The P*I* Podcast

In the first episode of Season 2, we begin with a round table discussion on the Presidential and Vice-presidential candidates for the upcoming 2022 National Elections. Together with our guests, Glenn and Ren, we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate, the structure and trajectory of Philippine elections, and what these dynamics say about our politics. We end by giving advice to our listeners on voting during the upcoming elections. 0:00 Music 0:12 Introduction 1:37 Guests 2:30 Impressions on the filing of Candidacy 11:50 Leni Robredo's rebranding from Liberal Yellow to Pink 26:50 1Sambayan 32:00 Isko as a dark horse  47:45 The case of Ping Lacson 49:20 Tito Sotto and the VP race 1:00:20 Sara Duterte and Substitution 1:04:40 Advice to Voters  1:17:20 Recommendations Recommendations: Glenn: Coming to America https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094898/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Game of Thrones Book 3 https://www.amazon.com/Storm-Swords-Song-Fire-Three/dp/0553381709 Once and Future King by T.H. White https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43545.The_Once_and_Future_King Ren: Power(1986) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091786/?ref_=fn_al_tt_7 Battle Royale  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/ Newton https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6484982/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Borj: Clash of the Titans:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00j0gfb House of Cards (UK Version) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098825/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 Matt: The Politician Season 1 Episode 5 ("The Voter") https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9085034/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3 Midnight Mass https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10574558/ You can find Ren's textbooks here: Community, Engagement, Solidarity and Citizenship (2020) https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/community-engagement-solidarity-and-citizenship-revised-edition-i1220174397.html Good Governance and Social Responsibility (2021) https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/good-governance-and-social-responsibility-2021-edition-i2409782571-s10988506720.html?spm=a2o4l.searchlist.list.1.44352f61n0B29n&search=1&dsource=share&laz_share_info=176324430_5_100_0_151186988_null&laz_token=b82b75f9aa825c5f52277440f63b1308&exlaz=e_02ORYuQNKp7Gip8qo24MCZFmNCmP6gU%2FnnWa525VocjCXvTKdNAtBZ9M7OhatQZXzRRrDZgMHzeuMScOJ7o6d%2FuxtDhefxtiD3WnASIas1Y%3D&sub_aff_id=social_share&sub_id2=176324430&sub_id6=CPI_EXLAZ

The impact of typhoons, Ulysses and Rolly, have begged the question, is Filipino resilience a vice or a virtue? In this episode, we discuss the recent discourse on resilience and how it should move forward with the recent calamity. We took the notion of resilience beyond the current debates while showing dimensions that many have ignored. Plus, we are rebranding as Research Dudes and Polsci Guys Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:10 Greetings 1:10 Announcement of Rebranding: Research dudes and polsci guys 3:07 Resilience and typhoon season 5:00 Resilience and media 8:10 What is Resilience? Resilience as a psychological trait 10:10 Resilience as a cultural trait 12:20 Resilience in Filipino(?) as a foreign judgement  on us? 15:20 How can you tell if someone is being resilient? 17:20 Resilience as a virtue and a mean. 19:30 Resilience and empathy 21:40 Resilience and accountability 26:05 Government Accountability in acts of nature 29:50 Science-based governance in climate change 31:00 Resilience in Citizenship and governance 35:20 Resilience and advancement  37:10 How do we move forward? 41:02 Recommendations 46:50 Should resilience be praised in man-made disasters? 48.37 Credits References: On the Etymology of 'Resilience' https://canvas.eee.uci.edu/eportfolios/13884/Origins_of_Resilience Anderson Cooper: An Honor to report on PH https://r3.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/disasters/typhoon-yolanda/44301-anderson-cooper-reflections-haiyan-coverage Stop praising ‘Filipino resilience’ amid huge unemployment, appeal Slater Young, Frankie Pangilinan by Cha Lino https://entertainment.inquirer.net/387522/stop-praising-filipino-resilience-amid-huge-unemployment-appeals-slater-young-frankie-pangilinan#ixzz6f5D8299S Palace extols Pinoys for preparation, resilience during onslaught of typhoon ‘Ulysses’ by Argyll Cyrus Geducos https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/13/palace-extols-pinoys-for-preparation-resilience-during-onslaught-of-typhoon-ulysses-2/ On Resilience Governance Blanchet K., Nam S.L., Ramalingam B., & Pozo-Martin F. (2017). Governance and capacity to manage resilience of health systems: Towards a new conceptual framework. International Journal Health Policy and Management, 6(8),431–435. Brunner, R. D. (2010). Adaptive governance as a reform strategy. Policy Sciences, 43(4), 301-341. Legido-Quigley, H., Asgari, N., Teo, Y. Y., Leung, G. M., Oshitani, H., Fukuda, K., …& Heymann, D. (2020). Are high-performing health systems resilient against the COVID-19 epidemic?. The Lancet, 395(10227), 848-850. Olu, O. (2017). Resilient health system as conceptual framework for strengthening public health disaster risk management: An African viewpoint. Frontiers in public health, 5 (263), 1-6. Recommendation Basang-Basa sa Ulan by Aegis (Song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2GyI3Whk50&ab_channel=AlphaRecords Rak of Aegis by PETA (musical)-We could not find the full show but here is a press presentation with the cast of the 2018 run https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEJZCBQn8C8&ab_channel=UnsaulicitedBlog Darkest Hour https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4555426/ Hosted by Matt Ordonez and Anthony Borja Music by JV Ordonez Logo Design by Shin Miyamoto Editing by Anthony Borja

After recording Episode 5, we decided to record another one on issues that  emerged from the 2020 US Presidential elections, and from the Episode 5 (Part 1). We tackled the following questions: Is Trump comparable to Duterte? Why do Filipinos like him? Would four more years of Trump Benefit the Philippines? Can Filipino progressives learn from Biden's campaign? Is #TayoNaman realistic for Philippine politics? Is there anything we can learn from America right now? 0:00 Intro 0:10 Greetings 1:10 Observations Contentious Results and possibilities of Cheating 4:20 Why are we concerned with American politics? America as our ideal 6:16 Politics as spectator sports 7:18 Are Duterte and Donald Trump comparable? Fall of the Fascists? 11:20- Is Trump Authoritarian? 13:20- Trump keeping China in check 14:40 -Why Filipinos love Trump 18:45- Are Trump and Duterte Fascist?;Personality politics 21:40- Biden's win as hope?; #TayoNaman 23:15- American Revolution vs. French Revolution 25:40- Progressives hinging on Voter turnout and Activism 29:00- Hope in Youth Politics 31:30- How should we use the story of America right now? 36:10- Recommendation 41:22- Credits References Philippines loves Trump the most-Pew by Renzo Acosta https://globalnation.inquirer.net/182993/fwd-ph-loves-trump-the-most-pew In Asia, Trump gets second-highest approval rating in PH second-highest-approval-rating-in-ph by Gabriel Lalu Joe Biden vs. the Nuns by Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-vs-the-nuns-11594336792 Recommendations Re-conceptualising Political Alienation: On Spectators, Spectacles and Public Protests by Anthony Borja (2015)  https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/theoria/62/144/th6214403.xml ’Tis but a Habit in an Unconsolidated Democracy: Habitual Voting, Political Alienation and Spectatorship by Anthony Borja (2017) https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/theoria/64/150/th6415002.xml Our Brand is Crisis (2015) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1018765/ Our Brand is Crisis (2005) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0492714/ 

Why is it so difficult to have Political Discussions? Why is it so difficult to agree or even agree to disagree? Why do we keep losing friends and family to political disagreements? Matt and Borj discuss the political polarization occurring in the Philippines and around the world and how to adapt to it through conversation beyond debates. To participate in your Q and A, you can send your questions, comments and suggestions at pipodcastph@gmail.com or https://ask.fm/pipodcastph0611 Hosted by Matt Ordonez and Anthony Borja Music by JV Ordonez Logo Design by Shin Miyamoto Sound and Video Editing by Anthony Borja Sources Explaining Political Disagreement by Andrew Mason https://www.amazon.com/Explaining-Political-Disagreement-Andrew-Mason/dp/0521053994 Why is there no Political Polarization in the Philippines? By Paul Kenny https://carnegieendowment.org/2020/08/18/why-is-there-no-political-polarization-in-philippines-pub-82439 On the Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche  https://www.amazon.com/Genealogy-Morals-Penguin-Classics/dp/0141195371/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=genealogy+of+morals&qid=1602225228&s=books&sr=1-2 The Social Dilemma (2020) https://www.netflix.com/ph/title/81254224 Duterte Approval rating rises t 91% amid pandemic, Cayetano Suffers drop, CNN Philippines(2020) https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/10/5/Duterte-approval-trust-rating-COVID-19-September-2020-Pulse-Asia-survey.html Recommendations The Political Mind: A Cognitive Scientist's Guide to Your Brain and Its Politics (2009) by George Lakoff https://www.amazon.com/Political-Mind-Cognitive-Scientists-Politics/dp/0143115685/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+political+mind&qid=1602225280&s=books&sr=1-1 Moral Politics in the Philippines (2018) by Wataru Kusaka https://shopee.ph/Moral-Politics-in-the-Philippines-i.75162109.1805844945 The Private Death of Public Discourse (1998) by Barry Sanders https://www.amazon.com/Private-Public-Discourse-American-Society/dp/0807004340 Time 00:00 Intro Music 00:23-Greeting 01:10-International viewers 02:23-Why can't we be friends? 03:02-Encounter with trolls 04:35 Is walking away a good thing? 06:00-Netflix's Social Dilemma 06:40-Cognifive processes; we are not truly reasonable 07:50-Is the Philippines polarized? 10:58-Pulse Asia survey 14:12-Emotional attachments 18:36 -Have you started political arguments?; Biases against Sciences 20:30- Survival and moving beyond the uncertain; 24:26- Culture of debate; 27:10- Politics and Friendship 28:10- Moral Politics and Class; Conyo vs Jologs 29:00- Neurological Energy 30:40- Politics and Survival 32:30- Friendship and Civic Life 34:10- Politics as a Zero Sum Game 37:50- Philippine Collectivism and Individual Opinions 39:05- How to make friends in an unequal society 40:25- Economic Democracy? 42:08- Christian ethics and Amor Mundi 43:18- Conversations with elites and among Citizen 44:28- Practical advice 47:40- Recommendations 50:28- Ask.fm account, Announcement of Q and A for episode 4 51:35- Credits

Episode 2  As the Philippines remembers Marcos and martial law this month of September , filipinos continue to chastise Marcos while others defend and celebrate his regime. This historical debate has focused on the contrasting facts and narratives on this contentious period.  The hosts of P*I* move beyond the facts and asks the questions underlying the dead-end debate: Why do many Filipinos remain fascinated with strong leaders and dictators and unsatisfied with democracy? Can Dictatorship be a viable option for the Philippines? How do we move forward as a nation while recognizing this tendency to support authoritarian system? Citations: -Notion of Authority (Alexandre Kojeve) https://www.amazon.com/Notion-Authority-Brief-Presentation/dp/1781680957 - Intolerant Leader for Intolerant Citizens (Anthony Borja) https://www.newmandala.org/intolerant-leaders-intolerant-citizens-illiberal-values-philippines/ - Virtù, Fortuna, and Statecraft (Anthony Borja) http://www.kritike.org/journal/issue_18/borja_june2016.pdf -Satisfaction with democracy hits new record high – SWS https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/15/16/satisfaction-with-democracy-hits-new-record-high-sws -Social capital, the culture of trust, and economic development by Edward Cartwright and Thomas B. Singhhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/292885064_Social_capital_the_culture_of_trust_and_economic_development/figures?lo=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic Recommendations:  Ang Prinsipe (Niccolo Machiavelli) https://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/publishing-house/book-publications/nicolas-machiavelli-ang-prinsipe/ Some are Smarter than Others: History of Marcos Crony Capitalism by Ricardo Manapat(2020 edition) https://shopee.ph/Some-Are-Smarter-Than-Others-The-History-of-Marcos'-Crony-Capitalism-i.75162109.7844883399 Hosted by Matt Ordonez and Anthony Borja Music by JV Ordonez Logo Design by Shin Miyamoto Editing by Anthony Borja

This month, we are taking a short break from our interview episodes and will resume with more thought-provoking guests next month. In the meantime, this episode is released on "Araw ng Kagitingan" or Day of Valor, and the premiere of GOMBURZA on Netflix. Despite this national holiday, there seems to a a kind of fatigue and cynicism surrounding nationalism these days. Here, I relate Randy David's discussion on political despair with the need to continue the civic excitement ignited by GOMBURZA. You may find Randy David's piece here: https://opinion.inquirer.net/172719/overcoming-political-despair You may also find my piece here: https://opinion.inquirer.net/172127/gomburzas-success-ignited-nationalistic-passion-but-does-it-need-a-sequel Erratum: My piece can be found on the March 19 edition of the Inquirer, not March 26.

Our guest is Drew Uy, who ran for Mayor of Paranaque City during the 2022 elections. We discuss his campaign, how it inspired a citizen movement, and what he has learned from this unique experience You may follow Drew Uy at the following links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrewTheDo X(Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/DrewTheDo_ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drewthedo_ 0:00 Music 0:15 Intro 1:20 Drew Uy's Origin Story 4:40 Paranaque during the Pandemic 7:40 Drew Uy and Political Science 10:40 Drew Uy and Paranaque 16:30 Traditional Politics vs. New Politics 18:20 Drew Uy's Platform. 19:50 Reactions to Drew's campaign 27:00 How Drew went viral and how is his campaign different 36:00 What Drew learned during the 2022 elections. 41:00 After the elections 44:00 Tayo-Tayo movement 48:15 How will Drew Uy Run again? 55:00 Platform On Traffic 58:30 Platform On Education 1:00:45 Platform on Health 1:04:30 Platform on Poverty Alleviation 1:16:00 Story behind Drew Uy's Logo 1:17:50 Final Message

In this episode, we talk to Dominic Ligot, founder of Data Ethics PH and host of AI conversations, on the effects of AI in our society, what are some of the benefits and risks of using AI, and how we can talk and think about AI in a more productive way. 0:00 Music 0.15 Intro on AI 3:00 Guest: Dominic Ligot 4:30 How Dominic Ligot got into AI? 10:00 How are people talking about AI? 16:00 What is AI and what AI is not? 20:20 What AI cant do? AI and Empathy 25:00 Dominic's best arguments for and against AI 31:30 What AI can do that we cannot do. 39:00 How do we move forward safely? 44:00 AI and Religion 46:40 Teaching with AI 55:10 AI in Governance and Policymaking 1:00:00 Closing Remarks 1:05:10 Recommendations You can find Dominic Ligot in the following Links: Website: docligot.com Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@docligot Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/docligotAI Twitter: https://twitter.com/docligot Recommendations: Ex-Machina https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/ I,Robot https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343818/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_I%252C%2520Robot Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark https://www.amazon.com/Life-3-0-Being-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/1101946598 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley https://www.gutenberg.org/files/84/84-h/84-h.htm Frankenstein Urbanism https://www.amazon.com/Eco-Cities-Routledge-Studies-Urbanism-City/dp/1138101788 Star Trek The Next Generation: Measure of a Man https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708807/

For this episode, we invited Miro Abala to discuss how Japanese anime is political. We discuss how Filipino society fell in love with anime, Animes as political content, Anime as a labor issue and Anime as foreign policy.   We also briefly recommend some animes that are very political and endorse the upcoming Japanese film festival.   You may get more information here: https://www.facebook.com/japanesefilmfestPH/   How to Watch: https://japanesefilmfestph.jfmo.org.ph/how-to-watch/     0:00 Music 0:15 Intro 2:10 What is Anime? 5:00 Is Scott Pilgrim Anime? 7:15 Animes but not Animes? 9:30 Why do Filipinos like Anime? 20:20 How is something political? 25:50 Anime as Political Content 35:10 Anime as a Labor issue 44:15 Anime as Soft Power 52:50 Recommendations 1:02:20 Japanese Film Festival ad     Sources:   Scene from Victory Gundam: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gundammobilesuitposting/permalink/6852696901520253/   Karoshi: https://www.ilo.org/safework/info/publications/WCMS_211571/lang--en/index.htm   Jujutsu Kaisen Animator: Industry will Collapse https://www.cbr.com/jujutsu-kaisen-0-anime-industry-collapse/   Cool Japan: https://www.cao.go.jp/cool_japan/english/index-e.html   Recommendations:   Mobile Suit Gundam https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159172/   Gundam Seed https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374407/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2     One Punch Man https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374407/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2   The Day I reincarnated as a Slime https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9054364/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1   Mother's Basement: https://www.youtube.com/@mothersbasement   Gigguk: https://www.youtube.com/@gigguk   Trash Taste: https://www.youtube.com/@TrashTaste   Princess Mononoke: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/28630857     Pom Poko:https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/70035036   Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans: https://www.netflix.com/jp-en/title/80150290   Aleczandxr: https://www.youtube.com/@Aleczandxr   Erwin Smith-A Devil with a Dream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVpRCySUx3Y    

The 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) was one of the highest grossing festivals our country has had in years. The top-grossing and most-watched movie from this line-up is Rewind(2023) starring Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera. In this Bonus episode, I invited my Dad to discuss what Rewind says about Marriage, Gender roles, Family Values, Jesus Christ and Story-telling in Filipino films.

This episode was prompted after I discovered the exciting, incisive, and polemical book, Post-Dilawan Cinema and the Pandemic(2023) at the BLTX Small Press expo. We discuss Philippine Cinema through the lens of class struggle with the book's Author, Epoy Deyto. The conversation spans the issues of movie-going, how ph cinema alienates the poor, the ideological content of films, the intersections of politics and business in Philippine Cinema, and Metro Manila Film Festival. You can find a digital copy of the book here:https://www.missingcodec.com/downloads/post-dilawan-cinema-and-the-pandemic/ You may also find a physical copy of the book from Shonenbat Collective here:https://www.facebook.com/ShonenBatCollective/ You may also find more of Epoy's writing in his blog: here:https://www.missingcodec.com/ You may also support small publishers at BLTX here: https://www.facebook.com/xeroxography/ https://gantalapress.org/community/bltx/ 0:00 0:15 Intro 3:00 What inspired the book? 8:45 What is Cinemaralita? 12:20 Encounter with Teddy Co 15:30 Theory of Moviegoing/Boom and Bust 20:30 MMFF 2016 Background: Audience 24:30 What is post-dilawan Cinema 27:00 Franchising of Cinema 30:50 Cinema is an ecosystem 35:00 Dilawan Cinema and Neoliberal Ideology 42:30 Action Films and Violent Cinema 45:00 Cinema under Duterte 50:00 Daryl Yap and Vincentiments 54:00 Dilawan Neoliberalism 59:20 Depictions of the personal beyond Dilawan Cinema 1:04:00 FIlm's Epoy Likes? 1:06:00 What should PH Cinema be? 1:12:10 Did anything change since the book? 1:15:15 Hope in Ph Cinema 1:23:00 Exposing and Combatting Imperialism 1:29:00 Cinema for the masses 1:32:00 Where to find the book and epoy's other work? 1:34:15 Comments on MMFF and Cinema's comeback 1:38:00 MMFF and the issues with exhibitors 1:41:50 Recommendations

Apologies if the sound for this episode is off. My microphone had technical difficulties so I had to re-dub my parts for audio clarity. For this holiday season, this episode will talk about mental health We always hear a lot about mental health. This may contain sensitive themes. We heara lot of buzzwords like anxiety, depression, toxicity, stress, trigger warnings etc . While many dismiss it as a lack of faith or resilience or a fad among the youth, there is a real phenomenon ofan increasing number of diagnoses, which need medication and therapy, and at extreme cases may lead to self-harm and suicide. Many people have integrated mental health into popular discourse but there are still other parts of society that do not understand or tolerate it. There is a lot we do not fully understand about this reality. This week, we have two guests RS Mojica and Bill Fuentes from Mental Health PH, to hopefully help us understand and demystify mental health and how ordinary citizens can address this issue. Recommendations Good Will Hunting: imdb.com/title/tt0119217/ The trial (2014) by Chito Rono: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX3dy2s1y3s&t=3941s Psych2go: https://www.youtube.com/@Psych2go For more resources check their Mental Health Directory: https://mentalhealthph.org/directory/ Check out Mental Health PH in their links below Website: https://mentalhealthph.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mentalhealthph X(Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/mentalhealthph 0:00 Music 0:15 Intro 2:20 Guests Intro 5:55 What is Mental Health PH 10:00 What is Mental Health 16:30 How do we talk about Mental Health 33:55 How to do Mental Health Advocacy 41.15 How is Mental Health in the Philippines 48:50 Priority Solutions 52:00 How to deal with skeptics 58:40 Closing Statements 1:05:25 Recommendations

In this season of film festivals, we are joined by film programmer and festival consultant, Eunice Helera, who is co-organizing this year's French Film Festival. We discuss film festivals, why they are important, and what can audiences gain from them. The P*I* podcast recommends the 26th French Film Festival which starts on November 25 and ends on December 3, at SM Mall of Asia and SM Megamall. You may see the schedule here: https://agimat.net/26th-french-film-festival/ You may find more of Eunice's socials here: https://twitter.com/euhelera?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/euiehlr/ 0:00 Music 0:15 Intro 2:00 What is a film programmer? 4:30 How Eunice programs film festivals? 9:00 Eunice, Gawad Alternatibo and Alternative cinema 15:00 Festival films after the film festival 27:00 Digital Streaming or festival strategy 30:50 Why are film festivals are important? 40:00 Philippine films impression around the world 50:25 The future of PH film festivals 56:45 The Government and film festivals 1:01:20 The FDCP and NCCA. 1:04:30 The Metro Manila Film Festival 1:13:50 Why go to film festivals? 1:20:21 Recommendations

For our October episode, we discuss the vast and diverse world of Philippine Folklores with Jean Karl Gaverza, Researcher and Founder of Philippine Spirits. We discuss the many Gods, Monsters (Aswang) of the country's regions, and what they say about the many cultures in the Philippines. Karl also gives a generous list of recommendations on what to read regarding Philippine Myths, Gods and Aswangs. Lastly, we discuss Project Glocal Heritage as a way of preserving these many cultural stories. See how you can donate and help the campaign here: https://www.facebook.com/GlocalHeritagePH Check out more of Karl's work at Philippine Spirits here: Website:https://phspirits.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhSpirits/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/phspirits/?hl=en You can read Karl's groundbreaking thesis, "Myths of the Philippines" thesis here: https://www.academia.edu/36248979/THE_MYTHS_OF_THE_PHILIPPINES_2014_ 0:00 Music 0:15 Intro 2:00 How Karl Got into Myths 6:40 Linguistics and Mythy 10:00Cataloguing of Myths and Karl's Thesis 13:30 Plurality of belief systems in the Philippines 14:20 Ethnolinguistic groups and Languages in the Philippines 17:43 What Folklores shows about Filipino people? 20:00 Mooneaters/Bakunwa 25:00 Why so many versions? 27:20 Philippine Gods and belief systems 32:20 WHy so many gods? 35:10 How people get research wrong 40:00 Filipino Monsters 49:20 Popular culture 54:00 Impact of Karl's work 56:20 What needs to be done 58:00 PRoject Glocal History 1:02:50 Recommendations Check out more of Karl's work at Philippine Spirits here Website:https://phspirits.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhSpirits/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/phspirits/?hl=en Recommendations: Creatures of lower Philippine Mythology by Maximo Ramos https://www.amazon.com/Creatures-Philippine-Lower-Mythology/dp/153038999 The Soul Book: Introduction to Philippine Pagan Religion https://archive.org/details/the-soul-book-demetrio-cordero-fernando-zialcita-1991 The Outline of Philippine Mythology https://www.amazon.com/Outline-Philippine-Mythology-Landa-Jocano/dp/1790400864 Philippine Folk Literature series by Damiana Eugenio https://www.goodreads.com/series/200958-philippine-folk-literature-series Dictionario Mithologico de Filipino https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Ferdinand-Blumentritt/dp/1777275806 Trese https://www.netflix.com/title/81012541 Shake Rattle and Roll(1984) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZwUOjntvyg Nocebo https://www.netflix.com/title/81640415 In my Mother's skin (2023) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20413870/ Mga Nilalang na Kagila-gilalas by Edgar Samar https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/50910256 Song of the Mango and other new myths https://unipress.ateneo.edu/product/song-mango-and-other-new-myths Amburukay Sugidanon (Epics) of Panay by ALicia Magos https://press.up.edu.ph/project/amburukay-sugidanon-epics-of-panay-book-2/ Works of Karl De Mesa https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/4639021.Karl_R_de_Mesa Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B https://www.iwanttfc.com/ssr/en/item/angmanananggalsaunit23b.html Ang Manananggal na nahahati ang Puso https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Ang_Manananggal_na_Nahahati_ang_Puso?id=VrpXnSIWwuI.P

Hello Mga Ka-P*I*, this is your host, Matt Ordonez. As you know, this is, admittedly a belated release for the third anniversary of the P*I* podcast and for that I thank all of you for listening and following the podcast until now. Today, September 21, is also the anniversary of the declaration of Martial law. For this reason, I decided to do something different and show a new piece of Philippine history. I recently came across a letter addressed to former president, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The letter was written by the late Atty. Eufemio Domingo, who at the time was an accomplished Mabini Lawyer and would later be appointed as a Chairman of the Commission on Audit during the administration of President Corazon Aquino. He was known by some as "one of the last honest men in government." The letter was dated on August 28, 1973, almost a full year after the declaration of martial law. It conveys a very mixed message. While he does sympathize with President Marcos with the need for government control, instilling discipline on society, the curbing of a corrupt elite, and the alleviation of widespread poverty in the country, he also expressed doubts with the implementation of Martial law. He also did not necessarily believe in the immediate restoration of democracy either but proposed a more "enlightened liberal dictatorship," perhaps a compromise and appeal to Marcos' better nature in order to improve the country's dire situation. In the end, Atty. Domingo pleads for President Marcos to grant the Filipino nation a new social contract and national purpose, challenging him to be a true father of the nation. Honestly, I am not entirely sure what to feel with this document. It certainly does not neatly fit in my own views nor the views of today's political camps. What I can say is, even an intelligent man with integrity like Atty. Eufemio Domingo did not see the situation as "black or white" even during the Martial law years itself. This is only the perspective of one man but perhaps it is worth considering given the difficulty of our current situation. I share this document not to re-assert or admonish his perspective but to stir some conversation regarding our history and the meaning of Martial law. Although Atty. Domingo tried sending the letter to the president, it is unknown whether President Marcos Sr. received or read the letter The following is an audio recording of myself reading the letter as faithfully as I can for everyone to judge for themselves. I look forward to any comments or responses any listener may have. Thank you and I hope you appreciate the recording.

This episode is all about books. They aren't only things we read but things we buy, write, produce, market, and sell. We discuss the country's reading culture and the status of publishing sectors with guest, Kevin Ansel Dy from the National Book Development Board. We also discuss some tips for publishers and authors on how to improve the situation and some interesting books about books in the recommendations. This episode is produced in partnership with the Manila International Book Fair 2023. The MIBF is back with over 100 publishers, from indie to international. There will be many book launches, forums, sales, and many more. The fair will be on September 14- 17, 2023, from 10am to 8pm, at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. Entrance is free for See you all there! You may follow the MIBF here:https://www.facebook.com/ManilaBookFair You may register here: http://bookfair.winposunlimited.com/ 0:00 Music 0:15 Intro 1:11 Manila International Book Fair 2023 3:00 Why Kevin entered a career in publishing books? 10:00 Frankfurt Fair: Ph is the Guest of Honor 18:50 What PH publishing can offer the world 23:00 Filipino reading culture 32:20 The status of PH publishing 44:40 Ph Digital Publishing vs. Print Publlishing 55:45 What the Government needs to do 1:01:00 Tips for Publishers and Authors 1:09:00 Recommendations Recommendations Tagalog Bestsellers of the Twentieth Century: A History of the Book in the Philippines by Patricia Jurilla https://unipress.ateneo.edu/product/tagalog-bestsellers-twentieth-century-history-book-philippines-0 Merchants of Culture by John B. Thompson https://www.amazon.com/Merchants-Culture-John-B-Thompson/dp/0745647863 Book Wars https://www.amazon.com/Book-Wars-Digital-Revolution-Publishing/dp/1509546782 Origins and Rise of the Filipino Novel in English by Resil Mojares https://shopee.ph/Origins-and-Rise-of-the-Filipino-Novel-i.492896083.21531091487 Enigmatic Objects by Resil Mojares https://unipress.ateneo.edu/product/enigmatic-objects-notes-towards-history-museum-philippines Shakespeare and Company by Sylvia beach https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Company-Sylvia-Beach/dp/0803260970 Wiseguys Bookshop https://www.facebook.com/wiseguysbookshop Page 394 https://www.facebook.com/Page394books Filipiniana Bibliophile Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/724239588008284 Everything's Fine https://www.everythingsfineph.com/

In this episode, as we experience more drastic changes in our weather, we discuss environmental issues, Climate change, advocacy in the Philippines with activist, John Leo Algo. 0:00 Music 0:12 Intro 2:30 Guest: John Algo 3:30 Why Environmental Advocacy? 11:50 What is environmental science? 14:40 Contributions to Environmental Advocacy 22:25 What are the most pressing environmental issues? 33:00 Climate Change denial and debates 37:00 Climate change humanly caused and humanly solved? 41:27 Climate change news? 48:40 What would John Algo tell the government? 51:00 Policy Wishlist for the Marcos Admin 57:55 Highlights from civil society 1:03:25 The role of ordinary filipinos 1:16:50 Recommendations Sources: What Filipinos think about climate change? https://www.licas.news/2022/07/05/study-says-most-filipinos-see-climate-change-as-something-personal/#:~:text=Most%20Filipinos%20treat%20climate%20change,highest%20scores%20among%20those%20surveyed. You can see more of John Leo Algo's work at the following links below: Living Laudate Si Philippines https://livinglaudatosi.org.ph/ Aksyon Klima https://aksyonklima.org/ None left behind https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BoU_ETlndwsRsNVFWRZ4_wgZ1W-gYpvu/view Recommendations Dont Look up (2021) https://www.netflix.com/title/81252357 Whether the weather is fine https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Whether-the-Weather-is-Fine/0RPTBS3WR76OKWJA8HQPDUSZM1 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change https://www.ipcc.ch/ Oscar M. Lopez Center https://www.omlopezcenter.org/ The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/the-science-and-politics-of-global-climate-change/197C1C55A3966B01BC35862BACAF3982#overview Alon a Documentary on plastic waste https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKTdKpNWmr4 Our Planet by David Attenborough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfO-3Oir-qM

For pride month, the P*I* podcast brings together conservative prodcaster,Jay Aruga, and gender expert, Michael Pastor, to dialogue about the contentious SOGIE bill, which aims to prevent discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation. We discuss the basics of SOGIE, the central issues of the law, whether or not the Philippines needs the sogie bill passed, and how we can move forward as a country regarding the rights of LGBT+ people. 0:00 Music 0:12 Intro 2:00 First Guest: Jay Aruga 5:30 Second Guest: Michael Pastor 8:40 What is Sogie? 11:10 Jay's reply 14:50 Michael's thoughts on the SOGIE Bill 17:00 Why specify protection based on SOGIE? 25:30 Does the Philippines need the SOGIE bill(Jay)? 33:00 Mike's Response and the Gender Data Gap 40:00 Equality of opportunity or Equality of outcome 44:00 Reliable data on gender? 56:45 How can we reform the SOGIE bill (Jay)? 1:01:40 Michael's response 1:08:30 Is gender too subjective? 1:12:20 Trans issues 1:19:30 Is Sogie too diverse? 1:22:00 What does each speaker agree with the other side? 1:29:50 What does each speaker criticize about their own side? 1:37:30 What needs to be done? 1:50:00 Recommendations Sources: House Panel approves SOGIE equality bill https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1773344/fwd-house-panel-approves-sogie-equality-bill 73% of Filipinos accept homosexuality https://www.rappler.com/nation/264862-filipinos-acceptance-homosexuality-2019-pew-research-report/ Between 24% and 90% of lesbians report being psychologically abused by their partners. Source: https://mainweb-v.musc.edu/vawprevention/lesbianrx/factsheet.shtml Gay men are 60x more likely to have HIV than straight men. Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3462414/ 46% of male homosexuals report being molested, as compared to only 7% of heterosexual men. Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11501300 Gays are more likely than straight people to have mental illness. Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2072932/ Gay men are 10x more likely to use heroin than straight men. Source: http://www.amazon.com/Unequal-Opportunity-Disparities-Affecting-Bisexual/dp/0195301536 Gay people are 2-3x more likely to abuse alcohol than straight people. Source: http://www.amazon.com/Unequal-Opportunity-Disparities-Affecting-Bisexual/dp/0195301536 80-95% of kids who express a discordant gender identity will come to identify with their bodily sex if natural development is allowed to proceed https://www.thecut.com/2016/07/whats-missing-from-the-conversation-about-transgender-kids.html Sweden just hit the brakes on gender-affirming care for children. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/sweden-pulls-way-back-from-gender-affirming-care-for-children/ Recommendations: What is a Woman?(2022) by Matt Walsh https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1664424891372941312?t=2xKNH4mzm_qeBvFPkAjBnA&s=19 Prayers for Bobby (2009) https://www.bilibili.tv/en/video/2047665542 Transgender history by Susan Striker https://www.amazon.com/Transgender-History-second-Todays-Revolution/dp/158005689X The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2960-the-transgender-issue Legalization of Same Sex Marriage in France https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-21200685 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/04/23/ten-years-of-same-sex-marriage-in-france-in-graphs_6023942_7.html Here comes the Bride: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NwThoiYgkI&ab_channel=ABS-CBNStarCinema Here comes the Groom: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27079350/ You may find the Jay Aruga podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ayOggQCWstDwjLXvjF8NM https://www.facebook.com/TheJayArugaShow/ Courage Philippines: https://www.facebook.com/COURAGE.Philippines/ You can find Michael Pastor here: @profmykie https://twitter.com/profmykie?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/profmykie?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F

We are revisiting the topic of Survey Research with professor and seasoned survey researcher, Dr. Ador Torneo. We discuss in-depth the principles and processes of effective survey research, the issues and challenges in conducting surveys, and how ordinary citizens can engage, use, and choose surveys. You may find our original episode on survey research here:https://open.spotify.com/episode/27xluT6cVPnjiYARLBoWgz?si=6nIWJ51lT6KrjiYgBRt83Q 0:00 Music 0:12 Intro 1:00 Our Comments on surveys 4:30 Guest: Prof. Ador Torneo 6:20 Where are surveys used? 9:00 Misconceptions about surveys 13:00 Surveys and Legitimacy 15:30 Basic Principles of Surveys 21:20 Internet and Online surveys 23:20 Sampling and Margin of Error 35:20 How to infer from Surveys? 38:55 Economic Classes 42:00 Writing Questionaires 45:30 Pilot-testing 49:09 How effective is survey research? 51:50 What are the most common mistakes? 54:20 Predicting outcomes? 1:02:00 How do surveys affect preferences? 1:09:30 How should we engage with surveys? 1:20:25 Recommendations Survey Research Manual by Flloyd Fowler Jr. https://search.library.uq.edu.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?vid=61UQ&tab=61uq_all&docid=61UQ_ALMA21202529550003131&lang=en_US&context=L&query=any,contains,991011873139703131 Survey Playbook by Matthew Champagne https://www.amazon.com/Survey-Playbook-create-perfect-survey/dp/1499202164 Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/ Social Weather Station (SWS) https://www.sws.org.ph/swsmain/home/ Pulse Asia https://pulseasia.ph/ Philippine Statistics Authority Statistical Yearbook https://psa.gov.ph/products-and-services/publications/philippine-statistical-yearbook The Civic Culture by Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba: https://muse.jhu.edu/book/43668/ The nature of belief systems in mass publics by Philip Converse: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08913810608443650 Democracy for Realists by Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781400888740/html The International Social Survey Programme https://www.gesis.org/en/issp/home Asia Barometer Survey https://www.asianbarometer.org/ World Values Survey https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/wvs.jsp Family Feud Philippines https://www.youtube.com/@familyfeudPH/featured PI By Darren Aronofsky https://archive.org/details/pi-1998_202107 You may find more of Dr. Ador Torneo's work at the La Salle Institute of Governance here: https://www.dlsu-jrig.org/

We have tackled the EDSA People Power Revolt/Revolution/Movement before but this is our first discussion of EDSA under a new Marcos Regime. Together with our guest, Professor Julio Teehankee, we grapple with the issues of whether EDSA is still relevant to remember, how we can remember EDSA, and what lessons do we need to learn given EDSA fatigue and the effects of its gradual dissolution.  0:00 Music 0:11 Intro 2:40 Guest: Professor Julio Teehankee 4:20 How important was EDSA? 9:50 Counter narratives 14:50 The most positive legacy of EDSA 24:10 When did EDSA fatigue begin? 30:00 Delegitimizing EDSA 34:43 Appropriating EDSA 37:20 How EDSA fatigue could have been avoided? 41:11 What does EDSA mean in a new Marcos regime? 47:10 Why were the pink revivals of EDSA unsuccessful?  50:20 Is there room for a new narrative? 55:20 How should we remember EDSA? 59:20 Promises of EDSA 1:01:10 Recommendations and Ateneo Press Promo This episode is produced in partnership with the Ateneo de Manila University Press. They currently have a sale from February 25-28 with 10-15% discount on titles related to EDSA and Martial law. Listen to the episode for a special discount code, especially for listeners of the P*I* podcast. You may access their Shopee store here:https://shopee.ph/ateneopress You may also find the Ateneo press here: https://unipress.ateneo.edu/ https://www.facebook.com/AteneoPress/ Recommendations: The Marcos Era Reader https://shopee.ph/The-Marcos-Era-A-Reader-i.75162109.23701200171 Martial Law in the Philippines Lessons and Legacies https://shopee.ph/Martial-Law-in-the-Philippines-Lessons-and-Legacies-1972%E2%80%932022-i.75162109.21073952623?sp_atk=b97c3c47-de26-40f7-ba4e-d12aa019c1e7&xptdk=b97c3c47-de26-40f7-ba4e-d12aa019c1e7 History as a System by Jose Ortega Y Gasset https://www.amazon.com/History-System-Essays-Toward-Philosophy/dp/0393001229 Lenin: The Day after the Revolution https://www.versobooks.com/books/2789-the-day-after-the-revolution Taming People's Power: The EDSA Revolutions and their Contradictions by Lisandro Claudio http://unipress.ateneo.edu/product/e-book-taming-peoples-power-edsa-revolutions-and-their-contradictions Democratic Revolutions: Asia and Eastern Europe  https://www.amazon.com.be/-/en/Mark-R-Thompson/dp/041540682X Unarmed insurrections: People power movements in non-democracies by Kurt Schock https://www.amazon.com/Unarmed-Insurrections-Movements-Nondemocracies-Contention/dp/0816641935 Civil Resistance and Power Politics: The Experience of Non-violent Action from Gandhi to the Present by Adam Roberts https://www.amazon.com/Civil-Resistance-Power-Politics-Non-violent/dp/0199552010 You may find more of Prof. Julio Teehankee's work here: Research gate:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julio-Teehankee Talk Politics with Julio Teehankee: https://www.youtube.com/c/talkpoliticswithjulioteehankee