The daughter of the late “King of Rap” Francis Magalona doesn’t mince words on her grief and loss after his passing. “Hindi ako ashamed to admit na kalat ako noon because of my father’s death,” Maxene Magalona discloses.

She recalls feeling disgusted with herself for having adult tantrums and turning to alcohol and partying to numb her pain — tumultuous times which Nelson himself witnessed. Now he marvels at how much Maxene has changed.

How did Maxene get on the road to healing herself and her relationships with her family and ex-husband? Listen to the podcast to find out.

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Producer: Jai Elizaga

Researcher: Andy Hoo

Editor: Josh Penilla

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In honor of Pride Month, Nelson Canlas sits down with Doc Vinn Pagtakhan, founder of LoveYourself and advocate for HIV awareness in the Philippines, who shares how we can be more helpful to the trans community. Listen to this episode for a crash course in SOGIE.

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Producer: Jai Elizaga

Researcher: Andy Hoo

Editor: Josh Penilla

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"People don't want to talk about sex." For Doc Vinn, founder of LoveYourself and staunch HIV awareness advocate, this adds to the growing concern about the spread of HIV in the Philippines.

He also clarifies the DOH data where a 418% increase in new HIV infections were recorded in the Philippines between 2010 and 2022. On one hand, he says this shows that more and more people are getting tested, but on the other, there is an uptick in positive cases.

To find out more about LoveYourself and its inspiring founder, listen to this episode.

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Producer: Jai Elizaga

Researcher: Andy Hoo

Editor: Josh Penilla

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.