Kaagapay ang COA, hindi kaaway
For this episode, Rappler Investigative Head Miriam Grace Go reads the analysis piece " Kaagapay ang COA, hindi kaaway " by economist and Rappler columnist JC Punongbayan.
Sep 14, 2021•11 min
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Episode 14: Protecting the people of Afghanistan
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece " Leave the door open: The global duty to protect the people of Afghanistan " by the Commission on Human Rights' Reinna Bermudez. According to Bermudez: "The most inhumane thing that the world could do at this point in history is to close the door to an Afghan asylum seeker." Support fearless and independent journalism, visit https://rplr.co/supportRappler to donate to Rappler....
Aug 25, 2021•10 min
Episode 13: Hidilyn, education, and 'palakasan' culture
Just like Hidilyn Diaz, students and teachers have problems getting support from their own institutions – unless they rub elbows with the right people. For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece " Hidilyn's victory, PH education, and our 'palakasan' culture " by educator Sensei Adorador.
Aug 12, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Episode 12: Noynoy Aquino after 2016
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece " Noynoy Aquino after 2016: ‘ Bumaligtad ang mundo ' " by Rappler senior desk editor Mia Gonzalez. Gonzalez previously covered the Philippine presidency, and had spent significant time with former president Noynoy Aquino during and after his administration. What were her observations of him especially after he turned power over to President Rodrigo Duterte?...
Jul 13, 2021•24 min
Episode 11: What we should know about past International Criminal Court decisions
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece " What we should know about past International Criminal Court decisions " by Rappler columnist Dean Mel Sta. Maria. In this piece, he discusses past ICC cases, from the murders in the Polpot regime, to the Rwanda genocide, and how they were assessed.
Jun 29, 2021•9 min
Episode 10: LGBTQ+ people left behind after the storm
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "'LGBTQ+ people left behind after the storm" by ASEAN SOGIE Caucus Regional Coordinator Ryan Silverio.
Jun 15, 2021•8 min
Episode 9: 'Badoyistic Parladeism' and mutations in the AFP
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "'Badoyistic Parladeism' and mutations in the AFP" by Rappler regional columnist Herbie Gomez. According to Gomez, the Philippines appears to have its own, updated version of McCarthyism, with the Armed Forces of the Philippines serving as its megahorn. What do you think?
Jun 01, 2021•19 min
Episode 8: Duterte keeps Filipinos under threat in West Philippine Sea
For this episode, we're featuring the in-depth article "Duterte keeps Filipinos under threat in West Philippine Sea" by Rappler's foreign affairs reporter Sofia Tomacruz. How often have Filipinos, throughout Duterte's presidency, had to bear the burden of his flip-flops on the West Philippine Sea?
May 27, 2021•18 min
Episode 7: Let them play – On Fil-foreigners and the PBA
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "Let them play: On Fil-foreigners and the PBA" by Jath Shao. What does a Fil-Am immigration lawyer, who deals with citizenship questions all the time, feel about people questioning the "Filipino-ness" of certain basketball players?
May 18, 2021•11 min
Episode 6: China's game of Go
How does the East Asian game of Go compare to the way China behaves today?
Apr 29, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Episode 5: The diary of a call center agent
What goes on in the head of a young BPO agent working from home? How does she feel about pretending to be American for a living?
Apr 13, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Episode 4: Paano naman kami? Decades of fighting for Palawan
In this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "Paano naman kami: Decades of fighting for Palawan," by Sasha Dalabajan. What does it mean to be a Palaweño in this political climate?
Mar 30, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Episode 3: So what if UP produces communists?
For Hear, Hear's latest episode, we're featuring the opinion piece " So what if UP produces communists? " by Patricio Abinales. If the University of the Philippines was able to breed both the Marcosian Juan Ponce Enrile and the Marxist Lean Alejandro, what does that say about the way students there are taught?
Mar 02, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode 2: Should stars pay for their politics?
How "political" can celebrities get in public? Should we be "cancelling" celebrities whose political views we don't agree with? For Hear, Hear's second episode, we're featuring the opinion piece " Should stars pay for their politics? ," by Isabel Lacson-Estrada.
Feb 22, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Episode 1: Voter education by Kristine Reynaldo
Rappler Opinion Editor Marguerite de Leon reads aloud the opinion piece 'What voter education misses about the problem of electoral politics,' written by Kristine Reynaldo.
Feb 11, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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