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A power struggle in Sudan's military reaches its breaking point, redirecting the country's journey to democracy and plunging millions into violence and chaos.

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Foreign nationals are being trafficked and coerced into defrauding people online. One smuggled Indonesian shares his harrowing story at a Senate hearing, shedding light on the insidious transnational online operations.

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The Philippines is among the most at risk of the impacts of climate change. How are Filipino communities adapting to something that threatens to change their cultural identities and practices? By doubling down on them. 

In commemoration of Earth Day, we give you snippets from part 1 of the four-part series Ang Ating Kwentong Klima from our other podcast, A Better Normal.

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In October 2022, police hauled off with 6.7 billion pesos worth of shabu in a drug bust. A low-ranking police official who was part of that operation was later jailed for stealing 42 kilos of the 990-kilo loot—allegedly as part of his and his cohorts’ reward. Today we’ll hear Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos and PNP chief Rodolfo Azurin Jr. swap allegations of misconduct. Listen to what they would both agree on.

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Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario died at the age of 83 on April 18, 2023. He will be remembered as an ardent defender of the West Philippine Sea who took China to court…and won.

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The new normal feels like becoming numb to news of minor surges, but Manila is considering bringing back mask mandates to curb the growing number of cases in the nation’s capital. Here’s what experts have to say about the COVID-19 trends so far this year, and what can be prescribed from the numbers.

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President Marcos says the Philippines is in the middle of a water crisis. As the threat of El Niño looms, experts weigh in on the state of water management in the country.

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The iconic San Nicolas district in Manila City has some of the only remaining ancestral houses left in the Philippines that survived World War 2. Listen to their histories in this walking tour with Stephen John Pamorada of The Heritage Collective.

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Dra. Aira Cassandra Castro topped the medical board exams among 2,900 examinees around the country–despite battling rheumatic heart disease most of her life. Now she’s determined to help improve healthcare in the provinces.

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The annual Balikatan or “shoulder-to-shoulder” exercises between Washington and Manila kicked off on a larger scale than ever this week. The stakes have never been this high.

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