Hear, Hear: Rappler's best investigative and opinion pieces
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Kaagapay ang COA, hindi kaaway
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, Rappler Investigative Head Miriam Grace Go reads the analysis piece "Kaagapay ang COA, hindi kaaway" by economist and Rappler column...
Episode 14: Protecting the people of Afghanistan
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 H...
Episode 13: Hidilyn, education, and 'palakasan' culture
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just like Hidilyn Diaz, students and teachers have problems getting support from their own institutions – unless they rub elbows with the right peop...
Episode 12: Noynoy Aquino after 2016
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "Noynoy Aquino after 2016: ‘Bumaligtad ang mundo'" by Rappler senior desk editor Mia Gonzalez. G...
Episode 11: What we should know about past International Criminal Court decisions
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "What we should know about past International Criminal Court decisions" by Rappler columnist Dean ...
Episode 10: LGBTQ+ people left behind after the storm
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "'LGBTQ+ people left behind after the storm" by ASEAN SOGIE Caucus Regional Coordinator Ryan Silve...
Episode 9: 'Badoyistic Parladeism' and mutations in the AFP
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "'Badoyistic Parladeism' and mutations in the AFP" by Rappler regional columnist Herbie Gomez. Acc...
Episode 8: Duterte keeps Filipinos under threat in West Philippine Sea
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we're featuring the in-depth article "Duterte keeps Filipinos under threat in West Philippine Sea" by Rappler's foreign affairs repo...
Episode 7: Let them play – On Fil-foreigners and the PBA
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 6: China's game of Go
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How does the East Asian game of Go compare to the way China behaves today?
Episode 5: The diary of a call center agent
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What goes on in the head of a young BPO agent working from home? How does she feel about pretending to be American for a living?
Episode 4: Paano naman kami? Decades of fighting for Palawan
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "Paano naman kami: Decades of fighting for Palawan," by Sasha Dalabajan. What does it mean to be a ...
Episode 3: So what if UP produces communists?
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For Hear, Hear's latest episode, we're featuring the opinion piece "So what if UP produces communists?" by Patricio Abinales. If the University of the...
Episode 2: Should stars pay for their politics?
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How "political" can celebrities get in public? Should we be "cancelling" celebrities whose political views we don't agree with? For Hear, Hear's&...
Episode 1: Voter education by Kristine Reynaldo
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rappler Opinion Editor Marguerite de Leon reads aloud the opinion piece 'What voter education misses about the problem of electoral politics,' written...