EP 41: The Murder of Randy Echanis
In the wee hours of August 10, 2020, several men in ski masks stormed an apartment in Quezon City and brutally killed a 72-year-old man. The victim wa...
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'Matters of Fact' is the podcast edition of the daily political talk segment, hosted by veteran journalist Christian Esguerra, on ANC’s morning newscast, 'Early Edition.' #ANCPodcast
EP 40: Distress call
Medical frontliners in the Philippines sounded the alarm over the government's "losing battle" against the COVID-19 pandemic, only to be scolded by Pr...
EP 39: Duterte's Teflon finally fading?
This week's podcast talks about how the Philippine government's shutdown of the largest media network in the country, and its perceived mishandling of...
EP 38: Duterte's 'War' on Oligarchy
President Rodrigo Duterte boasted of "dismantling oligarchy" days after making good on his promise to shut down the largest broadcast network in the P...
Journalism 101 for Politicians
This week's episode takes a deep dive into news bias, objectivity, false balance, and other issues in journalism, which came under scrutiny during a P...
Duterte signs new Anti-Terrorism Law
This episode tackles the intended--and unintended--consequences of on a new law against terrorism introduced in the Phlippines, 3 years after ISIS att...
EP 35: Facebook and Free Speech
In this episode, human rights lawyer Jenny Domino joins Christian Esguerra for a discussion on Facebook's role in public discourse, including its new ...
EP 34: Philippines gets tough on terrorism
Three years since the Marawi siege, the Philippine government is set to pass a tougher law against terrorist groups such as ISIS. But can it also be u...
EP 33: COVID-19 crisis communication
In this episode looks deeper into the communication strategies by the Philippine government in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Christian Esguer...
EP 32: Flattening the Curve
In this episode, Christian Esguerra sits down with Dr. Benjamin Co, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist, to examine whether existing quarantine...