On July 12, the Philippines will mark the fifth anniversary of the 2016 arbitral tribunal ruling on the maritime dispute on the West Philippine Sea.

In this episode, we look back at this historic victory against China with Marites Vitug, veteran journalist and author of the book "Rock Solid: How the Philippines Won Its Maritime Case against China." How should Filipinos remember this decision? Listen to the discussion in this interview recorded on July 5, 2021.

Few people have had the opportunity to be close to President Benigno Aquino III. Raf Ignacio, his former close-in assistant, was one of those lucky people. In this episode, we remember PNoy through the stories of Raf Ignacio. This interview was recorded on June 29, 2021. 

Budjette Tan, the co-creator of the Trese comics once worked for an ad agency, and now works for Lego in Denmark. He joins us to talk about the inspiration behind Trese, its journey from being a passion project to becoming the first Filipino Netflix original animated series, and its overall impact on pop culture. This interview was recorded on June 14, 2021. 

Ambeth Ocampo talks about newly discovered aspects of Jose Rizal, Lapulapu and Magellan and the reasons why he believes that there is still so much to explore in our nation's history. This interview was recorded on June 4, 2021.

With his unique style, Ambeth Ocampo brings Philippine history closer to Filipinos. In this episode, he uncovers untold facts that shaped our nation, that is literally one for the books! Who is his favorite Pinoy hero? Ambeth tells us more in this interview last June 4, 2021.

Growing up, Manix Abrera was known as the son of legendary editorial cartoonist Jess Abrera of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Slowly, he developed his own identity over the years with his popular works Kikomachine, News Hardcore, and Silent Comics. What is his idea of being an artist? We talked to Manix on May 25, 2021 to know more.

In part 2, Dingdong Dantes goes personal as he talks about life outside showbiz, his nickname Dingdong, and his many advocacies. Is politics part of his plan? 

We interviewed Dingdong on May 21, 2021.

Dingdong Dantes talks about his multi-hyphenate life — from his showbiz career, to his advocacies, his newly launched business, and how he thrives in the pandemic. This interview was recorded on May 21, 2021.

Rosem Morton is a Filipina nurse based in Baltimore, Maryland who takes photographs for the National Geographic. She talks about the challenges of being a frontliner in the US and the painful reason why she chose to pick up a camera. We interviewed Rosem on April 23, 2021.