Miel Prudencio Ma (also known as Miel or Dengcoy Miel) is a

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

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and

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. He received the

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Newspaper Illustration Award of 2001. Miel's work has been syndicated by the

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/WittyWorld beginning in 1986, and lately by

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Syndicate (NYTS)/

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(CWS). His cartoons can also be found in

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's Professional Cartoonists Index website. His cartoons have been published in newspapers such as ''

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, World & I,

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'' and ''

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'', among others. Miel has a master's degree in design (MDes) from the

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(UNSW, Sydney). Formerly the editorial cartoonist of the now-defunct and

Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. ( , , ; September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial ...

-owned '' Philippine Daily Express'', he subsequently became chief editorial cartoonist of ''

The Philippine Star ''The Philippine Star'' (self-styled ''The Philippine STAR'') is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines and the flagship brand of the Philstar Media Group. First published on July 28, 1986, by veteran journalists Betty Go-Belmonte, ...

'', a broadsheet founded in the post-Marcos year 1986. In 1992, he emigrated to

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with his family. Miel started his Singapore career as the assistant art editor of ''

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'', Singapore's top English-language daily. He is now its senior executive artist.

Works

As author

* ''Scenegapore'' (2012,

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) * ''An Essential Guide to Singlish'' (2003, 2010, Gartbooks) * ''Singatoons'' (2002, Landmark Books)

As co-author

* ''So Singapore Toons'' (2008,

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and Popular Book Co)

As illustrator

* ''An Essential Guide to Pantang!: Taboos and Superstitions of Singapore & Malaysia'' (2009, Gartbooks) * ''The Midnight Tree'' (2008, Rainforest Kids) * ''Lost in the Secret Garden'' (2007, Rainforest Kids) * ''Secret Hoarder'' (2007, Rainforest Kids) * ''Ben's Friends from the Rainforest'' (2006, Pixie Books) * ''Peeping @ 2031: Celebrating Institute of Systems Science 25th Anniversary'' (2006, SNP Editions) * ''Thinking Allowed? Politics, Fear and Change in Singapore'' (2004, SNP Editions)

References

Filipino cartoonists Living people The Philippine Star people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Philippines-artist-stub