Howie Severino Presents

Pres. Marcos abandoned his predecessor’s neutrality in the Ukraine war. Is the  Philippines better off? What are the chances of war in Asia? What is China’s game plan? Political scientist Aries Arugay discusses with Howie Severino. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In case you missed it, Suzette Doctolero talks about her motivations in incorporating the Gen Z lens in Jose Rizal’s novels for television. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pres. Marcos abandoned his predecessor’s neutrality in the Ukraine war. Is the Philippines better off? What are the chances of war in Asia? What is China’s game plan? Political scientist Aries Arugay discusses with Howie Severino.--Produced by Arci FormalesResearched by Sanafe MarceloEdited by Jayr Magtoto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In case you missed it, Mighty Magulang talks about differentiating “tsismis” (gossip) and history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Digmaan sa Ukraine lang ba ang nagpapataas ng presyo ng pagkain? May pakinabang ba ang pagiging kalihim ng agrikultura rin ang pangulo ng bansa? Sa imports nalang ba tayo dapat umasa? Ano ba ang susi ng food security? Tinalakay ang mga yan ng ekonomistang si Rosario Guzman kasama si Howie Severino.--Produced by Eumer Yanga and Sanaf MarceloEdited by Jayr Magtoto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The clinical psychologist and longtime advice columnist shares her hot takes on how the long lockdown tested partnerships, what online dating misses, the differences between immature and mature love, and how virginity is overrated as a marriage requirement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The clinical psychologist and longtime advice columnist shares her hot takes on how the long lockdown tested partnerships, what online dating misses, the differences between immature and mature love, and how virginity is overrated as a marriage requirement.  --Produced by Shai Lagarde Edited by Jayr Magtoto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Naga-based poet and filmmaker Kristian Sendon Cordero went abroad for writers' workshops, he noted independent bookshops being the cultural hearts of their communities. So he and his friends decided to start one in Naga with the intriguing name, "Savage Mind." In this conversation, he explains the origin of the name, how the bookshop survived the pandemic, its essential service to the community, and why he has no plan to live anywhere else but Bikol.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Naga-based poet and filmmaker Kristian Sendon Cordero went abroad for writers' workshops, he noted independent bookshops being the cultural hearts of their communities. So he and his friends decided to start one in Naga with the intriguing name, "Savage Mind." In this conversation, he explains the origin of the name, how the bookshop survived the pandemic, its essential service to the community, and why he has no plan to live anywhere else but Bikol.--Produced by Eumer Yanga, Zay Arguelles and Sanaf MarceloEdited by Jayr Magtoto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The famed Binondo food tour guide talks about what it means to be a Filipino of Chinese heritage, the wide variety of lumpia and how it's just as Filipino now as it is Chinese, and how the Chinese New Year in the Philippines became such a big deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leading urban transport expert Benjie de la Peña lauds recent improvements in Metro Manila, but advocates for a coordinated system of public transport as he discusses ways to connect buses, trains, jeepneys and even ferries on the Pasig River. Popular transport like tricycles and pedicabs all have a place in the system as long as their roles and routes are clear. And he's urging policy makers to occasionally get out of their cars, which he says have "colonized our roads." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A.k.a. Paeng Bartolome to his Filipino friends, our guest is an American sports journalist who fell in love with the Philippines and wrote "Pacific Rims," which covers a season with eventual PBA champs Alaska Aces as well as bizarre matches on barangay courts. He also talks about the downside of Filipinos' obsession with a tall man's sport and the chances of a home-grown Filipino ever playing in the NBA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New Yorker Bartholomew was also known as Paeng to other players on QC courts when he was researching his remarkable book on basketball in the Philippines. He opens up about what drew him to the country, what bothered him, and why he ended up writing a "love letter to the Philippines." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Howie Severino explains the relevance of the Filipino native writing system, Baybayin, to present generations, in this audio version of an essay first published on GMA News Online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Her views often trending on social media, teleserye writer and creator Suzette Doctolero speaks candidly about her disappointments and shares her joy about the public’s response to her current project, the historical fantaserye “Maria Clara at Ibarra.”  She talks to Howie Severino about her other ground-breaking shows, her past career as romance novelist, the transformation of Maria Clara into an empowered woman, and why history matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Her views often trending on social media, teleserye writer and creator Suzette Doctolero speaks candidly about her disappointments and shares her joy about the public’s response to her current project, the historical fantaserye “Maria Clara at Ibarra.”  She talks to Howie Severino about her other ground-breaking shows, her past career as romance novelist, the transformation of Maria Clara into an empowered woman, and why history matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode of The Howie Severino podcast, we explore the dire effects of climate change and how individuals and businesses can take steps for a greener, more regenerative future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Kapampangan chef shares the best way to enjoy the popular Filipino food, lechon, and recommends Filipino dishes to serve foreign friends. He also reminisces his memories with the late American chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Kapampangan chef recommends Filipino dishes to serve foreign friends, reveals what he will prepare for Noche Buena, and why Pampanga is often called, but not without dispute, the culinary capital of the Philippines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Kapampangan culinary artist tells rollicking tales of eating papaitan with Anthony Bourdain and explains why some think sisig will set the world on fire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mental health clinician and former radio show host Gang Badoy Capati talks about dealing with "toxic" family members during get-togethers. She also explains trauma and how to achieve growth after a traumatic experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mental health clinician Gang Badoy Capati offers tips on how to attain growth even after trauma. She also explains why she chooses to work with convicted criminals in Bilibid, and how she dealt with her anger and grief after two close friends were murdered.She guides listeners on how to use their breathing to relieve stress.She has a new project in the coming year, Barangay Sansino, that aims to crowd source safety information at the barangay level. Barangaysansino is on IG. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gang Badoy Capati has worn many hats. A former radio show host and founder of volunteer group Rock Ed, she currently offers private and public advice on how to navigate through trauma, anxiety, and in this usually joyful season, the holiday blues. She also shares strategies on how to handle relatives who ask uncomfortable questions during reunions.Many of her insights have come from her own uncommon family background, which she discusses in their conversation with a rare candidness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

College coach Charles Tiu gives his take on the now infamous assault on his team by an opposing player, why his team didn’t gang up on him, and why the offender should eventually be allowed to play again. Charles puts on his basketball analyst hat and discusses what’s wrong with the way Filipinos play the sport, why foreign coaches elevate the local game, what Kai Sotto needs to do to make it to the NBA, and which NBA team has surprised him the most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Outspoken and controversial, Xiao is trying to make history viral on Tiktok. He was alarmed when he noticed people were believing the myth of Tallano Gold, and historical facts were losing out to lies. He talks to Howie Severino about other urban legends in history, like Rizal fathering Hitler.Listen to his surprising verdicts on the nation's best president ever, the country's greatest generation, and why the historical teledrama "Maria Clara at Ibarra" is a hit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xiao explains why this latest TV drama clicks, what other eras in PHL history need to be popularized, who he thinks was the Philippines' greatest president, and why Andres Bonifacio should be considered the nation's first president. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xiao explains why the first Marcos regime was a wasted opportunity, why talk of a "golden age" is not useful, and why historians need to judge who was right and wrong in the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US-based professor Jonathan Ong has co-authored a new study on the online tactics used during the 2022 Philippine election campaign. Ong explains to Howie Severino such practices as "brigading," or coordinated mass reporting, that have shut down opposing and critical voices. And in the current context, what is a troll? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Howie Severino asks Prof. Ong how 2022 political satire is different from satire used by Rizal in the 1880s, how important online operations actually were in the recent electoral outcomes versus traditional campaign methods, and what the role of legacy or mainstream media can be now that it is no longer the gatekeeper of public information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US-based professor Jonathan Ong has co-authored a new study on the online tactics used during the 2022 Philippine election campaign. Ong explains to Howie Severino such practices as "brigading," or coordinated mass reporting, that have shut down opposing and critical voices. And in the current context, what is a troll? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gideon Lasco occupies a unique space as a millennial intellectual, influencing wide audiences with newspaper columns and tweets informed by his deep academic research. His decade-long study of drug policy made him a credible critic of the Duterte drug war, and led him and a colleague to coin a term, medical populism, that became known around the world to describe leaders who use public health crises such as drug addiction and the pandemic to justify punitive, often violent responses. Dr. Lasco has diverse interests and writes well-researched, insightful essays on everyday trends, such as the pandemic plant craze, global coffee culture, and the changing image of "askals."He’s written an award-winning book, “The Philippines is not a Small Country,” that explains to an emerging generation what being Filipino could mean in a globalized world. In a wide-ranging conversation with Howie Severino, Lasco also offers tips on time management and what you can do to achieve more every day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gideon Lasco occupies a unique space as a millennial intellectual, influencing wide audiences with newspaper columns and tweets informed by his deep academic research. His decade-long study of drug policy made him a credible critic of the Duterte drug war, and led him and a colleague to coin a term, medical populism, that became known around the world to describe leaders who use public health crises such as drug addiction and the pandemic to justify punitive, often violent responses. Dr. Lasco has diverse interests and writes well-researched, insightful essays on everyday trends, such as the pandemic plant craze, global coffee culture, and the changing image of "askals."He’s written an award-winning book, “The Philippines is not a Small Country,” that explains to an emerging generation what being Filipino could mean in a globalized world. In a wide-ranging conversation with Howie Severino, Lasco also offers tips on time management and what you can do to achieve more every day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode recorded in September 2021, Jim Paredes talks about the early days of APO Hiking Society and the rise of OPM — a term coined by the late Danny Javier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As city tours move from virtual to face-to-face, Benjamin Canapi has found that tours with scary stories have a big market. He talks about the impact of Carlos Celdran on his profession, the need for a tour about martial law history, and what's there to love about Manila. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As city tours move from virtual to face-to-face, Benjamin Canapi has found that tours with scary stories have a big market. He talks about the impact of Carlos Celdran on his profession, the need for a tour about martial law history, and what's there to love about Manila. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former national budget official Zy-za Suzara talks about Vice President Sara Duterte's extraordinary budget proposals, why government's confidential funds need to be secret but not unaccountable, why the peso is weak and the dollar is strong, and all the urgent tasks that the new administration should have done in its first 100 days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former national budget official Zy-za Suzara talks about Vice President Sara Duterte's extraordinary budget proposals, why government's confidential funds need to be secret but not unaccountable, why the peso is weak and the dollar is strong, and all the urgent tasks that the new administration should have done in its first 100 days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Currently SEA Games pole vault champion and number three in the world, 26-year-old EJ Obiena is training to be a gold medalist at the next Olympics, despite paltry government support and a sports bureaucracy that mired him in a dispute at the peak of his career. But despite opportunities to change nationalities and compete for another country, Obiena told Howie Severino that he will always be a Filipino seeking to inspire younger athletes.Obiena revealed that hours before his flight to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics, he still didn't know if he would have poles to compete in his event. Sports politics and a major injury threatened to derail his career, but he persevered until he became number 3 in the world in 2022, with two years to prepare for the next Olympics in Paris. He has even beaten world record holder Armand Duplantis of Sweden at a meet this year.Howie spoke to EJ during his first visit home to the Philippines in three years, accompanied now by his girlfriend, the German triple jumper Caroline Joyeux, who was visiting the country for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Currently SEA Games pole vault champion and number three in the world, 26-year-old EJ Obiena is training to be a gold medalist at the next Olympics, despite paltry government support and a sports bureaucracy that mired him in a dispute at the peak of his career. But despite opportunities to change nationalities and compete for another country, Obiena told Howie Severino that he will always be a Filipino seeking to inspire younger athletes.Obiena revealed that hours before his flight to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics, he still didn't know if he would have poles to compete in his event. Sports politics and a major injury threatened to derail his career, but he persevered until he became number 3 in the world in 2022, with two years to prepare for the next Olympics in Paris. He has even beaten world record holder Armand Duplantis of Sweden at a meet this year.Howie spoke to EJ during his first visit home to the Philippines in three years, accompanied now by his girlfriend, the German triple jumper Caroline Joyeux, who was visiting the country for the first time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ayon kay Zig, may takot siya na hindi panonoorin ang teleseryeng ito dahil mataas ang Noli at Fili. Ngunit dahil sa twists sa kuwento at GenZ karakter na bumalik sa kasaysayan, nagkaroon ito ng malaking audience. Idiniin ni Zig na hindi lang mang-aliw ang pakay nila kundi magmulat tungkol sa halaga ng kasaysayan at kalagayan ng kababaihan. Ang panibagong Maria Clara ay palaban at hindi mahinhin na dalaga. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ayon kay Zig, may takot siya na hindi panonoorin ang teleseryeng ito dahil mataas ang Noli at Fili. Ngunit dahil sa twists sa kuwento at GenZ karakter na bumalik sa kasaysayan, nagkaroon ito ng malaking audience. Idiniin ni Zig na hindi lang mang-aliw ang pakay nila kundi magmulat tungkol sa halaga ng kasaysayan at kalagayan ng kababaihan. Ang panibagong Maria Clara ay palaban at hindi mahinhin na dalaga. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following his graduation from UP in 2017, Norman King became a symbol of Ayta achievement, appeared as an Ayta character in a teleserye starring Dingdong Dantes, and even starred in his own commercial. Following this rise to fame, he returned to his community in Porac, Pampanga to help his father, an Ayta chieftain, in their struggle for land rights. Last May, their tribe achieved its dream of acquiring the title to their ancestral domain. Norman talks to Howie Severino about how they did it, the challenge of dealing with non-indigenous occupants of their domain, and what indigenous peoples deserve everywhere. He also has some practical advice for young people ("don't get married young"). Note: The NCIP mentioned several times in the conversation is the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, the government agency mandated to "protect and promote the interest and well-being of indigenous peoples." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The son of prominent politicians, Leviste dropped out of Yale University to pursue a dream: to make solar compete with fossil fuels in the Philippines. Now he wants to build the biggest solar farm in the world and make coal obsolete. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The human rights lawyer recalls the day when he was 11 years old and soldiers took away his father, Sen. Jose W. Diokno. He explains what one-man rule was like and what we must remember today, 50 years after the proclamation of Martial Law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The former climate change commissioner and now Greenpeace leader talks to Howie Severino about extreme weather, the nation's addiction to coal, the prospects for renewable energy, and the growing popularity of bicycle transport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Howie Severino speaks to a man with a tough job, Chuck Crisanto, the executive director of the government agency tasked with memorializing human rights violations during the martial law era. Crisanto explains the challenge of educating the youth and building a museum mandated by law but may not receive any public funding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a mechanical engineering student, Angel Palma was granted a US patent for her potentially revolutionary invention, an air-conditioner that uses no harmful refrigerants and less electricity than conventional air-con. She tells Howie Severino how she got on the path to becoming a scientist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On youth-oriented, no-holds-barred Tiktok, an older user is creating waves with amusing, well-researched content that serves to counter a sea of falsehoods. "There is power in short-form video and the kids are watching that," says genealogist Mona Magno-Veluz, the real name of Mighty Magulang.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Howie Severino talks to Dominic "Doc" Ligot, the co-developer of an award-winning dengue hotspot prediction tool, about the opportunities and dangers of the digital transformation of nearly everything, from retail to fighting pandemics to news to agriculture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The holiday crooner says his most famous Christmas song was originally composed for a school reunion. Jose Mari Chan occasionally breaks out into song as he talks about his earliest years as a songwriter, and reveals that he created Tagalog ballads popularized by others—as well as a few other tunes you might find familiar.Listen to this conversation recorded on August 11, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.