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Randon Philip Farrugia
(b. 1949)
«Puttinu and Toninu»
«Puttinu u Toninu»

Dr Philip Farrugia Randon was elected as the 7th president of the Maltese Association of the Sovereign Military and Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta also known as S.M.O.M. during the recently held annual general assembly.

Born in 1949, Philip Farrugia Randon graduated Doctor of Laws in 1973.

He is the author of a number of books namely Aspects of Maltese Law For Bankers (1983), the 13 volumes of The Word of the Court (1992), Turner’s Malta Watercolour (2000), a series of children stories Puttinu u Toninu (2001), Caravaggio, Knight of Malta (2005) and How to Look at Caravaggio (2007). He is also co-author and editor of Caravaggio in Malta (1989).

A keen watercolourist, Philip Farrugia Randon has exhibited his works in various counties. He has studied restoration of oil paintings on canvas in Florence.

He is at present director of HSBC Bank Malta p.l.c.

Dr Farrugia Randon was admitted into the Order of Malta as a Knight of Magistral Grace on June 23, 2000. In 2005 he was appointed Member of the Order of Merit by the President of Malta. Philip Farrugia Randon is married to Helen née Tabone and has one daughter, Philipa.

Puttinu is the youngest angel in Heaven. Unable to fly well, he clumsily plunges down to earth where a young boy, Toninu, takes care of him. The most extraordinary thing is that this young boy can actually see and talk to Puttinu. The two manage to convince St Joseph to let Puttinu be Toninu’s guardian angel. They soon become the best of pals. The stories recount some of the experiences and adventures of these two characters.

Dr Farrugia Randon said: “As I wrote these stories I became more and more attached to Puttinu and Toninu. I can honestly say that they have become my friends and I hope that readers will also feel the same about these two characters. I would like readers not only to associate themselves with the characters and stories of the book but also to feel the same sentiments and emotions that will hopefully remain in the readers’ mind as a memory of childhood.”

Malta, 2010, Puttinu and Toninu