Filipino Author: Bob Ong

Who is this Bob Ong guy? What are his works? How did he contributed to our Filipino Literacies?

Bob Ong is one of the well-known Filipino Author. He wrote ABNKKBSNPLAko?!, Mac Arthur, and more.

 

Back then and until now, His identity is such a mystery to many. His books are so fun and exciting to read that he’s readers get carried away and doesn’t even mind who he really is. I have read his book ABNKKBSNPLAko?! And it was kind of cute he how he tells everyone what’s like when he was young. Everyone can relate to his books because it showed reality and what people are experiencing in their lives.

When I was in high school, my classmates would go all the way just to collect his books. Some will have a trade with the other classmate the book that they haven’t read.

His books are totally eye catching, why? Because his books title are not that ordinary. It makes people curious about his books.

According to Wikipedia "Bob Ong (born February 1975) is the pseudonym of a contemporary Filipino author known for using conversational Filipino to create humorous and reflective depictions of Philippine life.His actual name is unknown.  

 The pseudonym Bob Ong came about when the author was working as a web developer and a teacher, and he put up the Bobong Pinoy website in his spare time. The name roughly translates it "Dumb Filipino," used fondly as a diminutive term."Although impressed," Bob Ong notes, "my boss would've fired me had he known I was the one behind it." When someone contacted him after mistaking him as an actual person named Bob Ong, his famous pseudonym was born. The site received a People's Choice Philippine Web Award for Weird/Humor in 1998, but was taken down after former President Joseph "Erap" Estradawas ousted after the Second People Power Revolution.""