuangco of Tarlac and Demetria Sumulong of Antipolo Rizal. She was the sixth of the eight children.

Caricature of President Ferdinand E. Marcos

10th President of the Republic of the Philippines

January 20, 1965 - January 20, 1985

Ferdinand Marcos was born on September 11, 1917 in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, to Mariano Marcos and Josefa Quetilio Edralin. He was first known as a student who excelled in academics, especially in debate and oratory. Marcos was the topnotcher when he took the bar exam and obtain one of the highest score in history.

Caricature of President Diosdado Macapagal

9th President of the Republic of the Philippines

December 30, 1961 - December 30, 1965

Diosdado Macapagal was born on September 28, 1910 in Lubao, Pampanga, to Urbano Macapagal and Romana Pangan.

Macapagal was married to Purita dela Rosa and had two children, Cielo who became vice-governor of Pampanga and Arturo. Purita died during the Japanese occupation of World War II and later married Evangelina Macaraeg, the mother of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Caricature of President Ramon Magsaysay

Seventh President of the Republic of the Philippines

December 30, 1953 – March 17, 1957

Ramon Magsaysay was born in Iba, Zambales to Exequiel Magsaysay and Perfecta del Fierro on August 31, 1907. He started to work as a chief mechanic for the Try Tran Bus Company in Manila after he graduated in college in 1931. Magsaysay became the general manager of the company when it started to be profitable after saving the company from losing money when he introduced the new working methods and measures against corrupt employees.

Caricature of President Carlos P. Garcia

8th President of the Republic of the Philippines

December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1961

Carlos P. Garcia was born on November 4, 1896 in Talibon, Bohol to Policarpio Garcia who served as municipal mayor for four terms, and Ambrosia Polistico. Although he earned his degree in law, he rather worked as a teacher at Bohol Provincial High School where he became famous for his poetry and was known to be the “Prince of Visayan Poets” and the “Bard from Bohol”.

Caricature of President Elpidio Quirino

Sixth President of the Republic of the Philippines

April 18, 1948 – December 30, 1953

Elpidio Quirino was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur to Mariano Quirino and Gregoria Rivera. He began his political career in 1919 where he was elected as a member of the Philippine House of Representative until 1925. From 1925 to 1931 he served as a senator and then became a secretary of finance and secretary of the interior in the Commonwealth government.

Caricature of President Manuel Roxas

Fifth President of the Republic of the Philippines

May 28, 1946 – April 15, 1948

Manuel Roxas was born on January 1, 1892 to Gerardo Roxas, Sr. and Rosario Acuna in Capiz City and now named after him as Roxas City. Roxas was married to Trinidad de Leon Roxas and had two children, Ruby and Gerry who also became a Senator.

Caricature of President Sergio Osmeña

Fourth President of the Philippine Republic

 August 1, 1944 - May 28, 1946

Sergio Osmeña  was the second President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. He was the Vice President under Manuel Quezon, and became president upon Quezon's death in 1944.

Caricature of President Jose Laurel

Third President of the Republic of the Philippines

October 14, 1943 – August 17, 1945

Laurel was born on 9 March 1891 in Tanauan, Batangas to Sotero Laurel and Jacoba Garcia. His father, who was the Secretary of the Interior in Emilio Aguinaldo's cabinet and a signatory to the Malolos, Constitution.

Caricature of President Manuel Quezon

Second President of the Philippine Republic

First President of the the Commonwealth

1935-1944

Manuel L. Quezon, known as the "Father of the Philippine National Language", was the first Filipino president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines under U.S. rule, a Filipino-Spanish mestizo, was born on August 19, 1877 in Baler, Tayabas now found at Aurora, to Lucio Quezon and Maria Dolores Molina.

Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo

President of the First Philippine Republic

1898-1901

Emilio Aguinaldo was born on March 22, 1869 in Cavite Viejo popularly known today as Kawit, Cavite, to Carlos Aguinaldo and Trinidad Famy.

Styro Cut-outs and Packaging Designs

 

One of my favorite artworks to do was styrophore cutting and paper cut-outs. I enjoy doing stuffs from scratch especially when the finished product will be almost like the real or original look. This pictures was one of my work out of styrophore. A businessman who wants to established a healthy food business ask me to make for him a realistic model of his products and a unique designs of boxes for it's packaging. 

Learning Illustrator

Another software that I got interested in was called Illustrator. A friend gave me a copy of video tutorial for this software. I'm lucky because I have friends who supported me on how will I learn how to use different graphic softwares.

Learning Photoshop

It was 2004 when I first encounter photoshop, but I got a chance to practice and study the use of its tools on 2008 when I have bought my first desktop computer.

JESUS CHRIST

Praying at Getsemani Garden

          This was one of my favorite image of Jesus Christ, so when I saw a postcard with this image at the National Bookstore, I don't hesitate to grab a copy of it, that was more than 15yrs ago.

          Way back in April of 1996,after my graduation in college, I prepared a canvass of 24" x 36" size and started to sketch the image on it. It was my very first time to paint on that big size using acrylic paint. I usually draw on a illustration board using water color. I was not so happy and discontented in my first attempt so I decided to reverse the canvass and start a new. Everything was going smoothly then, but after I finished sketching the image of Jesus Christ, an opportunity to work as a draftsman comes on my way. My canvass was stocked and almost forgotten for more than a year.

          When I was about to marry my wife in December of 1997, I thought  that I must finished my painting first before the big day of my life so that I will have a remembrance when I was still a bachelor. Unfortunately, I was got busy for the event and my canvass once again got stocked with the face of Jesus only painted.

          On September of 1999, me and my wife was invited to attend a 3 day spiritual enlightenment seminar which is called PREX o Parish Renewal Experience. After we finished the seminar, our batch was the next group to prepare and organize the next seminar. While I was entering our stock room to get some of my art tools, my 3 year old canvass caught my attention. I told myself that maybe Jesus want me to finished this painting and used it on the seminar. So I immediately took the canvass and after 3 days, I have finished the painting and the organizers of the said seminar allowed to use my painting and put it on the center of the stage for the 2 day seminar.

           Right now, this painting was still in good condition and displayed in my parents house. I hope that it still last and will take care of my grand grand children. 

A Simple Message

          A scene flashed in my mind and there I found myself spending so much time in front of my computer and browsing the internet while my relationship with Him always left behind. I always rely on the net to look for the answers in my questions and anything that I want to know. And even though the results was there, it always ends up with worries for my future, doubt with my plans that I want to do and so on.