1. Pugad Baboy
History of Pugad Baboy
• Created by Pol Medina
• Started to appear in Philippine Daily
Inquirer in May 18, 1988
• Named after a friend’s piggery
• The comic is centered on a community of
mostly obese people (hence pugad
baboy)

2. • The strip mirrors the general sentiment of
Filipino people on relevant topics such as
corruption in Philippine government as
well as Filipino pop culture
• The comic is likened to the American
comics “Doonesbury” by Garry Trudeau
• There are currently 23 compilations, the
first compilation was originally part of a
thesis by Frank Aldana. The compilation
became so popular that Medina himself
made the compilation after the first one.

3. Apolonio
“Pol” Medina

4. Pol Medina
• Born in April 6, 1960
• Graduated in UST in 1983 with a degree
in Architecture
• Worked in Iraq in 1985
• Medina conceived the strip while working
under contract in Iraq in 1986
• Returned in the Philippines in 1987

5. Style
• Non-linear story
• Detailed facial expression
• The use of satire
Satire – a literary device in which
issues are held up to ridicule, ideally with
the intent of shaming individuals and
society itself, to improvement. A common
feature of satire is irony or sarcasm.

6. Significant Characters
• Mang Dagul – the patriarch of the Sungcal
family. He works as a chef in a five-star
family. He is a proud owner of Polgas

7. • Debbie – the matriarch of Sungcal Family.
She is a typical housewife.

8. • Bab – the resident bum and persistent
lover of Tiny

9. • Kules – Eldest son of Dagul and Debbie. He
works as an OFW in Saudi Arabia

10. • Tiny – daughter of Debbie and Dagul. A
typical teenage girl

11. • Utoy – youngest son of Debbie and Dagul.
Intelligent and musically talented

12. • Polgas – the anthromorphic dog of Dagul.
Works as an agent and drinking buddy of
Mang Dagul