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KRIMINAL: A crime podcast | By Jairo Bolledo

KRIMINAL: A crime podcast | By Jairo Bolledo

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Episode 35: Model killed, dismembered by ex-husband, ex-in-laws

KRIMINAL: A crime podcast | By Jairo BolledoJun 01, 2023

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Episode 35: Model killed, dismembered by ex-husband, ex-in-laws

Episode 35: Model killed, dismembered by ex-husband, ex-in-laws

In this episode of Kriminal – now a true crime podcast – Rappler crime reporter Jairo Bolledo discusses Abby Choi's case, including the full details of her death. A segment in this episode was produced by the BrandRap team in partnership with Prime Video. Here, Armand Dela Cruz and Giselle Barrientos talk about the thrilling crime fiction series, Cattleya Killer. Set decades after the ‘90s film “Sa Aking Mga Kamay,” we follow the story of Anton dela Rosa who is chasing after a serial killer copycat. But as investigations get tighter and Anton’s delusions worse, detectives turn their eyes on him as the main suspect of the heinous crimes being committed.

Jun 01, 202317:02
Episode 34: The missing sabungeros case

Episode 34: The missing sabungeros case

In this episode of KRIMINAL, Rappler crime reporter Jairo Bolledo discusses the case of missing sabungeros and the authorities' efforts to solve the disappearances

Feb 26, 202306:05
Episode 33: The first Filipino serial killer

Episode 33: The first Filipino serial killer

In this episode of Kriminal – now a true crime podcast – Rappler crime reporter Jairo Bolledo discusses the Philippines' first documented serial killer that dates all the way back to the Spanish colonial rule.

Jan 29, 202319:15
Episode 32: From drug suspect to pastor

Episode 32: From drug suspect to pastor

One man in Antipolo City, Rizal, proved that drug offenders can change and bring reforms to his community. Dieg Teopaco, a former drug suspect, holdupper, and gang member underwent rehabilitation to improve his life.  

In this episode of KRIMINAL, Rappler’s crime and justice reporter Jairo Bolledo talks to Pastor Dieg about his inspiring story. 

Jan 26, 202339:44
Episode 29: Nightmare inside schools

Episode 29: Nightmare inside schools

Schools are considered as safe space for children and young adults. But this notion of schools was challenged when reports of alleged sexual abuse in various schools surfaced.  In this episode of KRIMINAL, Rappler reporter Jairo Bolledo talks to lawyer Clara Rita Padilla, founder and executive director of EnGendeRights, to further understand the nightmares inside schools that haunt the students.

Nov 28, 202227:37
Episode 31: Percy Lapid case – Why are prisoners being used for crimes? 

Episode 31: Percy Lapid case – Why are prisoners being used for crimes? 

In this episode of Kriminal, Rappler's crime and justice reporter Jairo Bolledo talks to prisons expert and Southern Illinois University Carbondale criminology professor Raymund Narag to explain why PDLs are being involved in crimes.

Nov 12, 202242:42
Episode 30: Surviving hostage-taking, what's next for De Lima?

Episode 30: Surviving hostage-taking, what's next for De Lima?

In this episode of Kriminal, Rappler reporter Jairo Bolledo talks to lawyer Boni Tacardon, De Lima's legal counsel, to talk about De Lima's future plans

Oct 15, 202252:13
Episode 28: Truths my father told me about Martial Law

Episode 28: Truths my father told me about Martial Law

In this special episode of Kriminal, Rappler reporter Jairo Bolledo talks to Kris Lanot Lacaba, son of Martial Law survivor Pete Lacaba. Kris shares the realities his father told him about the tyrannical rule of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

Sep 17, 202231:13
Episode 27: Kian delos Santos, buried but not forgotten

Episode 27: Kian delos Santos, buried but not forgotten

In this new edition of KRIMINAL podcast, Rappler’s Jairo Bolledo sits down with Randy delos Santos, Kian's uncle, to talk about their family's plights years after they lost Kian.

Sep 03, 202221:11
Episode 26: Regrets from creating the drug war

Episode 26: Regrets from creating the drug war

Former police chief Camilo Cascolan tells Kriminal what he wishes had been done differently in President Rodrigo Duterte's 'drug war'

Jul 09, 202125:23
Episode 25: The making of Duterte's drug war

Episode 25: The making of Duterte's drug war

In this episode, Rappler's Rambo Talabong speaks with former police chief and Office of the President Undersecretary Camilo Cascolan – one of the men behind Command Memorandum Circular 2016-16, more popularly known as Oplan Double Barrel. Did they do anything to stop the killings?

Jun 30, 202124:00
Episode 24: Blessing the drug war's dead

Episode 24: Blessing the drug war's dead

Rappler's Rambo Talabong sits down with Father Flavie Villanueva of the Society of the Divine Word. Villanueva is one of the religious leaders who stand at the frontlines in the anti-drug campaign. He has lost count of the dead he has blessed.

Jun 17, 202145:58
Episode 23: Is new PNP chief Eleazar any different?
May 30, 202132:55
Episode 22: When police block the media

Episode 22: When police block the media

On Friday, May 14, the Central Visayas Regional Police Office blocked Rappler Cebu correspondent Lorraine Ecarma from covering the release of detained Lumad children and their teachers.

What do we do when the police block us from covering? Listen to the latest episode of KRIMINAL, Rappler's crime podcast

May 21, 202135:50
Episode 21: Living with a red tag in the Philippines

Episode 21: Living with a red tag in the Philippines

In this episode of KRIMINAL, Rappler’s crime podcast, reporter Rambo Talabong sits down with former Bayan Muna representative Teddy Casiño on what it is like to live with a red tag

May 14, 202134:30
Episode 20: The secret jail cell in Manila

Episode 20: The secret jail cell in Manila

KRIMINAL speaks with Commission on Human Rights investigators who exposed the secret jail cell in Manila. 

Apr 27, 202148:58
Episode 19: What does the CHR do?
Apr 21, 202156:27
Episode 18: Death by exercise
Apr 13, 202125:07
Episode 17: The Lumad arrests in Cebu

Episode 17: The Lumad arrests in Cebu

Over a month has passed since Cebu police barged into the University of San Carlos - Talamban campus in what they described was a "rescue operation." Was it really a rescue operation? In this episode, Rappler's Rambo Talabong speaks with Visayas correspondent Lorraine Ecarma on the Lumad arrests in Cebu.

Apr 05, 202128:02
Episode 16: Blood in Calabarzon

Episode 16: Blood in Calabarzon

March 2021 opens and closes with the killings of activists in the Calabarzon region. In this episode, Rappler reporter Rambo Talabong speaks with Rappler human rights reporter Jodesz Gavilan on activism and crackdown in the region.

Mar 30, 202136:16
Episode 15: The PNP and PDEA's trust problem

Episode 15: The PNP and PDEA's trust problem

How does coordination between PNP and PDEA work? In this episode of KRIMINAL, Rappler's police reporter Rambo Talabong sits down with retired police general and Dangerous Drugs Board chairman Catalino Cuy to discuss the relationship of the two agencies.

Mar 08, 202138:24
Episode 14: Fixing the Philippine medico-legal system

Episode 14: Fixing the Philippine medico-legal system

How can we prevent another botched investigation like in Christine Dacera's death? Listen to this episode of KRIMINAL, Rappler's crime podcast, where police reporter Rambo Talabong speaks with law group ImagineLaw executive director Sophia San Luis.

Feb 12, 202127:11
Episode 13: How government intelligence works

Episode 13: How government intelligence works

In this episode of KRIMINAL, Rappler's police reporter Rambo Talabong speaks with former national security adviser and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency chief Cesar Garcia.

Jan 28, 202131:54
Episode 12: Why Filipinos should care about the UP-DND accord
Jan 20, 202121:47
Episode 11: How police ruined the Dacera case

Episode 11: How police ruined the Dacera case

In this episode of KRIMINAL, Rappler police reporter Rambo Talabong talks about how police botched its probe in the case of Christine Angelica Dacera, the flight attendant who was found unresponsive in a Makati hotel’s bathtub on New Year’s Day 2021.

Jan 10, 202114:19
Episode 10: Don’t trust Duterte’s drug war numbers

Episode 10: Don’t trust Duterte’s drug war numbers

For the 10th episode of KRIMINAL, Rappler’s crime podcast, Rappler’s police reporter, Rambo Talabong, discusses why the numbers released by the government should not be trusted, and how it is seeking to distort reality on the ground.

Jan 06, 202116:22
Episode 9: The PNP's human rights office

Episode 9: The PNP's human rights office

Rappler's police reporter Rambo Talabong sits down with the Philippine National Police's Human Rights Affairs Office's acting chief Colonel Vincent Calanoga to discuss the office's history, its achievements, and why their office is being slammed for doing too little.
Dec 10, 202042:50
Episode 8: Covering Debold Sinas

Episode 8: Covering Debold Sinas

Debold Sinas is much more than the mañanita issue. Listen to this podcast to learn more about the controversial general.
Nov 13, 202044:21
Episode 7: Red October – Duterte's biggest red-tagging spree

Episode 7: Red October – Duterte's biggest red-tagging spree

In the latest episode of KRIMINAL, Rappler's crime podcast, we revisit the history of red-tagging and how it has been used by different administrations to stifle legitimate dissent.
Oct 31, 202018:55
Episode 6: The killing that stopped the drug war

Episode 6: The killing that stopped the drug war

In this episode, Rappler's police reporter, Rambo Talabong revisits the story of Jee Ick Joo and breaks down the latest on the case that remains unsolved 4 years later.
Oct 18, 202016:17
Episode 5: When an EJK victim plays dead

Episode 5: When an EJK victim plays dead

What happens when an EJK victim survives the attack to tell the story? In this episode, we revisit the case of Kim Lester Ramos and Lauro Lagarde on October 5, 2019, when a policeman shot them both in a Marikina subdivision.
Oct 05, 202011:56
Episode 4: A Martial Law survivor's story

Episode 4: A Martial Law survivor's story

Trining Herrera Repuno retells the story of how her freedoms were abused when late dictator Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines.
Sep 20, 202021:22
Episode 3: Where is justice for Jennifer Laude?

Episode 3: Where is justice for Jennifer Laude?

We start from the beginning — the story of "Ganda" — and trace it to how discrimination and controversial policies that benefitted Pemberton before Duterte dealt the final blow.
Sep 09, 202017:16
Episode 2: The life and death of Ka Randy

Episode 2: The life and death of Ka Randy

Listen to the story of the activist life and the brutal death suffered by lifetime advocate Randall "Randy" Echanis.
Aug 31, 202017:48
Episode 1: The boy named Kian

Episode 1: The boy named Kian

Listen to the story of the boy whose death sparked the outrage of the nation. Listen to the story of Kian delos Santos.
Aug 15, 202021:06