Help For Illustrator Bert Lopez at Komikon 2011

Some two weeks ago, Filipino komiks illustrator Bert Lopez was featured on GMA 7′s charity program "Wish Ko Lang". Bert was a successful komiks illustrator until he contracted leprosy and all his friends and family abandoned him. He has since been cured, but he has living a very destitute life, unable to work due to his failing eyes and depressed at being alone.

Being featured on "Wish Ko Lang" has given Bert a new lease on life where he was given three sets of new eyeglasses, new clothes, new bed and cabinet, groceries, and more importantly a large supply of art materials which he can use to create artwork once again. Wish Ko Lang also organized an exhibit of his works where he got reunited with his old work mates.

Unfortunately, Wish Ko Lang couldn't track Bert's family down no matter how much they tried. As Bert himself said, "Mahirap hanapin ang nagtatago." You can watch the two part program in the videos below (In Tagalog).

Part 1

Part 2

Randy Valiente has said he will be bringing Bert Lopez to the upcoming Komikon 2011 on November 19 at the Bayanihan Center. Bert will be bringing his artworks there to sell. It would be nice if we could help out and buy his artworks, or even if to just drop by his table to say hi. I think he would appreciate it very much.