Louie Jalandoni, a Catholic priest who later became a prominent Communist revolutionary, has been one of the leading voices in the National Democratic Movement of the Philippines since its foundation. Though growing up in a wealthy family, being persistently confronted with the daily struggle of peasants and workers in his work as a priest Jalandoni was eventually led to join the revolutionary movement. His subsequent struggle for land-reform, the recognition of indigenous peoples and Filipino sovereignty from imperial influences continues to this day.
Now a unique graphic biography has been created fusing the revolutionary life of Jalandoni with the ongoing struggle of the Filipino people. Authored by Ina Alleco R. Silverio, produced by the Concerned Artists of the Philippines, published by the International Network for Philippine Studies and illustrated by prominent Filipino artists Leonilo Doloricon, Max Santiago, Mervin Malonzo, Enrico Maniago, Fernando Argosino and Jaco Payawal, the book, Louie Jalandoni, Revolutionary: An Illustrated Biography, is an unmatched collective work of art that carries the spirit of the people’s struggle of the National Democratic of the Philippines into the field of popular culture and education.