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LOOK: Artist tasked to illustrate controversial Roxas comics creates one for idol Duterte

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines- Karl Comendador, the artist who illustrated the controversial comic book for Mar Roxas titled “Sa Gitna ng Unos,” created a comic book for his presidential bet Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKpj9eTtdKKC9uirCH4bc3I_cv5gxB7DAv6XwhB8wiagAIayLR4ZtrfFZX73pO1Ev0HGjyEIJZlu3UnFt2-iJrdKCuGQdyRpycz111CJvLOhMDLd0HreNTrIIz6fpVkvWxaASt1dWEA7_/s1600/karl-comendador.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Karl Comendador Duterte comics" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKpj9eTtdKKC9uirCH4bc3I_cv5gxB7DAv6XwhB8wiagAIayLR4ZtrfFZX73pO1Ev0HGjyEIJZlu3UnFt2-iJrdKCuGQdyRpycz111CJvLOhMDLd0HreNTrIIz6fpVkvWxaASt1dWEA7_/s640/karl-comendador.png" title="Karl Comendador Duterte comics" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Photo Credit: Facebook/Karl Comendador</td></tr></tbody></table>Although the veteran illustrator is pro-Duterte, he earlier admitted he was commissioned to create the Roxas comic book, which earned the ire of netizens after the former DILG chief was portrayed as a <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/03/mar-roxas-comic-book-sa-gitna-ng-unos-viral.html" rel="nofollow">hero in the aftermath of Supertyphoon Yolanda</a> despite alleged slow response and rehabilitation from the government. Comendador emphasized that he only did his job when he created the comic book yet his loyalty and support for Duterte is unwavering.<br /><br />Comendador wrote on his Facebook account: <i>“Marami po akong naidrowing na komiks pampulitika noon at ngayon. Trabaho lang po, sana'y inyong maunawaan. Maraming salamat po. DUTERTE PO ANG PRESIDENTE KO!”</i><br /><br />(I have drawn numerous political comics in the past and present. It’s just a job, I hope you understand. Thank you. Duterte is my President!)<br /><br />On Thursday, April 14, Comendador revealed a sneak peek of the Duterte comic book titled: “Digong: Ang Kanlungan ng mga Inaapi at Inaabuso.” Jim Estrabela and KC Cordero of Atlas Komiks wrote the story highlighting the tough talking mayor’s efforts to help fellow Filipinos.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N82kIC-QUQtCIuYr_9VMVTti2e92CkdaV-T7yzcGFEiVHl4BUfBMXh_-rdoWSEE5eQVa2FNYVf6Caf7GTrDkIjpPa9KMfhmqP5I5pHFx5b1ocE_1qNoD20tl9eWzSqZNzvqnBt1mw1_6/s1600/duterte-comic+book1.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Karl Comendador Duterte comics" border="0" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5N82kIC-QUQtCIuYr_9VMVTti2e92CkdaV-T7yzcGFEiVHl4BUfBMXh_-rdoWSEE5eQVa2FNYVf6Caf7GTrDkIjpPa9KMfhmqP5I5pHFx5b1ocE_1qNoD20tl9eWzSqZNzvqnBt1mw1_6/s640/duterte-comic+book1.png" title="Karl Comendador Duterte comics" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">A sneak peek of the Duterte comic book sketched by the pro-Duterte artist who made the controversial Roxas comic book. PHOTO CREDIT: Zhalir Jaila</td></tr></tbody></table>In the comic book preview, Duterte can be seen helping a cancer-striken boy whose legs were amputated. Although the boy has stage 4 cancer, had undergone numerous operations and has no chance of surviving, he asked for Duterte’s help in order for him to have legs.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuwgmQ2-IqMdepXz_2c3IUarUenfZs7cpKgqHuciL0CoHbGRUzPgtYhUgLBN6cK0ojDCUNE1aAlYEdkcvxABkKj6E7b-YdA88FWZEf0zTCv683F1cKDqnZwINJ5LuE1Ge9u1OQeUn0aeS/s1600/duterte-comic+book2.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Duterte helps a cancer patient whose legs were amputated." border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuwgmQ2-IqMdepXz_2c3IUarUenfZs7cpKgqHuciL0CoHbGRUzPgtYhUgLBN6cK0ojDCUNE1aAlYEdkcvxABkKj6E7b-YdA88FWZEf0zTCv683F1cKDqnZwINJ5LuE1Ge9u1OQeUn0aeS/s640/duterte-comic+book2.png" title="Duterte helps a cancer patient whose legs were amputated." width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Duterte helps a cancer patient whose legs were amputated. <br />PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook/Karl Comendador</td></tr></tbody></table><i>“Huwag kang mag-alala Argee, magkakaroon ka ng mga paa. Pag wala akong makuha itong mga paa ko ang ibibigay ko sa iyo,” </i>Duterte said in the story.<br /><br />(Don’t worry Argee, you will have feet. If I can’t get, I’ll give you my feet.)<br /><br />In the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) Survey, Duterte took the sole lead in the presidential race with 27% of the votes. <b>--Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

LOOK: Artist tasked to illustrate controversial Roxas comics creates one for idol Duterte

MANILA, Philippines- Karl Comendador, the artist who illustrated the controversial comic book for Mar Roxas titled “Sa Gitna ng Unos,” creat...

LOOK: Mar Roxas depicted as Yolanda’s hero in comic book “Sa Gitna ng Unos”

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Administration presidential bet and former DILG chief Manuel “Mar” Roxas II came under fire after he was portrayed as a hero in a comic book titled “Sa Gitna ng Unos.”<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMCBuFVj8W14ONdj_8vC52K6srhVkVWZA3G7VYgfP9TZVPPLUE-AWSDsI4_-ngHwcK-yJwf1Krfify3LV_2SHYFSoq_o2xfZuA_vwKz6hznTewb5deUvUProT6rwMhyphenhyphen8EozdKguwLAqj1/s1600/mar-roxas-sa-gitna-ng-unos.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Roxas: A superhero during typhoon Yolanda?" border="0" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMCBuFVj8W14ONdj_8vC52K6srhVkVWZA3G7VYgfP9TZVPPLUE-AWSDsI4_-ngHwcK-yJwf1Krfify3LV_2SHYFSoq_o2xfZuA_vwKz6hznTewb5deUvUProT6rwMhyphenhyphen8EozdKguwLAqj1/s640/mar-roxas-sa-gitna-ng-unos.jpg" title="Roxas: A superhero during typhoon Yolanda?" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Roxas: A superhero during typhoon Yolanda?</span></td></tr></tbody></table>The cover page of the comic book shows Roxas saving victims of the super typhoon Yolanda. <br /><br />A photo of the comic book is making rounds online after author and blogger Katrina Stuart Santiago shared it on her Facebook account. The post quickly became a hot topic on social media with over 2,000 shares as of this writing.<br /><br />In her post, Santiago pointed out that the said comic book failed to mention how Roxas and the government “messed up rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts in Samar and Leyte. <br /><br />Santiago wrote: “I don’t know where the gall and temerity, the kabastusan (rudeness) of this matuwid-na-daan comes from, but apparently none of the things we know about Typhoon Haiyan, none of the stories of those who survived, none of the reports that talked about the inefficiency and insensitivity and lack of compassion of this government, none of that matters.”<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/radikalchick/posts/10209224820996244" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/radikalchick/posts/10209224820996244">I don't know where the gall and temerity, the kabastusan of this matuwid-na-daan comes from, but apparently none of the...<br />Posted by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3208975531108139265#" rel="nofollow" role="button">Katrina Stuart Santiago</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/radikalchick/posts/10209224820996244" rel="nofollow">Sunday, March 27, 2016</a></blockquote></div></div></center><br />Netizen Dale Gozar also aired his negative sentiments towards the comic book depicting Roxas as a hero in the tragedy that claimed almost 10,000 lives in the country in 2013. Gozar even enumerated the failures of Roxas before, during and in the aftermath of typhoon Yolanda.<br /><br />According to Gozar, the natural calamity caused panic, chaos, looting and 10,000 casualties due to poor knowledge/ research, poor planning/preparation, poor communication, poor/slow response, and poor organization. Gozar also alleged that there were misused emergency funds and pocketed donations for the victims.<br /><br />“Mar must have thought his presence alone can make things better. And conducting meetings in Tacloban is not risking your life or maybe your life wasn't worth anything Mar Roxas Because you accomplished NOTHING,” Gozar wrote in his post.<br /><br /><center><div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;  js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3";  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/djgozar/posts/989981447748624" data-width="500"><div class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/djgozar/posts/989981447748624">Thousands of People died and Mar Roxas think he's a real Super Hero... What is wrong with you? Why boast during debate...<br />Posted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/djgozar" rel="nofollow">Dale Gozar</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/djgozar/posts/989981447748624" rel="nofollow">Sunday, March 27, 2016</a></blockquote></div></div></center><b><br /></b><b>-Mini, The Summit Express</b></div>

LOOK: Mar Roxas depicted as Yolanda’s hero in comic book “Sa Gitna ng Unos”

MANILA, Philippines - Administration presidential bet and former DILG chief Manuel “Mar” Roxas II came under fire after he was portrayed as ...