Too many good things going on, so I had to make the difficult choice to end the First World Manila Podcast. But please continue to follow First World Manila on social media! Links below.

First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines

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About a week or so ago I cam across two articles from legitimate Philippine publishers that infuriated me. Find out more.

First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines

Links/Sources:

11 of 15 cities in Southeast Asia with cleanest air are in Philippines — report 

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/03/06/1899176/11-15-cities-southeast-asia-cleanest-air-are-philippines-report

Philippine cities’ high air quality rank due to lack of pollution monitoring systems

http://www.interaksyon.com/trends-spotlights/2019/03/07/145375/philippines-air-quality-ranking-lack-pollution-monitoring-systems/

Air pollution deaths 3rd highest in PH

https://amp.rappler.com/nation/208192-air-pollution-deaths-3rd-highest-philippines?fbclid=IwAR0Cvo1qe0TPiIUA8bp_lKwpfTzwaqUrWz94jUwp2nIX7eUbZdpcuPEqvT0

The indolence of the Filipino

https://opinion.inquirer.net/120136/the-indolence-of-the-filipino?utm_expid=.XqNwTug2W6nwDVUSgFJXed.1

Sobre la indolencia de los filipinos

http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/sobre-la-indolencia-de-los-filipinos/html/4870d544-19c1-4319-a240-e4269802e6b3_11.html

Audio-only versions:

Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388

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RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN

Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054

Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila

Google Podcast: Android app only

First World Manila website: https://artandfinance.net/firstworldmanila/

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Happy International Women's Day 2019! More thoughts on my great-grandmother and Philippine culture. 

First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines

Links/Sources:

GMA Documentary on Pura Villanueva Kalaw, my great-grandmother: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qyKpwi4sNA 

Audio-only versions:

Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ

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Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54

RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN

Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054

Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila

Google Podcast: Android app only

First World Manila website: https://artandfinance.net/firstworldmanila/

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Ah, the Filipino identity crisis. Basically a rite of passage. But did you know I went through TWO identity crises? In a follow-up to last week's episode on nation-building, let's dive into solving our identity issues, so we can move forward with a shared culture, customs, and values regardless of ethnicity, religion, and social class.

First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines

Links/Sources:

Wikipedia entry on La Leyenda Negra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Legend

Wikipedia entry on cultural crisis in Spain after loss of the Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_of_%2798

Audio-only versions:

Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388

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Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54

RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN

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Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila

Google Podcast: Android app only

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We're only a nation on paper. Some thoughts on how to make the Philippines an actual nation.

First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines

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A short podcast detailing a recent horseback riding trip I went on in Clark, and tying it to development and culture.

Spanish-Tagalog vocab: Montar a caballo ~ Mangabayo

First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines

Audio-only versions:

Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ

Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila

Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54

RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN

Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054

Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila

Google Podcast: Android app only

First World Manila website: https://artandfinance.net/firstworldmanila/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstworldmanila

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Excited to have recorded this week's podcast with our first-ever guest Joffre Balce of the Association for Good Government, also the former chief economist of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation! Let's learn about the land value tax and how it may help the Philippines, and other things as well !!

First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines

Links/Sources:

Association for Good Government https://www.associationforgoodgov.com.au/index.php

Audio-only versions:

Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ

Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila

Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54

RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN

Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054

Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila

Google Podcast: Android app only

First World Manila website: https://artandfinance.net/firstworldmanila/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstworldmanila

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More thoughts about how to reform our sorry situation.

First World Manila - fixing deep-rooted problems of the Philippines

Sources: 

Duterte warns DPWH Sec. Mark Villar over delayed, failed projects https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/659535/duterte-warns-dpwh-sec-mark-villar-over-delayed-failed-projects/story/

DPWH under Duterte: Corruption, politics, slippage mar many projects https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/09/04/18/dpwh-under-duterte-corruption-politics-slippage-mar-many-projects

EDITORIAL - Judicial reforms (Philippine Star)

https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2017/11/29/1763822/editorial-judicial-reforms

Depoliticizing the Civil Service (UN) http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/un/unpan010815.pdf

Audio-only versions:

Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388

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Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54

RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN

Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054

Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila

Google Podcast: Android app only

First World Manila website: https://artandfinance.net/firstworldmanila/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstworldmanila

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William Howard Taft - is he responsible for the Philippines' dysfunctional democracy?

First World Manila - fixing deep-rooted problems of the Philippines

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Audio-only versions:

Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388

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Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54

RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN

Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054

Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila

Google Podcast: Android app only

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I attended a senatorial candidate debate at Manila House on Monday - here's a rundown and my thoughts. (PS sorry for the late upload but I didn't have time to launch it during my trip to Cebu!)

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