In Episode 3 of #TheWeekendPH, Inday and I talk about the future of community journalism in the Philippines, with journalists Max Limpag and JB Deveza. As the community press loses its ground, will new technologies and innovations such as AI step into the void? Are community journalists up to the challenge of this brave, new world of journalism? Plus: The ICC issues arrest warrant against Israel's Netanyahu -- what does this mean for Rodrigo Duterte, who is himself facing an ICC...

This audio podcast was recorded on Oct. 19, 2024, after that press conference where the Vice President Sara Duterte admitted that her relationship with President Marcos had turned “toxic.” She narrated an incident when she wanted to chop the president’s head off.

This audio podcast about the congressional hearings in the Philippines on the extrajudicial killings during the regime of Rodrigo Duterte was recorded on Oct. 16, 2024 and re-uploaded today, Nov. 21.

This audio podcast about the congressional hearings in the Philippines on the extrajudicial killings during the regime of Rodrigo Duterte was recorded on Oct. 16, 2024 and re-uploaded today, Nov. 21.

In this episode, I wax nostalgic about BookSale after news came out that some of its branches are closing. Sad news but we wish it all the best as it struggles to keep itself afloat.

Tukion nato diri kung unsa ba gyud ang kahimtang sa human rights sa Pilipinas sa ilalum ni President Marcos, kay daghan nagsige'g pangutana kung mas maayo na gyud ba diay kumpara sa panahon ni Duterte. Ang akong mubong tubag: Naay may ginagmay nga maayong improvement pero kulang pa kaayo.

Sa episode na ito, palawakin ko lang ng konti yong mga sagot ko sa mga reporters at mga diplomats na laging nagtatanong kung mas maganda na raw ba ngayon ang sitwasyon sa Pilipinas pagdating sa human rights. Mas maganda na nga ba? Hmmmm...

Joe Torres, the new chief of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), vows changes in an agency that’s supposed to protect journalists. For one, he says the task force will end the practice by his predecessors to red-tag journalists. Red-tagging puts journalists and activists in danger.

In this episode, I talk to Antonio Montalvan II, a writer and columnist who has been following closely the developments in the ICC's investigation into the "drug war" killings in the Philippines. We discuss why the quadcom, while important, is not a "truth commission" and why it won’t end the reign of the Dutertes. He also reveals his interactions with Arturo Lascanas, one of the Davao Death Squad hitmen whose testimony to the ICC is crucial in the investigation. He also belies the accusation...

In EP 2 of The Weekend, Inday and Caloy talk about the weather (!), Inday's art therapy and, of course, the showdown at the quadcomm hearings in Congress (at 08:04) between ex-president Rodrigo Duterte and legislators. At 30:00, they segue into a conversation about books, literature, and journalism with their friend, author Joel Pablo Salud, who just won the National Book Award.

In this interview, former senator Leila de Lima -- fresh from her confrontation with Rodrigo Duterte in yesterday's quadcomm hearing -- lays out the path ahead for human rights and accountability in the Philippines. And no, it doesn’t end with Duterte “rotting” in ICC detention. Much more needs to be done, she says.

When not chasing deadlines, these journalists chase trails. In this episode, journalists Jes Aznar, JB Deveza, Bobby Lagsa, and Cong Corrales talk to us about the joys -- and hazards -- of biking. It gives them a high and they can get lost in it but they are fully aware of the risks involved, including bad roads, bad drivers, and bad people with guns (yikes!). Language: English, Cebuano, Tagalog -- Thanks to Top-Flow for the music ("Twilight...

Last Thursday, Nov. 7, I and a few other human rights defenders testified before Congress during its 10th hearing on extrajudicial killings and the ”drug war” in the Philippines. Here is my brief presentation, followed by the opening statements of Rep. Benny Abante, the chairman of the House Committee on Human Rights, and Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, the chairman of the joint hearings.

Welcome to The Weekend, a podcast by Filipino journalist Inday Espina-Varona and human rights advocate (and former journalist) Caloy Conde. In this podcast, Inday and Caloy will talk about all sorts of things -- from the news to their respective passions. Each episode promises to be a freewheeling, informal but (hopefully) insightful conversation.

In this episode of my personal podcast, I try to make sense of what happened at the Senate inquiry yesterday on the "drug war" in the Philippines. It was a wild -- and it was Duterte's show.

Manny Mogato still writes. He teaches journalism. And no, he’s not feeling hopeless at all about the future of journalism. Sure, journalists today face challenges, he says, but it’s all about reinventing yourself and building trust and credibility.

Part 3 of my interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning Filipino journalist Manny Mogato.

Part 2 of my conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning Filipino journalist Manny Mogato.

A conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning Filipino journalist Manny Mogato. (Part 1)