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Conservation biologist Kisha Mwanya on her work centering the Philippine communities on the frontlines of climate disaster and how to push through our shared anxiety about climate change to make a difference.  For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A shocking number of Filipinos believe that the government should not send direct aid to Palestinians nor outrightly condemn Israel's actions that have led to the deaths of over 40,000 civilians. Pollster and political scientist Cleve Argeulles says there's a larger conversation to be had about the role the Philippines should play on the international stage. For more from the PumaPodcast team, fin...

Go Hard Girls host Ceej Tantengco and sports reporter Lui Morales talk to Ellie Haenel, the first openly trans athlete in women’s football in the Philippines. Ellie shares her journey of resilience, from pursuing her dream of playing professionally to overcoming discrimination, homophobia, and transphobia.  This episode may be upsetting for some, so please listen with care. Go Hard Girls For...

The Verde Island Passage has been dubbed the Amazon of the Oceans for its rich biodiversity. How can the Philippines protect this unique waterway? For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Meet the women's clinic taking on the stigma surrounding reproductive and sexual health in the Philippines. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kristina Conti, a drug war lawyer assisting the International Criminal Court, weighs in on what we've learned from the drug war hearings and how they might help the ICC's investigation. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the chaotic filing of candidacies in the Philippines, where questionable aspirants raise concerns about electoral integrity. Election law expert and former COMELEC Commissioner Luie Guia shares insights on how the agency navigates these challenges. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acas...

As politicians prepare for the 2025 midterm elections, alliances are shifting, battle lines are being redrawn. But with the collapse of the Marcos-Duterte "Uniteam", it's getting more complicated answering the question, So who's the real opposition now? PumaPodcast's Roby Alampay discusses the new coalitions and old interests at play with political consultants Ronald Llamas and Alan German. They a...

Many companies today claim to prioritize the mental health of their employees. Here are some actionable steps they can take to do so. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Content creators and influencers are emerging as new and potentially important players in Philippine elections, either as endorsers of other candidates or as candidates themselves. Some are fronting as the faces of partylists old and new. Will they be gamechangers, or will they run into the same hard walls and ceilings that stopped past celebrities-turned-politicians? PumaPodcast's Roby Alampay sp...

Al Bayt, a Palestinian eatery, quietly opened in Imus, Cavite last June 2024. The family of refugees who run it tell their story in this episode of Teka Teka. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every Wednesday night, the friend-making app TimeLeft brings strangers together for dinner all over Metro Manila. We walk you through the experience. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Teka Teka, PumaPodcast takes you to Delhi, India, to learn about Goonj, a groundbreaking social enterprise reshaping the culture of giving. In 2015 Anshu Gupta received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his work in Goonj. Goonj upcycles discarded materials into tools for dignity and empowerment. From the story of Habib Bhai, a rickshaw driver collecting unclaimed bodies, t...

Government officials, including President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., claim we have a vibrant job market. But at the same time, Filipinos report struggling to find high quality jobs. Sonny Africa helps us make sense of the situation For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With just months away before the 2025 midterm elections, how can we teach the people around us to spot disinformation? 5 Minutes Lang Spotify Youtube For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Investigative Journalist Karol Ilagan, through the support of The Pulitzer Foundation, like a lot of us has been exploring how AI affects our daily lives. She talks with Teka Teka Editor in Chief Carl Javier about her investigation on Grab surge rates, how AI black boxes work, and what we should be thinking about when we use apps driven by algorithms we know little about. Grab Part 1: Spotify Yout...

In the heart of Romualdez country is a Marcos rest house doubling as a church. A deeply strange tour of both the property and history is open to the public. We stepped into their alternate universe so you don't have to. With a Marcos in Malacañang, why open a martial law museum? Spotify Youtube The gallery resisting nostalgia for the Marcos dictatorship Spotify Youtube This Trump building once bel...

For decades, the Israeli occupation has slowly stripped Palestinians in the West Bank of their basic rights and freedoms. How can the international community amplify their call for help? Spotify Youtube For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Police Lt. Colonel Espenido, a fervent believer and enforcer of President Duterte's bloody drug war, now calls the national police force the "biggest crime group in the country." Here's what to make of his testimony at Congress. This UN program was meant to address drug war abuses. Here's why it failed. Youtube Spotify Another global attempt to address drug war impunity fails. What now? Youtube Sp...

The conditions of Guo and Quiboloy's arrest have sparked accusations of special treatment and inappropriate friendliness between them and authorities. The Teka Teka team weighs in. Inside the manhunt for Apollo Quiboloy Youtube Spotify For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Marcos government deployed 2,000 cops to pursue Quiboloy, a doomsday preacher and Duterte ally wanted on charges of rape and human trafficking. Reporters on the ground tell us more about the search of Quiboloy's 30-hectare Davao City compound that ended with him in police custody. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast....

Half a century and countless history books later and, yet, some martial law stories remain untold. This is one of them. Voices from Martial Law For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's good people are paying attention to budget deliberations, says economist JC Punongbayan. But he warns that there's more to worry about than Vice President Sara Duterte's funds for 2025. https://open.spotify.com/episode/32fQUp6W80MexCmxJD7yoA?si=2aadc90774714813 For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Women’s rights advocates slammed Senator Robin Padilla’s line of questioning about marital consent during an August 15 Senate hearing. Teka Teka executive producer Jil Caro, along with reporters Bella Perez-Rubio and Tatiana Maligro, discuss how state officials can put women’s issues at the forefront without downplaying the struggles they face. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these...

An 18-year study by a team of marine scientists led by UP Professor Lemnuel Aragones has recorded that, out of 30 marine mammal species found in the Philippines, 28 have experienced stranding among 35 hotspots across the country. In this episode, Dr. Aragones discusses the various causes of these strandings and how they can be prevented and addressed by local government units and concerned individ...