Founded in 1999 and formerly known as Sigaw ng Bayan, Radyo Kapwa is an inclusive Filipino/a/x community and cultural radio show that celebrates the diversity and difference of people with roots to the Philippines. With three historical colonial invasions, multiple waves of migration worldwide, and over 7000 islands, we recognize and honour that Filipino/a/x/s are not a monolith. We provide a wide range of programming, music, and discussion topics to reflect this diversity.

This show is hosted by France Stohner, Desiree Ruiz and Veronica Jane Bertiz. This show would not possible without the team behind the scenes namely the sound engineers starting from head sound engineer Lorra Caluya, Fenny Cristo, Riz Gatsby. Platform manager Zay. Marketing team Desiree Ruiz, Angelica Alino, Erica Nidea. Philippine News from Abroad segment Jon Marvin Reyes, TITA Talks segment by Kat Daaca, and many more!

Mabuhay les ami.es, long time no talk.

That's just how things are! Life has been very busy since you last hear me rant. Quick update for you all. I am now working full-time as a paralegal in a law firm. You can say that I doing what I want as a career. I also co-founded, Centre Kapwa, a non-profit organization based here in Tiotia:ke/Montreal. We have been doing a lot of activities to support the mental health and wellbeing of Filipinx youth and families. Therefore, voila, that's why I have been busy. We have programming lined up as well.

For today's episode, I wanted to share the process of me doing my research to the word Kapwa which is also where the name of the our Organization derived from. Tune in and let's learn together. Sharing is caring, knowledge is power. So let's empower each other!

Mabuhay!

PDF Copy of the article link below:

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Mabuhay les ami.es, I am back once againt to continue my rant about the so-called Canada’s broken healthcare system. As the title of this episode entails, I will talk about the overwhelming burden on women when the decision-makers are primarily men who do not have the same experiences.

Mabuhay les ami.es!

I finally had the burst of energy to talk and rant about the disastrous healthcare system here in Canada and how neoliberal employment-immigration policies are just another way of stealing resources from another country like the Philippines. Unsurprisingly, imperialist nations like Canada and the West allies are relying back again on their former colonies.

From 1960 to the 1970s, due to USA’s healthcare worker shortages coming out from the Second World War, they needed a lot of care providers for all their injured G.I.s. When the USA violently occupied the Philippines in the early 1900s, they set up an education system oriented to serve American interests. I’d say, it’s planting their seeds and imposing on us to be educated and speak in English. This seed bloomed because 50-60 years later, the first Labour Export Policy between former colonial master USA and former colony the Philippines was enacted. This caused a huge legal migration of Filipinos to fill in these labour shortages.

50 years later, they are still doing exactly the same thing in exchange for showering us with crumbs of “help”.

Listen to this episode to connect the dots. Do not forget to boost my ego by following me on my Instagram @ lahat_konektado_podcast.

Vero, out!

Mabuhay les ami.es,

Mabuhay les ami.es! It’s me again Veronica! For this episode, it’s not really a rant but more of a spoken word or what we say in Tagalog, Tula.

Bonne écoute!

Vero, out!

Mabuhay les ami.es! Long time no talk. Sorry! I cannot seem to sustain rigid scheduling and really having a hard time managing my time.

Mabuhay les ami.es,

For this episode, I dived into our concept of home and the decalage between our parents' generations and ours.

Mabuhay les ami.es! As mentioned, here is the second episode for this month of June which is Filipino Heritage Month in the Turtle Island/ Canada. 

If you want to inform yourself more about Queer heritage we have pre-colonial Spanish era, I listed to Pinoy Historian Kirby Araullo. Check him out on youtube. I also follow several decolonised accounts on Instagram which helped me come up with my own understanding of our view on sexuality without a colonisers' influence.

So please do listen and I thank you in advance !

Mabuhay! I am excited to share this small project of mine in the spirit of Filipino Heritage Month. I want to create 3 other episodes for the month and hopefully, you all like it and learned something from it!

https://ko-fi.com/lahatkonektado