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On August 12, 2022, a decades-old religious order to kill renowned author Salman Rushdie was almost realized when he was repeatedly stabbed in front of a live audience in upstate New York.  For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

At the first meeting of the Senate public information and mass media panel, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles gives us a glimpse of what state media might look like in the coming years.  For more from the PumaPodcast team, find us on these platforms: Facebook Instagram Twitter Tiktok   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

An expose by VICE alleged a “culture of sexual abuse that thrived for decades” at the Philippine High School for the Arts. But they are far from the first school to have been thrust into the spotlight over harassment. What can we do about it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Labing-isang pilay lahat ang kanyang nakamtan na hanggang ngayon ay kanyang pinagdurusahan. Dahil dito hindi nila maayos-ayos ang kanilang pamumuhay," reads a Cotabato farmer's affidavit. He had been captured in in 1984, and though he was freed after five days, his wounds lasted for over a decade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

"The twenty residents and celebrants of a wedding festival were simultaneously shot to death inside a mosque of Ganta, Datu Piang, Maguindanao," reads this affidavit of two celebrants who had survived a massacre of Muslim Filipinos in 1974.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Nakaranas ako ng suntok, sampal, tadyak, hampas ng baril at sinturon at kahoy. Naranasan ko rin ang ilublob ang aking ulo sa maruming inidoro sa kasilyas, ang kumain ng katakut-takot na sili, ang lumuhod sa monggo, ang maging alipin nila, at iba't iba pang uri ng pagmamalabis na nakapagpapababa ng pagkatao ko," reads the affidavit of an activist who was detained for three months and put on commun...

The 16-year-old girl was just washing her family's clothes near a deep well in their barangay in Maguindanao when military men snatched her away. Neighbors heard pleas for help, then gunshots. It was only when the perpetrators had left that they were able to rush to her "dead naked body... with some knife and several bullet wounds". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Ac...

The silence rang loud on August 21 as Ninoy Aquino Day came and went with no acknowledgment from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. But this is just one of many awkward dates that the dictator’s son will have to face in his term.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On August 25, we commemorate the anniversary of the mass exodus of Rohingya from Myanmar. Bangladesh has opened its borders to more than a million Rohingya people but after five years the humanitarian response has become increasingly unsustainable. Doctors without Borders Dir. Paul McPhun give his insights from the “hospital on the hill”, Cox’s Bazaar in Bangladesh.  See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

A contentious vaping bill lapsed into law last month despite strong opposition from the Department of Health and medical experts. What’s at stake?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The spoiler: they were all purchased by the procurement service of the Department of Budget and Management, under one man–Lloyd Christopher Lao. What is it with this agency and its problematic deals?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join the Teka Teka news and What’s AP team as they visit the AVSECOM van that was used to transport the bodies of Ninoy Aquino and Rolando Galman shortly after the former senator was killed on the tarmac of the Manila International Airport on August 21, 1983. Rotting in a junkyard for decades, what secrets does the van hold? What stories may it still tell? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

"My son, my husband and I (both blindfolded) would be brought to a common visiting room for a supposedly 'two-hour' visit, but somehow the military guards always reduced this to one-hour or less.... On several occasions, although my son had a high fever, he forced himself to visit us because if he did not come, I and my husband will not be able to meet," reads this affidavit of a woman who was imp...

Usually, when Western firms open shop in Asia, they send down expatriates–who often hadn’t even been to the country they’re leading. But Bain and Co., a global management consultancy, decided to do it differently. They repatriated Patricia Nichol instead.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The landmark deal between two of the country’s networks has drawn a lot of support and scrutiny alike. Can they convince regulators a partnership is “in the service of the Filipino”? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senators are now asking: Why did we ever choose China over Japan when it came to important transport projects? Despite the hype, three railways didn’t see the light of day under Duterte because Beijing left us hanging.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The congressional hearings on the January 6 attack on the US Capitol have made for compelling TV – garnering an average of 13.1 million views. But, with former President Donald Trump looking likely to run again in 2024, we ask: Have they changed anyone's mind?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Memory Project gears up for the 50th anniversary of the Dictator Marcos' declaration of Martial Law. We're trying to keep the memories of human rights victims alive. Will you help? Message us at tekateka@pumapodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An award for books chosen by Filipino readers returns after a seven-year hiatus.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Play-to-earn games promised lifelines when the economy collapsed because of the pandemic. But Chad de Guzman, who reported on the Axie Infinity phenomenon for Time magazine, finds that it has, contrary to promise, left Filipinos in debt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new study gives us the vibe check we’ve always needed: how inclusive are we, really, towards the LGBTI community today? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kumusta ang mga katutubo? 25 years since the enactment of IPRA, the empowerment and benefits are clear, but fundamental - and ironic - challenges persist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to Taiwan “poked the panda”, as liberal Western media put it. But in this part of the world, Beijing’s anger is no laughing matter. What does all this mean for the Philippines? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a lawyer’s garage in 2012, Tricia Aquino and a handful of journalists pored over thousands of affidavits of Martial Law victims, photocopying them and preserving them under what they called “The Memory Project”. Warning: Some segments of this podcast are disturbing, graphic, and could be triggering. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the new government has no intention to see the Philippines returning as a party to the International Criminal Court. What does this mean for victims of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs - and for human rights in the Philippines? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.