Bob Ong

Bob Ong (* allegedly August 1972 in Pasay City , Philippines ), also known under the name Roberto Ong , is the pseudonym of one of the most famous contemporary Filipino authors. He uses everyday Tagalog to humorously describe and analyze everyday situations in the Philippines. The author does not give his real name.

Website bobongpinoy.com

Ong became famous for his now discontinued homepage bobongpinoy.com , which he had put on the Internet as a hobby alongside his work as a teacher. Bobo is Tagalog for stupid and Pinoy is the demonym for (Malay) citizens of the Philippines; thus "Bobong Pinoy" means "Stupid Filipinos" . Ong says that while his employer was impressed with the website, he may have lost his job if it had been found out that he was the author. He later decided to keep his pseudonym Bob Ong when one of the readers wrote to him by that name. In 1998 the homepage was awarded the People's Choice Philippine Web Award , but was removed from the Internet shortly after the impeachment process and the subsequent revolution against the then Philippine President José Marcelo Ejército in 2001.

Guesswork about identity

Although it is often said that the Filipino author Charlson Ong was behind the pseudonym Bob Ong, Bob Ong himself says in his work "Stainless Longanisa" that his actual last name is not Ong (王), but his stage name is only in his name Go back home. Other suspicions are that the Filipino poet Paolo Manalo was behind the code name, but this has also been denied.

Works

ABNKKBSNPLAko ?! (Wow, can I read?), 2001
Bakit Baligtad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino? (Why do Filipinos read backwards?), 2002
Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas (Judas' Favorite Book ), 2003

Alamat ng Gubat (History of the Forest), 2003

Stainless Longganisa , 2005

Macarthur , 2007

Kapitan Sino (Captain Sino), 2009

Ang mga Kaibigan ni Mama Susan (The Friends of Mama Susan), 2010

Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin (Get away from me), 2011

No work was published in German, the German translations of the titles were only given as an aid to understanding.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ruel S. De Vera: The Mystery Begins with his Name - Bob Ong (not his real name) ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Philippine Daily Inquirer - Sunday Inquirer Magazine, July 16, 2006; accessed April 7, 2013 (in English) @1@ 2

↑ Ongpin, Apa (2006): Is Bob Ong the Future? And if so, of what? ; Adobo Magazine, Issue 6; November 25, 2006 (in English)

↑ ^a ^b Bob Ong: Stainless Longanisa ; Visual Print Enterprises; Pasay City, Philippines; 2005; ISBN 971-92574-2-3 (in Tagalog)

↑ Bob Ong: Bakit Baligtad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino? ; Visual Print Enterprises; Pasay City, Philippines; 2002; ISBN 971-92574-2-3 (in Tagalog)

personal data
SURNAME	Ong, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ong, Roberto (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Filipino author
DATE OF BIRTH	around August 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pasay City , Philippines

[De_Vera-1] Ruel S. De Vera: The Mystery Begins with his Name - Bob Ong (not his real name) ( Memento of the original from March 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked . Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Philippine Daily Inquirer - Sunday Inquirer Magazine, July 16, 2006; accessed April 7, 2013 (in English) @1@ 2

[2] Ongpin, Apa (2006): Is Bob Ong the Future? And if so, of what? ; Adobo Magazine, Issue 6; November 25, 2006 (in English)

[stainless-3] Bob Ong: Stainless Longanisa ; Visual Print Enterprises; Pasay City, Philippines; 2005; ISBN 971-92574-2-3 (in Tagalog)

[4] Bob Ong: Bakit Baligtad Magbasa ng Libro ang mga Pilipino? ; Visual Print Enterprises; Pasay City, Philippines; 2002; ISBN 971-92574-2-3 (in Tagalog)