“He wished his father saw him become a lawyer.” 

Journalist and biographer Earl Parreño tells Howie Severino that Duterte idolized his father, Vicente, a former Cabinet secretary and governor of Davao, and deeply loved his mother. 

In his self-published biography, “Beyond Will and Power,” Parreño traces Duterte’s early exposure to violence, drawing on accounts from close friends and relatives, as well as the former president’s own statements. He details some pivotal moments, including a shooting incident while he was a law student at San Beda.

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Some of these houses have been standing for more than a hundred years, a symbol of Batanes’ rugged ingenuity. But recent restrictions on harvesting local wood and other native materials have hampered their repair. Home owners are shifting to cement and more common shelter designs, erasing a unique cultural treasure. 

Racing against time, a collaborative effort by university-based engineers and architects, the DOST, and indigenous builders has created a prototype of a reinforced traditional house. 

Is this the solution to a vanishing heritage? Severino and his team journey to a sea-swept corner of Batanes to find out. 

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Open-source intelligence analyst Giano Libot explains how foreigners shape and influence public opinion in the Philippines. He discusses how a recent statement by AFP Chief Romeo Brawner was taken out of context and went viral, showing how narratives can be twisted and amplified online.

This is the third and final episode in Howie Severino’s special series on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI).

Libot and Severino unpack how local influencers and bot networks can spread propaganda that originates from foreign state media. Together, they explore how this kind of online meddling undermines trust, distorts public debate, and threatens our democracy.

Don’t miss the full conversation—and stay tuned for a special upcoming episode on heritage conservation!

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Analyst Janina Santos from Doublethink Lab, a think tank that studies Foreign Information Manipulation Interference or FIMI, unpacks China's online influence in the world and how this has pervaded our everyday lives affecting media, the academe, and domestic politics.  

What does China's influence operations threaten? She explains to Howie Severino in this second installment to a special 3-part series on foreign actors and disinformation.

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This tactic is known as Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI).

How does FIMI threaten democracies around the world? What’s happening in the Philippines? 

Prof. Rachel Khan of the University of the Philippines breaks it down.

This is Part 1 of a three-part special series uncovering how foreign actors meddle in Philippine politics through disinformation.

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Para mamagitan sa dalawang paksyon ng Katipunan, dumayo si Andres Bonifacio sa isang pulong sa Cavite na naging snap election. Bakit hindi tanggap ni Bonifacio ang pagkatalo niya?

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Who was Ramon Magsaysay?

A former guerrilla leader and bus mechanic, President Magsaysay was close to the masses and mobilized the youth. He was untainted by corruption scandals. But tragically, he wasn’t able to finish his first term.

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This is the first episode of the Philippine election history series of the Howie Severino Presents podcast.

Mambo Magsaysay: Ang unang viral campaign jingle

Nag landslide victory ang kandidatong si Ramon Magsaysay noong 1953, gamit ang maraming gimik sa kampanya, tulad ng isang trendy na jingle. Binuhay muli ito noong 1986 people power revolution. 

Ito ang unang episode ng election history podcast ng Howie Severino Presents.

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Recorded on November 23, 2024.

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Date recorded: August 11, 2022

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In a heartfelt conversation recorded last December 2023, writer Lissa Romero de Guia shares how writing helped her navigate the profound loss of her husband, Kidlat de Guia. As we celebrate the holiday season, Lissa offers insights on how to support and greet those who are grieving, reminding us of the importance of compassion and understanding. 

Date recorded: December 14, 2023

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Date recorded: June 30, 2023

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Narito ang ilang tips mula sa dating radio host na ngayon ay trauma therapist na si Gang Badoy Capati.

Date recorded: December 4, 2022

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The holiday season is seen as a time of joy, but not everyone feels like celebrating. Studies show that many people experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) during this time, often marked by anxiety and depression. 

Psychologist and life coach Ali Gui emphasizes that offering a simple "kumusta ka?" can make a difference for those struggling. 

It’s crucial to avoid dictating how others should feel, as empathy and understanding are what truly help.

Recorded on December 15, 2021

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Date recorded: December 5, 2022

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Date recorded: March 18, 2024

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Date recorded: March 12, 2024

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vemeaB23eurU0c092M6ZL?si=49b1185f9c7449ad 

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Date recorded: November 2022

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Date recorded: April 2024

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/00ljsM0w1wTPC9bxgktcJn?si=pvLK_-IkT8K5gz801IVzfw 

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Let’s help rebuild Savage Mind! 

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Date recorded: February 2023

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Date recorded: November 4, 2023

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PART 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZnFd0CeBFtPAaodYLSkvw?si=e9acd680b4374d30

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Even before his health struggles were bouts of depression. When he spoke to Howie in 2021 in the midst of the pandemic, he seemed to be projecting both improving health and a bright outlook. 

His message to those facing similar self-doubt: You don’t have to be anything, you don’t have to accomplish anything, you have every right to be here in this world.

Robert touched many with his generosity and a child-like wonder with which he interacted with the world.

Listen to the whole episode (Recorded October 2021): 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7faZEjus6rDiDas2xMUbL0?si=hJ4ohChFTr6UXf04iYmstQ

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Listen to the whole episode (Recorded August 5, 2024):

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Tulad nalang ng pagkamatay ng isang pari sa loob ng San Agustin Church.

Ano ang totoo sa mga kuwento? Naniniwala ka ba sa multo?

Pakinggan ang buong episode (Date recorded: October 26, 2022): https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uxTaQN034xq6nbo7fPhfl?si=cabb23b0027f4451

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Listen to the full episode here (Date recorded: March 20, 2023): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2916J7cY1rOZboUKUH4fT5?si=ZbIF96RzS3etmhyCajCYTg

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Listen to the full episode here (Date recorded: March 21, 2024): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dscfKRI6zkQLgJCmB1wkQ?si=6l2C43UTTuyEl9q0KEycYA

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October marks Indigenous Peoples' Month in the Philippines.

Listen to the full episode here (Date recorded: October 6, 2022): https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QZ78O7p9TJnTkaSHG0k1M?si=rL9-mNvlTwuehZ5f6nU6fw

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Ngayong Dwarfism Awareness Month, balikan natin ang convo kasama si Jo kung saan ikinuwento niya ang mga hamon sa kanya bilang “little person” at kung paano niya binago ang pagtingin ng mga tao sa tulong ng mga ginampanan niyang roles.

Puwedeng mapakinggan ang full episodes dito (Date recorded: January 23, 2022): 

Part 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6iAqnaoE8TZYBalrT1VG3a

Part 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3g0kOLC4TpB0JXuB45zQVD

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Listen to the full episode here (Date recorded: April 28, 2022): https://open.spotify.com/episode/6mESdr7UDFBepmxAoPd2wx?si=dGSBEXStRgSLpLO8So_A8g

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This is our offering for World Mental Health Day, and was excerpted from a longer conversation.

Listen to the full episode here (Date recorded: May 5, 2023): https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZcT6aRJ6fsEATZFaL1rEh

DOH / National Center for Mental Health Hotlines: Landline: 1-5-5-3

Mobile: 0966-351-4518 or 0917-899-8727

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Listen to the full episode here (Date recorded: May 7, 2024):

https://open.spotify.com/episode/30z3IZMqZAVgjU6fFrvJex?si=DCfoHLDYSu2Am6KuZC5Y2w

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Catch the full episode here (Month recorded: December 2023):

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Catch the full episode here (Date recorded: August 2023):

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kpZiMQQReMhRfSzziwLPH?si=hfh30mOgTiCTQr5ihyH1GA

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She tells Howie Severino that her newest film is about the festive feels of political campaigns in the Philippines, made more intense by the surge of volunteerism in the Robredo camp.

She tells Howie Severino about her approach to making documentaries and why she doesn’t do sit-down interviews.

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Catch the full episode here (date recorded: May 2024): https://open.spotify.com/episode/0lG2DcR4CSUNCg7lnR6rfV?si=BlI3JRzoSpm345QpDZsrfg

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Producer: Aubrey Delos Reyes

Researcher: Lilian Tiburcio

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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Producer: Aubrey Delos Reyes

Researcher: Lilian Tiburcio

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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Catch the full episode here (date recorded: August 11, 2022):

Link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5zwp2dFiuI4KfSFDxjuPIQ?si=nFRWFwM9RtyMYKF23_7mrQ

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Noong 1980, nakita niya ang pangangailangan ng pagsulat ng mga librong pambata kaya’t itinatag niya ang Adarna House na naglalayong makahikayat ng bagong henerasyon ng mambabasa. Ikinuwento niya ang mahabang proseso bago siya nakasulat ng kuwentong pambata at aminadong hindi ito madali. Pinaliwanag din ni G. Almario kung bakit ang aklat na isinulat ni Bise Presidente Sara Duterte ay ang katibayan na mahirap sumulat ng librong pambata.

Dinetalye rin ni G. Almario ang dahilan kung bakit sa wikang Tagalog hango ang wikang Filipino at nilinaw na hindi ito “niluto ni Quezon.”

Producer: Eumer Yanga

Researcher: Jenica Villanueva

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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Listen to the full episode here (Date recorded: January 9, 2024): 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0bc32tZdSnZLMaQiIsltrI?si=18e913837c2c4319

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Soriano describes the excitement as Carlos Yulo beat strong rivals, especially the defending champion from Israel who had more fans in the stands.

Our reporter also saw how the Philippines’ first gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz privately offered the gymnast comfort as he tried to block off the distractions during the competition.

JP was also at the exhilarating gold-medal basketball game between Team USA and Team France.

Producer: Aubrey Delos Reyes

Researcher: MJ Cerillo

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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Catch the full episode here (Date recorded: July 23, 2021):

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6HNbiv1CWBCGgVY2FPYm54?si=d4d377a0579a4880&nd=1

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She shares what she has advised her own patients — the importance of listening to each other, respecting the choices of your children (“let them dream”), and knowing the boundaries of “utang na loob” (shouldn’t be transactional or demanded).

Doc Anna reminds us that Carlos Yulo reached the pinnacle of his sport despite the distractions and disadvantages. To do that required “mental gymnastics” and an inner strength.

Producer: Ivy Andrada Bautista

Researcher: Jenica Villanueva

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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Listen to the full episode here (Date recorded: June 30, 2023):

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7b68W0vGG1MOquHZahz07l?si=b13df8f909ec48e1

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In a wide-ranging conversation with Howie Severino triggered by recent devastating flooding, the UP professor emeritus of civil engineering explains that the low-lying metropolis could be facing unstoppable flooding.

Climate change, clogged waterways, and the lack of major infrastructure spell regular disasters for millions of residents. Unless large floodways are built to carry water to the sea, Tabios says certain residential areas need to be abandoned to avoid the certainty of worsening floods and regular evacuations and fatalities. Current flood control projects are a patchwork that hasn’t solved the problem. He calls for a new cabinet-level Department of Water Resources that will coordinate government efforts and focus on comprehensive solutions.

Tabios cites Iloilo City as an urban center that has built effective flood control systems by diverting water away from the city center.

In Metro Manila, such an approach may require tunneling from Laguna Lake to the Pacific Ocean. According to Tabios, the reclamation projects in Manila Bay only exacerbate the situation by blocking the flow of water to the sea.

Producer: Aubrey Delos Reyes

Researcher: Lilian Tiburcio

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Catch the full episode here (Date recorded: June 21, 2023):

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7j9RQL42yuuT0oNqvJ0P5j?si=4e7af4eaf80148cf

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Listen to the full episode here (Date recorded: May 31, 2023) 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0YJmomP7JtP0ZtP8bsZiqo?si=f129763f96ca4a42

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FULL EPISODE (Published: August 5, 2023)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Axh74ghWvW38Q5DSZO5M6?si=ialfNJFmT9a_jnHVM-FxeQ

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A Philippine resident for 17 years, he has started multiple ventures with bamboo being a main component, including the popular bambike tours of Intramuros.

He tells Howie Severino about the impact of restricting car use in Intramuros in favor of pedestrians and bikers, and why bamboo can help save the planet.

Speaking from his seaside base in Batangas, the social entrepreneur shows Howie his latest bamboo creation, sitting on the ocean and ready for action.

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Researcher: Jenica Villanueva

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He tells Howie Severino what made him stay and how his bamboo bike company survived the pandemic.

He’s taken up an extreme water sport called “wing foiling,” which has taken him far from shore and made him appreciate the sea environment in new ways.

Producer: Eumer Yanga

Researcher: Jenica Villanueva

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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After years of research on learning poverty, Yee says the government’s priorities should be nutrition and education in early childhood. He also recommends unburdening teachers of an array of non-teaching responsibilities so they can focus on teaching.

He cites recent improvements by the Department of Education, overlooked amid all the political distractions under former DEPED Secretary, Vice President Sara Duterte.

Yee also talks about his own failures as a student before his personal journey to his PhD from the University of Cambridge in the UK, one of the world’s leading universities.

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Researcher: MJ Cerillo

Editor: Jay-r Magtoto

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The 6’5” former La Salle player also talks about the surprising transfer of Ateneo star Mason Amos to his alma mater.

Producer: Ivy Andrada-Bautista

Researcher: Jenica Villanueva

Editor: Jay-r Magtoto

LINK: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/911574/jv-ejercito-wattah-wattah-failure-of-leadership/story/ 

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A vocal advocate of bamboo, he credits eating bamboo shoots as a child with developing his brain and enabling him to rise from poverty.

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Links:

https://bambuhay.ph/

https://www.facebook.com/bambuhayph

https://www.instagram.com/bambuhayph/

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Catch the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5hnPERo0VvwfYOkcFpkh7N?si=PrnJTtTRQ9ujHtGoS9Kyrw&nd=1&dlsi=55190f4a46784f1c

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Catch the full episode here:

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H2geah3eJYmqazyvY8hyI?si=4e336d0cbbdb457b

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According to the newly translated and published memoirs of Spanish military doctor Dr. Santos Rubiano, they were detained in the homes of wealthy Filipinos in Batangas, fed well and freed a little more than a year later. 

The revealing memoirs were recently found and translated by a young historian, Renz Katigbak, a Filipino immigrant to the US who learned Spanish so he could research obscure texts in the archives of Spain. 

Howie Severino talks to Renz about what the Spanish account adds to our knowledge of the period and how he stumbled on the Rubiano memoirs, which have never been mentioned in history books.

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Catch the full episode here:

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/03b5s6bZOU9hM0n9PefTS3?si=aNldmKpATxqHPHXQxyd9Qw

Part 2:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7i4XVaXt8U72jrKkTTIUXv?si=ua7WfqXTRL2Q06Gr7ZQt6Q

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According to the newly translated and published memoirs of Spanish military doctor Dr. Santos Rubiano, they were detained in the homes of wealthy Filipinos in Batangas, fed well and freed a little more than a year later.

The revealing memoirs were recently found and translated by a young historian, Renz Katigbak, a Filipino immigrant to the US who learned Spanish so he could research obscure texts in the archives of Spain.

Howie Severino talks to Renz about what the Spanish account adds to our knowledge of the period and how he stumbled on the Rubiano memoirs, which have never been mentioned in history books.

Producer: Ivy Andrada Bautista

Researcher: Jenica Villanueva

Editor: Jay-r Magtoto

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Catch the full episode here:

Part 1:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5te9kCRiYe0aHpsJJhN1pG?si=FWVBK-oWQJujsIOHUM1hVQ

Part 2: 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2H0jEZrQB4djgrr4109Rlk?si=SrA3opBSSyKJl6G1pG46Sw

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Emman Hizon, co-convenor of the Atin Ito coalition, describes to Howie Severino the risks and tensions on the high seas, and their meticulous preparation to avoid harassment by China’s maritime forces.

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Hizon says that the WPS issue has shifted public opinion on China, fueling the rise of a new Filipino nationalism. Where nationalists in a previous era were allied with China, younger generations are seeing China as an adversary and the US as less of a threat.Producer: Aubrey Delos ReyesResearcher: Lilian TiburcioEditor: Jayr Magtoto

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Emman Hizon, co-convenor of the Atin Ito coalition, describes to Howie Severino the risks and tensions on the high seas, and their meticulous preparation to avoid harassment by China’s maritime forces.

Producer: Aubrey Delos ReyesResearcher: Lilian TiburcioEditor: Jayr Magtoto

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Ivan Henares, Secretary General of UNESCO's National Comission of the Philippines, explains its historical and cultural value.

Catch the full episode here:https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xeeZfoPWN3kPfOVl2LLc7?si=4ZW-INY8TraMHGmBrMuT5w%0A

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Discovered because of her comics on climate anxiety, the Davao native gave a unique Filipino perspective to a major American journalism project that unearthed a long-buried scandal involving the US government’s Smithsonian Museum. 

The project also blew open a hidden part of Philippine history that saw Filipinos displayed in a human zoo at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. 

Galeno tells Howie Severino how she convinced her parents that art was a viable career choice and what it was like to collaborate with investigative journalists.  

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Discovered because of her comics on climate anxiety, the Davao native gave a unique Filipino perspective to a major American journalism project that unearthed a long-buried scandal involving the US government’s Smithsonian Museum.

The project also blew open a hidden part of Philippine history that saw Filipinos displayed in a human zoo at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair.

Galeno tells Howie Severino how she convinced her parents that art was a viable career choice and what it was like to collaborate with investigative journalists.

Producer: John Eumer YangaResearcher: Jenica VillanuevaEditor: Jayr Magtoto

Links:The 2024 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Illustrated Reporting and Commentaryhttps://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/claire-healy-nicole-dungca-and-ren-galeno-contributor-washington-post [VIDEO] Searching for Maura - The Washington Posthttps://youtu.be/O3aBxOv5txc?si=SNOHPoo8FXCNwNuL[ILLUSTRATED REPORT] Searching for Maura - The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2023/maura-philippines-smithsonian-brain-collection/ I pray you're born with gills https://www.10yearstosavetheworld.com/comics/ren-galeno?itemId=08s7zppb5cfnn1wugc7i2gfml69s7uOther works of Ren Galenoyhttps://rengaleno.ph.online/

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Ceej describes the impact of Olympic gold medalist Hidlyn Diaz and US basketball star Caitlin Clark, while bemoaning the lack of professional opportunities for women to play in the Philippines. 

Braving the online backlash, she has famously called out the objectification of women athletes, misogyny in sports, and violence against women. 

She also talks about working in the lion’s den of the PBA, a league she is influencing in her job as a social media producer. 

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Ceej describes the impact of Olympic gold medalist Hidlyn Diaz and US basketball star Caitlin Clark, while bemoaning the lack of professional opportunities for women to play in the Philippines.

Braving the online backlash, she has famously called out the objectification of women athletes, misogyny in sports, and violence against women.

She also talks about working in the lion’s den of the PBA, a league she is influencing in her job as a social media producer.

Producer: Ivy Andrada Bautista

Researcher: Jenica Villanueva

Editor: Jay-r Magtoto

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Editor: Jayr Magtoto LINKShttps://pulitzercenter.org/people/karol-ilaganhttps://chat.openai.com/g/g-6UlXp281z-coa-beat-assistant

https://pcij.org/2024/05/03/ai-is-here-a-powerful-tool-for-journalists-if-used-properly/

https://pulitzercenter.org/journalism/initiatives/ai-accountability-network

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Deepfakes have been defined as video or audio manipulated with the help of AI to create hoaxes. But they’re now also considered an advanced form of disinformation with often malicious intent.

Our podcast guest Jeffrey Dy is the government’s undersecretary for Information and Communications Technology. He describes the rapid response of the government to the deepfake president’s order to the military. He also talks about hacking attacks on government that were traced to China, although not necessarily its government.

He says that the country will need 300,000 cybersecurity professionals to handle the wave of deepfakes and other cyber threats on the horizon.

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Introducing part 2 of this landmark “audiozine” episode on Sherwin Felix, the millennial food content creator behind the digital archive Lokalpedia, which has a unique heritage take on Philippine cuisine.

This podcast has always had a video counterpart posted on certain platforms, but video only of the online interviews. One of Howie’s I-Witness documentaries was repurposed for a podcast episode.

To produce this audiozine our podcast team actually had to leave our homes.

Shooting on location for the first time, we went to the Taal lakeshore in Batangas to produce video of Sherwin in a natural setting with a table of little known Philippine heirloom food ingredients. It was a refreshing respite from our usual zoom encounters with thought leaders.

Don’t get used to it. This format is a special occasion to mark this podcast’s third anniversary. We will continue to innovate and occasionally produce audiozines.

Our team enjoyed producing this one as it was a chance to see each other face to face as well as hold, smell and taste the delectable objects our guest was talking about with so much passion.

Producer: Eumer YangaResearcher: Jenica VillanuevaEditor: Jayr Magtoto

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In a leveled-up version of this podcast, Howie Severino invites foodie influencer Sherwin Felix to his home in Batangas to talk about delicious Philippine fruits and vegetables hidden in plain sight.

The millennial behind Lokalpedia, the popular food heritage digital archive, Sherwin assembled for our cameras a wide variety of heirloom foods foraged from nature that have long been part of Filipino cuisine. But these have been neglected or forgotten because of the advent of fast food and foreign flavors.

Lokalpedia has a growing audience that’s interested in rediscovering Philippine food biodiversity.

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In line with our celebration, we have something in store for you!

Introducing the audiozine – a first in Philippine podcasts wherein magazine meets audio! Here, we will talk about a variety of topics ranging from rare native berries to the common items in the Bahay Kubo song.

Catch this episode on April 26, 2024, Friday on all streaming and social media platforms of GMA Integrated News.

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The millennial artist Taipan Lucero calls his art CalligraFilipino, applying an Asian art form to the Filipino pre-colonial script Baybayin. 

He has taken his art overseas where he’s demonstrated it at US universities, Google headquarters, and even at a Golden State Warriors basketball game. 

It’s his way of honoring Filipino heritage while calling for more teaching of Filipino scripts. #TheHowieSeverinoPodcast

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He has taken his art overseas where he’s demonstrated it at US universities, Google headquarters, and even at a Golden State Warriors basketball game.

It’s his way of honoring Filipino heritage while calling for more teaching of Filipino scripts.

Link: https://www.taipanlucero.com/

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He talks about how he started using his zumba moves in health campaigns and the challenge of preventing children’s deaths amid a global vaccine shortage. 

Is the pandemic over? When should we still wear masks? Why is there a pertussis outbreak? Why did many believe the anti-vaxxers? Dr. Tayag provides clear answers without having to dance.

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He talks about how he started using his zumba moves in health campaigns and the challenge of preventing children’s deaths amid a global vaccine shortage.

Is the pandemic over? When should we still wear masks? Why is there a pertussis outbreak? Why did many believe the anti-vaxxers? Dr. Tayag provides clear answers without having to dance.

CREDITSProducer: Ivy Andrada-Bautista

Researcher: Jenica Villanueva

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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In this first part of her conversation with Howie Severino, Celine talks about the practicalities of life on the road – where did they shower and go to the toilet, did they ever feel unsafe, how did they earn a living?

Solving those issues enabled her to produce unique educational content about Philippine biodiversity, including showing live specimens of colorful species depicted in monochrome on the country’s money (“Saribuhay sa Salapi”).

Celine explains that focusing on the nation’s native species is part of her mission to “decolonize” the public’s view of nature.

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In this first part of her conversation with Howie Severino, Celine talks about the practicalities of life on the road – where did they shower and go to the toilet, did they ever feel unsafe, how did they earn a living?

Solving those issues enabled her to produce unique educational content about Philippine biodiversity, including showing live specimens of colorful species depicted in monochrome on the country’s money (“Saribuhay sa Salapi”).

Celine explains that focusing on the nation’s native species is part of her mission to “decolonize” the public’s view of nature.

Producer: Eumer Yanga

Researcher: Jenica Villanueva

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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Ferrer explains how she remained focused despite the Mamasapano massacre in 2015 which nearly derailed the peace process. She shares insights on how to get opposing forces to talk seriously about peace, referring also to ongoing conflicts in the Philippines and the Middle East.

She recalls the lessons of growing up with a famous lawyer-father, Antonio Coronel, who had clients and friends on the opposite side of the political fence as his activist-children.

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Miriam Coronel-Ferrer talks about the cultural biases women face around the world, including the Philippines despite its high global rankings in gender equality indexes.  She explains how many Filipino women in Muslim Mindanao and elsewhere ended up in public office. 

“The more women are able to show the world that women can do it, (biases) become less and less of a problem,” she asserts. But she adds that their struggle needs the voices of feminist men. “Men need to hear from other men.”

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Ferrer explains how she remained focused despite the Mamasapano massacre in 2015 which nearly derailed the peace process. She shares insights on how to get opposing forces to talk seriously about peace, referring also to ongoing conflicts in the Philippines and the Middle East. 

She recalls the lessons of growing up with a famous lawyer-father, Antonio Coronel, who had clients and friends on the opposite side of the political fence as his activist-children.

Producer: Aubrey Delos ReyesResearcher: MJ CerilloEditor: Jayr Magtoto

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But Carpio believes the Philippines still has space to maneuver in the maritime powder keg and proposes an approach to gain the upper hand, including building a lighthouse and other civilian facilities in disputed territory. 

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Carpio warns that another Trump presidency in the US could introduce changes in global alliances unfavorable to the Philippines.

“If you don’t fortify your defenses, you will be erased from the map. That has happened to many countries. And it could happen to us.”

With sea level rise, Carpio argues, the Philippines’ “exclusive economic zone” will only get larger. “So all we have to do is hang on to our claim. Never, never give up our claim because everything will be underwater in that area by the end of the century.”

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But Carpio believes the Philippines still has space to maneuver in the maritime powder keg and proposes an approach to gain the upper hand, including building a lighthouse and other civilian facilities in disputed territory.

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Dymond explains how the BBC has been able to stand up to the British government despite being funded by taxpayers.

In the face of various threats to journalists around the world, he urges media colleagues to keep believing in their mission. “If you don’t have people who are prepared to call out the government, who are prepared to report on the government’s successes and failures, then it’s impossible to say that you really have a functioning democracy,” Dymond asserts.

“It’s easy to be cynical, but coming to the Philippines where I know journalists have been under so much pressure, it kind of straightens my back. It makes me believe again in what we do.”

BBC’s World Questions in Manila moderated by Jonny Dymond airs in the Philippines on BBC Radio on March 9 at 8 P.M.

The panelists on the show:

Atty. Antonio Carpio – Former associate justice of the Supreme Court

Dr. Roberto Galang, Dean of the Ateneo de Manila University Gokongwei School of Management

Ms. Rafaela David – President of the Akbayan Citizens' Action Party

Professor Richard Heydarian – Columnist and senior lecturer at the University of the Philippines

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Dymond explains how the BBC has been able to stand up to the British government despite being funded by taxpayers.

In the face of various threats to journalists around the world, he urges media colleagues to keep believing in their mission. “If you don’t have people who are prepared to call out the government, who are prepared to report on the government’s successes and failures, then it’s impossible to say that you really have a functioning democracy,” Dymond asserts.

“It’s easy to be cynical, but coming to the Philippines where I know journalists have been under so much pressure, it kind of straightens my back. It makes me believe again in what we do.”

BBC’s World Questions in Manila moderated by Jonny Dymond airs in the Philippines on BBC Radio on March 9 at 8 P.M.

The panelists on the show:

Atty. Antonio Carpio – Former associate justice of the Supreme CourtDr. Roberto Galang, Dean of the Ateneo de Manila University Gokongwei School of ManagementMs. Rafaela David – President of the Akbayan Citizens' Action PartyProfessor Richard Heydarian – Columnist and senior lecturer at the University of the Philippines

LINK:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0380g6d

BBC WORLD QUESTIONS episode link:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct59td

CREDITS:Producer: Aubrey Delos ReyesResearcher: Lilian TiburcioEditor: Jayr Magtoto

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After collecting for years, he’s still searching for one antique model typewriter that was developed specifically for Tagalog writers. He knows it exists because of a trove of 1950s love letters from prison by a Tagalog poet. That typewriter has become, in Butch’s words, his “holy grail.” 

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After collecting for years, he’s still searching for one antique model typewriter that was developed specifically for Tagalog writers. He knows it exists because of a trove of 1950s love letters from prison by a Tagalog poet. That typewriter has become, in Butch’s words, his “holy grail.”

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She reveals that after the hostage taker was shot dead and she was rescued, she received a concerned call from President Marcos, an early sign that his alliance with the Dutertes could be cracking. 

That was her scariest moment, she says, but not among her darkest, which were the times she wasn't allowed a furlough from jail to attend the wakes of close friends, including PNoy. 

Not originally a cat lover, she adopted stray cats in prison to keep her company. She took several home after her release and one of them insisted on joining her for this interview. 

Otherwise, she was in solitude for nearly seven years while imprisoned in Camp Crame and one of the rare VIP inmates without a mobile phone. "I wanted to follow the rules," she tells Howie Severino. She also was not allowed access to the Internet, so she kept up with the outside world through print newspapers and printouts of online articles delivered by her senate staff. 

She says she never lost faith in the judicial system, which she's confident will vindicate her and declare her innocent of all charges. 

Yet for the alleged crimes of former President Rodrigo Duterte, she says the only recourse is the International Criminal Court because there is a "clear demonstration of the unwillingness and inability" of the Philippine justice system to investigate. 

"That's one of the reasons why nagwawala na si Duterte. Out na ang antagonism niya kay President Marcos because I think he suspects the BBM administration is really cooperating with the ICC."

Meanwhile, as she vows to assist the ICC gather evidence, de Lima is back to teaching law and spending time with her aged mother, who was never told by her protective family what her famous daughter went through. 

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She reveals that after the hostage taker was shot dead and she was rescued, she received a concerned call from President Marcos, an early sign that his alliance with the Dutertes could be cracking.

That was her scariest moment, she says, but not among her darkest, which were the times she wasn't allowed a furlough from jail to attend the wakes of close friends, including PNoy.

For the alleged crimes of former President Rodrigo Duterte, she says the only recourse is the International Criminal Court because there is a "clear demonstration of the unwillingness and inability" of the Philippine justice system to investigate.

"That's one of the reasons why nagwawala na si Duterte. Out na ang antagonism niya kay President Marcos because I think he suspects the BBM administration is really cooperating with the ICC."

Meanwhile, as she vows to assist the ICC gather evidence, de Lima is back to teaching law and spending time with her aged mother, who was never told by her protective family what her famous daughter went through.

The Howie Severino Podcast reached out to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s camp. As of posting, there is no comment yet from his office.

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Otherwise, she was in solitude for nearly seven years while imprisoned in Camp Crame and one of the rare VIP inmates without a mobile phone. "I wanted to follow the rules," she tells Howie Severino. She also was not allowed access to the Internet, so she kept up with the outside world through print newspapers and printouts of online articles delivered by her senate staff.

She says she never lost faith in the judicial system, which she's confident will vindicate her and declare her innocent of all charges.

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She explains what it means to be a "certified ethical hacker," one of her credentials as the nation's first woman spokesperson of the armed forces.

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Col. Padilla has become the most visible face of the Philippine military at a crucial time, when the country is pivoting from the insurgency to the external threat of China. As an expert on cybersecurity, she brings an uncommon skill set to her new role.

She talks to Howie Severino about the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated institution. She opens up about having to start a sensitive mission guarding a visiting head of state just after losing her husband, a fellow PMA graduate, in a helicopter crash. "Grieving is a lifelong journey," she says in a candid moment, sharing how she raised two young sons in the wake of their loss.

Soon after assuming her position as spokesperson, Col. Padilla had to field questions about former President Duterte's effort to rile up the military against the current administration. "We are professional, united, and non-partisan," she assures. "We do not want to break the trust of the people."

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Dr. Aries Arugay analyzes the political chess match and the various other players involved.

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https://polisci.upd.edu.ph/faculty/arugay/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aries-arugay-a6a2a629a/?originalSubdomain=ph

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nKU50MQAAAAJ&hl=en--

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He also points out what he sees as the real existential threat to the democratic system – charter change – and breaks down the camps on both sides, while highlighting the absence of a “third force,” an opposition strong enough to challenge what he calls the “dynasty cartel.”

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As we mark World Cancer Day on February 4, we revisit Kara’s inspiring message about surviving cancer and the need for her to give back after defying the odds.

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All of her father’s hard work enabled Hya Bendaña to focus on school and graduate college valedictorian of Ateneo de Manila University in 2019.

Now she’s paying it forward by speaking out on behalf of jeepney drivers as the government phases out jeepneys as part of its contentious modernization program.

Hya talks to Howie Severino about the challenge to achieve despite her poverty and offers an insider’s view of the world of the iconic jeepney.

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All of her father’s hard work enabled Hya Bendaña to focus on school and graduate college valedictorian of Ateneo de Manila University in 2019.

Now she’s paying it forward by speaking out on behalf of jeepney drivers as the government phases out jeepneys as part of its contentious modernization program.

Hya talks to Howie Severino about the challenge to achieve despite her poverty and offers an insider’s view of the world of the iconic jeepney.

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Researcher: MJ Cerillo

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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Modernization is more than new vehicles, Transportation Secretary Bautista is quick to emphasize in his conversation with Howie Severino. Public transport routes will be studied and “rationalized,” so that the number of public utility vehicles will be adjusted according to the volume of commuters along those routes.

Despite the reduction of jeepneys plying existing routes, Bautista assures that there will be no commuter crisis, as he says the remaining jeepneys will be more than enough to handle the demand. Even with the modern jeepneys, Bautista asserts that the future of public transport lies not in road vehicles but in trains, as he gives us an overview of the rail projects in the pipeline.

Isn’t it a disadvantage for chauffeur-driven officials like him to be making decisions about public transport? Secretary Bautista has a ready answer.

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Modernization is more than new vehicles, Transportation Secretary Bautista is quick to emphasize in his conversation with Howie Severino. Public transport routes will be studied and “rationalized,” so that the number of public utility vehicles will be adjusted according to the volume of commuters along those routes.

Despite the reduction of jeepneys plying existing routes, Bautista assures that there will be no commuter crisis, as he says the remaining jeepneys will be more than enough to handle the demand. Even with the modern jeepneys, Bautista asserts that the future of public transport lies not in road vehicles but in trains, as he gives us an overview of the rail projects in the pipeline.

Isn’t it a disadvantage for chauffeur-driven officials like him to be making decisions about public transport? Secretary Bautista has a ready answer.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hW1z2RWzyC2PqwGwh3s_obsf3zRCqe2g/view

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He talks to Howie about researching how the idea of a Filipino nation was born and how faithfully his movie tries to portray history.

They discuss the challenge of dramatizing historical events without battlefield heroes and the need to set the record straight about what happened in the 1872 Cavite Mutiny which led to the martyrdom of the three priests Gomes, Burgos and Zamora. The executions inspired Jose Rizal’s life work.

Pepe addresses the Majoha reality-show brouhaha sympathetically and what it says about the way history is taught. Howie asks him how coming from the illustrious Diokno family influences his choice of subject.

“Gomburza” is the 36-year-old Pepe’s first film in eight years, after a period of self-doubt about his career. Audience response in recent weeks seems to have restored his faith.

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He talks to Howie about researching how the idea of a Filipino nation was born and how faithfully his movie tries to portray history.

They discuss the challenge of dramatizing historical events without battlefield heroes and the need to set the record straight about what happened in the 1872 Cavite Mutiny which led to the martyrdom of the three priests Gomes, Burgos and Zamora. The executions inspired Jose Rizal’s life work.

Pepe addresses the Majoha reality-show brouhaha sympathetically and what it says about the way history is taught. Howie asks him how coming from the illustrious Diokno family influences his choice of subject.

“Gomburza” is the 36-year-old Pepe’s first film in eight years, after a period of self-doubt about his career. Audience response in recent weeks seems to have restored his faith.

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Raised in Pasig and bound for Stanford University, Javea shares with Howie Severino her impressions of being one of the youngest among tens of thousands of attendees in Dubai. While noting the "small steps" that gave her hope, she acknowledged feeling annoyed by the adults in the room who "kept talking and talking, and a lot of the time I'm sitting there, like, 'Yeah, you're saying that but you're not going to change.'"

Before representing the country's youth, Javea spent time on a remote island in Mindanao without electricity getting to know young people there. Afterwards, she helped raise money for solar panels for the community.

At Stanford, she intends to study climate science on the road to becoming an environmental lawyer. "Hopefully in the future I'll participate in climate negotiations as a delegate instead of a youth delegate”.

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Links: ⁠

http://arehnaflourpower.com/⁠

⁠https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10161760003511967&id=609776966⁠

⁠https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/890857/cop28-ph-youth-delegate-make-climate-financing-a-reality/story/⁠

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Raised in Pasig and bound for Stanford University, Javea shares with Howie Severino her impressions of being one of the youngest among tens of thousands of attendees in Dubai. While noting the "small steps" that gave her hope, she acknowledged feeling annoyed by the adults in the room who "kept talking and talking, and a lot of the time I'm sitting there, like, 'Yeah, you're saying that but you're not going to change.'"

Before representing the country's youth, Javea spent time on a remote island in Mindanao without electricity getting to know young people there. Afterwards, she helped raise money for solar panels for the community. 

At Stanford, she intends to study climate science on the road to becoming an environmental lawyer. "Hopefully in the future I'll participate in climate negotiations as a delegate instead of a youth delegate”.

--

Producer: Aubrey Delos Reyes

Researcher: Lilian Tiburcio

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

Speech file courtesy of Atty. Antonio La Viña 

Links: ⁠

http://arehnaflourpower.com/⁠

⁠https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10161760003511967&id=609776966⁠

⁠https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/890857/cop28-ph-youth-delegate-make-climate-financing-a-reality/story/⁠

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"I get frustrated sometimes with the monochromatic view that we have of Filipino food and culture," the food vlogger tells Howie Severino, explaining his travels to remote corners of the archipelago to experience unfamiliar flavors and meet locals who cook.

Unlike celebrated chefs who introduce Filipino food to international audiences through their fusion creations, Heussaff does it through stories.

From the "Erwan-centric" food vlogs typical of this personality-driven genre, his work has evolved to become deeply researched documentaries on such topics as the making of artisanal salt in Bohol, the subtle differences between varieties of ube, and the preparation of a wedding feast in a Cordillera mountain village.

His stories have informed legislation to preserve heirloom salts and created a so-called "Erwan effect" on local establishments he features.

The prestigious James Beard Foundation took notice of his approach to food stories and gave Heussaff its top award this year for social media, beating food content creators from around the world.

In a candid and wide-ranging conversation, Erwan and Howie talk about Christmas overeating, a myth about taho, and the three dishes he would recommend to a newbie to Filipino food.

And he shares how he feels when people on the street forget his name and refer to him simply as "asawa ni Anne Curtis."

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/@featrmedia

https://www.thefatkidinside.com/

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When he died, Lissa had just taken a workshop on grieving after losing a close friend. She had also been doing yoga and meditation, and had experience counseling traumatized typhoon victims. A newspaper columnist and author, she has been writing openly about her grief and offers an example of how to deal with such a devastating loss. "I don't cope, I just allow," she tells Howie Severino. "You should allow that crucible of pain, that experience to shape you, to change you... I feel like that is the gift."

She and her two children, now 10 and 8, remember Kidlat every day, so they still feel his presence.

"My joke is that Kidlat couldn't have died at a better time in my life because in my 50 years here on earth, I've gravitated towards practices that are really about soothing the highly anxious child inside."

In this revealing conversation, de Guia talks about those practices, but also about the importance of writing to "right things" and adjusting to life as a single parent. She shares advice on how to talk to people going through loss. She quotes another writer who said, "Every love story is a ghost story." She explains what that means in this episode.

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Queenmelo, or Melo for short, tells Howie Severino what makes Siargao magical: the combination of natural beauty and an egalitarian vibe where rich and poor, native and foreign can freely play and socialize together.

"When surfers go to the water, everyone is equal. It's just you and your relationship with nature," she says while dressed in her typical flowing kaftan and flamboyant shades. "They carry that attitude when they're on the ground."

Queenmelo asserts that Siargao is one of the most open places in the country for the LGBT community. But she says the Philippines still has a long way to go in gender equality, citing the sleeping status of the SOGIE bill.

Shortly after she moved to Siargao in 2021, Typhoon Odette struck. Queenmelo and a friend survived by taking shelter in a fire station. The next day, she swung into action, mobilizing friends to set up a relief kitchen that prepared hot meals for beleaguered islanders. Queenmelo has also helped rebuild homes and start community food gardens.

Siargao people's response to their plight demonstrated their community spirit and further deepened their roots in their adopted home. As they rebuild, they have a chance to create a model for the rest of the country — in sustainable tourism and in socially just ways of relating to each other.

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When he died, Lissa had just taken a workshop on grieving after losing a close friend. She had also been doing yoga and meditation, and had experience counseling traumatized typhoon victims. A newspaper columnist and author, she has been writing openly about her grief and offers an example of how to deal with such a devastating loss. "I don't cope, I just allow," she tells Howie Severino. "You should allow that crucible of pain, that experience to shape you, to change you... I feel like that is the gift."

She and her two children, now 10 and 8, remember Kidlat every day, so they still feel his presence.

"My joke is that Kidlat couldn't have died at a better time in my life because in my 50 years here on earth, I've gravitated towards practices that are really about soothing the highly anxious child inside."

In this revealing conversation, de Guia talks about those practices, but also about the importance of writing to "right things" and adjusting to life as a single parent. She shares advice on how to talk to people going through loss. She quotes another writer who said, "Every love story is a ghost story." She explains what that means in this episode.

Producer: Aubrey delos Reyes

Researcher: Lilian Tiburcio

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

https://thebaguiochronicle.com/author/lissa/?fbclid=IwAR3X5QAmnvW0xUAw-HtK85KaJScH2C6Y-9sI5WP16HE5ScvJ-Hoqcd5aEMs

https://atmaprema.global/blogs/self-love-teachers/lissa?fbclid=IwAR2Idbe-ijrc1jU3wORTIOvinc29cVpLzmLXzGTOHE9ZhLighdvPddLSDPw

https://peopleihavebeen.blogspot.com/?view=mosaic&fbclid=IwAR16kVWNICJHS5S9aK1jUyT0lsv44zPGJY1PF7jmqVTAwnPb3-_VxONWKuc

https://artbooks.ph/products/people-i-have-been?fbclid=IwAR0mcDqXrfz-qrrEPgVp861nRscxeuEIJnQrpYx78b70KedVXuguycV3g1E

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Evangelista did not come out of nowhere. Her book is part autobiographical, including her wunderkind years when she became a teen-age public speaking world champion. She talks about her famous grandfather, the journalist Mario Chanco, and the big reveal she makes about him in the book; and her turning point when she stopped being a carefree youth and began to care about the forced disappearances of other youths.

She offers advice for would-be book writers ("if you're going to sit with a story for four or five years, you better very much care about it."), and for those who want to follow her path as a "trauma journalist."

When interviewing victims, she instructs, "try to make it as easy as possible. We ask for facts, not for feelings. Hindi 'yung 'anong pakiramdam mo?'... I try to be as respectful as possible. It doesn't mean I'm always successful. But I try."

(Please be advised that this conversation contains sensitive content and some profanity.)

Producer: Aubrey Delos Reyes

Researcher: MJ Cerillo

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

Photos courtesy of Mark Nicdao and Patricia Evangelista

Links:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/06/some-people-need-killing-the-boy-from-kyiv-wound-and-this-is-salvaged?fbclid=IwAR1NNVsChgKAE722ur4MoD-Oda4uvCWy9ddpfh4N5Vr6zgzOH41MclKYTXI

https://time.com/collection/must-read-books-2023/6332496/some-people-need-killing/?fbclid=IwAR3JAoXwYyviMPlhN4D56KZb3usKilNwNRNxxP5zreUCWnGzn2NLuVBODt0

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/books/review/some-people-need-killing-patricia-evangelista.html?fbclid=IwAR3oO5J4mu9MrdYxFAw9rebQvpNkoIdYjEWgAJUCYwAyzLyg5DVubmPozY4

https://cseas.yale.edu/patricia-evangelista?fbclid=IwAR2yd-De8BwUTseHaZewt6jMzZjg04nFf0UgKgoW3lr7LteiKjfGI1W15FE

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2200743/patricia-evangelista/?fbclid=IwAR2tuT9ogrwKXZWw-5axDXONtDdKfKKvZp0_9StkgX62CTMcTjLKO3_22Ok

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When Patricia spoke to Howie Severino, she sounded more relieved than elated, having finished a four-year struggle to write a book that failed to meet various deadlines. She talks about the weight of processing the trauma of many victims' families, the risks of naming names, and the obsessive fact-checking and due diligence required of a book about a state-sponsored drug war that shocked the world.

What was as shocking as the dead bodies, she says, was the approval of many. "The terrible became ordinary with applause," she tells Howie. The author acknowledges that she never expected her reportage to change anything and only wanted to create a record of the heinous events. Yet her book's recent acclaim shows that "this one story that I thought might not matter in the context of many things happening in the world does matter."

(Please be advised that this conversation contains sensitive content and some profanity.)

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Researcher: MJ Cerillo

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

Photos courtesy of Mark Nicdao and Patricia Evangelista

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/06/some-people-need-killing-the-boy-from-kyiv-wound-and-this-is-salvaged?fbclid=IwAR1NNVsChgKAE722ur4MoD-Oda4uvCWy9ddpfh4N5Vr6zgzOH41MclKYTXI

https://time.com/collection/must-read-books-2023/6332496/some-people-need-killing/?fbclid=IwAR3JAoXwYyviMPlhN4D56KZb3usKilNwNRNxxP5zreUCWnGzn2NLuVBODt0

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/books/review/some-people-need-killing-patricia-evangelista.html?fbclid=IwAR3oO5J4mu9MrdYxFAw9rebQvpNkoIdYjEWgAJUCYwAyzLyg5DVubmPozY4

https://cseas.yale.edu/patricia-evangelista?fbclid=IwAR2yd-De8BwUTseHaZewt6jMzZjg04nFf0UgKgoW3lr7LteiKjfGI1W15FE

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2200743/patricia-evangelista/?fbclid=IwAR2tuT9ogrwKXZWw-5axDXONtDdKfKKvZp0_9StkgX62CTMcTjLKO3_22Ok

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She and Howie discuss how a traditional respect for women won't stop many from voting for a misogynist. The former campaigner for Amnesty International assesses the prospects of justice for Filipino victims through the International Criminal Court.

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She and Howie discuss how a traditional respect for women wont stop many from voting for a misogynist. The former campaigner for Amnesty International assesses the prospects of justice for Filipino victims through the International Criminal Court.

Producer: Eumer Yanga

Researcher: Lilian Tiburcio

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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She and Howie discuss how a traditional respect for women won't stop many from voting for a misogynist. The former campaigner for Amnesty International assesses the prospects of justice for Filipino victims through the International Criminal Court.

https://bitly.ws/33Rd2

https://bitly.ws/33Rdk

https://bitly.ws/33RdD

https://bitly.ws/33RdS

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Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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An occasional campus speaker, Amor explains climate change to listeners in layman's terms.

And will she one day be known as Aling Amor? Still a bit too young for the moniker, she's focused on making the science of weather accessible to ordinary people. So whatever she's eventually called, it will be earned.

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Howie Severino speaks with Ambassador Ezzedin Tago, the Philippine envoy to Egypt, who is handling Filipinos' evacuation from Gaza through the Egyptian border, the only exit allowed by Israel. But that window may be closing as the war spreads in Gaza.

Amb. Tago describes the danger facing Filipinos in Gaza, and the tension and uncertainty of his mission, especially as communications are spotty at best.

He explains that some Filipinos still in Gaza may be hoping for a ceasefire but that prospect is fading fast. In this interview, Amb. Tago makes a call to the remaining Filipinos to leave as soon as possible while embassy personnel in Egypt stand ready to assist them with their journey back to the Philippines.

He says some evacuees are third-generation Filipinos in Gaza who know no other home and will receive assistance in their difficult adjustment in the Philippines after their repatriation.

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She talks to Howie Severino about succeeding an industry icon, the life-and-death responsibility of forecasting typhoons, and how supertyphoon Yolanda changed weather communications (there's now a signal no. 5).

An occasioinal campus speaker, Amor explains climate change to listeners in layman's terms.

And will she one day be known as Aling Amor? Still a bit too young for the moniker, she's focused on making the science of weather accessible to ordinary people. So whatever she's eventually called, it will be earned.

Producer: Ivy Andrada Bautista

Researcher: MJ Cerillo

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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Howie Severino speaks with Ambassador Ezzedin Tago, the Philippine envoy to Egypt, who is handling Filipinos' evacuation from Gaza through the Egyptian border, the only exit allowed by Israel. But that window may be closing as the war spreads in Gaza.

Amb. Tago describes the danger facing Filipinos in Gaza, and the tension and uncertainty of his mission, especially as communications are spotty at best.

He explains that some Filipinos still in Gaza may be hoping for a ceasefire but that prospect is fading fast. In this interview, Amb. Tago makes a call to the remaining Filipinos to leave as soon as possible while embassy personnel in Egypt stand ready to assist them with their journey back to the Philippines.

He says some evacuees are third-generation Filipinos in Gaza who know no other home and will receive assistance in their difficult adjustment in the Philippines after their repatriation.

Producer: Aubrey delos Reyes

Researcher: Lilian Tiburcio

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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A traumatized survivor, Joanna decided to devote her life to making people aware of the effects of climate change.

In one of the most riveting episodes of this podcast, Joanna recalls that tragic day in Novembr 2013 when the water suddenly entered their home and engulfed her family.

She surprises Howie by telling him that watching his documentary, "Climate Justice," turned her into a climate activist, the kind who would protest alone in front of the office of a major oil company. She wielded a poster of her young nephew, still missing after being swept away by the storm, until police led her away.

Joanna and Howie talk about what still needs to be learned about one of the worst calamities of our time. An infant's mother, she says the joy of motherhood was mixed with guilt about bringing life into this kind of world.

"I was sad because climate change took away my family, and it was discouraging me to have my own. But I wasn't to blame for this mess. It was unfair," she shares. "So when my husband and I decided to have a child, it was an important decision because a child means hope. A child symbolizes hope in the future."

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"I was sad because climate change took away my family, and it was discouraging me to have my own. But I wasn't to blame for this mess. It was unfair," she shares. "So when my husband and I decided to have a child, it was an important decision because a child means hope. A child symbolizes hope in the future."

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Researcher: MJ Cerillo

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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A traumatized survivor, Joanna decided to devote her life to making people aware of the effects of climate change.

In one of the most riveting episodes of this podcast, Joanna recalls that tragic day in November 2013 when the water suddenly entered their home and engulfed her family.

She suprises Howie by telling him that watching his documentary, "Climate Justice," turned her into a climate activist, the kind who would protest alone in front of the office of a major oil company. She wielded a poster of young nephew, still missing after being swept away by the storm, until police led her away.

Producer: Aubrey Delos Reyes

Researcher: MJ Cerillo

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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But after the war in Israel erupted on October 7, she stopped posting about products and devoted herself to the Palestinian cause. The child of an OFW and a Palestinian woman who met in Kuwait, Z is the product of two diasporas who said she joined beauty pageants to have a larger platform for what she cared about. 

She's endured online hate for her views and suffers from what she says is "survivor's guilt" by living a safe, comfortable life in the Philippines, while the people she identifies with are being bombed. She explains to Howie Severino that her mission is to provide a human face to a misunderstood cause and explain the roots of a conflict that go back to 1948.

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But after the war in Israel erupted on October 7, she stopped posting about products and devoted herself to the Palestinian cause. The child of an OFW and a Palestinian woman who met in Kuwait, Z is the product of two diasporas who said she joined beauty pageants to have a larger platform for what she cared about. 

She's endured online hate for her views and suffers from what she says is "survivor's guilt" by living a safe, comfortable life in the Philippines, while the people she identifies with are being bombed. She explains to Howie Severino that her mission is to provide a human face to a misunderstood cause and explain the roots of a conflict that go back to 1948.

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Researcher: MJ Cerillo

Editor: Jayr Magtoto 

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Howie Severino talks to Mikey about his childhood in Canada as often the only Filipino kid in class, resettling in the Philippines, and coming out with his partner RJ, with whom he shares a new, art-filled home. 

Mikey never forgot his childhood love for animals and retained his obsession with ants. He even recently made news as the discoverer of an ant species in his yard that was not known to exist in the Philippines. He tells Howie how his passion for ants became a business with international operations. 

With millions of followers on multiple platforms, Mikey shares tips on how to earn from creating online content. But it all starts with developing your talent and being ready for that “curveball from the universe.” 

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Howie Severino talks to Mikey about his childhood in Canada as often the only Filipino kid in class, resettling in the Philippines, and coming out with his partner RJ, with whom he shares a new, art-filled home. 

Mikey never forgot his childhood love for animals and retained his obsession with ants. He even recently made news as the discoverer of an ant species in his yard that was not known to exist in the Philippines. He tells Howie how his passion for ants became a business with international operations. 

With millions of followers on multiple platforms, Mikey shares tips on how to earn from creating online content. But it all starts with developing your talent and being ready for that “curveball from the universe.” 

Links:

https://youtu.be/MFHISwnlzG8?si=o0YEQQbaGQqKb6Wy

https://youtu.be/Vzb98tQp53I?si=CQVHAffz3PnVBlbZ

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UP political scientist Herman Kraft tells Howie Severino that the tensions began in 1948 when, backed by the United Nations but opposed by Arab states, Israel established itself as a state in what was then the territory of Palestine. As Israel, mostly a nation of European immigrants, won wars and became a military and economic power, Arab states sought peace, sidelining the nationalist interests of their Palestinian allies. 

As Israel prepares for a bloody occupation of Gaza, Kraft advises Filipinos to postpone any travels to Israel, even pilgrimages to Jerusalem, as the war could widen and drag on.

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Make no mistake, says Atty. Caritos, the barangay elections are important because the barangay is where most citizens experience government and public service. In many places, it’s also where bases of power are formed for higher office.

The Sangguniang Kabataan elections on the same day are unique in at least one major way — it’s the only elections where members of political dynasties are disqualified from running. The application of a ban on dynasties in the SK elections may provide a template for other elections.

The October 30 elections will be manual. Could its successful conduct return us to the pre-automated system for the next elections? Atty Caritos weighs in.

Vote buying has become easier with mobile and online payment systems. That hasn’t deterred watchdog groups like LENTE from trying to stop it, now with the help of the PNP.

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UP political scientist Herman Kraft tells Howie Severino that the tensions began in 1948 when, backed by the United Nations but opposed by Arab states, Israel established itself as a state in what was then the territory of Palestine. As Israel, mostly a nation of European immigrants, won wars and became a military and economic power, Arab states sought peace, sidelining the nationalist interests of their Palestinian allies.

As Israel prepares for a bloody occupation of Gaza, Kraft advises Filipinos to postpone any travels to Israel, even pilgrimages to Jerusalem, as the war could widen and drag on.

Links:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8DwCl5uEL8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRYZjOuUnlU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0uLbeQlwjw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGVgjS98OsU

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/11/israel-hamas-war-live-gaza-faces-growing-humanitarian-catastrophe

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/10/11/hamas-israel-conflict-war-explained/71133876007/

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/09/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-war-explained-mime-intl/index.html

https://www.britannica.com/event/Arab-Israeli-wars

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Make no mistake, says Atty. Caritos, the barangay elections are important because the barangay is where most citizens experience government and public service. In many places, it’s also where bases of power are formed for higher office.

The Sangguniang Kabataan elections on the same day are unique in at least one major way — it’s the only elections where members of political dynasties are disqualified from running. The application of a ban on dynasties in the SK elections may provide a template for other elections.

The October 30 elections will be manual. Could its successful conduct return us to the pre-automated system for the next elections? Atty Caritos weighs in.

Vote buying has become easier with mobile and online payment systems. That hasn’t deterred watchdog groups like LENTE from trying to stop it, now with the help of the PNP. Links:

https://www.lente.org.ph/

https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=home

THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES - Official Gazette

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/1991/10oct/19911010-RA-7160-CCA.pdf

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Efforts by heritage activists like Torres have stopped demolitions and restored the grand dame of Manila, the Metropolitan Theater, an art deco marvel.

He also shares personal connections to the city, like how his grandparents met while both were working in Escolta when his future lolo spied his future lola through an office window.

He explains why the proposed Pasig River Expressway could rob the city of its famous vistas and offers an alternative vision — one that is pedestrian-friendly with a revived streetcar network called the tranvia and museums devoted to Manila’s fashion, architecture, and military history.

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Efforts by heritage activists like Torres have stopped demolitions and restored the grand dame of Manila, the Metropolitan Theater, an art deco marvel.

He also shares personal connections to the city, like how his grandparents met while both were working in Escolta when his future lolo spied his future lola through an office window.

He explains why the proposed Pasig River Expressway could rob the city of its famous vistas and offers an alternative vision — one that is pedestrian-friendly with a revived streetcar network called the tranvia and museums devoted to Manila’s fashion, architecture, and military history. Links: https://www.facebook.com/RebirthManila?mibextid=ZbWKwL

https://instagram.com/rebirth.manila?igshid=MmU2YjMzNjRlOQ==

https://youtube.com/@RenacimientoManila?si=HsKOTKKIeY34k33T

https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/renacimiento-manila-everything-to-know

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Queenmelo, or Melo for short, tells Howie Severino what makes Siargao magical: the combination of natural beauty and an egalitarian vibe where rich and poor, native and foreign can freely play and socialize together. 

“When surfers go to the water, everyone is equal. It’s just you and your relationship with nature,” she says while dressed in her typical flowing kaftan and flamboyant shades. “They carry that attitude when they’re on the ground.” 

Queenmelo asserts that Siargao is one of the most open places in the country for the LGBT community. But she says the Philippines still has a long way to go in gender equality, citing the sleeping status of the SOGIE bill. 

Shortly after she moved to Siargao in 2021, Typhoon Odette struck. Queenmelo and a friend survived by taking shelter in a fire station. The next day, she swung into action, mobilizing friends to set up a relief kitchen that prepared hot meals for beleaguered islanders. Queenmelo has also helped rebuild homes and start community food gardens. 

Siargao people’s response to their plight demonstrated their community spirit and further deepened their roots in their adopted home. As they rebuild, they have a chance to create a model for the rest of the country — in sustainable tourism and in socially just ways of relating to each other. 

For more information:

https://www.tatlerasia.com/power-purpose/philanthropy/after-the-storm-typhoon-odette-queenmelo-esguerra

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/815454/siargao-after-its-worst-hit-with-odette-from-the-eyes-of-a-typhoon-survivor/story/

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/815052/almost-99-of-population-in-siargao-including-tourists-affected-by-odette-matugas/story/

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At just 28, Regine Cabato is one of the most influential, if relatively unknown, journalists in the Philippines. Covering both the Duterte and Marcos governments for the Washington Post, Cabato is read by political leaders around the world, not to mention embassies and key institutions that affect the Philippines.

Cabato talks to Howie Severino about her recent blockbuster reports, on the so-called “digital sweatshops” in the Philippines that service the booming Artificial Intelligence industry and the century-old remains of a Filipina teen-ager secretly used for controversial research in Washington DC. 

She recalls the harassment she endured during her coverage of the drug war, and explains what it will take for journalists to push back the tsunami of falsehoods reaching ordinary people. 

Cabato is also a Palanca awardee for her poetry, where she expresses emotions triggered by her reporting. 

Even in a hostile environment for journalists, Cabato says, “I'm not sure that I can picture myself doing anything else. I've always wanted to be a journalist.” 

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Cabato talks to Howie Severino about her recent blockbuster reports, on the so-called “digital sweatshops” in the Philippines that service the booming Artificial Intelligence industry and the century-old remains of a Filipina teen-ager secretly used for controversial research in Washington DC. 

She recalls the harassment she endured during her coverage of the drug war, and explains what it will take for journalists to push back the tsunami of falsehoods reaching ordinary people. 

Cabato is also a Palanca awardee for her poetry, where she expresses emotions triggered by her reporting. 

Even in a hostile environment for journalists, Cabato says, “I'm not sure that I can picture myself doing anything else. I've always wanted to be a journalist.” 

Links to her stories:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/interactive/2023/maura-philippines-smithsonian-brain-collection/

http://tldtd.org/poet/regine-cabato/

https://anmly.org/ap32/neighbor-species-32/regine-cabato/

https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/seven-journalists-five-continents-join-institute-journalist-fellows-term

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/28/scale-ai-remotasks-philippines-artificial-intelligence/

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018841930/regine-cabato-how-the-marcos-dynasty-regained-power-in-philippines

https://youtu.be/xeHPmTeeKfI

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1413379452187655

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But she finally made it last month as the event’s very first rider from the Philippines.  She spoke to Howie Severino about the highs and lows, from the adrenaline rush to the meditative pace with which she finished. 

Solana learned to ride horses in her native Baguio, and said she was racing not just for herself but for all the Baguio pony boys who taught her to ride from a young age. 

She experienced more than a race but a unique Mongolian frontier culture that took her in like she was one of their own.

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But she finally made it last month as the event’s very first rider from the Philippines. She spoke to Howie Severino about the highs and lows, from the adrenaline rush to the meditative pace with which she finished.

Solana learned to ride horses in her native Baguio, and said she was racing not just for herself but for all the Baguio pony boys who taught her to ride from a young age.

She experienced more than a race but a unique Mongolian frontier culture that took her in like she was one of their own.

Links:https://equestrianists.com/mongol-derby/the-riders/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5HeLnD_BN4

https://www.facebook.com/easterncommph/videos/990508204755476/

https://www.gridmagazine.ph/watch-listen/grid-eastern-communications-vol-09-solana-perez

https://whenisnow.org/portfolio/horse-on-a-high-cliff-by-solana-l-perez/

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Howie also knew another side of Mike as a colleague on a hazardous assignment in Iraq 20 years ago, and as a friend who appreciated the work of cameramen and others who worked with him.

Mike died last August 29, 2023 at the age of 71. 

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Why do Filipinos cannot solve large social problems, why do we have confused notions about our identity, and what should a new museum a hundred years from now contain about our present time? Watch the full interview in the video.

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She argues that Martial Law distorted culture and fried Filipinos' brains, the effects of which are still being felt.

As a final question, Howie asks her, what should a new museum a hundred years from now contain about our present time?

For more information:

https://21am.culturalcenter.gov.ph/en

https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/tours/show/2

https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/tours/show/3

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She explains to Howie Severino why she thinks Filipinos cannot solve large social problems and why we have confused notions about our identity, including the way the word "indigenous" can exclude and discriminate as much as it affirms.

For more information:

https://21am.culturalcenter.gov.ph/en

https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/tours/show/2

https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/tours/show/3

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How is the war affecting the world’s food security? Why is China watching the war closely? Seasoned Ukrainian diplomat Denys Mykhailiuk talks geopolitics with Howie Severino. 

Howie also recalls a Filipina traveler in Ukraine, and previous podcast guest, who stayed to help in the resistance. 

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How is the war affecting the world’s food security? Why is China watching the war closely? Seasoned Ukrainian diplomat Denys Mykhailiuk talks geopolitics with Howie Severino. 

Howie also recalls a Filipina traveler in Ukraine, and previous podcast guest, who stayed to help in the resistance. 

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Links: 

https://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia/ukraine

https://news.un.org/en/focus/ukraine

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60506682

https://www.aljazeera.com/where/ukraine/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine

https://war.ukraine.ua/support-ukraine/

https://eu-solidarity-ukraine.ec.europa.eu/helping-ukrainians-how-you-can-donate-and-engage_en

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Kara has produced numerous history films, including two on martial law in the Philippines — Batas Militar and the more recent 11,103, about martial law survivors.

She also talks to Howie about her cancer journey and the support group she established, and what it was like to be the daughter of legendary newspaper editor Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc.

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Kara has produced numerous history films, including two on martial law in the Philippines — Batas Militar and the more recent 11,103, about martial law survivors. 

She also talks to Howie about her cancer journey and the support group she established, and what it was like to be the daughter of legendary newspaper editor  Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc.

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He talks to Howie Severino about why old cultural objects matter, why traditional fabrics reflect a wealth of information, and which tribal tattoos should not be worn, or appropriated, by people outside of the culture.

For further information: https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/386531/from-repulsive-icons-to-anting-anting-floy-quintos-and-his-quest-for-artifacts/

https://www.ayalamuseum.org/events/ifugao-bulul-lecture-floy-quintos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikLIB9YOQqk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZytl65HOYc

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He tries to bridge a political divide with his latest work, “Reconciliation Dinner.” 

Asked if theater can still make an impact, Floy replies: “We need to rid ourselves of the burden of popularity and just do the good work.” He cites the role of art as an expression of dissent through the ages, including the kundiman. 

For further information: 

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlVCr2Qmsas⁠

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3izypnAyyE⁠

⁠https://www.facebook.com/TRD2023/⁠

⁠https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/870722/the-reconciliation-dinner-a-new-play-that-makes-us-face-our-toxic-politics/story/⁠

⁠https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/652767/an-ode-to-the-power-of-art-a-review-of-lsquo-the-kundiman-party-rsquo/story/

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Links:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken-Abante
https://www.youtube.com/@kenabante6218
https://www.moveasoneph.org/
https://www.facebook.com/MoveAsOneCoalition
https://wesolve.ph/
https://www.facebook.com/wesolveph

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But before the fame and glory, she endured nine years of rejections. Gourlay talks to Howie about why she persisted, the struggles of an author of color in a White-dominated world, and how she started writing from a Filipina perspective.

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He explains to Howie how he sees AI affecting journalism, the call center industry, and Filipino nurses in online support roles. As a teacher, he expects students to “cheat” using AI, so he has adapted his methodology to incorporate AI inputs into his exams. He also shares lessons from the pandemic – “a period of tremendous forced innovation.”

“We learned so many things during the pandemic. Let us not forget those. Let's retain the best of digital and the best of physical, and bring it together to create true omni-channel experiences, whether it's learning experiences, or shopping experiences, or working experiences.”

Prof. Mohan is coming to the Philippines to give a lecture on Artificial Intelligence on July 17, 2023.

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