Inquirer suspends ‘Pugad Baboy’ strip

The satirical Pugad Baboy comic strip has been suspended by the Philippine Daily Inquirer supposedly because of its criticism of the hypocrisy of Christians on the issue of homosexuality. Cartoonist Apolonio “Pol” Medina Jr depicted the issue by having two characters talk about how hypocritical it is for Christians to denounce homosexuality when this is condoned or tolerated in Catholic all-girls schools. It used St Scholastica, a Catholic all-girls school as an example, drawing public ire. Medina however pointed out on Facebook that the strip first appeared in March but got this reaction only this June when the strip was republished. He insinuated that the suspension of his comic strip pending results of an investigation may be due to a series of anti-Marcos strips.

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