EDITORIAL

CARTOONING

EDITORIAL
CARTOONEditorial
cartoon is also
known as political
cartoon. The word
cartoon is derived
from the words
caricature

andlampoon which
means portrait that
exaggerates and
criticizing.This is a
drawing or portrait
representing an
editorial article
about current
issues or
controversial

issues.This is the
most powerful, most
effective and most
reliable part of a
newspaper to
attract readers to
read more about
theissue being
discussed.This is
an illustration of

events,
personalities, social
illness such as
corruptions that
always uses humor,
symbols
andexaggerations
to be funny and to
catch the readers'
attention.This is a

section where
opinions and
interpretations are
expressed through
drawings.
Facts about Editorial
Cartoons:

Editorial Cartoons
are an integral part
of many newspaper
editorial pages and

are used to
highlight the single
mostsignificant
aspect of a news
item.Editorial
cartoons reflect a
subjective
evaluation of a
news story
highlight.Editorial

cartoons focus on
a single item that is
clearly
identified. They also
may represent
a simplification of a
complexissue.
An effective
cartoonist makes
use of

several specific
tools to make
his or her
points clear.It is
usually necessary
for a reader to be
familiar with current
events in order to
understand the

meaning of
editorialcartoons.
Cartoon Symbols
Common Political
Cartoon
SymbolsPhilippine
Government - presi
dent, Philippine flag
freedom and democ
racy

- flying eaglewarfar
e - hawkfetus, baby
- new generationpe
ace - dove, olive br
anch, peace symbol
victory - wreath of la
urelstime - hourglas
s, big clockdeath - s
kull and crossbones
danger - cliff, falling

objects, skull and cr

ossbones, dark sha
deshope - rainbowsl
ow pace - snail, turtl
ewealth and power
- money bags, large
and fat peopleweak
- small, thin peoplec
ourt - benchcorrupt

- crocodiletypewriter
- press

EDITORIAL Short cuts

(The Philippine Star) |
Updated July 17,
2013 - 12:00am
Good riddance was
the common reaction
to reports thatthe

suspected ringleader
of a notorious
robbery gang and
one ofhis key
henchmen had been
shot dead while in
police custody
theother night. Ricky
Cadavero allegedly
headed the Ozamis
gang,tagged in a

string of deadly
robberies at several
banks andshopping
malls in Metro Manila
and Cavite.Cadavero
and his cohort
Wilfredo Panogaling
a werekilled on their
way back to the
Bureau of
Corrections from

inquestlate Monday
afternoon in
Dasmarias, Cavite.
Suspectedgangmen
sprung the two from
the New Bilibid
Prisons inMuntinlupa
in a daring caper
in December last
year. They
wererecaptured last

Friday and presented

to the press at Camp
Crameat noon the
other day. Hours
later, they lay dead in
San Pedro, Laguna,
allegedly after trying
to wrest the gun from
their policeescorts
during a purported
ambush.The Ozamis

gang has a track

record for bold
attacks that could
make the story about
the ambush
plausible. But
JusticeSecretary
Leila de Lima herself
has raised questions
about the
circumstances

surrounding the
killings, starting with
why the twohad to be
brought to Cavite for
an inquest that could
have been done at
the NBP, and how
they ended up in Sta.
Rosa.Relatives of
those slain in
Ozamis gang

robberies will shed

no tears for the two
men. But the two
could have
ledlawmen to the
elusive mastermind
of the gang, believed
to be a Mindanao
politician. If
investigation shows
that the two

wereexecuted by
their police captors, it
is another stain on
the Philippine
National Police. The
PNP has not yet
recovered from
thesuspected
massacre of an
alleged gambling
lord and 12 of his

companions in
Atimonan, Quezon
on Jan. 6 this
year.Filipinos
impatient with the
snail-paced
administration of
justice are often
ready to look the
other way when
notoriouscrime

suspects are killed in

police
operations. The
problem with
summary execution
is that
innocent people can
get caught inthe
crossfire, and even
for those who may
be involved in

criminal activity,
capital punishment
can be too heavy for
the offense.This
makes it important
for authorities to
determine the truth
behind the deaths of
the Ozamis gang
members. Short cuts
makefor lazy and

inefficient law
enforcement. They
can also lead to a
miscarriage of j
EDITORIAL
CARTOONING

EDITORIAL
CARTOONEditorial
cartoon is also
known as political

cartoon. The word

cartoon is derived
from the words
caricature
andlampoon which
means portrait that
exaggerates and
criticizing.This is a
drawing or portrait
representing an

editorial article
about current
issues or
controversial
issues.This is the
most powerful, most
effective and most
reliable part of a
newspaper to
attract readers to

read more about

theissue being
discussed.This is
an illustration of
events,
personalities, social
illness such as
corruptions that
always uses humor,
symbols

andexaggerations
to be funny and to
catch the readers'
attention.This is a
section where
opinions and
interpretations are
expressed through
drawings.
Facts about Editorial
Cartoons:

Editorial Cartoons
are an integral part
of many newspaper
editorial pages and
are used to
highlight the single
mostsignificant
aspect of a news
item.Editorial
cartoons reflect a

subjective
evaluation of a
news story
highlight.Editorial
cartoons focus on
a single item that is
clearly
identified. They also
may represent

a simplification of a
complexissue.
An effective
cartoonist makes
use of
several specific
tools to make
his or her
points clear.It is
usually necessary

for a reader to be
familiar with current
events in order to
understand the
meaning of
editorialcartoons.
Cartoon Symbols
Common Political
Cartoon
SymbolsPhilippine

Government - presi
dent, Philippine flag
freedom and democ
racy
- flying eaglewarfar
e - hawkfetus, baby
- new generationpe
ace - dove, olive br
anch, peace symbol
victory - wreath of la

urelstime - hourglas
s, big clockdeath - s
kull and crossbones
danger - cliff, falling
objects, skull and cr
ossbones, dark sha
deshope - rainbowsl
ow pace - snail, turtl
ewealth and power
- money bags, large

and fat peopleweak

- small, thin peoplec
ourt - benchcorrupt
- crocodiletypewriter
- press

EDITORIAL Short cuts

(The Philippine Star) |
Updated July 17,
2013 - 12:00am

Good riddance was

the common reaction
to reports thatthe
suspected ringleader
of a notorious
robbery gang and
one ofhis key
henchmen had been
shot dead while in
police custody
theother night. Ricky

Cadavero allegedly
headed the Ozamis
gang,tagged in a
string of deadly
robberies at several
banks andshopping
malls in Metro Manila
and Cavite.Cadavero
and his cohort
Wilfredo Panogaling
a werekilled on their

way back to the

Bureau of
Corrections from
inquestlate Monday
afternoon in
Dasmarias, Cavite.
Suspectedgangmen
sprung the two from
the New Bilibid
Prisons inMuntinlupa
in a daring caper

in December last
year. They
wererecaptured last
Friday and presented
to the press at Camp
Crameat noon the
other day. Hours
later, they lay dead in
San Pedro, Laguna,
allegedly after trying
to wrest the gun from

their policeescorts
during a purported
ambush.The Ozamis
gang has a track
record for bold
attacks that could
make the story about
the ambush
plausible. But
JusticeSecretary
Leila de Lima herself

has raised questions

about the
circumstances
surrounding the
killings, starting with
why the twohad to be
brought to Cavite for
an inquest that could
have been done at
the NBP, and how
they ended up in Sta.

Rosa.Relatives of
those slain in
Ozamis gang
robberies will shed
no tears for the two
men. But the two
could have
ledlawmen to the
elusive mastermind
of the gang, believed
to be a Mindanao

politician. If
investigation shows
that the two
wereexecuted by
their police captors, it
is another stain on
the Philippine
National Police. The
PNP has not yet
recovered from
thesuspected

massacre of an
alleged gambling
lord and 12 of his
companions in
Atimonan, Quezon
on Jan. 6 this
year.Filipinos
impatient with the
snail-paced
administration of
justice are often

ready to look the

other way when
notoriouscrime
suspects are killed in
police
operations. The
problem with
summary execution
is that
innocent people can
get caught inthe

crossfire, and even

for those who may
be involved in
criminal activity,
capital punishment
can be too heavy for
the offense.This
makes it important
for authorities to
determine the truth
behind the deaths of

the Ozamis gang

members. Short cuts
makefor lazy and
inefficient law
enforcement. They
can also lead to a
miscarriage of j