Socio Speaks

In this episode, we tackle the prospects of dating and its risks in the context of the “new normal” with lesser physical interactions. We talk about how dating apps enable fast and easy connections as well as possible risks of over-dependence on technology to pursue intimacy.

In this episode, we problematize the Executive Order No. 114 S. 2020, also known as the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa Program. We uncover hidden dangers in the assumptions and framework inherent in the Executive Order, as well as imagine and assert ways to uphold the rights of the urban and rural poor. We situate the discussion in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maraming pagbabago sa panahon ng pandemya, at kabilang dito ang  paggawa. Sisiyasatin natin ang mga suliraning nararanasan ng mga manggagawa, mula sa layoff, unemployment, pagbalik ng OFWs at mga hakbang na dapat gawin ng mga institusyon bilang tugon sa panibagong mukha ng paggawa.

In this episode, we discuss the unwavering persistence of forwarding demands in a rapidly digital environment.The episode reintroduces the concept of social movement and its translation in social media and online protest in search of accountability and demands amid the global pandemic.

The episode also features Save San Roque Alliance, a grassroot advocacy formation of residents, volunteer students and professional, and their ongoing attempts to highlight the collective struggle of the urban poor in creating new relief alternatives.

In this episode, we expose the struggles that women brave through in the time of covid-19 as well as problematize why these struggles are eclipsed in the Philippine’s pandemic management. We end with a brainstorming of measures that can affirm women’s rights even during crises and sharing of useful information to maintain a community of care among Filipinos of all SOGIE.

Para lubos na maintindihan ang mga nagaganap ngayong COVID-19 pandemic, ginhawa ang naging pangunahin at maigting na  sigaw ng mga mamamayan. Hinaing ito hindi lang ng mga mahihirap. Sa episode na ito, susuriin ang papel ng estado sa pagpapabuti ng kalagayan ng bawat Pilipino at hihimayin ang iba't ibang ibig-sabihin ng ginhawa para sa iba't ibang uri ng tao. Tunghayan ang talakayan sa episode na ito.