The 2025 midterm elections have just concluded with may surprising and crucial results in the senatorial and partylist races. We are joined by Prof. Arjan, Assistant Professor at Ateneo de Manila University, seasoned campaign consultant and Political Analyst. We discuss what makes a good campaign, election spending, endorsements, coalitions and how they affected the results of the Senatorial and partylist elections. You can follow Arjan at the following links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...
May 17, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Note: You MUST watch this in VIDEO format! In just one week away from the 2025 Midterm elections, we are joined by Timothy "Tim" Hormigos who has produced detailed and comprehensive maps of the 2022 National and Local election results. We discuss his process in creating the maps and key voting territories, patterns and power struggles he discovered with the maps. You may find Timothy's work at his X(formerly Twitter) account here: https://x.com/bnstim?s=21 You can find Project Boses '25 here: ht...
May 03, 2025•1 hr 20 min
This episode features Lean Porquia, lifelong activist, labor organizer and candidate for the Partylist, Bayan Muna, one of the pioneers of the party list system. We discuss the importance of protest, labor issues, Bayan Muna's rich history in the left and congress, its struggles with red-tagging, the partylist system and Bayan Muna's platform for 2025. You may learn more about Bayan Muna below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bayanmunapartylist/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bayanmunapartyl...
Apr 22, 2025•1 hr
In our ongoing series on the 2025 Midterm Elections, Drew Uy is back and is once again running for mayor of Paranaque City. In this episode, we discuss his new platform, his new team of volunteers, his running mate and heartwarming stories of his interactions with the Citizens of Paranaque. #UyParaSaParanaque Check out his previous episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zz8WhtRFyYqmMEKtnIzjG?si=q-0C31BCTzanyJ6zSHGzyQ For more information about his current campaign, see the links below: ...
Apr 14, 2025•44 min
This episode is a first of a series featuring returning guests and new guests participating in the upcoming 2025 Midterm elections. In this episode, David San Juan returns as 3rd Candidate for the Act Teacher's partylist to discuss the partylist system, the achievements and platforms of Act Teachers, issues and challenges of the teacher's sector and education in the Philippines Take note that this episode is for educational purposes and the guestings do not act as a political endorsement to the ...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 11 min
For our 100th upload, we are joined by Mara Coson and Sam Marcelo of Exploding Galaxies, a press focused on republishing and rediscovering old Filipino literary masterpieces such as Wilfredo Nolledo's For the Lovers, Linday Ty-Casper's Three Cornered Sun and many more. Get your copies and learn more about exploding galaxies at the following links: Website: https://www.explodinggalaxies.com/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/exploding_galaxies/ Everything is fine bookstore: https://www.instagra...
Jan 26, 2025•48 min
A rambling reflection on Saints and Citizens for All Saint's Day followed by an important announcement.
Oct 31, 2024•23 min
In this episode, we talk with Direk Kip Oebanda, Writer and Director of iconic films like Bar Boys, now a musical, Liway, and Balota, his latest film. We talk about what inspired Balota, the impact of his works, the link between advocacy and branding, and what we can learn from Philippine elections. Balota is out now in theaters. See cinema schedules here: https://www.clickthecity.com/movies/buyticket/6dbcfd/cinemanila-balota Barboys the Musical is also showing. See tickets here: https://ticket2...
Oct 15, 2024•1 hr 2 min
In this episode, Jay Aruga is back and has published a new book, "Conservative ka Ba?: A 3 step approach to protect the Filipino family from Woke Ideology. We discuss why he decided to write a book, what are his three steps against Woke Ideology are, and what he hopes to achieve with this book. We also briefly explore tips for writing your own book. You may get a copy at St. Paul's Publishing below: Website: https://www.stpauls.ph/product-info/conservative-ka-ba Shopee: https://shopee.ph/product...
Sep 08, 2024•1 hr 13 min
In this episode, we speak with Founder of Komiket, Paolo Herras, and Komiket's Executive Director, Kris Porio, on the origins and journey of Komiket and how they helped develop the diverse world of independent Filipino Komiks. You can find more info about Komiket here: Website: https://www.komiket.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/komiketph Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/komiketph/?hl=en Check them out on Komiket Pride on June 7-9 and June 14-16, 10am-8pm at Ayala Malls The 30th, as w...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 25 min
In this episode, We speak to Prof. Sharon Quinsaat, faculty of Grinnell College and author of the new book, "Insurgent Communities: How Protest create a Filipino Diaspora?." In the book, she documents the emphatic activism among Filipino migrants abroad and how they contribute to Filipino politics despite being far from the homeland, giving us new ways on how to look at what it means to be a Filipino. 0:00 Music 0:15 Intro 3:00 Prof. Sharon's Origin 8:50 Why write the book? 12:30 Who are the ins...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 35 min
This month, we are taking a short break from our interview episodes and will resume with more thought-provoking guests next month. In the meantime, this episode is released on "Araw ng Kagitingan" or Day of Valor, and the premiere of GOMBURZA on Netflix. Despite this national holiday, there seems to a a kind of fatigue and cynicism surrounding nationalism these days. Here, I relate Randy David's discussion on political despair with the need to continue the civic excitement ignited by GOMBURZA. Y...
Apr 09, 2024•22 min
Our guest is Drew Uy, who ran for Mayor of Paranaque City during the 2022 elections. We discuss his campaign, how it inspired a citizen movement, and what he has learned from this unique experience You may follow Drew Uy at the following links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrewTheDo X(Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/DrewTheDo_ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drewthedo_ 0:00 Music 0:15 Intro 1:20 Drew Uy's Origin Story 4:40 Paranaque during the Pandemic 7:40 Drew Uy and Political Sci...
Mar 23, 2024•1 hr 21 min
In this episode, we talk to Dominic Ligot, founder of Data Ethics PH and host of AI conversations, on the effects of AI in our society, what are some of the benefits and risks of using AI, and how we can talk and think about AI in a more productive way. 0:00 Music 0.15 Intro on AI 3:00 Guest: Dominic Ligot 4:30 How Dominic Ligot got into AI? 10:00 How are people talking about AI? 16:00 What is AI and what AI is not? 20:20 What AI cant do? AI and Empathy 25:00 Dominic's best arguments for and aga...
Feb 11, 2024•1 hr 23 min
For this episode, we invited Miro Abala to discuss how Japanese anime is political. We discuss how Filipino society fell in love with anime, Animes as political content, Anime as a labor issue and Anime as foreign policy. We also briefly recommend some animes that are very political and endorse the upcoming Japanese film festival. You may get more information here: https://www.facebook.com/japanesefilmfestPH/ How to Watch: https://japanesefilmfestph.jfmo.org.ph/how-to-watch/ 0:00 Music 0:15 Intr...
Jan 30, 2024•1 hr 5 min
The 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) was one of the highest grossing festivals our country has had in years. The top-grossing and most-watched movie from this line-up is Rewind(2023) starring Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera. In this Bonus episode, I invited my Dad to discuss what Rewind says about Marriage, Gender roles, Family Values, Jesus Christ and Story-telling in Filipino films.
Jan 27, 2024•30 min
This episode was prompted after I discovered the exciting, incisive, and polemical book, Post-Dilawan Cinema and the Pandemic(2023) at the BLTX Small Press expo. We discuss Philippine Cinema through the lens of class struggle with the book's Author, Epoy Deyto. The conversation spans the issues of movie-going, how ph cinema alienates the poor, the ideological content of films, the intersections of politics and business in Philippine Cinema, and Metro Manila Film Festival. You can find a digital ...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 44 min
Apologies if the sound for this episode is off. My microphone had technical difficulties so I had to re-dub my parts for audio clarity. For this holiday season, this episode will talk about mental health We always hear a lot about mental health. This may contain sensitive themes. We heara lot of buzzwords like anxiety, depression, toxicity, stress, trigger warnings etc . While many dismiss it as a lack of faith or resilience or a fad among the youth, there is a real phenomenon ofan increasing nu...
Dec 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min
In this season of film festivals, we are joined by film programmer and festival consultant, Eunice Helera, who is co-organizing this year's French Film Festival. We discuss film festivals, why they are important, and what can audiences gain from them. The P*I* podcast recommends the 26th French Film Festival which starts on November 25 and ends on December 3, at SM Mall of Asia and SM Megamall. You may see the schedule here: https://agimat.net/26th-french-film-festival/ You may find more of Euni...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 33 min
For our October episode, we discuss the vast and diverse world of Philippine Folklores with Jean Karl Gaverza, Researcher and Founder of Philippine Spirits. We discuss the many Gods, Monsters (Aswang) of the country's regions, and what they say about the many cultures in the Philippines. Karl also gives a generous list of recommendations on what to read regarding Philippine Myths, Gods and Aswangs. Lastly, we discuss Project Glocal Heritage as a way of preserving these many cultural stories. See...
Oct 01, 2023•1 hr 17 min
Hello Mga Ka-P*I*, this is your host, Matt Ordonez. As you know, this is, admittedly a belated release for the third anniversary of the P*I* podcast and for that I thank all of you for listening and following the podcast until now. Today, September 21, is also the anniversary of the declaration of Martial law. For this reason, I decided to do something different and show a new piece of Philippine history. I recently came across a letter addressed to former president, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The let...
Sep 20, 2023•21 min
This episode is all about books. They aren't only things we read but things we buy, write, produce, market, and sell. We discuss the country's reading culture and the status of publishing sectors with guest, Kevin Ansel Dy from the National Book Development Board. We also discuss some tips for publishers and authors on how to improve the situation and some interesting books about books in the recommendations. This episode is produced in partnership with the Manila International Book Fair 2023. T...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 16 min
In this episode, as we experience more drastic changes in our weather, we discuss environmental issues, Climate change, advocacy in the Philippines with activist, John Leo Algo. 0:00 Music 0:12 Intro 2:30 Guest: John Algo 3:30 Why Environmental Advocacy? 11:50 What is environmental science? 14:40 Contributions to Environmental Advocacy 22:25 What are the most pressing environmental issues? 33:00 Climate Change denial and debates 37:00 Climate change humanly caused and humanly solved? 41:27 Clima...
Aug 26, 2023•1 hr 32 min
For pride month, the P*I* podcast brings together conservative prodcaster,Jay Aruga, and gender expert, Michael Pastor, to dialogue about the contentious SOGIE bill, which aims to prevent discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation. We discuss the basics of SOGIE, the central issues of the law, whether or not the Philippines needs the sogie bill passed, and how we can move forward as a country regarding the rights of LGBT+ people. 0:00 Music 0:12 Intro 2:00 First Guest: Jay Aruga 5:30 ...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 58 min
We are revisiting the topic of Survey Research with professor and seasoned survey researcher, Dr. Ador Torneo. We discuss in-depth the principles and processes of effective survey research, the issues and challenges in conducting surveys, and how ordinary citizens can engage, use, and choose surveys. You may find our original episode on survey research here:https://open.spotify.com/episode/27xluT6cVPnjiYARLBoWgz?si=6nIWJ51lT6KrjiYgBRt83Q 0:00 Music 0:12 Intro 1:00 Our Comments on surveys 4:30 Gu...
Jun 17, 2023•1 hr 32 min
We have tackled the EDSA People Power Revolt/Revolution/Movement before but this is our first discussion of EDSA under a new Marcos Regime. Together with our guest, Professor Julio Teehankee, we grapple with the issues of whether EDSA is still relevant to remember, how we can remember EDSA, and what lessons do we need to learn given EDSA fatigue and the effects of its gradual dissolution. 0:00 Music 0:11 Intro 2:40 Guest: Professor Julio Teehankee 4:20 How important was EDSA? 9:50 Counter narrat...
Feb 25, 2023•1 hr 17 min
In our first episode of 2023, we are tackling the complex issue of the artificial intelligence app, ChatGPT, and its effects on the writing process. We also grapple with the use and abuse of ChatGPT in writing before dealing with the different forms of writing in relation to politics. We end by proposing and exploring some habits that can improve writing. Gideon Lasco's Article here:https://www.rappler.com/voices/imho/opinion-academe-strikes-back-rise-ai/ Junie Estanislao's Article here:https://...
Feb 04, 2023•1 hr 23 min
There is alot of talk about funds in the Philippines. The government handles trillions of pesos worth of tax revenue. But how should the budget be used and deliberated upon? What should be the role of ordinary citizens in public budgeting? We discuss these questions and more with Ian Jayson Hecita, an educator and researcher from the Open Budget Survey team for the Philippines. 0:00 Music 0:20 Intro 1:20 Budgeting issues 6:00 Introducing Ian Hecita 6:50 How does public budgeting work? 15:45 What...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Should we give up or keep on chasing freedom? We sit down with Adele Webb and discuss her latest book, Chasing Freedom: The Philippines' long journey towards Democratic Ambivalence She argues that Philippines has what she calls Democratic Ambivalence or holding contradictory views about democracy. We discuss what democratic ambivalence means for Philippine politics, where it came from, and how we can move forward from knowing about this ambivalence. We also discuss the middle class, and re-evalu...
Nov 19, 2022•1 hr 24 min
In this 5th of November episode, we revisit V for Vendetta - the graphic novel and film adaptation. For years, the film's protagonist, V, has been a popular symbol of resistance and political protest. We discuss the political themes and messages found in both the graphic novel and the movie adaptation before re-evaluating their applicability to today's contemporary politics. Specifically, we tackle the nature of violence and its relationship with politics, anarchism as an ideology, and political...
Nov 05, 2022•1 hr 23 min
