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In a recently premiered documentary, Pope Francis said, "Homosexual people have the right to be in a family.” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do horror films get under your skin? What kind of fears do they pry open or unleash? Micah Tadena, producer of horror film EERIE, talks to us about them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Bangkok calling for reform. They are not alone. Overseas pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong are also showing support. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scientists use models to study outbreaks. How do they predict cases of new diseases, such as COVID? We spoke with genomic data scientist DJ Bandoy about epidemic models. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scientists continue to voice their concerns about the dolomite sand project in Manila Bay. We talk to Dr. Caro Jaraula from the UP Marine Science Institute about their recommendations for DENR. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Teachers used to monitor seatwork or answer questions. Now parents are having to take part in students’ lessons.  We asked Nanay Lydia about her experience. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

True Crime shows feature despicable deeds and details that would make your stomach turn. And we can’t get enough of them. Why? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lawmakers elected Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as the House Speaker in accordance to the term-sharing deal brokered by Pres. Duterte. Here are some things you should know about the new Speaker. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doctors use hydroxychloroquine to prevent and treat malaria and lupus. But can it prevent COVID? We spoke with genomic data scientist DJ Bandoy about prophylaxis and the coronavirus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Groups mourn the death of 3-month old Baby River, who was separated at birth from her activist mother. And, how has the pandemic affected the distribution of formula milk to families that need it? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pulse Asia released a series of surveys this week that show an overwhelming majority of Filipinos approve of President Duterte's response to the pandemic. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SY 2020-2021 kicked off for public schools on October 5. All over social media teachers and students share their struggles with online learning. And, some ABS-CBN programs are set to return on-air on channel 11. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We spoke with Prof. Guido David from OCTA Research about how public measures have affected transmission and how we can keep reducing the  number of new cases. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A congress beat reporter gives us the lowdown on the house leadership showdown. AND do the new rules deliberately make it harder for the public to access the SALN of gov't officials? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dati dinadaanan mo lang. Now, suddenly, paborito mo nang panaderia 'yang nasa kanto. Urban planner and restaurateur Raymund Magdaluyo talks about the untapped potentials of your barangay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tons of infectious wastes are disposed each day including face masks, gloves and other PPEs. How is this affecting our environment? And, today marks our 200th day under lockdown. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kumusta ang mga nanay? Kumusta ang mga barangay? President Duterte's War on Drugs was launched to save our families and rescue our communities. Four years later, we check in on the leaders of both. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Poverty incidence in the PH has been improving in recent years. But it only took a few months under lockdown for 1.5 million Pinoys to be pulled back to poverty. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As art is being presented as an online experience, what experiences are lost? Do we stand to gain anything from the absence of a physical space.  We talk to art journalist and independent curator Gwen Bautista about how this critical time is transforming our own encounters with art. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

Some subscribers may be experiencing poor internet connection this week due  to an emergency cable maintenance in the Pacific. And, what ever happened to that million dollar bank heist in 2016 that was traced back to the Ph? PCIJ tells us more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Facebook took down dozens of fake accounts and pages because of "coordinated  inauthentic behavior." And starting October, new restrictions on music live streaming on Facebook and Instagram will take effect. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

President Duterte affirms the Philippines' legal victory vs Beijing in the South China Sea. AND Taiwan, the first country to close its borders during the pandemic, is slowly re-opening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.