Podcasts
The Sunday Story: Life in the Shadow of the Philippines' Drug War
"They can just kill anyone." Since 2016, thousands have been killed in the Philippines' war on drugs. The bloody campaign began under the Philippines' last president, Rodrigo Duterte, who said he would be "happy to slaughter" three million drug addicts in the country. When current president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took office in 2022, he promised to end this spree of state-sanctioned killings of alleged drug users and sellers, and focus on rehabilitation instead. — May 19, 2024
On a remote island, a test of wills between the Philippines and China
About 250 Filipinos live on Thitu Island, the largest and most inhabited island of the Spratlys, in the South China Sea. But Chinese ships are never far away. — April 11, 2024
How one reporter tells the story of Philippines President Duterte's drug war
Patricia Evangelista's new book, Some People Need Killing, chronicles her reporting during Philippines' president Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. — November 21, 2023
The rise, fall, and resurrection of the Marcos dynasty
The Marcos Dynasty: From Rise to Resurrection - delves into the complex tale of Ferdinand Marcos and his family and their authoritarian rule in the Philippines. This story unravels the dynamics of power, myth-making, and the far-reaching consequences for democracy. — May 11, 2023
Erik Spoelstra explains the love for basketball in the Philippines
ESPN's Cassidy Hubbarth talks with Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra, the first Asian-American NBA Head Coach, about their pioneering careers and the power of representation as they pave the way for Filipinos in the NBA. — March 28, 2023