KENKOY is the Philippines' first true pop icon. He is a ludicrous portrait of the Filipino...pathetically trying but barely succeeding in keeping up with his American mentors" - Nonoy Marcelo KENKOY: (1) Isang nakakatawang karakter sa Komiks na nilikha noong 1929 na may maluwang na pantalon at plantsadong buhok. (2) Isang mapagpatawang tao. - UP Diksiyunaryong Filipino, University of the Philippines Press. Kenkoy Created byTony Velasquez (illustrator)Romualdo Ramos (writer) AliasesFrancisco Harabas SpeciesHuman Relatives Rosing (wife) Children:Dayunyor Dyulie Tsing Doy Dalisyosa Etot Nene Piching, Tsikiting Gubat Francisco "Kenkoy" Harabas is a Philippine comics character created by writer Romualdo Ramos and cartoonist and illustratorTony Velasquez in 1929.[1] Velazquez continued the strip for decades after Ramos' death in 1932. Kenkoy was seminal to Philippine comics and thus Velasquez is considered the founding father of the industry.[2] The term kenkoy has entered the Filipino language to mean a joker, jester, or a hilarious person. Now In these modern times, or the 21st Century, Jennessy Rae Q. Cordero is remaking the life of Kenkoy in Modern Times. I hope all Kenkoy Fans out there, could aprreciate the love I have for the character. Making a whole new story for Kenkoy Harabas.