Members of the Rappler team read aloud the best investigative and opinion pieces from their archives.
Kaagapay ang COA, hindi kaaway
For this episode, Rappler Investigative Head Miriam Grace Go reads the analysis piece "Kaagapay ang COA, hindi kaaway" by economist and Rappler columnist JC Punongbayan.
9/14/2021 • 11 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 14: Protecting the people of Afghanistan
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "Leave the door open: The global duty to protect the people of Afghanistan" by the Commission on Human Rights' Reinna Bermudez.
According to Bermudez: "The most inhumane thing that the world could do at this point in history is to close the door to an Afghan asylum seeker."
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8/25/2021 • 9 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 12: Noynoy Aquino after 2016
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "Noynoy Aquino after 2016: ‘Bumaligtad ang mundo'" by Rappler senior desk editor Mia Gonzalez.
Gonzalez previously covered the Philippine presidency, and had spent significant time with former president Noynoy Aquino during and after his administration. What were her observations of him especially after he turned power over to President Rodrigo Duterte?
7/13/2021 • 23 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 11: What we should know about past International Criminal Court decisions
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "What we should know about past International Criminal Court decisions" by Rappler columnist Dean Mel Sta. Maria.
In this piece, he discusses past ICC cases, from the murders in the Polpot regime, to the Rwanda genocide, and how they were assessed.
6/29/2021 • 9 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 10: LGBTQ+ people left behind after the storm
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "'LGBTQ+ people left behind after the storm" by ASEAN SOGIE Caucus Regional Coordinator Ryan Silverio.
6/15/2021 • 8 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 9: 'Badoyistic Parladeism' and mutations in the AFP
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "'Badoyistic Parladeism' and mutations in the AFP" by Rappler regional columnist Herbie Gomez.
According to Gomez, the Philippines appears to have its own, updated version of McCarthyism, with the Armed Forces of the Philippines serving as its megahorn. What do you think?
6/1/2021 • 19 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 8: Duterte keeps Filipinos under threat in West Philippine Sea
For this episode, we're featuring the in-depth article "Duterte keeps Filipinos under threat in West Philippine Sea" by Rappler's foreign affairs reporter Sofia Tomacruz.
How often have Filipinos, throughout Duterte's presidency, had to bear the burden of his flip-flops on the West Philippine Sea?
5/27/2021 • 18 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 7: Let them play – On Fil-foreigners and the PBA
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "Let them play: On Fil-foreigners and the PBA" by Jath Shao.
What does a Fil-Am immigration lawyer, who deals with citizenship questions all the time, feel about people questioning the "Filipino-ness" of certain basketball players?