The Verde Island Passage has been dubbed the Amazon of the Oceans for its rich biodiversity. How can the Philippines protect this unique waterway?

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Meet the women's clinic taking on the stigma surrounding reproductive and sexual health in the Philippines.

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Kristina Conti, a drug war lawyer assisting the International Criminal Court, weighs in on what we've learned from the drug war hearings and how they might help the ICC's investigation.

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In this episode, we discuss the chaotic filing of candidacies in the Philippines, where questionable aspirants raise concerns about electoral integrity. Election law expert and former COMELEC Commissioner Luie Guia shares insights on how the agency navigates these challenges.

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Many companies today claim to prioritize the mental health of their employees. Here are some actionable steps they can take to do so.

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Content creators and influencers are emerging as new and potentially important players in Philippine elections, either as endorsers of other candidates or as candidates themselves. Some are fronting as the faces of partylists old and new. Will they be gamechangers, or will they run into the same hard walls and ceilings that stopped past celebrities-turned-politicians? PumaPodcast's Roby Alampay spoke with political advisers Ronald Llamas and Alan German.

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Al Bayt, a Palestinian eatery, quietly opened in Imus, Cavite last June 2024. The family of refugees who run it tell their story in this episode of Teka Teka.

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Every Wednesday night, the friend-making app TimeLeft brings strangers together for dinner all over Metro Manila. We walk you through the experience.

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In this episode of Teka Teka, PumaPodcast takes you to Delhi, India, to learn about Goonj, a groundbreaking social enterprise reshaping the culture of giving. In 2015 Anshu Gupta received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his work in Goonj. Goonj upcycles discarded materials into tools for dignity and empowerment. From the story of Habib Bhai, a rickshaw driver collecting unclaimed bodies, to the creation of washable sanitary napkins from scrap cloth, Goonj has impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands across rural and urban India.

Explore how Goonj operates eight large centers, employs over 1,200 people, and partners with 700 local organizations. Learn about their transformative products, from school and wedding kits to the MyPad sanitary napkin project, empowering women. Goonj’s year-round, data-driven sorting goes beyond disaster relief, addressing daily needs with dignity.

Visit goonj.org to learn more, and follow the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation at rmaward.asia for more inspiring stories.

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