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  • Hello again fam! Welcome to Filipino Fridays.

    It's been a minute since our last episode, so tune in for an update and food for thought regarding Community (work) and community care.

    How do we define community?

    What does that mean for us?

    How do we want to show up for others?

    All that and more on our comeback episode!

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    Email us at [email protected]

    Music: hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • Welcome back to Filipino Fridays! It's been a minute fam and we're so excited to have Arthur Tiojanco on this episode. In honor of the Vancouver Street Dance Festival's 10-Year Anniversary, we have the honor of speaking with our special guest on seeing the community event grow into one of Canada's largest outdoor street dance festivals! Arthur shares how the love of hip-hop and breakdancing led to work as a community organizer. We speak about the joy of seeing our Filipino brothers and sisters thrive in the art of street dance culture and finding spaces within dance where we belong. With breakdance set to debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, there's exciting times ahead for street dance.

    ABOUT ARTHUR TIOJANCO

    Arthur Tiojanco began his breaking career in 2003 and has worked his way to be recognized as a leading individual in the Vancouver breaking scene. He is a member of Surrey’s oldest, active breaking crew “Floor Storm”, and has competed locally and internationally. In 2007, Arthur organized and hosted his first breaking competition with PraiseTEAM Studio. Since then, he has organized dozens of battles in the Lower Mainland. He is the current Vice Chair of the Vancouver Street Dance Association, which puts on the Vancouver Street Dance Festival at Robson Square, the largest annual outdoor Street Dance Festival in Canada! Outside of street dance, Arthur works as a program Facilitator for after school programs in the Surrey School District. He is also currently completing his Master Degree in Clinical Counseling.

    Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast / Email us at [email protected] / Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

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  • Welcome back to Filipino Fridays fam! . In partnership with Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society, explorASIAN Festival and CiTR101.9FM, every week in May, Filipino Fridays Podcast will be featuring emerging Filipino artists to perform live music sessions at the CiTR lounge. Make sure to tune in every Monday to discover over a dozen up and coming Filipino/a/x artists across multiple genres.

    The next artist in our music series is Audder (she/they), a Filipinx-Canadian artist of multiple genres and multiple feelings. Audder’s music narrates what it’s like to know love, loss, and longing, all while trying to know yourself. She’s written lyrically driven songs across genres: R&B, pop, with hip hop and alternative influences.  

    Jasmine "Audder" Monton performed music and poetry across the prairies where she was born and raised. Currently, she lives in Vancouver, BC and helps produce Filipino Fridays Podcast. Listen to Audder’s first solo release, Violet Tape EP, on all streaming platforms. With more music set to release this year, Audder aims to grow herself and the community of artists around her.

    Our other artist feature comes from the vocal powerhouse, Argel MDR - a Filipino-Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor from Surrey, Canada. He was one of the Top 10 finalists of CBC's Toyota Searchlight 2021. When he was 15 years old, he moved to Canada from the Philippines with his family to seek a better life and opportunities. With Sam Smith, One Republic, and Original Pinoy Music (OPM) as his music influences, Argel wants to use the power of storytelling to inspire Filipino youth and other immigrants through his music and theatrical performances. In addition, he is an advocate of representation, anti-racism work, and inclusion. Argel's most recent single, 'Sail Away' was featured in Spotify editorial playlists, including Fresh Finds Philippines.

    Thank you to our partner CiTR 101.9 FM for supporting this podcast.

    Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast

    Email us at [email protected].

    Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • We're back with a new episode!  "It's essential to create spaces and capital to invest in our own kapwa." - S.Bondoc

    On this episode, Simon Bondoc, Director of Outreach from Pinoys on Parliament joins us to talk about the yearly national conference focused on youth leadership for young Filipino Canadians. In this compelling conversation we discuss: 

    - Discovering and celebrating Filipino joy in a safe community that empowers and uplifts Filipino youth.

     - The theme for this year's conference 'Pagitan' - which describes the two worlds we stand in. From where we came from (the Philippines) and the intricacies that we face as we navigate life in Canada.

    - Finding our space in between and exploring our intersections because our identity is not monolithic.

    - Building a space where the young Filipino generation feels supported in their journey of healing and liberation for themselves.

    - Why its significant to see Filipino representation in Parliament and how crucial it is that we take up space in society without losing who we are.

    - Lastly, reclaiming our power as a Filipino/a/x and channeling our energy in making a difference for our people 


    ABOUT SIMON BONDOC

    Simon Bondoc is a new university graduate, community leader, activist and the Director of Outreach for the 2022 Pinoys on Parliament conference. He is Kapampangan and Hiligaynon, living on Moh’kins’tsis in Treaty 7 territory, colonially known as Calgary. The first POP in 2019 made the things he is passionate about now come to life: politics, social justice, community building, culture and spirituality. He has been involved in different organizations, projects and election campaigns ever since. In the future, he hopes to be ordained as a minister in the United Church of Canada and be the loving, queer, justice-seeking Filipino minister he wished he knew growing up.

    Thank you to our partner CiTR 101.9 FM for supporting this podcast.

    Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast

    Email us at [email protected].

    Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • Welcome back to Filipino Fridays fam! We are so glad to be back and bring you something special for this month. In partnership with Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society, explorASIAN Festival and CiTR101.9FM, every week in May, Filipino Fridays Podcast will be featuring emerging Filipino artists to perform live music sessions at the CiTR lounge. Make sure to tune in every Monday to discover over a dozen up and coming Filipino/a/x artists across multiple genres.

    The first artist in our music series is a contributing soul to Vancouver’s music culture for nearly a decade. Filipino/Canadian artist Kardias Quing offers a message of love and sovereignty to her community. Through her collaborations with producer and long time friend Withinroots, they have cultivated and continue to create a repertoire that uplifts and empowers. Influenced by Indie R&B and Alternative Pop, her creative efforts cut through the woes of modern distraction, and bring us all back to our infinite possibility.

    The second artist feature comes from the incredibly talented R&B vocalist, Amber Bayani. Whether it's a deep understanding of harmony or an acute ear for rhythm, Filipino Canadian songbird Amber Bayani has a gift for coupling the technical aspects of singing with the modern approach to popular songwriting. She has been able to build a strong rapport with her listeners purely based off of her honesty and her self awareness.

    Thank you to our partner CiTR 101.9 FM for supporting this podcast.
    Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast
    Email us at [email protected].
    Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • Welcome back to Filipino Fridays~! In honor of the International Day of Transgender Visibility, joining us on this episode is actor, model, tattoo artist and Transgender advocate, Romeo Reyes. 

  • Welcome back to Filipino Fridays! On this episode, we analyzed how intergenerational trauma was covered in the Disney movie, Encanto. From Abuela's pressure to preserve the family miracle to burdens on the children, we unpack it all. The traumatic experience and grief that comes from immigrating to coming to terms on how to understand our elders, we hope that you even find this episode therapeutic!

  • Welcome back to Filipino Fridays! It's been a minute since the last episode and we have some announcements!
    On this episode we are joined by Byron Cadano, a half-Filipino live-streamer who shares some wild stories on what is was like growing up "Filipino". He shares with us on: 

    - Growing up with his Nanay and Tatay and how his dad became a major influence in learning about his Filipino identity
    - Visiting his Dad's hometown in Tacloban - waaaayy up in the "Bukid" (Mountain)
    - Immersing himself in the culture by living like one of the locals - plowing the rice fields, disrupting the "barangay" (village) and being treated like family despite being "the white kid"
    - We talk about how mixed Filipinos get treated differently when they visit the Philippines, the take on being "overcharged" and having compassion for your own people.
    - On being told to leverage his privilege as a white-passing half-Filipino and challenging that narrative
    - The misconception about him as a "white dude" but embracing the humble, simple and carefree way of life found on the islands of the Philippines.
    - Our struggle with Bisaya words getting lost in translation

    Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast / Email us at [email protected] / Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • Welcome back fam! Tune in along with the hosts of the upcoming Filipino Fridays spin-off, Dats Bastos! Podcast.
    If they sound familiar, it's because they were the special guest on EP.04 "Halika Dito Right Quick" Dating Episode.

    Sel and Matt join us to sound off on the following:

    - What is 'toxic masculinity' and how is it perpetuated in Filipino culture?
    - The history of colonialism embedding a patriarchal culture among Filipinos
    - The consequence of cultural toxic masculinity traits impacting families
    - The mental health impact on Filipino men due to cultural pressure and expectations
    - Do Filipino men have fragile egos?
    - On doing self-work to unlearn bad behaviors with a history rooted in culture
    - Sel and Matt shares some tips on how to get on a healthy headspace, healthy ego and healthy heart
    (Doubles as a January reset tip!)

    Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast / Email us at [email protected] / Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • Welcome back to Filipino Fridays! We're about to light it up with today's feature episode (if you know what I mean...) Our special guest is Abi Sampson, Professor of Cannabis Regulations at Centennial College. Abi takes us through her experience leading up to a thriving career in cannabis education and advocacy. She shares with us on the personal relationship between Filipinos and cannabis - how Filipinos are uniquely positioned to succeed in the cannabis industry. She takes us through how to have the "weed talk" with our families, providing data and insight on how we can help them understand the use of cannabis today. We discuss the history of Filipinos with the use of plant medicine and its connection to decolonial work. We also speak at length about how Filipinos and BIPOC folks have been targeted for the use of cannabis due to a history of cannabis criminalization rooted in racism. As published in the Globe and Mail, Abi teaches us "Cannabis 101" and gives advice on how to deal with navigating the sensitive conversation around cannabis.

    "Cannabis embodies the same tenets of community, compassion and care - that is the spirit of kapwa and of our Filipino culture (in the same way our people's ability to nurture communities)." 

    "Filipinos are no strangers to revolutions - as people who are activists, fighters of resistance and our resiliency." 

    (Quotes by Abi Sampson)

    ABOUT ABI SAMPSON
    Abi Sampson is a first generation Pinay-Canadian residing on the Native Lands of the Anishnabewaki, the Haudenosaunee, the Mississauga and the Wendake-Nionwentsïo people, colonially known as Colborne, ON.
    She began her cannabis career as a volunteer at NORML Canada, the longest running cannabis advocacy group in Canada, where she sat as the Ontario Regional Coordinator and eventually the Executive Director.
    Abi has provided expert delegations at the House of Commons before the Standing Committee on Health regarding Bill C-45/the Cannabis Act, at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario regarding exemptions to social cannabis consumption spaces under the Smoke Free Ontario Act and at Pickering City Council, where she presented as both a cannabis industry professional and a city resident.
    Abi is currently a Professor at Centennial College, teaching the Cannabis Regulations course through the Cannabis Cultivation and Processing Program. She is committed to cultivating a just and equitable cannabis industry, with a focus on cannabis patient advocacy, social justice issues and righting the harms of the War on Drugs, through education, community engagement and de-stigmatization.

    Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast / Email us at [email protected] / Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • It's been a banner year y'all! Thank you so much for joining us on the show. Tune in as Archie and Chia sound off on looking back on this year's memories with Filipino Fridays. A love letter to our listeners, our community who continue to uplift and amplify our work in the podcast space. Thankful to celebrate each milestone with you. Maraming maraming salamat! Listen to the end for some special announcements along with updates for Filipino Fridays in the new year. Mabuhay!

    Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast / Email us at [email protected] / Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • Happy Filipino Fridays Fam! We're back with another episode featuring emerging musical artist, Babylon the Babel (also known as Jarnel Gamalinda). We chat with Jarnel about the journey into learning more about his Filipino heritage. Just like many of us whose lives were disrupted by the pandemic, we entered the state of deep reflection into our cultural identity. Many of us started the journey of being in touch with our Filipino roots, putting in the work to learn more about who we are. As Jarnel shares with us - the journey can be lonely, isolating even...especially when we may have first rejected or neglected the "Filipino" part of who we are. In the process of creating his album, Jarnel was inspired by how the stories of our ancestors has survived through time - from the legendary story of Lapu-Lapu to our mythology and folklore with the tales of the Bakunawa, and our very own "pimp" mythical creature, the Kapre (listen more for that hilarious context). He takes us through the process of answering the ancestral calling by expressing himself in different mediums of art while simultaneously diving deeper into the study of his culture.
    We discuss the next generation expressing their culture in the aim to see more Filipino representation. He takes us through the most transformative part of his cultural and musical journey so far, as well as shares what it was like growing up as a kid with the Filipino parents in the Navy. Relate much? Make sure to catch his music on all streaming platforms!

    "The deepest truth that one could really come to know is the sense of who they are. Part of that journey is discovering who you are as a Filipino - We're in this together, we're probably all at different stages of learning about who we are in our cultural identity, but that doesn't mean one is more Filipino than the other - "there's no such thing as less or more Filipino".

    Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast / Email us at [email protected] / Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • Hey ya'll! We're back with a special guest joining us the from Philippines! Our special guest is Mycs Villoso, the artistic director of the LSDC-Street,  director of The Hip-Hop Dance Convention and co-founder of AcadeMYCS dance program. As a practitioner and dance coach respected in the global dance community, Mycs shares how the art of dance is critical in self-development and identity formation. She shares with us on how to properly use hip-hop and traditional Filipino dance respectfully to avoid appropriating our own culture. (*Hint: do your research) By promoting our values and expressing our culture through dance, we must take the first steps to understanding the Filipino part first. She guides on how to be culturally sensitive with Filipino dance by being mindful of the indigenous materials, instruments and the history of the people that practice them. She also shares why its important to foster women empowerment in a largely male dominated dance community.

    We also discuss why Filipino representation is more highly visible in the world of dance, as well the difference in the dance landscape between Manila and other regions. We talk about how dance became a part of our culture - stemming from our social gatherings, traditional games, and love for entertainment. She also shares with us on her Top 3 recommendations on where to visit in the Philippines. Lastly, she leaves us with profound words to describe why dance becomes a part of the Filipino identity - as people who feel emotion deeply, therefore it makes our art soulful.

    "Knowledge feeds your brain, but arts feeds your soul" - Mycs Villoso

    ABOUT MYCS VILLOSO
    A practitioner and teacher, Mycs Villoso is the proponent and director of The Hip-Hop Dance Convention (2016 and 2017), the largest gathering of hip-hop dance in the Philippines, which brings together practitioners from all over the country to converse and practice. As the Artistic Director for more than 15 years of La Salle Dance Company-Street of De La Salle University, Mycs has directed multiple productions, choreographed for competitions, mentored dance teachers and represented the country. Committed to following the progress of the Hip-Hop Dance Convention, Mycs is presently collaborating with different dance community leaders in different islands of the Philippines for community projects, promoting dance education and continued relationship-building towards a stronger dance community. She co-produced Street Styles Summit in Iloilo City (2019 and 2020) to shift the focus of major dance events towards other islands in the country. During this pandemic, Mycs co-created AcadeMycs with the purpose of re-evaluating the state of dance teaching in the Philippines. Mycs is based in Manila.

    Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast / Email us at [email protected] / Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • Welcome back to Filipino Fridays! We're back with a saucy episode that dives into an in-depth discussion about sex industry work. Joining us on this episode is digital creator and host of "Stripped by Sia" podcast, Steph Sia. We chat with Steph on a range of topics from her upbringing to the start of her career into the sex industry. We ask questions like, "what goes into an 'arrangement'? Is sex work easy money? What's a "Splenda"  Daddy? Steph takes us through what it's like to perform competitively as a pole dancer (it's a sport people!)

    With the aim to destigmatize sex industry work, Steph provides insight on the misconceptions about strippers or sex workers. We discuss the fetishization and exoticization of Filipinas (or Asians in general). We even talk to her about what her family thinks of all of this!
    We even address the difference and danger between sex industry work in North America and the Philippines. Lastly, we ask the question, "Are sex workers protected?"

    Lots of great energy for this fun episode - make sure you watch out for a part two!

    ABOUT STEPH SIA
    Steph Sia is a Filipino-Chinese digital content creator and stripper based in Vancouver, Canada. She has been involved in the sex work community since 2013 sharing her lived experience and others' stories on her podcast, Stripped by SIA. Her podcast embodies the good and the bad, the benefits and the risks, and humanizes sex workers of all capacities and identities from around the world. The aim of her show is to help educate folks who are unfamiliar or who do not understand the work with an aim to destigmatize the industry and smash stereotypes. Her podcast may be found on all major podcast platforms. Besides her advocacy in sex work, Steph is a digital marketer and communications specialist, YouTuber and avid traveler

    Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast / Email us at [email protected] / Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • Hey y'all we're back with another episode! Joining us on this episode are Nathalie De Los Santos from PilipinxPages and Jasmine (Audder) Monton to interview Allan Matudio about his graphic novel, "Kasama". Kasama, which means togetherness or allyship is about two friends that battle evil forces or the "manananggal". We chat with Allan on the journey of creating his novel; drawing from Filipino folklore intertwined with critical social commentary about Filipino culture. We talk about the using Filipino words intentionally throughout the novel as well as paying homage to different parts of the Filipino culture beyond the Luzon or Tagalog dominant narrative. We speak to Allan about using visual arts not only as a form of activism but also as a tool for decolonizing Filipino perspectives. We share tales about the "aswang" and "tyanak" and how these stories have impacted our lives growing up. We also talk to Allan about his community work with grassroots organizations, exercising his sense of "kapwa" by supporting and uplifting other marginalized communities.

    ABOUT ALLAN MATUDIO
    Allan Matudio is a visual artist, writer and organizer. Born to Filipino parents in Tio'tia:ke/Montréal, he currently works professionally as an illustrator in the video game industry. He’s been volunteering in grassroots Filipino organizations for over 3 years. His personal research focuses on the transnational trauma within the local Filipino community. As a storyteller, his main medium of expression is through comics and digital illustration. For more of Allan’s work visit his Instagram @allanmima.

    Thank you to our partner CiTR 101.9 FM for supporting this podcast. Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast Email us at [email protected]: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • Welcome back to Filipino Fridays! We have a powerful episode featuring MLA, Mable Elmore. Mable joins us to talk about her career as the first MLA of Filipino heritage, representing the Vancouver-Kensington electoral district. A passionate advocate for social justice and human rights, Mable has been active with human rights campaigns ever since her teens. With a deep love of being of service to the community, Mable ran for office and currently serving her fourth term in the provincial government. We discuss the growing population of Filipinos in British Columbia and the context of the Filipinos being the largest global community in the diaspora. But despite our populous numbers, Filipinos are still underrepresented in senior leadership positions. We speak with Mable on the reality of structural and institutionalized racism in Canada and a foundation based on white supremacy, which have become major structural barriers that have impacted the Filipino and other racialized communities. We talk about how to be better allies with the BIPOC community by first understanding the history and impact of colonization in Canada. We speak at length about our role as settlers and what we can do to participate in meaningful dialogue regarding systemic racism, to be in genuine solidarity with other marginalized communities. We also talk about how Filipinos have been at the forefront of the healthcare system and bearing the brunt disproportionately during the pandemic. We discuss about human and workers' rights of temporary foreign workers - with many Filipinos finding themselves in complex working conditions in order to support their families. Lastly, Mable shares with us on changing our cultural understanding -  being assertive and knowing what our rights are; taking a step forward in empowerment to see the Filipino community make an impact collectively. By raising our civic literacy, increasing the understanding and awareness in our community, Mable believes in the Filipino community as a collective going to power.
    With the large population full of talent and expertise, it's time that Filipinos translate the numbers into power and use it as a leverage for representation by being active in enacting change.  

    ABOUT MABLE ELMORE 

    Mable Elmore was first elected MLA for Vancouver-Kensington in 2009, when she made history by becoming the first MLA of Filipino heritage. Mable was re-elected in May 2013, May 2017, and October 2020. She serves as the Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors Services and Long Term Care and previous served as Parliamentary Secretary for Poverty Reduction. She is also a member of the Cabinet Working Group on Mental Health, Addictions and Homelessness.

    Mable previously served as the Official Opposition spokesperson for ICBC, and the deputy spokesperson for Finance.

    Mable is passionate about building community engagement and connecting people around issues that matter to them. She is dedicated to doing whatever she can to make the lives of people in her community – and across B.C. – better.

    Mable has been an active member in the peace movement, and has worked tirelessly on a wide range of immigrant, social justice, and workers’ rights issues.

    Thank you to our partner CiTR 101.9 FM for supporting this podcast. Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast Email us at [email protected]. Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • Welcome back to Filipino Fridays! We have an incredible episode featuring the award-winning journalist of CBC Radio One, Michelle Eliot. Michelle joins us to talk about Filipino representation in broadcast media and how it impacts our community. We talk about how her immigrant experience has influenced her approach in telling stories in the media, which would include asking thoughtful questions where our community and other communities of color are well represented without being "othered". By representing the experience of many others, we talk about how meaningful it is to be a voice and perspective that brings light to the immigrant experience. Michelle also takes us through the journey of her career in journalism and talks about the most exciting part of hosting a live radio show. We discuss Mabuhay BC - a feature launched in CBC during Filipino Heritage Month in Canada that focuses on stories about the robust and diverse Filipino community. From articulating the kinship and bond between the Filipino and indigenous community, to highlighting the meaning or stories behind our Filipino names and also talking about issues that reflect the Filipino people. We chat about pushing the Filipino story forward, increasing the diversity in our stories and our responsibility as an immigrant in this community and how we can be in solidarity and kapwa with others. Lastly, Michelle shares her go-to karaoke song and what Filipino food items would be found on her boodle fight (kamayan).

    ABOUT MICHELLE ELIOT

    Michelle Eliot is the host of CBC Radio One's B.C. mid day open line show, BC Today. Michelle is an award-winning journalist with CBC Radio One, and has become a familiar voice as a regular guest host on regional and national programs, interviewing community members and prominent politicians, as well authors and musicians such as Douglas Coupland and Bif Naked. But her true passion is for the open line, where her skill at engaging callers probes further into their viewpoints and digs deeper into their personal stories.

    Her work has been recognized by the RTDNA and the Jack Webster Foundation, winning awards for her team’s coverage of the ongoing overdose crisis and the 2017 NDP and Green Party deal. She has also received nominations for her story about immigrants learning to swim later in life, and for her profile of a well-loved woman in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside who died of an overdose.

    Michelle was born in the Philippines and moved to Canada with her family at 12-years old, settling in North Vancouver. Her experience as a young immigrant planted the seed of understanding for people whose lives are changed by new circumstances.

    She studied English Literature at the University of British Columbia and went on to study Broadcast Journalism at the British Columbia Institute of Technology before joining CBC Vancouver in 2000.

    Michelle is married with two children. She enjoys joining community events like the Vancouver Sun Run and the Pride Parade. As the parent of a child with special needs, she also likes to participate in events in the disability community.

    ​Aside from enjoying running, ​Michelle is also ​an avid reader, a lover of spontaneous dance parties, and an unabashed fan of old school hip hop music.

    Thank you to our partner CiTR 101.9 FM for supporting this podcast. Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast Email us at [email protected]. Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

  • Welcome back to Filipino Fridays! We got a fun episode for you with our friends RJ & Byron joining us. If you listened to the family feud episode, we got some great news to share. Well we're still in the middle of the pandemic and definitely feeling the itch to travel again. If you're planning to visiting the Philippines one day, this episode is for you! We share why it's more fun in the Philippines, what to prepare for your first-time visit (mentally and physically), and we also share some tips on what to pack for your visit. We share some stories of our experiences along with what's next on our bucket list for the Philippines the next time we get a chance to travel again. Lots of laughs to expect with your favorite chaotic quartet!

    Thank you to our partner CiTR 101.9 FM for supporting this podcast. Follow Filipino Fridays Podcast on Instagram: @FilipinoFridaysPodcast Email us at [email protected]. Music: Hot Coffee by Patrick Patrikios

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