Pugad Baboy (Swine's Nest)

Pugad Baboy is a comic book written and illustrated by Pol Medina Jr. Medina got the inspiration for writing the book (which originally started out as a strip in the Philippine Daily Inquirer way back in 1988) while working as an overseas filipino worker (OFW) in Iraq. It features the day-to-day activities of the residents of Pugad Baboy whom literally, are as fat as pigs, save for the househelp, Brosia (my favorite character ever). It also features Polgas, a talking dog, as one of the main characters. Due to the popularity of the strip, a series of comic books followed, and even mugs, t-shirts, figurines, and other novelty items have been made, including a tv version of the strip.

The people featured in Pugad Baboy are typical characters one would come across with in your everyday life. What makes the comics click is the dialogue - witty, often sarcastic, but always funny and with substance.

The strip also features general sentiments of the Filipino people regarding elections, taxes, corruption, or just the everyday Filipino pop culture. Sometimes the strip also makes spoofs of popular commercials, people, or situations any normal person would find himself in.

For some readers, Pugad Baboy may seem like just another comic strip but for avid fans such as myself, it's a lot more than that. For me, Pugad Baboy is real life illustrated and contained in frames. Always and ever up-to-date with politics, the economy, and social events, pugad baboy is often a satirical yet a different view of real life as it is.