History ComicStrip / PugadBaboy

** Polgas' and Dagul's table conversations turning to {{Squick}}-worthy subjects, occasional ending with Debbie making them leave the table.

* WriteWhoYouKnow: Besides using himself as inspirations for Dagul, Utoy, and Polgas, most of the cast are based off Medina's family and friends, and are often exaggerations of their respective quirks.

* {{Badass}}:
** Polgas in his "Dobermaxx" secret agent persona.
** Dagul also exhibits this when he gets to show off his martial arts skills.
** Tomas and Bab also have their moments.
** Igno gets to shine in the ''Bounty Hunter'' arc.
** Later, Tiny, Pao, and even [[spoiler: Brosia]] get their own pieces of the action.

** Polgas is sometimes this-cum-TheGadfly to Mang Dagul, often messing with him when Dagul is being hounded by deadlines.

** Pol Medina is a tad too fond of joking about Arabs and South Asians being foul-smelling to the point of UnfortunateImplications. One strip series involves a chemical agent called PSSI, with the acronym translating in English as "Iraqi soldier's jock sweat", and another strip has resident hippie Bab scare Tiny and Pao away from their shawarma by claiming that it tastes like an Arab's underarm-- which lets him claim the shawarma for himself.

** Many, often to Western pop culture such as ''Wiseguy'', ''Franchise/StarWars''', ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'', ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', ''Film/{{Predator}}'', Creator/DCComics and and Creator/MarvelComics, and ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''.
** Bab at one point quotes "The Gospel of [[Music/JohnLennon John]]": ''Imagine all the people... living life in peace''.

* {{ShoutOut}}: Many, often to Western pop culture such as ''Wiseguy'', ''Franchise/StarWars''', ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'', ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', ''Film/{{Predator}}'', {{DC Comics}} and and {{Marvel Comics}}, and Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles. Bab at one point quotes "The Gospel of [[Music/JohnLennon John]]": ''Imagine all the people... living life in peace''.

* [[ADogNamedDog A Bobcat Named Bobcat]]: From the ''Apo Hikers'' arc. Also a TalkingAnimal like Polgas.

* {{ShoutOut}}: Many, often to Western pop culture such as ''Wiseguy'', ''Franchise/StarWars''', ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'', ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', ''Film/{{Predator}}'', {{DC Comics}} and and {{Marvel Comics}}, and Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles. Bab at one point quotes "The Gospel of [[JohnLennon John]]": ''Imagine all the people... living life in peace''.

* CarnivoreConfusion: An unusual case. Apart from Polgas, most dogs bark and behave like "normal" dogs and are treated as such—to the point where humans still ''eat'' them in the ''Pugad Baboy'' universe. (For context: Stray dogs in the Philippines are occasionally cooked and eaten, often as accompaniment to beer-drinking sessions.)

* CarnivoreConfusion: An unusual case. Apart from Polgas, most dogs bark and behave like "normal" dogs and are treated as such—to the point where humans still ''eat'' them in the ''Pugad Baboy'' universe. (For context: Stray dogs in the Philippines are occasionally cooked and eaten, often with beer.)

* TakeThat: The comic delivers more than a few jabs towards {{Corrupt Politician}}s, {{DirtyCommunists the NPA}}, {{CorruptChurch the Catholic Church}}, and the follies of Filipino society in general.

* TakeThat: The comic delivers more than a few jabs towards corrupt politicians, the NPA, the Catholic Church, and the follies of Filipino society in general.

** Various TV trends like telenovelas and Asian dramas have also been referenced through the years.

-->'''Dagul''': "Polgas, do you remember when you nearly died from the stink of my Indian friend's underarm?"

* TheStoner: Bab. Attempts to break his weed habit occasionally comes up as a story device. For instance, in one mini-arc, his mother (who disapproves heavily of the habit) confuses his weed stash for oregano, and mixes it into her spaghetti. ''Which she cooked for a prayer meeting.'' Bab is understandably horrified and downs the spaghetti in one gulp—but exposes himself in the process.

* TheStoner: Bab. Attempts to break his weed habit occasionally comes up as a story device. For instance, in one mini-arc, his mother (who disapproves heavily of the habit) confuses his weed stash for oregon, and mixes it into her spaghetti. ''Which she cooked for a prayer meeting.'' Bab is understandably horrified and downs the spaghetti in one gulp—but exposes himself in the process.

* TheStoner: Bab. Attempts to break his weed habit occasionally comes up as a story device.

* CampGay: Pao. [[spoiler: This is a plot point in the ''Hiwaga ng Duenas'' StoryArc, where he was captured by a cult searching for pregnant women to be sacrificed, and they thought Pao was pregnant because of his big belly]].

* AuthorFilibuster: Most of the characters' discussions regarding current events are Medina's social commentary. Most of them are quite sarcatic.

* TotemPoleTrench: Utoy, Paltik and Joma attempt this once to see an adult movie. They even use it to scare a moviegoer who started ''hitting on'' Trenchcoat!Utoy.

* [[ADogNamedDog A Bobcat named Bobcat]]: From the ''Apo Hikers'' arc. Also a TalkingAnimal like Polgas.