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Hi. I’m an artist, designer, and writer based in Manila.

I illustrate storybooks and the news, design books and zines, develop brand identities, make things for advocacies, and create experiments because I can’t stop.

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Red Line to Billionaires

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Fight For Alternatives

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Wedding Invites

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Sa kabila ng tabing lamang sa panahong ito

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Sawfishes in the Philippines

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Habitats of the Coast

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Why green energy can’t gain ground in the Philippines

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Cast But One Shadow: Afro-Southeast Asian Affinities

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Garden Blooms

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Vola, Ravo, and Tiana Discover the Seagrass

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Nieta Meal Planner

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Soa The Great Hammerhead Shark

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Digital Sex Crimes in Asia

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Rainforestation

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A will for prolific disclosures: a zine

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20 Questions on the Anti-Terror Act

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Monie The Green Sea Turtle

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Global Protest to Fight Inequality

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Relief Printmaking

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Data Visualization

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Magbunyi! Komiks

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International Women’s Day 2020

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The Old Man, the Jail Aide, and the Convict

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Quarantine Questions

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Aman Sinaya Films

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Cultural Cache: Selected Works From The Visual Arts Collection of The Cultural Center of the Philippines

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Acclamation Point Corporation Identity

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Monitoring Road Projects Poster

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Tay Klehew i Smalaf

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Book Covers

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UP Diliman Gender Office Icons

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Bajo de Masinloc

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Rights Posters

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Gender Sensitivity Training Manual

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Rubber Ducky Stamp Co

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Jess Paredes, Jr.

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Deadlines, 1PM – 12MN

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Street Dogs of Manila

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de la Isla Jul 2025 Thanks @daisypatch.es for the

de la Isla Jul 2025 Thanks @daisypatch.es for the daisy reference (it turned out a bit different in the end!)

I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up A friend told me s

I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up A friend told me she missed my silly drawings. And I've missed making them, so here we are 😂 thanks @ialapid. Thanks also to first reader @_deynali who commented, "symbolically....... This is so gay." 👌🏽 Appreciate you both 💖 I've turned it into a mobile wallpaper, available for 24 hours in my Stories!

Drawings for my neighborhood community cat volunte

Drawings for my neighborhood community cat volunteer group. They work really, REALLY hard at TNVR* and cat care so this is the least I could do. Cat #1 has been neutered! And Cat #2 says please leave the comm cats alone ☺️ *Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return: the best and most humane way to manage community cat populations.

This was supposed to be a doodle but it sort of ra

This was supposed to be a doodle but it sort of ran away with itself. MANTIS SHRIMP! A highly intelligent and effective predator. MANTIS SHRIMP! The force in its forelimbs can punch holes in clam shells. MANTIS SHRIMP! Its eyes are said to be the most complex of any animal. MANTIS SHRIMP! We do have a Philippine species, but this one's called the peacock mantis shrimp. MANTIS SHRIMP! #WorldWildlifeDay

She's 9, but she's just a baby 🥹 Happy birthday

She's 9, but she's just a baby 🥹 Happy birthday, Annie! 😽

We got married on a Wednesday in Marikina, under t

We got married on a Wednesday in Marikina, under the jurisdiction of Judge @jedyne . Jeds and I have known each other at least 20 years, a friendship that started at our high school paper The Magnificat, where we were writers and eventual editors. As 17-18 year olds hungry for culture, we once undertook an epic journey to Quiapo to search for DVDs (remember, @ybpadilla & @ialapid ?). She got Rent; I got a large wooden crab that might've been an ashtray. It's a core memory, she reminds me. When we found out that Jeds was now a judge, @xalwynx and i decided it would be meaningful to try and have an old friend solemnize our marriage. We were so lucky to have her. During the ceremony, she spoke about equal partnership, individuality, commitment. How getting married makes caring for one another a mandate. How it's ok not to have kids as long as A and I agree. How nourishing one's self enriches the relationship tenfold. The string quartet cover of God Only Knows by The Beach Boys played in the background. The vows were in Tagalog and OF COURSE I got weepy. The ceremony was everything I could ever want. We were accompanied by our parents and ninangs. I wore the dress since we weren't sure we'd get daylight photos before the reception, ten days later (we did!) Salamat, Jeds 🥹 It was an honor and a gift.

Mga kapitbahay, kasal na kami! 💖

Mga kapitbahay, kasal na kami! 💖

2 of 4 new illustrations commissioned by @fightine

2 of 4 new illustrations commissioned by @fightinequality for the Fight for Alternatives Global Assembly! Young people from all over the world pledge to work as a team to Fight Inequality. Yet more photos from the Assembly at the Bahay ng Alumni. The comic from Kenya struck me as too close to home, a reminder that the struggle against corruption is everywhere. Also here: the flags of orgs from different regions. The mobile wallpaper version is in my Stories/Highlights 📱

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