36 Years: Philippine politics, news, and democracy | Hosted by Bea Cupin

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Thirty-six years after the Philippines ousted the dictator Ferdinand Marcos, 31 million Filipinos elected his son and namesake, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as their new president. What does this mean for Philippine democracy and history? On this show, we try to find out.
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Episode 12: A Marcos heads to New York
Thursday, 15 September, 2022

Fresh off state visits to Indonesia and Singapore, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to fly to New York City, where he will speak before the United Nations General Assembly. In this episode of '36 Years,' we talk to lawyer Ross Tugade, an expert on human rights and international law, to talk about what it means to give justice to Martial Law victims and the role international bodies like the United Nations play in holding accountable people behind state atrocities.