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In 2022, the MMDA recorded a staggering 72,000 vehicle crashes in the metropolis. In this episode, a psychologist answers the question: what is it about cars that makes even the nicest people turn nasty behind the wheel?

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The people who make their living in the West Philippine Sea weigh in on President Marcos Jr.’s new policy direction.

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In this episode, PumaPodcast and Danwatch take a closer look at the issues plaguing the Philippine government’s permanent housing program in Tacloban, a coastal city ravaged by Haiyan over a decade ago. We ask: What happened to the money – over a billion dollars –  pledged by governments and institutions around the world to Haiyan’s survivors? 

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High cost of farm inputs, El Niño, climate change, and disruptions in global food supply chain are some of the challenges facing Philippine agriculture. Let’s get to know the man stepping into the role of Agriculture Secretary–his unique position, his corporate ventures, and his plans for Filipino farmers and fisherfolk.

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On November 15, 2010, acclaimed botanist Leonard Co and his companions were shot dead by Philippine Army soldiers who mistook them for insurgents. Thirteen years later, justice eludes the families as legal proceedings linger without resolution.

In this episode, we remember Co’s life and the legacy he left behind for the scientific community. This was from “Leonard Co: A Taxonomy of Justice,” a three-part series of Teka Teka, 

with support from Internews’ Earth Journalism Network.

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Government websites have fallen victim to hacking seemingly one after the other in the past few months. This puts our personal data at risk. Why are these attacks happening, and what can we do about it?

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Iconic revolutions that both resulted in the return of a free press took place just three years apart in the Philippines and the Czech Republic. But three decades later, the countries find themselves on opposite ends of this year’s Press Freedom Index.

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In this eye-opening episode of Teka Teka News, we unravel a distressing tale of child abuse within an armed, secretive cult in Surigao del Norte, Philippines. Hear the harrowing experiences of three children who escaped.

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After Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines, the government vowed to "Build Back Better." Ten years later, the residents of Tacloban, a highly urbanized city right on the region's coast, are still reeling.

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