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"When you need hope most is when things are the most dark."  

Our instinct as communicators is to tell the story of the things that make us angry - government failure, human rights abuses, etcetera. But we also need to show the things that are going right, and how these came to be. In dark times such as the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to show people, above all, that change is possible.

Listen to part two of this discussion between WiseOwl, a group of communicators for social change; and Thomas Coombes, a human rights strategist and the founder of the organization Hope-Based Communications. And subscribe to Give A Hoot on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Anchor.

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Ano ba ang benefits ng meditation sa kalusugan natin? Let's find out with yoga and meditation teacher Jali Fernando.

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Fueled by passion and armed with technology, the Filipino youth have been organizing relief operations and fundraising—even when far from home. Aljo Dolores of Bayanihan Pulilan shares how the youth have risen to the occasion to help their hometown in Bulacan.

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Communications is critical in a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. But there's something we desperately need right now, and that is hope.  

Listen to this discussion between WiseOwl, a group of communicators for social change; and Thomas Coombes, a human rights strategist and the founder of the organization Hope-Based Communications.

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What happens to our rights when there is a lockdown? Can government simply cancel them out? We find out in part three of our emergency powers series with our special guests Atty. Gwen De Vera and Atty. Dan Gatmaytan.

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Water crisis na naman! Bakit ba nawawalan tayo ng tubig sa Metro Manila? Masasagot lang natin 'yan kung babalikan natin ang panahon bago ang Maynilad at Manila Water. Kasama si National Scientist Raul Fabella, dating dean ng UP School of Economics, aalamin ni JC Punongbayan kung ano ang sitwasyon bago ang privatization ng water sector. 

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Sa special episode na ito tatalakayin ng Usapang Econ team, kasama si Roby Alampay ng PumaPodcast, ang pangkalahatang epekto ng COVID-19 pandemic sa ekonomiya. Panahon na bang labanan itong recession? O dapat bang mag-time out muna?

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Grey Diamante, a volunteer kunduktor for the Office of the Vice President's free shuttle services, talks about the help they extend our frontliners, as well as the fears that unravel when she gets home. 

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Every Holy Week, millions of Filipino Catholics celebrate one of the most sacred occasions in their faith. While the COVID-19 pandemic is keeping them in their homes this year, Church leaders and their flock are finding ways to observe Lenten traditions through the internet. There are online retreats, regular Masses, and even livestreams of the Pabasa ng Pasyon. 

Pero teka muna... ano nga ba ang Pabasa ng Pasyon? We talk to historian Xiao Chua, who himself been practicing this since he was a young boy.

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Frontliners are the heroes of our battle against COVID-19, but medical professionals have been incredible all throughout history. In this episode for Araw ng Kagitingan, hosts Sab Schnabel and Ceej Tantengco honor the 77 American nurses who were abandoned in the Philippines in World War 2—and continued to serve in the face of unspeakable danger.

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