Grab drivers face unfair penalties from unverified customer complaints
Despite promises of high earnings and the freedom to “be your own boss,” Grab and other transport app workers face unstable pay, exhausting incentive goals, and unfair penalties from unverified customer complaints.
🎧 Hear firsthand accounts from drivers and riders as journalist Karol Ilagan takes you inside the gig economy in this Teka Teka series: https://spoti.fi/4efta7j
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This podcast was produced by PumaPodcast in partnership with
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism and the Pulitzer Center's AI Accountability Network.
The Philippine electoral system gets easily exploited by the rich
While the Philippines’ minimal requirements for candidacy can democratize the electoral process, it also makes it easier for those with money and power to exploit it.
Roby Alampay chats with former Comelec commissioner Luie Guia about ways to protect the integrity of elections. Listen now: tinyurl.com/3ybeayj3
Filipinos left to fill gaps in the electoral system
With minimal requirements to run for office in the Philippines, it falls on citizens to sift through hundreds of names to vote for the right candidate.
Former Commissioner Luie Guia and journalist Roby Alampay discuss the need for stronger laws to raise the bar for candidates in this episode of Teka Teka.
Listen here: tinyurl.com/3ybeayj3
#Halalan2025 #COMELEC #podcastph #TekaTekaPodcast #PumaPodcast
Why COMELEC can't just remove names from the ballot
With so many Filipinos filing their Certificates of Candidacy, netizens are asking—can we still remove certain names from the ballot? 🗳️
Former COMELEC commissioner Luie Guia explains that unless a formal complaint is filed, the answer is no. He shares more in this episode of Teka Teka: https://tinyurl.com/3ybeayj3
Riders and drivers are vulnerable to the apps they work with
Apps like Grab affect everyone, but especially the riders and drivers who don’t know how their pay per ride is calculated.
In Teka Teka, journalist Karol Ilagan investigates Grab’s surge rates and why we should question the algorithms behind the apps we rely on. 🎧Hear more: https://spoti.fi/3BnuXty
#ridehailing #GrabPH #newsph #podcastph #PumaPodcast #TekaTekaPodcast
Calling for transparency in ride-hailing apps
Despite the expensive fees, it’s hard to say no to the convenience apps like Grab offers. But users and riders alike need to be able to understand why its prices are the way they are.
Journalist Karol Ilagan shares her research findings on Grab and calls for transparency of such platforms in this episode of Teka Teka: https://spoti.fi/3BnuXty
#ridehailing #GrabPH #investigativejournalism #newsph #podcastph #PumaPodcast #TekaTekaPodcast
Key actors in ride-hailing apps
Despite the job opportunities and convenience that ride-hailing and food delivery apps bring, they often don’t work in favor of the riders or customers. 🏍️
Journalist Karol Ilagan shares her findings on Grab and explains why we should be investigating these platforms in this episode of Teka Teka: https://spoti.fi/3BnuXty
#ridehailing #GrabPH #investigativejournalism #newsph #podcastph #PumaPodcast #TekaTekaPodcast
Can we trust the lawmakers leading the drug war probe?
Espenido’s testimony is crucial to holding those responsible for drug war killings accountable. But with some of Duterte’s former allies now sitting on the investigating committee, can justice truly be served?
Veteran journalist Inday Espina-Varona shares her insights in this episode of Teka Teka.
🎧 Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/fn4bmzcp
#DrugWar #PumaPodcast #TekaTekaPodcast #Espenido #Duterte #podcastph
Human rights violations in PH jails
While Alice Guo flew in a private plane and Quiboloy’s legal team negotiated with the president, ordinary Filipinos languish in cramped jails, often facing abuse from authorities or fellow detainees.
Jil Caro and the Teka Teka team discuss this double standard: https://tinyurl.com/4yjfdv4s
#HumanRightsViolations #philippinejails #PumaPodcast #TekaTekaPodcast #Quiboloy #AliceGuo
Which of Espenido's testimonies seem reliable to you?
"Alam ng mga pulis lahat yun na kung mamatay yung nasa watch list, may reward system na ibibigay. Maski may kasalanan o wala, totoong na buy-bust o wala."
Of all the statements made by Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido at the House Quad Committee’s probe on Duterte’s drug war, which ones should we dig into the most?
Veteran journalist Inday Espina-Varona breaks down his testimony in this episode of Teka Teka.
🎧 Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/fn4bmzc
Title: Top drug war cop calls police ‘biggest crime group in the country’
#DrugWar #PumaPodcast #TekaTekaPodcast #Espenido #Duterte #podcastph
Delayed justice for ordinary Filipinos
Filipinos who aren’t part of high-profile cases often spend more time languishing in jails than they would’ve had to serve during their actual sentence.
Hear more about why the privileges afforded to the likes of Quiboloy and Guo aren’t sitting well with netizens in this episode of Teka Teka: https://tinyurl.com/4yjfdv4s
Espenido's divine justification for his role in the drug war
"When he talked, it sounded like Duterte was the Earth voice of God."
Police Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido, a key enforcer of Duterte’s bloody drug war, testified at the House Quad Committee's drug war probe, revealing the PNP's deals with crime lords. In this episode of Teka Teka, Inday Espina-Varona breaks down his testimony.
🎧 Listen here: https://tinyurl.com/fn4bmzcp
#DrugWar #Duterte #espenido #PodcastPH #PumaPodcast #TekaTekaPodcast
