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Tokhang Sa Tokhang

Tokhang Sa Tokhang

By PumaPodcast

In this series by PumaPodcast, we check on President Rodrigo Duterte's still ongoing war on drugs. We do our own knocking and inquiring; our own katok and hangyo. We talk to parents, spouses, researchers, community workers, artists, church leaders, and government officials, to ask, "Kumusta"? How are you? What happened? How has it all been, since those doors to Filipino homes opened--or burst open?

Tokhang sa Tokhang, as we would say. Tao po, kumusta ang Tokhang?
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Episode 6: Barangay, Nanay

Tokhang Sa TokhangOct 02, 2020

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Episode 6: Barangay, Nanay

Episode 6: Barangay, Nanay

Kumusta ang mga nanay? Kumusta ang mga barangay?

President Duterte's War on Drugs was launched to save our families and rescue our communities. Four years later, we check in on the leaders of both.

Oct 02, 202033:42
Episode 5: Bata! Bata! Pulis! Pulis!

Episode 5: Bata! Bata! Pulis! Pulis!

Four years into the War on Drugs, the public has serious concerns over the conduct of policemen and the troubling number of deaths. Meanwhile, children are orphaned and caught in the crossfire. What has happened to the youth President Duterte and law enforcers say they want to rescue?

Aug 14, 202035:49
Episode 4: The Storytellers

Episode 4: The Storytellers

Kumustahin naman natin ang media—the journalists and the environment in which they must cover one of the Philippines' bloodiest chapters in decades.

Jul 31, 202031:17
Episode 3: Rap Battle

Episode 3: Rap Battle

Artists and musicians have always reflected history. They struggle to capture the spirit of the times. Their images and words chronicle not so much the events, but the things harder to define in the air. In this episode of Tokhang sa Tokhang, we listen to the music and the artists who for the past four years have been processing -- and debating -- their and our own thoughts about the War on Drugs.

Jul 17, 202024:55
Episode 2: What Price are We Willing to Pay?

Episode 2: What Price are We Willing to Pay?

30,000 "deaths under investigation", 5,500 killed in "legitimate" anti-drug operations. For what, and at what else's cost?
Jul 10, 202027:33
Episode 1: Kumusta na ang Numbers sa War on Drugs?

Episode 1: Kumusta na ang Numbers sa War on Drugs?

Let's start with the basics. "Four million drug users." How did the government get to that number?

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Jul 03, 202021:54
Introducing... Tokhang sa Tokhang

Introducing... Tokhang sa Tokhang

A special series where we check in on President Rodrigo Duterte's still ongoing war on drugs. We, too, do our own knocking and inquiring. Our own 'katok' and 'hangyo'.

It has been more than three years. How are you? How has it all been since those doors to Filipino homes opened--or burst open?

"Tokhang sa Tokhang," as we would say. "Tao po, kumusta ang Tokhang?"

Tokhang Sa Tokhang is a PumaPodcast production.

Feb 20, 202002:27