Kapitan Sino

Kapitan Sino (English: Captain Who) is a 2009 novel by a Filipino author under the pseudonym Bob Ong. The story revolves around Rogelio Manglicmot, an electrician in the small barrio of Pelaez.

Plot

Kapitan Sino is about an electrician, Rogelio Manglicmot, who has a special ability. Other characters include Rogelio's best friend, Bok-bok, Aling Precious, Aling Chummy, Mayor Suico, Vice Mayor Samonte, and Ging-ging. Bok-bok occasionally insults Rogelio, and Tessa, designer of Rogelio's suit. Though she is blind, she is quite talented and intelligent, and Rogelio cares for her.

As the story progresses, Rogelio learns how to control his ability, and he then decides to become a hero. He was given the nickname "Kapitan Sino" by the people.

He soon discovers the town Mayor's secret, and Rogelio defeats his son, who had become a giant worm-like monster which lives off human blood. Tessa is the monster's final victim, and after her death, Rogelio slowly begins to lose all reason to continue in becoming a hero. After the said event, an epidemic spreads, and everyone becomes desperate to find a cure.

Rogelio, blamed for a crime he did not commit, is caught and imprisoned, along with his friend Bok-bok. Medics discover that Rogelio's blood may be a cure for the mysterious virus. In the end, Rogelio saves the people by donating his blood. They had tents outside the Church of Pelaez, where they had their medical mission, but things got out of control, so they decided to get some of Rogelio's blood in the Church. He was able to stand and walk out of the Church, looking for his parents, still not fully recovered from the blood donation. Outside, a man carrying a child asked him if his blood was the cure. The man stabbed him, and he fell to the ground, the man dipping his hand unto Rogelio's wound.

After his death, Pelaez becomes peaceful, and Rogelio is given a commemoration.

Characters

• Rogelio Manglicmot/Kapitan Sino: an ordinary electrician who found himself to have a special ability. With the support of Bok-bok and Teng a.k.a. Tessa, he decided to become a super hero, and the people named him as "Kapitan Sino", after the confusion of his name. Later in the story, his father stated that Mayor Suico was actually his uncle and, like his uncle, his father also has special abilities. At the end of the story, Rogelio will die after he lost his blood when an unknown man stabbed him in hoping to cure his son.

• Bok-bok: Bok-bok was the best friend of Kapitan Sino.

• Teng/Tessa: Tessa is a childhood friend of Rogelio and Bok-bok. Tessa is blind, yet she is good in designing clothes and very intelligent, which is why Rogelio cares for her. She will die later, after she is attacked by Michael, the son of Mayor Suico.

• Aling Chummy: Aling Chummy was known for being a kindhearted person in the town of Palaez. Later, she will accuse Kapitan Sino as being responsible for killing her late husband.

• Mayor Solomon Suico: Pelaez's current mayor, whose son, Michael, is a monster.

• Vice Mayor Samonte: He is punched down by Bok-bok because of his address in the town of Pelaez.

References

• "The mystery begins with his name-Bob Ong (not his real name)". Sunday Inquirer Magazine. Retrieved 2008-04-03.