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FF Podcast (Audio) 015: Raising Politicians’ Salaries and Internet Justice

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This week we talk about Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago's suggestion to raise politicians' salaries to dissuade them from corruption. Then, we talk about the ethics of Internet justice mobs.

FF Podcast (Audio) 014: Carlos Celdran Convicted and Offending Religious Feelings

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This week we talk about Carlos Celdran's conviction for the crime of "offending religious feelings."

FF Podcast (Audio) 012: Million People March

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We took a break last week due to the bad weather but we're back! This week's show is on the Million People March against the Pork Barrel and the PDAF Scam.

FF Podcast (Audio) 011: Pinoy Racism and LGBT Rights

Margie, Red and Pepe host Filipino Freethinkers Podcast Episode 11
Margie, Red, and Pepe are back for episode 11 of the Filipino Freethinkers Podcast. This week, we talk about racism in Filipino culture. Then we take a closer look at the claim that LGBT rights "trample" on the rights of religious people.

FF Podcast (Audio) 009: How straight allies can fight for LGBT rights

FF Podcast Episode 9 – How straight allies can fight for LGBT rights

In our 9th episode, Red is joined by our LGBT advocacy group to talk about how straight allies can help in the fight for LGBT rights, especially this week, UP Pride Week.

FF Podcast 009: How straight allies can fight for LGBT rights

FF Podcast Episode 9 – How straight allies can fight for LGBT rights

In our 9th episode, Red is joined by our LGBT advocacy group to talk about how straight allies can help in the fight for LGBT rights, especially this week, UP Pride Week.

FF Podcast (Audio) 008: The Palatino Bill Predicament

In our very professional podcast that is also a video, Red, Pepe and Margie talk about Kabataan Party-List Rep. Mong Palatino's withdrawal of HB 6330, or the "Religious Freedom in Government Offices Act."

FF Podcast (Audio) 007: Lady Gaga vs Bigots and Fundies

Filipino Freethinkers Podcast #7

Our newest podcast (that's also a video) is up! Here, Marge, Ria and Red discuss the current protest of some Christian groups against the Lady Gaga concert, the difficulties of satire in a country where the news reads like stories out of The Onion, and how beauty queen Miriam Quiambao's courage in defiance of popular opinion has contributed to the awareness of LGBT rights.

Girl, 12, Honored for Blind and Reckless Devotion to Inanimate Object

The men and women of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines should very well know that the country has remained in a poor state for the longest time, and that this has a lot to do with our tendency to make the same fatal mistakes over and over again, with one of these mistakes being our refusal to see the country for what it is and simply aggrandizing the most trivial things in the name of "pride."

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