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After being ranked the fourth most crony-capitalist country by The Economist in 2021, the Philippines drops off the latest edition of the crony-capitalism index entirely. 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.

Seven years after the first tokhang-related killing, what have we learned about why people use drugs? Researchers and medical doctors Gideon Lasco and Vincen Gregory Yu let us in on their newest findings. 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 artificial intelligence is deployed in workplaces all around us, could AI and automation actually replace BPO and service workers in the Philippines? An economist weighs in to answer the nagging questions at the back of our head – we also asked ChatGPT! For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Former Senator Leila de Lima is now one step closer to freedom. Her lawyer tells us what it was like to be in the courtroom and gives us a status update on her last drug case. 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.

Marikina shoemakers were once the face of a thriving industry and cultural institution. Today, they’re struggling to make ends meet in a digital, post-pandemic wave. Workers are leaving in droves, and the old guard is slowly giving way to new, factory-made methods. We checked up on them to see how they’re doing. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twi...

Award-winning photographer Kimberly Dela Cruz on the "excruciating" work of covering the drug war. Listen to Pass the Mic Episode 1 here and Tokhang sa Tokhang Season 2 here 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.

Deeply ingrained Christianity has long shaped and steered Philippine society and politics. In the last administration, bishops loudly denounced Duterte’s deadly war on drugs. But some denominations were notably quiet despite the bloodshed. Sociologist Jayeel Cornelio explains where this divergence stems from, and prompts an examination of how we practice the Christian values of justice, redemption...

Empowering the youth through education and civic engagement is crucial for building a better future. But academics say it starts at school, and our institutions aren’t quite there yet. Listen to what the National College of Public Administration and Governance had to say. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Around this time last year, it was unclear if President Marcos would be able to step foot on US soil without getting arrested. Last week, he received full military honors at the Pentagon on his first official visit to Washington D.C. 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 Ang Ating Kwentong Klima, a four-part series from our other podcast A Better Normal, we surface stories of climate change in hopes of inspiring action. Listen to a snippet from part 2, which discusses climate change’s effects on agriculture, and why we should prioritize giving better support to farmers. Listen to the full episode of A Better Normal here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

The Batangas City coast touches the Verde Island Passage—dubbed the Amazon of the oceans for being the center of the center of the world’s marine biodiversity. But residents are abandoning their means of livelihood; their traditional fishing grounds are deteriorating as more and more energy projects populate the area. This is part one of a series with the Philippine Center for Investigative Journa...

Things will get worse before they get better, weather bureau PAGASA warns. 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 Supreme Court is revisiting the character of its oath for incoming lawyers. Let’s dissect their new oath line by line with Atty. Ted Te. 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 pandemic has caused many to shift industries, and now other countries are taking our…bus drivers. In this episode, a manager of a bus company, a transport economist, and a bus driver discuss the alarming shortage of bus drivers in the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"They say…Russians run away from war but you have to be patriotic for your country…But [the] thing is you don't have to be [a] patriot this way when you have to kill your brothers or they might kill you." 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.

Filipinos with unregistered SIM cards may lose access to social media sites in the next three months. 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.

Popular support fueled the Duterte administration’s so-called “war on drugs.” And a group of lawyers and advocates say labels like 'addict' and 'criminal' are harmful — and why it’s high time to focus on drug use as a health issue. 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 power struggle in Sudan's military reaches its breaking point, redirecting the country's journey to democracy and plunging millions into violence and chaos. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PumaPodcastPH Instagram:  https://www.i...

Foreign nationals are being trafficked and coerced into defrauding people online. One smuggled Indonesian shares his harrowing story at a Senate hearing, shedding light on the insidious transnational online operations. 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 is among the most at risk of the impacts of climate change. How are Filipino communities adapting to something that threatens to change their cultural identities and practices? By doubling down on them.  In commemoration of Earth Day, we give you snippets from part 1 of the four-part series Ang Ating Kwentong Klima from our other podcast, A Better Normal. Listen to the full ep...

In October 2022, police hauled off with 6.7 billion pesos worth of shabu in a drug bust. A low-ranking police official who was part of that operation was later jailed for stealing 42 kilos of the 990-kilo loot—allegedly as part of his and his cohorts’ reward. Today we’ll hear Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos and PNP chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr. swap allegations of misconduct. Listen to what they would...

Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario died at the age of 83 on April 18, 2023. He will be remembered as an ardent defender of the West Philippine Sea who took China to court…and won. 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 new normal feels like becoming numb to news of minor surges, but Manila is considering bringing back mask mandates to curb the growing number of cases in the nation’s capital. Here’s what experts have to say about the COVID-19 trends so far this year, and what can be prescribed from the numbers. For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok H...

President Marcos says the Philippines is in the middle of a water crisis. As the threat of El Niño looms, experts weigh in on the state of water management in the country. 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 iconic San Nicolas district in Manila City has some of the only remaining ancestral houses left in the Philippines that survived World War 2. Listen to their histories in this walking tour with Stephen John Pamorada of The Heritage Collective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.