Project Offbeat

Howie Severino is the host of GMA's most awarded documentary program i-Witness. He is regarded as one of our country's most respected and awarded journalist, especially thru his contributions in the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), a non-profit media organization specializing in investigative journalism. 

He joins the Project Offbeat podcast to talk about the "journalism of outrage" which is investigative journalism, his life-threatening situation as "Patient 2828", and his tips for aspiring journalists looking to work their way thru this career.

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Hosts Matt & Lance go 1 on 1 with ophthalmologist Dr. Alex Sua for a round of "Totoo Ba?", where hosts ask a doctor a series of health-related questions to clarify its accuracy. 

List of questions include: 

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Dr. Alex Sua is a veteran ophthalmologist with 20+ years of experience. He is a consultant for Cardinal Santos Medical Center and is a tenured associate professor in the UST Faculty of Medicine & Surgery. He is also the previous president of the Philippine Ophthalmic Pathology and the Philippine Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 

He joins the Project Offbeat podcast to talk about the career of ophthalmology / medicine, misinformation attacks against doctors, and the challenges for a doctor to learn business.

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Atty. Gino Jacinto is the chief operating officer (COO) of UNAWA, a legal tech startup advancing the "Ease of Doing Business" in the region. Having started as a lawyer for multiple offices like MVGS and Q&A Law to co-founding a payment ticketing technology solution, his career has been offbeaten to say the least. 

He joins the Project Offbeat podcast to talk about what legal tech is, the importance of technological advancements in weeding out corruption and waste, and the role of UNAWA in all of these.

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Hosts Matt & Lance go 1 on 1 with sports journalist Beatrice (Bee) Go to talk about major local athletes going abroad, the infantilization of women journalists in male-dominated sports, and violence against women (VAW).

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Beatrice (Bee) Go is a freelance sports journalist who formerly worked for Rappler for 5 years. She has covered several key sports events like the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, 2019 Southeast Asian Games, World Cup and the UAAP among some. Throughout her journalism career, she has interviewed with high profile athletes and coaches like Hidilyn Diaz, EJ Obiena, Alex Eala and Yeng Guiao.

She joins the Project Offbeat podcast to talk about the career of being a sports journalist, the techniques to learn for this profession (like live tweeting), and the "softening power" of sports journalism in delivering hard news.

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In its season 3 finale, Matt & Lance celebrate Project Offbeat's 1 year anniversary by looking back. They talked about the craziest things that they've done for the success of the podcast, their unexpected realizations about working with each other and more! They also shared their season highlights: their favorite guest personalities, favorite careers tackled in the show, and more!

See you again in the next season, Ka-Offbeat! Thank you for journeying with us throughout the year! Here's to the #OffTheBeatenPath.

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In this special partnership episode, Matt & Lance interviews Nilesh Ghai, regional director of Talent.com. In true Project Offbeat fashion, Nilesh talks about the top 5 unconventional careers in the Philippines based on recent data from its marketplace. He shares about the growing interest in these careers, coupled with the growing compensation and benefits attributed to it.

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Nica del Rosario is the singer-songwriter behind former VP Leni Robredo's theme campaign songs "Rosas" and "Kay Leni Tayo." She is also the head writer/producer of FilpMusic Productions, who is well known to be the agency behind viral hit song "Tala" (#1 in charts in iTunes / Apple Music last 2022).

She joins the Project Offbeat podcast today to talk about the career of being a singer-songwriter, the story of how her company was chosen by VP Leni's group, and how the recently concluded campaign changed her life around!

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Special shout out and deepest gratitude to Misha Segarra for being our correspondent for this episode!

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Hosts Matt & Lance go 1 on 1 with singer and songwriter Nica del Rosario to talk about her life journey as an LGBTQIA and the state of OPM today. In the episode, Nica also reacts to some fans' comments about her hit song "Rosas"!

"Off the Record" is a Project Offbeat series specifically catered for casual conversations, with the goal of getting to know the guests of the show beyond their careers.

1. Don't forget to check out our episode with Nica on the unconventional career path of being a singer & songwriter. Click here!

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