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    Francisco V. Coching

    Filipino comic book writer and illustrator (1919–1998)

    In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Vicente and the surname or paternal family name is Coching.

    Francisco Vicente Coching[2] (January 29, 1919[3] – September 1, 1998[4]) was a Filipino comic book illustrator and writer during the Golden Age of Philippine comics.[4] He is regarded as one of the "pillars of the Philippine Komiks Industry",[5] the "King of Komiks",[6] and the "Dean of Philippine Comics".[4] He created the iconic characters Pedro Penduko, Hagibis, and Sabas, ang barbaro.

    In 2014, he was posthumously conferred as a National Artist for Visual Arts, the highest honor for artists in the Philippines.[7]

    Biography

    Coching was born in Buting, Pasig, Rizal province in the Philippines.[4][8][9] He was the son of Gregorio Coching, a Filipin