The Duterte Years: Angelo Lopez Cartoons 2016-2022

By Mr. Angelo Lopez

Award winning Filipino American editorial cartoonist Angelo Lopez has cast a wary eye on the Philippines since 2016. During that time, Rodrigo Duterte became President of the Philippines and he began to systematically attack the democratic institutions of the country. He gave the police impunity to kill people who are only suspected of drug crimes without giving these suspects a chance to defend themselves in a court of law. The result is around 30,000 Filipinos killed by the police or vigilantes. As well as crime suspects, anyone who dares criticize Duterte or the use of extrajudicial killings is targeted to be harassed, jailed or killed. So journalists, lawyers, activists, priests, mayors, and ordinary people are being threatened for daring to be critical. Angelo Lopez has used his cartoons to report on President Duterte's war on democracy. In the pages of the Philippine News Today, a Filipino American newspaper based in San Francisco Bay Area, Angelo's cartoons shine a light on economic exploitation, vigilante killings, and the steady walk to authoritarianism. Through his cartoons, Angelo Lopez is trying to cry out to Filipinos and Filipino Americans to take notice before it is too late. "Angelo Lopez' eagerly anticipated book of political cartoons is vivid, evocative, and beautifully drawn. He provides a rare glimpse of Filipino American history and the struggles of working class Filipinos and Filipino Americans grappling with issues such as wage theft, labor exploitation, hate, scapegoating, and inequality in contemporary American and Filipino society. His cartoons also provide an unflinching look at the abuse of power and of resistance in the Philippines. It is a must read book that I highly recommend." RUTH SILVER TAUBE, Coordinator, Santa Clara County Wage Theft Coalition and Supervising Attorney, Workers' Rights Practice, Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center, Santa Clara University School of Law

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BZ2Y7G95
• ISBN13: 9798378110322
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 214 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 0.5" x 8.3"