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Red-tagging, or baselessly accusing someone of having ties to the communist insurgency, is used as a pretext to harass, jail, and sometimes even kill the government's perceived adversaries. A monitoring project offers new insight into the deadly practice. Spotify For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

PAGASA believes there’s a 70% chance La Niña will develop by August. So how can Filipinos better prepare for what’s to come? 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.

We all know what happened when Ninoy Aquino landed on a Philippine tarmac after years of exile. But do you know the story of how he made his way home? If this van could speak: We step inside the AVSECOM vehicle where Ninoy Aquino lay dead or dying Spotify Youtube For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

With the Philippines among the most vulnerable countries to climate change’s effects, how can it support budding entrepreneurs who want to build more climate-resilient communities? 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 small subsection of the internet showing support for Alice Guo edits fan cams and writes romantic fanfiction of her and Senator Risa Hontiveros. 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 Philippines made another history at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning four medals—two from gymnast Carlos Yulo and bronze medals from boxers Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio. As the nation celebrates, Go Hard Girls host Ceej Tantengco-Malolos and guest correspondents Lui Morales and Bee Go discuss their favorite moments and what excites them about the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. For more from th...

Economist Cielo Magno explains that Filipinos do not have to be economic experts to hold the government accountable on how it spends taxpayers’ money. 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.

President Bongbong Marcos enumerated several priorities for the coming months but does the government have enough money to fulfill those promises? Teka Teka Editor Roby Alampay talks to Economist Cielo Magno about the national budget. 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.

Why is it important for the public to be more involved in conversations around science? Teka Teka executive producer and science communication advocate Jil Caro talks to Paul Caesar Flores and Keith Limuel Bejasa, who are scientists and hosts of the Behind the Science podcast. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Oil is seeping out of three ships off the coast of Bataan. How can the Philippines prevent oil spills and similar environmental disasters from happening? 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.

Is Bongbong Marcos a lazy president or a great delegator? A good leader or a good politician? In this episode, Teka Teka editors Carljoe Javier and Roby Alampay and reporter Bella Perez-Rubio try to answer these questions and more. 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.

Roby Alampay talks to disinformation researcher Jonathan Ong about the admission by the U.S. Defense Department that it spread propaganda in the Philippines to discredit China’s Sinovac vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic. This revelation, following a Reuters investigation in June, exposed a secret Pentagon psychological operation against Chinese vaccines and aid in 2020 and 2021. For more from t...

As the death toll of Duterte's war on drugs climbed, so did the international clamor for intervention. A United Nations program tried….and failed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grab Philippines offers a convenient alternative to navigating the country’s busy cities—but at a premium. These prices are driven by surge pricing which we know little about. In this episode, journalist Karol Ilagan shares the experiment they did in early 2024. They tried booking a GrabCar nearly every hour for one week to see if there was always a surge. Karol Ilagan produced this episode with r...

President Bongbong Marcos addressed rice production and affordability, plans to ban POGOs, and the Philippines' sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea in his State of the Nation Address. However, he did not mention charter change, divorce, or Vice President Sara Duterte. In this episode, Teka Teka editors Carl Javier and Jil Caro, along with reporter Bella Perez-Rubio, discuss the highlights of...

The United Nations has dubbed 2024 as the Year of Election, with 3.7 billion votes across 72 countries expected to go to the polls—the highest in history. In this episode, Teka Teka editors Carl Javier and Roby Alampay, along with reporter Bella Perez-Rubio, discuss why we allow old leaders, values, and voters to shape our views and the outcomes. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on thes...

Concerned that a child you know is spending too much time playing online? The Lego Foundation Leader Diego Adame argues that digital play is not always harmful for children and can actually have a positive impact on their development. 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.

For Aiman and his family, their newly opened eatery in Cavite is a first step towards rebuilding what they lost to Israel's war on Gaza. 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.

As the rift between President Bongbong Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte widens, Filipinos are increasingly curious about the administration's future and the potential rise of the vice president as the face of the opposition. In this episode, Teka Teka editor Roby Alampay engages with former senator Sonny Trillanes to explore the evolving political landscape and identify who now represent...

Ride-hailing company Grab Philippines offers a convenient but expensive alternative to navigating Metro Manila traffic. How many of us have tried to book a Grab car and just accepted steep fares? How much do we know about these so-called surge fees, and how much are they driven by opaque algorithms? Listen to this episode produced by Karol Ilagan with reporting partner Federico Acosta Rainis, and...

After the Absolute Divorce Bill was approved by the House on its third and final reading last May, the ball is now in the Senate's court. In this episode of "Teka Teka... Thoughts?", Tatiana Maligro shares her experience as a child of annulment with Carl Javier and discusses the Philippines' growing acceptance of legalizing divorce. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: F...

After resigning from the Marcos Cabinet, VP Sara Duterte says her brothers and father will all run for the Senate in 2025. Many are reacting, but Duterte watcher Earl Parreño says there are many reasons why it's hard to take the threat seriously. Along with Teka Teka editors Jil Caro and Roby Alampay, Parreño also discusses how - and why - voters should be wary of the narratives being shaped by po...

Give A Hoot podcast hosts Oya Arriola and Mika Ortega emphasize that activism, while fulfilling, can come at the expense of advocates' mental and physical health. In this episode of Teka Teka, they discuss how human rights workers and volunteers can avoid fatigue and recover from trauma. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Aca...

Chinese aggression reached new heights last June 2024 when they came at our military personnel with bladed weapons – leaving one naval officer short of a thumb. 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...Thoughts? , Roby Alampay and political journalist Christian Esguerra explore the controversy around Bamban Mayor Alice Guo, suspected of being a Chinese spy. They discuss what Filipinos might be missing in the conversation about her true identity and its broader implications. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twi...