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Chinese President Xi Jinping sent the Marcos administration a clear message by meeting with former President Rodrigo Duterte, says an analyst researching Beijing politics.

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Aside from Carmona, a total of 1,485 other towns are also looking to become a city. In this episode of Teka Teka News, we talk to Raphael Montes of the UP Center for Local and Regional Governance about the requirements for this upgrade. We also discuss the different definitions of a city and the implications of Carmona's cityhood.

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We take stock of foreign policy under President Marcos Jr. so far, and ask: Why did it form such a small part of his second report to the nation?

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In the face of global events such as the Ukraine conflict and the ongoing pandemic, inflation has become a major concern. From soaring costs of production for farmers to the fluctuating prices of essentials like rice, meat, and vegetables, we explore the real impact on everyday Filipinos.

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Listen to how women judges came to outnumber men judges in Africa and what obstacles they overcame to get there. What lessons can they teach us here in the Philippines?

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In this episode of Teka Teka News, we discuss the latest data on the fight against AIDS, and what it will take to end the pandemic once and for all. We hear from Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, as well as Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, about the challenges and opportunities to ending AIDS in the Philippines.

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As President Ferdinand Marcos Junior  prepared to deliver his second State of the Nation Address, Teka Teka News spoke with farmers, workers, commuters, and educators to ask: What is it REALLY like - surviving, living in, and loving the Philippines?

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The Department of Education shapes the future of 30 million public school students. Let’s listen to a teacher with three decades of experience enumerate the lessons she’s learned on the ground about Philippine education.

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In this episode, let’s explore the country's newest tourism campaign slogan, "Love the Philippines" —and see what it says about the tourism industry in the country as a whole.

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The institutional opposition within the Philippine political structure has been either co-opted or shrunk to the barest minimum to have an impact on policy directions. Will the cracks in the supermajority and between the camps of President Marcos and Vice-President Duterte develop into a full-blown political divorce? We asked opposition leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Here’s their take on the State of the Philippine Opposition.

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