Pura has scored a key win so far: a resolution by a Tacloban prosecutor saying that the performance, if taken as a whole, has “serious  literary, artistic, political or scientific value.”

Now, Pura has become a symbol of resistance against “these archaic laws.”

Justice reporter Lian Buan talks to Pura in this episode of Rappler Talk, airing 4 pm on Thursday, March 14. – Rappler.com

Is the Philippine government doing enough to address the learning crisis? What can the public do?

On Wednesday, March 13, Rappler’s Bonz Magsambol sits down with Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II )executive director Karol Yee to talk about the issues confronting the Philippine education system and the way forward.

Tune in to this page at 4 pm or head over to Rappler’s social media accounts to watch the discussion live. – Rappler.com

In this latest episode of Rappler Talk: Entertainment, Rappler entertainment editor Marguerite de Leon chats with Delos Reyes and the movie’s stars: Jasmine Curtis-Smith and JM de Guzman, on what it was like filming in the iconic “Pobla.”

Catch the interview here live on Monday, March 11, at 2 pm or check out Rappler on Facebook and YouTube. – Rappler.com

It is a decades-long fight. Over generations, the Filipino women’s rights movement has worked to advance gender equality in the country, from women’s right to vote, to access to sexual and reproductive services, to protection against gender-based violence, and much more.

In this episode of Rappler Talk, women’s rights reporter Michelle Abad and senior editor Chito dela Vega sit down with two women’s rights advocates to discuss the ongoing work for women’s equality in the Philippines. They include Shebana Alqaseer, co-founder of the Young Feminists Collective, and Sylvia “Guy” Claudio, former dean of the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Social Work & Community Development.

Bookmark this page to watch the episode as it airs 11 am on International Women’s Day, Friday, March 8. – Rappler.com

On Thursday, February 29, Senator Janet Rice of Australia was escorted out of their parliament building for holding a placard that said “Stop the human rights abuses” while the late dictator’s son was delivering in the chamber one of the most important speeches of his life yet.

Her colleagues slapped her with a rare censure order for the supposed unparliamentary behavior, but Marcos’ ardent critics applauded Rice for standing up to the Philippine leader.

On Monday, March 4, Rappler’s political reporter Dwight de Leon spoke with Rice to discuss the impact of her move.

Bookmark this page and watch the interview, airing on Rappler’s social media channels on Monday at 6 pm. – Rappler.com

Experts – from those working in the medical field to historians – have been utilizing Tiktok to help make big topics digestible for the greater public. Filipino professionals have done the same.

In this Rappler Talk episode, reporter Kaycee Valmonte sits down with PBA Representative Margarita Nograles, known by her over 400,000 social media followers as “Attorney Migs.” She directly responds to those who have legal queries and tries to simplify the law for her audience.

Catch the interview with Nograles on Monday, March 4 at 4 pm. – Rappler.com

Sixteen years later, another landslide devastated the same town, killing over 90 residents and employees of a mining company.

How many more preventable disasters will happen due to disregard of scientific data?

In this Rappler Talk episode, environment reporter Iya Gozum talks with Dr. Likha Minimo, geologist and director for knowledge sharing at the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute, about the Davao de Oro landslide and the implementation of hazard maps in the Philippines.

Watch the interview at 11 am on Wednesday, February 28. – Rappler.com

MANILA, Philippines – Why is the Catholic Church building more chapels in Filipino shopping malls?

Filipinos take these chapels for granted, a fact of life in the country with the world’s third biggest number of Catholics.

But what is the theology behind these mall chapels? How do they fit into the Catholic Church’s mission? Or how do they redefine “mission” for today’s Catholics who live in busy cities?

Rappler senior multimedia reporter Paterno Esmaquel II talks to Father Reginald “Regie” Malicdem, mission station priest of Mary Mother of Hope Chapel in Landmark, a popular department store in the Makati business district.

Malicdem, one of the most recognized priests on social media today, is a former rector of the Manila Cathedral. A longtime private secretary to Manila archbishops, he is now the vicar general or right-hand man of Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula.

This Rappler Talk interview interview with Malicdem was shot at Landmark Chapel right after the noontime Mass on Ash Wednesday, February 14.

Watch the interview at 11 am (Manila time) on Saturday, February 17.

To watch Rappler Talk, click the video at the topmost portion of this page, or check it out on Rappler’s Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), or YouTube accounts. – Rappler.com

MANILA, Philippines – If you’re busy filling out that Bureau of Internal Revenue form, you’re not alone.

The first quarter of the year is usually a busy time for individual taxpayers and companies, as various deadlines are set during this period.

In this Rappler Talk episode, Mon Abrea, Rappler’s Tax Whiz and founding chairman of the Asian Consulting Group, will talk about the recently signed Ease of Paying Taxes Law.

Abrea will also discuss taxes on digital goods and services as well as the government’s revenue goals. – Rappler.com

The government claims there is a “vibrant” environment for Filipino journalists here, and denied any systematic attack against the Philippine press.

Did United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion Irene Khan believe it?

Khan concludes her two-week mission to the Philippines on Friday, February 2, with a schedule that fits meetings with government officials, journalist groups, and a visit to the jailed campus journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio in Tacloban, Leyte.

Senior justice reporter Lian Buan sits down with Khan on Rappler Talk, streaming on our channels on Friday. – Rappler.com