YUGTO: Get Mad About Filipino History

"As Villanueva stands on the 2nd place platform, a place where no other Filipino has ever stood, he must be beaming with pride. This is for his father, who he has at last surpassed.    This is for his country, that he loves and that now, because of his feats, loves him. Villanueva stands there, a silver medal around his neck, listening to the Soviet anthem, glowing from the inside. He does not know yet that he will die in abject poverty, forgotten by everyone applauding him.    Right now, Anthony Villanueva's whole future is ahead of him."   

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YUGTO is a podcast about Filipino history, narrated, researched and written by Sunny, and is supported by the Work in Progress Team. Support us on Spotify, Anchor and other Podcast Platforms or follow us on  Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@yugto.pod)

"It is 1928, and the Olympics are in Amsterdam. It is the first time a cauldron is lit in the opening ceremony. But we’re focusing now on a first that’s much more important to the Philippines. Competing practically as an offshoot of the Americas, then called the 'The Philippine islands', is no-name athlete, He is about to change the face of modern swimming forever." This is the story of the Ilocano Shark, the Philippines's first ever Olympic Winner, a fighter in the second world war and the pioneer of the modern breaststroke. His name is Teofilo Ydelfonso. 

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YUGTO is a podcast about Filipino history, narrated, researched and written by Sunny, and is supported by the Work in Progress Team. Support us on Spotify, Anchor and other Podcast Platforms or follow us on  Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@yugto.pod)

It’s 2021. At Tokyo Japan, far away from home, four Filipino athletes lift and punch their way to four medals — more than the Philippines has ever had in one showing. They will be remembered for centuries to come -- but what of those forgotten from the century past?

Season Two's theme is Stories of Philippine Sports. Join us as we take you through the stories of five iconic Filipino athletes -- their glories, their struggles, and sometimes their premature ends.

Get mad about Filipino History. This is YUGTO.

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YUGTO is a podcast about Filipino history, narrated, researched and written by Sunny, and is supported by the Work in Progress Team. Support us on Spotify, Anchor and other Podcast Platforms or follow us on  Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@yugto.pod)

‘Because of these circumstances, we’ll never know for one hundred percent sure who ordered what. But suffice it to say, Ninoy already knew what to expect of the powers-that-be of the Philippines at that time: in an interview before his flight, Ninoy said ‘“Assassination is part of public service… I can’t allow myself to be petrified by the fear of assassination and spend my life in a corner."'  

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The following episode deals with explicit descriptions of violence that can be disturbing or distressing to some listeners. Please check the following link for content warnings, as well as sources and music credit: https://wipincph.com/yugto

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YUGTO is a podcast about Filipino history, narrated, researched and written by Sunny, and is supported by the Work in Progress Team (http://www.wipincph.com) Support us on Spotify, Anchor and other Podcast Platforms and on general social media; for any questions, email us at [email protected]

‘In a way, Tibo Mijares was able to commit one more act of propaganda on behalf of the Marcos’s: with his disappearance and his son’s brutal death, it sent out the message to everyone loud and clear. Now everyone knew what would happen if they stepped our of line.’   

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The following episode deals with explicit descriptions of violence that can be disturbing or distressing to some listeners. Please check the following link for content warnings, as well as sources and music credit: https://wipincph.com/yugto

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YUGTO is a podcast about Filipino history, narrated, researched and written by Sunny, and is supported by the Work in Progress Team (http://www.wipincph.com) Support us on Spotify, Anchor and other Podcast Platforms and on general social media; for any questions, email us at [email protected]

‘Story goes that Father Favali kept a photograph of two soldiers standing over a dead body at his bedside. We can only speculate why: perhaps to remind him of the violence going on right outside his door? Did he know, perhaps, that one day, he would end up just like the fallen figure in his photo?’   

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The following episode deals with explicit descriptions of violence that can be disturbing or distressing to some listeners. Please check the following link for content warnings, as well as sources and music credit: https://wipincph.com/yugto

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YUGTO is a podcast about Filipino history, narrated, researched and written by Sunny, and is supported by the Work in Progress Team (http://www.wipincph.com) Support us on Spotify, Anchor and other Podcast Platforms and on general social media; for any questions, email us at [email protected]

‘The CHDF number 73,000 men across the country, but today, in Sag-od, in the service of the interests of the San Jose Timber Corp., there only had to be eighteen of them to wreak unimaginable and unforgettable atrocities on 30-something unsuspecting people.’   

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The following episode deals with explicit descriptions of violence that can be disturbing or distressing to some listeners. Please check the following link for content warnings, as well as sources and music credit: https://wipincph.com/yugto

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YUGTO is a podcast about Filipino history, narrated, researched and written by Sunny, and is supported by the Work in Progress Team (http://www.wipincph.com) Support us on Spotify, Anchor and other Podcast Platforms and on general social media; for any questions, email us at [email protected]

‘…The question of the dam is more than political. The question is life—our Kalinga life. Apo Kabunian, the Lord of us all, gave us this land. It is sacred, nourished by our sweat. It shall become even more sacred when it is nourished by our blood.’   

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The following episode deals with explicit descriptions of violence that can be disturbing or distressing to some listeners. Please check the following link for content warnings, as well as sources and music credit: https://wipincph.com/yugto

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YUGTO is a podcast about Filipino history, narrated, researched and written by Sunny, and is supported by the Work in Progress Team (http://www.wipincph.com) Support us on Spotify, Anchor and other Podcast Platforms and on general social media; for any questions, email us at [email protected]

"Liliosa is exceptional, passionate, smart, likable, a friend to many. She has done so much in her short time living. Would she have done more or done differently knowing that her life was to be cut short by the exact thing she was protesting against?"

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The following episode deals with explicit descriptions of violence that can be disturbing or distressing to some listeners. Please check the following link for content warnings, as well as sources and music credit: https://wipincph.com/yugto

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YUGTO is a podcast about Filipino history, narrated, researched and written by Sunny, and is supported by the Work in Progress Team (http://www.wipincph.com) Support us on Spotify, Anchor and other Podcast Platforms and on general social media; for any questions, email us at [email protected]

It's 2021, and we're relaunching a new season of Yugto.

Season One's theme is The Murders of Martial Law. Join us as we take you through six different murders that exemplify the cruelty of the Marcos regime.

Remember their names. Remember their faces. Get mad about Filipino History. This is YUGTO.

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The episodes in this season deal with explicit descriptions of violence that can be disturbing or distressing to some listeners. Please check the following link for content warnings, as well as sources and music credit: https://wipincph.com/yugto

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YUGTO is a podcast about Filipino history, narrated, researched and written by Sunny, and is supported by the Work in Progress Team (http://www.wipincph.com) Support us on Spotify, Anchor and other Podcast Platforms and on general social media; for any questions, email us at [email protected]