School on the Air (91.7 Ben FM)

September 27, 2026

We cover how the Reddit and Discord bans highlight the gradual decline in competence and communication within the government of the Republic of the Philippines and why this should not persist at all costs.

This is a lengthy discourse together with Atty Vernie Tinapay that can be divided into parts

00:00-29:50 Part 1: The Toboso Incident: The Presumption of Regularity and Whys of Activism(s), the

29:50-57:20 Part 2: The Prolonged Armed Struggle and the Paradox and Danger of Dogma in the Left and Beyond

57:20-1:40:24 Part 3: Hegelian Dialectic, the Theory Behind Capitalist Inevitability, Modernity as Quality Decline; and the Foundations of Social Science as Critique

Who is the guest?

Atty. Vernie Baldicantos Tinapay is a Constitutional Theory and Criminal Law Researcher, Private Legal Consultant for Local Government Affairs under Cebu City Congressman Eduardo Rama, a Former Local Legislative Staff Officer V of Cebu City Government and a Former Professor of Public International Law and Labor in USJ-R School of Arts and Sciences

This is a lengthy discourse together with a newly-met friend, Atty Vernie Tinapay

Who is the guest?

Atty. Vernie Baldicantos Tinapay is a Constitutional Theory and Criminal Law Researcher, Private Legal Consultant for Local Government Affairs under Cebu City Congressman Eduardo Rama, a Former Local Legislative Staff Officer V of Cebu City Government and a Former Professor of Public International Law and Labor in USJ-R School of Arts and Sciences

Long overdue episode, an interview from November 25, 2023, a month after the start of the conflict in the Gaza between Israel and Hamas that is part of the continued struggle between the state of Israel and the Palestinian people.

Join Mr. Hadje Sadje, a scholar of the Center for Palestine Studies at School of Applied Sciences (SOAS), University of London and Mr. Ryan Dave Rayla, a professor of political science at the University of San Jose-Recoletos as they each provide their own analysis on the early stages of the conflict, which will become relevant to our current observations. Mr. Sadje will provide his first and second-hand accounts of the Gaza situation while Mr. Rayla will provide a geopolitical analysis to help students relate to the ongoing crisis in the Gaza.

A late special episode that discusses the Israel-Hamas conflict in its earliest stages in 2023 but above all a look into the deeper Palestine question and how we Filipino citizens can reflect on it.

I am with Dr. Hajde Sadje from the Center of Palestine Studies in SOAS University of London and Mr. Ryan Dave Rayla from USJR. Dr. Hadje provides a first-hand look at not only the current research but on the grounds experience with the overall Palestine situation, before, during and after the 2023 conflict while Mr. Rayla from Kasination Podcast will look at the geopolitical aspect of Israel's military efforts, with the intent to bring two differing perspectives in one forum.

Brian Doce, educator, PhD student, and consultant for Universalis Inc. provides an in-depth look at halal economies and their importance to the PH economy, religious studies, and other applications.

School on the Air has returned after an abrupt hiatus and will irregularly upload episodes, including past, unreleased podcast episodes that were already aired on the radio/

Aired on July 3, 2022

The story of Doubting Thomas matters to the way we believe. What are the misunderstandings behind this simple yet powerful story of faith in the Resurrection? Join us as we tackle another misinterpreted Biblical passage so that we can produce better discourses

Aired on April 17, 2022

Aired on April 3, 2022

In another discussion about misunderstood Biblical passages, we look at the oppressive circumstances that define moral judgment and our own responsibility as believers via John 8:1-11, the story of Jesus and the Adulterous Woman

Originally aired from August 8 to 29, 2021 (4 episodes)