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Public health expert Dr. Susy Pineda Mercado helps us to understand the new strain of coronavirus that has the world on edge. --- 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.

What should Metro Manila NOT learn from Los Angeles? The City of Angels' Deputy Mayor - Filipino-American Miguel Sangalang - spoke with Asia Society Philippines, Manila House, and PumaPodcast to share some Do's and Don'ts for smarter cities. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Should government permanently ban settlements in - and even around - Taal Island? A lawyer has withdrawn an ICC complaint against President Duterte, what happens next? The US Senate summons President Trump as his impeachment trial officially begins. 2019 is now the 2nd hottest year on record. And... the Philippines enters the Space Age. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/me...

A new podcast for women about everything you've always wanted to know about sex and female pleasure. How many times have you had a question about sex but held back because a voice inside said "conservative ako"? Licensed psychologist and sex and relationships therapist Rica Cruz has made it her mission to help women learn and own their sexual selves. Her goal: to help you embrace and unleash your...

A long time ago there used to be one big expanse of landscape where the Taal volcano island, and the Cavite-Batangas caldera that contains it, now exist. That landscape is still changing, as surely as the ongoing eruption merely continues a story that has been going on for hundreds of thousands of years. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/lis...

Suspicion mounts: Did Iran shoot down the Ukranian commercial airliner over Tehran, killing 176 people? U.S. senators urge Trump to punish PH officials linked to Senator De Lima's arrest. What is the Global Magnitsky Act? And we hear from the Fil-Am deputy mayor of LA about what we SHOULDN'T copy from them when it comes to urban planning and mobility. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm...

Like economists JC Punongbayan and Maien Vital, you may be getting that question from your titos and titas too. "Bakit hindi ka pa nagpapakasal?" But are they actually *gasp* JUSTIFIED in asking that question? JC and Maien look into the cultural, historical, and economic basis of marriage in this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listene...

"Bakit hindi ka pa nagpapakasal?" Like many young people, economists JC Punongbayan and Maien Vital get this question all too often from their titos and titas. In Episode 1 of the Usapang Econ Podcast, they look at the data and discuss marriage trends over the decades. What are the factors that contribute to Filipinos getting married later in life? And what should the titas and titos of the Philip...

Finally a verdict on the Maguindanao massacre. But questions remain. Another civil case against the Marcoses dismissed. Trump is impeached. And Pope Francis is first pontiff to celebrate Simbang Gabi.  --- 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.

Busy ka ba sa pamimili ng mga regalo ngayong Pasko? Ito ang gift ng Usapang Econ peeps sa 'yo! Advice kung ano ba talaga ang magandang ibigay. (Spoiler alert: hindi mug, picture frame, o alarm clock ang sagot.) Sa Christmas special ng podcast na 'to, pag-uusapan nina JC Punongbayan at Jeff Arapoc ang economics ng gift-giving. May bonus pang tips na maaari niyong magamit sa mga party at reunion! Ha...

U.S. Democrats move closer to impeaching Trump. Myanmar leader Suu Kyi rejects Rohingya genocide claims. Former U.S. Fed Chair Volcker passes away... but why should Filipinos care? Duterte to pursue charges vs. water concessionaires. And... A-Pop anyone? AirAsia launches record label to promote ASEAN music. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/liste...

Filipinos are confident performers, says Edru Abraham, founder of Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino (Kontra-GaPi). But they shouldn't be content with just interpreting other people's music.  "I'm not saying you shouldn't look to the west... if you want to enrich your musical life," he tells sociologist, writer, and leading public intellectual Randy David. "But there is enough here to excite yo...

PH lowest in reading comprehension in PISA education survey. How many years does the average Filipino learn in school? World leaders gather in Madrid for the COP25 Climate Change Conference. US-China trade deal facing delays? Pinoy athletes go for gold in the 30th SEA Games. And a music lesson from the founder of Kontra-GaPi. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See o...

Kalalabas lang ng pag-aaral na kumpara raw sa mga bata sa ibang bansa, kulelat daw ang mga batang Pilipino pagdating sa reading, science, at math. Bakit ganito kasama ang resulta? Ano ba ang mga problema ng education system ng Pilipinas? Solusyon ba ang K-12 at free tuition? Sa episode na ito, hihimayin nina Maien Vital at JC Punongbayan ang estado ng edukasyon sa Pilipinas. --- Send in a voice me...

"If you strike a kulintang, you begin to join yourself with your ancestors. You've been awakened." - Edru Abraham, founder of Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino (Kontra-GaPi), the resident ethnic music and dance ensemble of the College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman. In part one of his conversation with sociologist, writer, and leading public intellectual Randy David, Abraham talks about music that...

How did Cayetano end up running the SEA Games anyway? VP Robredo fired as ICAD co-chair. A taste of Usapang Endo on the Usapang Econ podcast. The "Safe Philippines" project. Young people lead actions against climate change. Hong Kong voters have a message. The inventor of the world wide web wants to save the internet. Should Facebook have the power to filter? And we recommend a new book: Women in...

Ano nga ba ang "Endo"? Bakit ito isinusulong ng mga negosyante, at bakit ito hinaharang ng mga manggagawa? Sa episode na 'to, pagbubungguin nina JC Punongbayan at Maien Vital ang mga ideya sa magkabilang panig sa pamamagitan ng... boxing! Let's get ready to rumble! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acas...

A ban on vape and e-cigarettes in the PH, and in the US, at least 7 deaths related to the activity. Can you guess the Filipinos' least trusted country? We check in on Filipino students in Hong Kong. What are drug war orphans' hopes for when they grow up? Is the soul of the Filipino missing in the places we frequent? And toilets are still not as common as you think in the Philippines. --- Send in a...

The Philippines prides itself on being a basketball-loving nation, yet there's no pro league for women. What happens to our Filipina ballers after college? How does this affect the Gilas Pilipinas Women's program? And what do the athletes want (and don't want) from a league? The NU Lady Bulldogs get candid in the third and final episode of our series on women's basketball. --- Send in a voice mess...

Does your city hall look like every other city hall you've seen? Is your favorite mall identical to the mall you visited on your last trip to the province? Is the condo you're eyeing no different from the others in the neighborhood?  Urban planner and landscape architect Paulo Alcazaren mourns the loss of a sense of place and identity in part two of his conversation with sociologist, writer,...

How likely is it for dengue to be transmitted through sex? How are orphans affected by the drug war? Why should you care that the Philippines will become the world's biggest importer of rice? Is Build, Build, Build a "dismal failure"? Traffic is a symptom... of what? And, how are our Gilas Pilipinas Women's Team doing?  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See om...

What makes a city livable? Definitely not its citizens getting run over while crossing the street, or trapped under a fallen billboard in the middle of a typhoon. Urban planner and landscape architect Paulo Alcazaren talks about everything we've been missing in Metro Manila, and how this came to be, with sociologist, writer, and leading public intellectual Randy David. --- Send in a voice message:...

VP Leni accepts challenge to lead anti-drug campaign. A Filipino ship captain stands up to Chinese in Scarborough Shoal. A Filipina geologist discovers what may be the Earth's largest volcanic caldera. Do you know the capital of Rizal Province? A concert for 90s kids. And why is there a water crisis, anyway? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapodcast/message See omnystudio.com/list...

Disputes over islands and areas in around the South China Sea have flared and raged for decades. You've heard and are aware of the players and headlines, but what are the histories, details, and dynamics we need to know about the South China Sea, the West Philippine Sea, the Spratly Islands - whichever bank and whatever shoal - and all the resources therein? --- Send in a voice message: https://an...

Alam na natin kung bakit private concessionaires, at hindi gobyerno, ang namamahala sa distribution ng tubig sa Metro Manila. Pero sino nga ba ang dapat sisihin sa water crisis? At ano ang solusyon dito? Ito ang tatalakayin ni JC Punongbayan, isang batang ekonomista, at ni National Scientist Raul Fabella, dating dean ng UP School of Economics. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pumapod...