Tacloban
City in Leyte, PhilippinesWikipedia
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Sep 16, 2026
DobbyGUEST
And I showed that to Mom, and of course, of course she resonated with that.
DobbyGUEST
In fact, it made her feel emotional because that's her story as well, you know, traveling from Tacloban to Australia in 1985.
DobbyGUEST
So she was so touched by it, she actually took it to, uh...
DobbyGUEST
Radio lovers, you're gonna love this.
DobbyGUEST
I know it.
DobbyGUEST
Yeah, what's not to say? It is one of the best projects I've been part of.
DobbyGUEST
It's an almost entirely Filipino cast and crew, and oh my gosh, it's about Tacloban.
DobbyGUEST
So it's about where my mom grew up, and when Happy came to me, uh, to ask if I'd like to be the composer and sound designer behind this project, I just...
Tail DraggerHOST
He destroyed enemy aircraft over the refineries and the Philippine Sea while under heavy fire, protecting bomber formations that desperately needed fighter cover.
Tail DraggerHOST
On December 12, 1944, General Douglas MacArthur stood in front of a formation at Tacloban on Leyte in the Philippines and pinned the Congressional Medal of Honor on Richard Bong.
Tail DraggerHOST
MacArthur, who was not a man given to understatement about anything, called Bong the greatest aviator in the world.
Tail DraggerHOST
Bong's kill total at that moment stood at 40.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
Villegas, 31, made a name for herself after winning the bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women's 50kg, KG, division.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
The pride of Tacloban City used to sell peanuts, worked as a parking attendant, and washed cars to make ends meet before making the Philippine boxing team.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
Her life ultimately changed when she won the bronze in the Olympic Games.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
Villegas was not present during the send-off ceremony for the Philippine delegation at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Thursday when the names of the flag bearers were announced.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
Villegas made a name for herself after winning the bronze medal in TIHI 2024 Paris Olympics in the women's 50kg division.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
The pride of Tacloban City used to sell peanuts, worked as a parking attendant, and washed cars to make ends meet before making the Philippine boxing team.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
Her life ultimately changed when she won the bronze in the Olympic Games.
Rigoberto TiglaoNARRATOR
Villegas was not present during the send-off ceremony for the Philippine delegation at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Thursday when the names of the flag bearers were announced.
Mark PainterHOST
MacArthur, addressing Osmania as Mr.
Mark PainterHOST
President, vowed to turn over the civilian administration of Leyte as soon as U.S. troops took the provincial capital of Tacloban.
Mark PainterHOST
Osmania replied, I am ready.
Mark PainterHOST
Soon MacArthur was on the radio, addressing the people of the Philippines.
Mark PainterHOST
Inevitably, he opened with the words, People of the Philippines, I have returned.
Mark PainterHOST
A few miles to the north, U.S. soldiers reached the outskirts of Tacloban.
Mark PainterHOST
They attempted to set up a defensive line, but were overwhelmed by a mob of grateful Filipinos.
Mark PainterHOST
By nightfall, the Americans held a beachhead on Leyte about five miles wide and a mile deep.
speaker_4NARRATOR
Instead of primarily being the up-campus where distance education happens, UPO could become the system-wide center of expertise that enables excellent online and hybrid education to happen throughout UP.
speaker_4NARRATOR
Its accumulated expertise in instructional design, digital pedagogy, learning technologies, open educational resources and distance education could be mainstreamed across up Diliman, up Los Banos, up Manila, up Visayas, up Mindanao, up Bugio, up Cebu and up Tacloban.
speaker_4NARRATOR
Eventually, even the distinction between residential education and distance education may become less meaningful.
speaker_4NARRATOR
A student enrolled in one UP campus should conceivably be able to take an appropriate online course offered by another.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Gun owner faces charges for shooting.
speaker_0NARRATOR
The Department of Justice, DOJ, said it is supporting the recommendation to press charges against PSSG Arla Ray Pacencia over alleged failure to properly secure her service firearm that was used in the deadly shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban.
speaker_0NARRATOR
The Tacloban City Prosecutor's Office recommended the filing of a case for reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide and physical injuries against Pacencia.
speaker_0NARRATOR
The DOJ said on Tuesday that the recommendation was issued on August 20, following a preliminary investigation into the complaint filed by parents and students of San Jose National High School.
speaker_0NARRATOR
The corresponding information will be filed before the Family Court of the Regional Trial Court of Tacloban City, it added.
speaker_0NARRATOR
The government-issued firearm became a major accountability question in the aftermath of the attack, how a minor was able to gain access to a service firearm and bring it into a school where it was allegedly used against students.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Under Article 365 of the Revised Penal Code, reckless imprudence may arise when a person, without malice, performs or fails to perform an act that results in a wrongful consequence because of inexcusable lack of precaution.
speaker_0NARRATOR
The rules emphasize the state's policy of applying restorative justice in laws, policies and programs involving children in conflict with the law.
Dub Eats EverythingHOST
Which part?
CaseyGUEST
We went to Manila, we went to Tacloban, we went to Cebu.
CaseyGUEST
Went to mom's province, which is, like, the Chocolate Mountains, so-
Dub Eats EverythingHOST
Oh
speaker_0HOST
Under the agreement, St. Luke has allocated 53 beds, allowing PhilHealth members to seek specialized treatment at the hospital under the No Balance Billing Program, with Marcos saying that patients will no longer be scared to seek treatment at private hospitals.
speaker_0HOST
The House Committee on Appropriations budget hearing with the Department of Justice and the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday, August 24, emphasized the existence of groomers in online games and certain group chats that espouse violence among the youth, following the school shooting incidents in Tacloban and Zamboanga.
speaker_0HOST
During Monday's briefing, Justice Secretary Frederick Vida revealed that investigators found groomers who invite young people into separate chat rooms after engaging them in online games.
speaker_0HOST
Vida said that authorities are now monitoring these groups and that they are still looking into the exact extent and motivation of the groomers.
speaker_0HOST
Meanwhile, NBI director Melvin Matibag says the Tacloban shooting is not being treated as an isolated case, revealing that there were group chats that planned and scheduled such attacks and are now under surveillance.
speaker_0HOST
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Tuesday, August 25, that the southwest monsoon, or habagat, continues to affect Luzon even after Typhoon Obet, internationally named Saudel, left the Philippine area of responsibility.
speaker_0HOST
Earlier today, Obet was located 1,180 kilometers east-northeast of extreme northern Luzon, with maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 185 kilometers per hour.
speaker_4NARRATOR
These converging phenomena intersect through poverty and violence, corruption and weak institutions.
speaker_4NARRATOR
The Philippines has experienced an unprecedented wave of campus gun violence in Tacloban and Zambawanga, occurring within a span of just two months.
speaker_4NARRATOR
These school shootings have shattered the idyllic self-image of a peaceful nation.
speaker_4NARRATOR
Internationally, school violence has become increasingly linked to the Western online far right through 764, a faction of a decentralized, global extremist ecosystem known as the Calm, the Community.
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