Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, veteran Philippine journalist Christian Esguerra brings you the relevant facts and explains burning issues on politics and governance — because democracy dies in disinformation.
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Did senators violate the Constitution and their own rules as an impeachment court when they remanded the articles of impeachment to the House of Representatives?
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Christian Esguerra speaks with labor leader Josua Mata on why the bills for a legislated wage increase were killed in the 19th Congress.
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Ep. 56: Sino ang mga dapat mag-inhibit sa Sara Duterte impeachment trial
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1:09:51This episode looks into the biases of certain senator-judges in Sara Duterte's impeachment trial.
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Listen to our discussion on the AI-generated video shared by Sen. Bato dela Rosa to defend Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Listen to Christian Esguerra's interview with ICC Assistant to Counsel Kristina Conti.
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Listen to Christian Esguerra's interview with House prosecutor Jinky Luistro.
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Christian Esguerra speaks with former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Tony Carpio.
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Ep. 51: Tito Sotto blasts Chiz Escudero's handling of impeachment proceedings
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1:09:02Listen to this interview by Christian Esguerra with former Senate President and incoming senator Vicente "Tito" Sotto III.
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Listen to Christian Esguerra's conversation with Rep. Joel Chua following the Senate's decision to return the articles of impeachment to the House.
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Christian Esguerra sits down with veteran journalist Vergel Santos on the growing public outrage over the unusual move by senators to "return" the impeachment complaint against Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives.
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Listen to Christian Esguerra's discussion with Rep. Leila De Lima.
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Christian Esguerra and Edu Mansanas weigh in on the controversial Senate vote favoring Sara Duterte.
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Lawyer Lorna Kapunan criticizes the move of senators to return the impeachment complaint against Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives.
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Ep. 45: Sonny Trillanes weighs in on the delay in the impeachment trial
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1:18:36What's really taking senators too long to start the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte?
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What's really the game plan of the Senate under Chiz Escudero?
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Listen to our interview with Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian.
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Listen to Christian Esguerra's discussion with Barry Gutierrez.
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Ep. 41: Public outrage over Senate's refusal to act on impeachment case
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1:23:39Listen to Christian Esguerra's conversation with Teddy Casino and Ronald Llamas on the growing public discontent over the Senate's refusal to start the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte.
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Listen to this conversation between Christian Esguerra and public interest lawyer Dino De Leon.
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Listen to our episode with Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel.
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Ep. 38: What are senators waiting for?
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1:19:03A survey says majority of Filipinos want Sara Duterte to address impeachment charges. So, what are the senators waiting for?
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Listen to our discussion with Rep. Leila De Lima on the delay in the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte.
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Christian Esguerra speaks with Barry Gutierrez on the future of the impeachment trial following Marcos Jr.'s latest pronouncements.
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Christian Esguerra sits down with Edu Mansanas.
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Why did BBM spoke out against Sara Duterte's impeachment again?
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Ep. 33: Where did survey firms go wrong?
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1:03:42Listen to this episode on pre-election surveys, which took a hit following the actual results of the senatorial race.
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Christian Esguerra sits down with election lawyer Emil Marañon III on the petition against the Duterte Youth party-list group.
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Ep. 31: Marcos Jr. revamps Cabinet
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1:02:39Listen to our conversation with Edu Mansanas and Cielo Magno on the Cabinet revamp.
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Listen to our episode with lawyer Howard Calleja.
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How did Akbayan top the party-list election and what pieces of legislation will the group push in the 20th Congress?
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What do the victories of Bam Aquino, Kiko Pangilinan, Chel Diokno, and Leila De Lima mean for the Pink Movement going into the 2028 elections?
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Listen to our episode with Atty. Claire Castro on President Marcos Jr.'s latest podcast.
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Listen to this discussion between Christian Esguerra and Ogie Diaz.
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How will this affect the case against Rodrigo Duterte before the ICC?
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De Lima's lawyer Dino De Leon explains why the Court of Appeals ruling does not mean the former senator will be returning to jail.
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Christian Esguerra sits down with campaign strategist Alan German.
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Ep. 22: Bakit Duterte pa rin ang mga taga-Davao?
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1:06:06Listen to this incisive discussion with Davao City-based development worker Mags Maglana on the landslide victories of the Duterte political dynasty in the May elections.
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Christian Esguerra speaks with Teddy Casiño on the disastrous showing of Bayan Muna in the last party-list election.
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This episode talks about the upcoming impeachment trial of Sara Duterte following the midterm elections.
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Ep. 19: Sara Duterte's big win in the 2025 midterm elections
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1:02:53Christian Esguerra and Barry Gutierrez make sense of the results of the senatorial race and their implications in the 2028 elections.
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Christian Esguerra sits down with Mark Anthony Santos, who scored a stunning upset of Cynthia Villar in the congressional race in Las Piñas City.
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Listen to this frank discussion between Christian Esguerra and Heidi Mendoza about her amazing run for the Senate.
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Christian Esguerra speaks with former senator Leila De Lima, who is set to join the House of Representatives as the top nominee of the ML party-list group.
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Listen to our episode with Akbayan Rep. Perci Cendaña.
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Ep. 14: Early winners & losers in the May elections
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1:55:52Listen to this podcast with Christian Esguerra, who is joined by Edu Mansanas, Ronnie Holmes, and Alan German.
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Ep. 13: Duterte's party adopts Camille Villar and Imee Marcos
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1:25:17Will this endorsement give these two candidates a much-needed push ahead of the senatorial election?
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Ep. 12: The dark side of Philippine election campaigns
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1:15:24Christian Esguerra sits down with campaign strategist Alan German.
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Listen to our episode on the Comelec's decision not to pursue the vote-buying case against senatorial candidate Camille Villar.
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Ep. 10: BBM candidates poised to dominate Senate race
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1:06:20Listen to our episode with OCTA Research president Ranjit Rye.
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