ANC Podcast

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about President Rodrigo Duterte's statement that his promise during the 2016 presidential election campaign about riding a jet ski to Scarborough Shoal, and hang a flag there to stake our claim was "just a joke," and that those who believed him back then were "stupid." How do we determine if the President is joking and when he is not, especially in matters of foreign policy and especially this late in his administration?

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about the Philippine government's  plans to build a mega vaccination center at the government's 9.5 hectare facility in Parañaque City to help deal with the surging COVID-19 cases in the Philippines. But controversies erupted leading to the resignation of the executive director of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation. What are the legal and environmental issues behind the proposed construction?

And is the national capital region and its surrounding areas ready to ease restrictions?

Here's a quick round up of the news you need to know.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra takes a look back at the 2012 Scarborough shoal standoff, which is often mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in his criticism against critics of his administration's handling on the problem in the West Philippine Sea. That standoff saw the withdrawal of Philippine vessels, but China remained. He speaks with a former ambassador of the Philippines in Washington who was directly involved in the negotiations regarding that incident.

He also discusses how local governments plan to implement President Duterte's arrest order on face mask violators.

Here are the news making the headlines in the Philippines and across the globe on the COVID-19 pandemic.

In today's episode, Christian Esguerra talks about the implications of President Rodrigo Duterte's statements criticizing the Philippines' aribtral victory over China in 2016. He described the Hague ruling as just a piece of paper that can be thrown in the waste basket. Duterte also challenged to a debate Former Supreme Court Senior Associate Antonio Carpio who promptly accepted his challenge. What should be discussed? But more importantly, how is the administration really handling the Chinese incursions in the West Philippine sea?

He also tackles the President's latest directive ordering the arrest of face mask violators.