Coping & Kwento

And that's a wrap for Season 1 of Coping & Kwento! Join Bam, Jake, and Erwin as they look back at the highlights and learnings from the first season of the pod. Catch you guys on the 2nd season! 

Welcome to another episode of Coping & Kwento with Bam, Jake, and Erwin! For this episode of the pod, standup comedian Alex Calleja drops by for an engaging conversation about his craft as a comedian, politics, Filipino culture, social media, and so much more! Don't miss out on this funny yet insightful episode of Coping & Kwento! 

Dr. Bryan Albert Lim, a graduate from the UP College of Medicine and an infectious disease specialist, shares his experience on what it's like to be a medical doctor amidst the greatest pandemic we've seen in recent history. Dr. Lim is a UP Universal Health Care Study Group research associate, and one of the key forces behind the Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health. He is currently practicing medicine in Cebu and has been dedicating his time helping the LGUs flatten the curve - in which they have succeeded as of today. Tune in to find out more about his story only here on Coping and Kwento with Bam, Jake, and Erwin!

TV host, journalist, and the most accomplished Filipina swimmer in the Southeast Asian Games with eight gold medals under her belt, Gillian Akiko Thomson, is the guest on this episode of Coping & Kwento with Bam, Jake, and Erwin! Tune in as Akiko shares the story behind her successful career, how swimming has changed her life, how she's using what she learned from being an athlete to become an effective parent, and so much more! Only here on Coping & Kwento! 

Coping & Kwento's 8th episode is a special one because our guest is Rev. Fr. Manoling Francisco! Aside from being a well-known liturgical songwriter, Fr. Manoling is also the person behind Tanging Yaman Foundation Inc., which as of writing, has raised more than PHP 14 million to help the victims of typhoons Rolly and Ulysses. Listen to this episode of Coping & Kwento with Bam, Jake, and Erwin as Fr. Manoling shares his wisdom, coping hacks, and inspirational stories of faith and hope. 

Award-winning Filipino journalist and radio and TV news reporter and anchor Jeff Canoy drops by Coping & Kwento to talk to the boys on how he's dealing with the pandemic, his take on news and current events,  and (surprisingly) lots of TV talk - and by TV we mean, Grey's Anatomy, The Newsroom, and so much more! So make sure to listen to this episode as Bam, Jake, and Erwin bring out a different side of Jeff Canoy, only here on Coping & Kwento! 

Episode 6 is here! Since the pandemic, a lot of establishments have shifted their physical operations online, and the education sector is no stranger to this. Fran de Guzman from Teach for the Philippines sits down with Bam, Jake, and Erwin as they discuss how her experience as a teacher is affected by our current situation, and what her coping hacks are - only here on Coping & Kwento!

Restaurateur, Elbert Cuenca, drops by Coping & Kwento with Bam, Jake and Erwin to talk about how he and the restaurant industry are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. From stories of hope to funny anecdotes, this episode's full of golden nuggets of wisdom that you don't want to miss. This is Coping & Kwento!