In case you missed it, Psychologist Dr. Anna Tuazon says self-love is non-negotiable–citing the significance of finding happiness in oneself before sharing it with someone else.

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/0DXduVHN9aWQ5WoyS9d2t3?si=b68bd63a77a047cd 

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In case you missed it, Chinoy Ivan Man Dy debunks this famous Chinese New Year greeting and offers alternatives.

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The exchange of drug bombshells between former President Rodrigo Duterte and current President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. represents a high-stakes gambit: how much will Marcos tolerate verbal abuse and threats from his predecessor? Is Duterte risking irrelevance by making threats that no longer resonate beyond his Davao base?

Dr. Aries Arugay analyzes the political chess match and the various other players involved.

Links:

https://polisci.upd.edu.ph/faculty/arugay/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aries-arugay-a6a2a629a/?originalSubdomain=ph

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nKU50MQAAAAJ&hl=en--

Producer: Aubrey Delos Reyes

Researcher: Lilian Tiburcio

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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“Ilabas na ang popcorn,” many exclaimed online as theMarcos-Duterte feud blew up. But is this more than just entertainment? Professor Aries Arugay unpacks the current political brouhaha and its possible impact on the country’s political alignments.

He also points out what he sees as the real existential threat to the democratic system – charter change – and breaks down the camps on both sides, while highlighting the absence of a “third force,” an opposition strong enough to challenge what he calls the “dynasty cartel.”

Links:

https://polisci.upd.edu.ph/faculty/arugay/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/aries-arugay-a6a2a629a/?originalSubdomain=phhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nKU50MQAAAAJ&hl=en--

Producer: Aubrey Delos Reyes

Researcher: Lilian Tiburcio

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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After being misdiagnosed and enduring a long journey to healing, breast cancer survivor Kara Magsanoc-Alikpala says what troubled her most was not the pain or even the prospect of dying young. She tells Howie Severino there was something even worse. But there were also blessings.

As we mark World Cancer Day on February 4, we revisit Kara’s inspiring message about surviving cancer and the need for her to give back after defying the odds.

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Unconsolidated PUV operators and drivers will be banned from plying their traditional routes soon, in line with the PUV Modernization Program. In case you missed it, Toym Imao describes his 2020 installation art that reflected the plight of jeepney drivers.

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/03b5s6bZOU9hM0n9PefTS3?si=ea0537b06a1949be

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Her father’s jeepney is exactly her age and named after her. All of her young life, it was the same jeepney that sustained the family through her father’s long days and nights driving polluted routes, before catching a few hours of sleep inside the jeepney.

All of her father’s hard work enabled Hya Bendaña to focus on school and graduate college valedictorian of Ateneo de Manila University in 2019.

Now she’s paying it forward by speaking out on behalf of jeepney drivers as the government phases out jeepneys as part of its contentious modernization program.

Hya talks to Howie Severino about the challenge to achieve despite her poverty and offers an insider’s view of the world of the iconic jeepney.

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Her father’s jeepney is exactly her age and named after her. All of her young life, it was the same jeepney that sustained the family through her father’s long days and nights driving polluted routes, before catching a few hours of sleep inside the jeepney.

All of her father’s hard work enabled Hya Bendaña to focus on school and graduate college valedictorian of Ateneo de Manila University in 2019.

Now she’s paying it forward by speaking out on behalf of jeepney drivers as the government phases out jeepneys as part of its contentious modernization program.

Hya talks to Howie Severino about the challenge to achieve despite her poverty and offers an insider’s view of the world of the iconic jeepney.

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Producer: Eumer Yanga

Researcher: MJ Cerillo

Editor: Jayr Magtoto

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In case you missed it, Raya School Director Ani Almario breaks down some key features of progressive education.

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/7HhbhDqFeR3HR7Ev09537K?si=43e624fe61014f29 

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