Nationality Filipino Role Cartoonist | Name Pol Jr. | |
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Born Apolonio Medina Jv. April 6, 1962 (age 62) Philippines ( 1962-04-06 ) Area(s) Cartoonist, Publisher, Architect (by education and profession) Notable works Pugad Baboy and spin-offs | ||
Pseudonym(s) Pol Medina, Jr.PMJr. | ||
News cafe episode 60 cartoon ing with pol medina jr manix abrera
adobo LIVE! Pol Medina, Jr., Creator, writer, artist of Pugad Baboy, at Warner TV Pop Expo 2018
Biography
Pol Medina graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in 1983 with a degree in Architecture. In 1985, a year after securing his professional license, he went to Iraq at the height of the Iran–Iraq War to work for an Italian construction company. It was at this juncture that he experienced "the most maddening" two years of his life.
Contents
- News cafe episode 60 cartoon ing with pol medina jr manix abrera
- adobo LIVE Pol Medina Jr Creator writer artist of Pugad Baboy at Warner TV Pop Expo 2018
- Biography
- Resignation
- Moved To Rappler
- References
In 1986, he started scripting and drawing characters for a new cartoon about a community of fatsos and a dog named Polgas. In 1987, he worked as an architect for a firm in San Juan, Metro Manila.
In September 1992, he co-founded Pugad Baboy, Inc. with seven other people. The company adopted Ad Astra Per Aspera for its motto, inspired by Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Three years later, the company folded when Pol Medina left in order pursue a career in the advertising industry. Currently he has another company, Pol Medina Jr. Novelties, dedicated to merchandise based on the strip, including compilations.
Resignation
Pol Medina has formally resigned from The Daily Inquirer on June 8, 2013.
Moved To Rappler
Pol moved to Rappler on June 17, 2013 as a web comic.
