Te Talks by Ted Te

Community Pantries and Red-Tagging EXPLAINED

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 05:25:40 GMT

Patreng Non started a community pantry with one goal: to feed the hungry. But as the movement gained popularity and was replicated in other communities, the NTF-ELCAC began questioning it, and Non. Listen to this Rights Under Lockdown episode with Atty. Ted Te on the government's red-tagging of community pantries.

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We Heal As One

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:16:00 GMT

Certain provisions of emergency powers law allowed for the arrest of local officials and social media users spreading false information. Atty. Ted Te talks about the dangers of such provisions in this mini series.

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I Hate it When They Call Me Terorista

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:34:10 GMT

Red-tagging of journalists, lawyers and human rights advocates continued during the lockdown. And now authorities have taken that extra step of accusing critics of being terrorists. Atty. Ted Te shares how this impacts our rights and freedoms.

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Lockdown Not Lock Up

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:34:00 GMT

PH has had one of the longest and toughest lockdowns in Asia. Quarantine violators were at times humiliated or beaten by law enforcers. Atty. Ted Te talks about government's use of force in this mini series.

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Of Parties and Protest in the Time of COVID

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:33:25 GMT

In this Teka Teka mini series, we look back at the events that took place during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown and its impact on the rights and freedoms of Filipinos. We talk to Atty. Ted Te about the temporary ban on outdoor protests back in June.

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Independence Day 2020: A Special Minisode

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 02:57:50 GMT

"Freedom is a huge word. It is one perhaps many have taken for granted, but now have come to see in a totally new light." Listen to this special message from Atty. Ted Te—and may you have a meaningful Independence Day.

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Episode 15: Locked Up During Lockdown

Mon, 04 May 2020 05:36:45 GMT

"Ang kulungan talaga is a petri dish for COVID infections." Professor Raymund Narag talks to Atty. Ted Te about how prisons around the world are handling the COVID-19 health crisis. Our guest also shares his takeaways from serving time inside the Quezon City Jail.

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Episode 14: Emergency Powers - Bill of Rights During Lockdown

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 01:00:00 GMT

What happens to our rights when there is a lockdown? Can government simply cancel them out? We find out in part three of our emergency powers series with our special guests Atty. Gwen De Vera and Atty. Dan Gatmaytan.

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Episode 13: Emergency powers under the Bayanihan Act

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 03:40:59 GMT

From allowing the arrest of local officials to putting a stop to false information online, is the Bayanihan Act a step in the right direction? Atty. Ted Te talks to constitutional lawyers Gwen De Vera and Dan Gatmaytan from the University of the Philippines College of Law.

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Episode 12: Emergency Powers during COVID-19

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 04:06:32 GMT

Does the President need to ask Congress for Emergency Powers? Or is a declaration of a state of Public Health Emergency enough? And...our takeaways from the movie Contagion in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Episode 11: Ano'ng K Mo? Quo Warranto petition revisited

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:29:00 GMT

What do the movie Black Panther and the ouster of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno have in common? A lot, apparently. In the first episode of the "Shortcuts" series, Atty. Ted Te explains the quo warranto petition.

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Episode 10: The most powerful lawyers in government

Wed, 08 Jan 2020 06:54:20 GMT

Whose job is it to advise the President on legal matters? Justice Secretary? Solicitor General? Or Chief Presidential Legal Counsel? What are the differences among the most powerful lawyers in government? Former Supreme Court spokesman Ted Te, with journalist Roby Alampay, gives us the answers.

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Episode 9: Whistleblowing and the cost of telling the truth

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 08:22:28 GMT

What do Primitivo Mijares, Chavit Singson, and Jun Lozada have in common? They all blew the whistle on the alleged corruption of Philippine presidents. But where are they now? And more importantly, what happened to the people they testified against? Former Supreme Court spokesman Ted Te, with journalist Roby Alampay, weighs in on the true cost of telling the truth.

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Episode 8: Death penalty in the Philippines

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 08:15:10 GMT

Remember Leo Echegaray? Atty. Ted Te gives a throwback to the last time the Philippines reinstated the death penalty. What were the arguments for it then? Was the Philippines better off with or without it?

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Episode 7: Separation of Powers

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 08:00:45 GMT

What are the chances for an independent Congress? (When the President chooses the House leaders, Minority Leaders come from the ruling parties...and even the Opposition reps join the Super Majority?)

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Episode 6: WHAT'S OUR POSITION? - Pres. Duterte's Policies on the South China Sea

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 07:23:22 GMT

Atty. Ted Te talks with maritime law expert Atty. Jay Batongbacal about President Rodrigo Duterte's policies on the South China Sea and their implications for Philippine rights and claims.

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Episode 5: On Being Critical of Government

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 07:20:53 GMT

In this episode of #TeTalks, we talk about the right to organize and what it means to be critical of government.

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Episode 4: Law 101

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 07:17:22 GMT

Indictment? Suspect? Right to Counsel? We often read it in headlines but what does it really mean? In this episode of #TeTalks where Atty. Ted Te gives us a crash course to basic legal terms. Who knows? At the end of the episode, you might just catch yourself throwing around legal jargon despite the lack of "probable cause".

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Episode 3: Provision Defining EJKs

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 07:13:39 GMT

Did the administration just sign a law with a provision that defines EJK? It sure caught the legal world by surprise! But what does this really mean? And can a simple thing as a definition actually have an impact on future cases to come?

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Episode 2: PH Territorial Dispute 101

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 07:11:03 GMT

Former Supreme Court spokesperson and leading human rights lawyer Atty. Ted Te ay #PumaPodcast ulit!

Makinig sa TE TALKS, where Ted Te talks on all things law and government. In this episode, we run down the terms that we often hear when it comes to our territorial dispute with China in the West Ph sea.

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Episode 1: PH withdrawal from the ICC

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 07:04:27 GMT

You knew him as the Supreme Court spokesperson and human rights lawyer. Ngayon si Atty. Ted Te ay #PumaPodcast na rin!

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On this episode of Te Talks, hear what Atty. Ted has to say about the country’s withdrawal from the Int'l Criminal Court.

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