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Apart from parents, who are the other adults who need to keep children safe from harm online? And how can we start conversations with children about digital literacy?

These are the questions independent journalist Nica Hanopol seeks answers to in the second episode of our mini-series on children’s rights in the digital age. Family life and child development experts Keisha Constantino and Edgar Belda Jr. return to explain the role teachers, policymakers, and Big Tech executives play in creating safer digital spaces for the youth. 

Keisha proposes expanding digital literacy to include “structural literacy,” which teaches children not only what to avoid online but also how to think critically about algorithms, platform design, and the attention economy. Drawing from their children’s book @Alpha, Edgar shares practical ways adults can start conversations about online risks with young people. 

If you are interested in reading their storybook, @Alpha is available for download on Sigla Research Center’s website.

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The impact of violent content on Filipino kids has become a national conversation. At the same time, online sexual abuse or exploitation of children (OSAEC) is becoming widespread. 

Lawmakers are calling for tighter restrictions on social media and other digital platforms. But can an outright ban protect our youth from the most dangerous corners of the internet? What does it take to make the internet safer for one of the most vulnerable groups in our society, anyway? 

Independent journalist Nica Hanopol speaks with two early childhood development experts, Keisha Constantino and Edgar Belda Jr., about what children are seeking online and why restrictions may not fully solve the problem. 

This is the first episode in a mini-series on children’s rights in the digital age. 

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Sa nakaraang SONA ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., ipinanukala niya ang pag-alis ng system loss charges mula sa ating mga binabayaran sa kuryente. Ngunit ano nga ba ang system loss? 

Sa episode na ito ng Teka Teka, hinimay ni Atty. Monalisa Dimalanta, senior advisor on energy literacy and energy democracy ng Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, at ni Jhesset Enano, isang climate and environment journalist, kung ano ang system loss at system loss charges upang mas maintindihan natin kung ano ang maaaring epekto ng pag-alis nito sa ating mga power bill. Ito na ba ang solusyon sa ating napakataas na bayarin sa kuryente?

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We are all equal in a democracy. Or at least, we should be. But the rich enjoy more privileges than the rest of us. How can a wealth tax make sure that everyone lives with dignity? Aren’t we punishing those who work hard by proposing its imposition? What does the Constitution say about it, anyway? Will our lawmakers even support this policy? And how is it a means to prevent corruption? Political scientist Cleve Arguelles answers these questions and more in this episode of Teka Teka. 

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Philippines supports this episode of Teka Teka as part of its work to strengthen democracy and promote social justice through partnerships with civil society, trade unions, youth movements, and other democratic actors. Guided by the values of social democracy, FES works to foster freedom, justice, solidarity, and inclusive democratic participation. Visit the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Philippines website for more information. 

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A year after President Marcos exposed corruption in flood control projects, the rains are still falling, and so are the questions. PCIJ investigative journalist Gwen Latoza joins Teka Teka to unpack what a year of hearings, leaks, and budget digging actually revealed, and why accountability still hasn't reached the top. Read Gwen’s stories through the following links:

LINKS TO PCIJ REPORTS:

Allocables are the new pork

Unprogrammed funds

One year after the flood control speech

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Tuberculosis remains one of the Philippines’ deadliest public health challenges, with the country now ranking third globally in TB burden. Philippine Tuberculosis Society (PTSI), founded in 1910, has been on the frontlines for over a century evolving from isolation care at the historic Quezon Institute to today’s decentralized network of clinics.

Former Health secretary Dr. Paulyn Ubial, who is now PTSI’s executive director, explains how TB spreads, why stigma and fear remain barriers to treatment, and how their strategy is reshaping the fight against TB. Their goal is clear: to eliminate TB in the Philippines by 2030.

For more information from PTSI, click here.

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