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With the death of flight attendant Christine Dacera, the state of forensic pathology and investigation in the country has been put in question. Listen to Filipina forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun's take on this issue.

Howie Severino talks to Atty. Rowena Daroy-Morales to discuss the case of Christine Dacera’s death.

After contracting bacterial meningitis, "Asia's Nightingale" Lani Misalucha suffered from hearing difficulties that affected her singing career. Listen to her full interview with Kara David.

Would you risk your life to save your dog? Rachelle, 19 years old, ran to rescue her dog Buddy from an oncoming train in Manila. Listen to the full story.

Last January 1, flight attendant Christine Dacera was found dead in a bathtub at a hotel room in Makati City. According to the police, this is a case of rape and homicide. But several of the accused say that Dacera died of aneurysm. Listen to the full report.

In this episode, Lieutenant General Antonio Parlade Jr. and Kabataan party-list Representative Sarah Elago discuss the issue of red-tagging and its effects.

Actress Glaiza de Castro and her Irish boyfriend, David Rainey, have been in a long distance relationship, LDR, since 2018. How do they make it work and how can they improve it? Glaiza talks to our resident psychologist Dr. Anna Tuazon. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Team work makes the dream work in marriage, says Parokya ni Edgar's lead singer Chito Miranda. How can couples achieve this? Chito talks to our resident psychologist Dr. Anna Tuazon. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Pope Francis recently made headlines because of his statement on same-sex civil union. How would this affect the Catholic church and the Philippine government's position on LGBTQ+ rights? Let's find out in this episode.

In this episode, let us talk about former President Ferdinand Marcos' Martial Law and the things that you should know about this part of our history. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Several tourist spots in the Philippines have re-opened after a long lockdown. But with the continued surge of COVID-19 cases in the country, is it safe to travel again? For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Students and teachers in the Philippines are now facing a new normal in education: online classes and distance learning. In this episode, we talked with different stakeholders about their experience in the new system. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Atty. Thorsson Montes Keith, a former anti-fraud officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), has claimed that PhilHealth executives have pocketed around P15 billion through fraudulent schemes. Veteran journalist Howie Severino discusses the issue with him and PhilHealth's Chief Corporate Legal Counsel Atty. Roberto Labe, Jr.

How is Comedy Genius Michael V coping in this pandemic? Bitoy shares his experience with the virus. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

How has the pandemic affected the restaurant industry in the country? Find out in this episode of 'Quarantined with Howie Severino'. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

The Philippines partnered with a Chinese state-owned firm for the Sangley Point International Airport (SPIA) project. Should Filipinos be wary of this partnership? For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

How can the government improve its response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Here are some of Vice President Leni Robredo's suggestions. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

How can you earn money through vlogging? Howie Severino talks to online influencer Macoy Dubs and lifestyle vlogger Janina Vela. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

How has COVID-19 affected Philippine cinema? Howie Severino talks to Direk Joey Reyes and actress/producer Alessandra de Rossi about the challenges that the the film industry is facing during this global health crisis. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

With the community quarantine in place, cases of online sexual abuse have increased in the country. How do we combat it? For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

As the country continues its battle against COVID-19, more and more Filipinos are going hungry. Does the Philippines really have to choose between public health and economy in the middle of the pandemic? For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Originally aired on 01/28/20 on GMA News TV. Almost 6 million Filipinos have been lifted out of poverty in 2018, according to the most recent study by the PSA. NEDA Secretary Ernesto Pernia attributes this to the growth of the economy. However, Dr. Jose Ramon Albert of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies says the Duterte administration cannot claim credit for themselves. The real deal on the poverty numbers, revealed.

Originally aired 11/26/19 on GMA News TV. Three out of 10 Filipino children are stunted, a reflection of the malnutrition problem plaguing the Philippines. According to the National Nutrition Council, the programs of the local government are useless if the budget is not sufficient. Save the Children Philippines, on the other hand, encourages breastfeeding to curb the problem. Still, both agree that a child’s first 1,000 days is crucial to its development.

Originally aired on 11/ 19/19 on GMA News TV. Technology has made almost everything within our reach - including borrowing money from Online Lending Apps. However, the ease of transaction is outweighed by the harassment faced by borrowers from collection agents who stop at nothing to make their clients pay. Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Kelvin Lee explains the dangers of online lending apps in this episode.

Scientists around the world are in a race against time to develop a vaccine against COVID-19. How close are we to finding the cure? Listen to two experts discuss the difficulty of vaccine development in this GMA Digital special report by Pia Arcangel. Read more: https://bit.ly/2yO07Km

Physically active and in perfect health, GMA News pillar and veteran journalist Howie Severino thought he'd be the last person to contract the coronavirus. In this episode, we hear the story of Patient 2828's battle against COVID-19. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Originally aired 5/2/20 on GMA Network Since COVID-19 has struck the Philippines, health workers were forced to battle the deadly disease while the rest of the country were encouraged to stay safe indoors. Award-winning broadcast journalist Raffy Tima tells the hardships of Filipino frontliners as they risk their lives amid the COVID-19 crisis in the country. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa

Despite being a developing country with a limited health care capacity, Vietnam was able to control the spread of COVID-19. How did they do it? READ MORE: https://bit.ly/3ckpoKP For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

The Philippine government has deployed more police presence on the streets to enforce stricter quarantine measures amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, according to a law expert, this doesn’t mean that a police officer can arrest an individual without a warrant. Know more about your legal rights during the enhanced, modified, and general community quarantine. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa

What are the different types of hosts? What are the traits and skills that you must possess to ensure a good career in hosting? Whether you're just starting out or this is your chosen profession, Kuya Tonipet offers tips on good hosting. (From the GMA Public Affairs webinar held last May 5, 2020.) For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

What are the biggest challenges that local government units face amid the COVID-19 crisis? Veteran journalist Howie Severino and Mayor Vico Sotto talk about Pasig City's efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

How are local artists doing amid the COVID-19 pandemic? Singer-songwriter Ebe Dancel shares his experience. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Sen. Sonny Angara sits down with veteran journalist Howie Severino to talk about what it's like to survive COVID-19. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

What does education look like in this "new normal"? Veteran journalist Howie Severino and DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones discuss some of the biggest challenges that the education sector is facing amid the COVID-19 crisis. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Does the Anti-Terror Bill have enough safeguards in place to prevent human rights violations? Howie Severino talks to human rights lawyer Atty. Chel Diokno and Senator Bato dela Rosa to discuss the details of the bill. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Anne Dionisio, an infectious disease nurse at Ospital ng Biñan, shares what medical workers in the hospital's coronavirus ward go through daily on their fight against COVID-19. FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

The spirit of bayanihan lives on as Filipino fashion designers, business owners and sewers from different parts of the world unite to provide doctor-approved PPEs to our COVID-19 frontliners. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Dennis Saneo, head of the Roxas City Emergency Response Team (EMT) in Capiz, shares what it's like to be an emergency responder in the time of COVID-19. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Filipina trainee nurse in France Arlou Anne Klein shares her personal ordeal when she contracted the COVID-19 virus after caring for patients who tested positive for COVID-19. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Three Pinoy nurses working in the worst coronavirus-hit countries share the struggles they have to endure to cater to the growing number of COVID-19 patients in their workplace. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Embalmer Romy Elevazo shares how the number of cadavers they receive daily ballooned amid the COVID-19 threat in the Philippines. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

18-year-old student Mark Dionel Nosquial shows exactly what a grocery store worker like himself has to go through every day to finance his schooling and help his family get through the enhanced community quarantine. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Despite of having diabetes, bronchial asthma and hypertension, Dra. Daisy Villa continues to go to different places in Cebu to conduct COVID-19 mass testing. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

The family of Kenneth Lambatan, a Pinoy frontliner in UK, watch in pain as they say goodbye to their beloved Kenneth through a video call as he succumbs to COVID-19. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

In this episode of "Frontliners," medical technologist Paul Masa of Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC), the COVID-19 testing center in Region 6, detailed and showed how they work inside the labs.

Dr. Manuel Bulauitan, a 74-year-old Filipino surgeon based in New York City, beat the odds and survived the "severe form" of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

A Filipino nurse based in New York City was given what counts as "military honors" by his colleagues after he succumbed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Because of the difficulties Anthony Catabay experienced after testing positive for COVID-19, he posted a farewell message on social media for his loved ones thinking he won't survive. Now, he's a COVID-19 survivor. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

GMA News reporter Saleema Refran details experience of COVID-19 scare in a video. Saleema and her crew also share the precautionary measures they took to ensure their safety while working on the field. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs

Because COVID-19 demanded a larger medical force, Cathelyn dela Cruz who migrated to Spain finally became a nurse after nine long years of waiting. But after only a month, she was found positive with the disease. For more updates, follow us on our social media accounts: FACEBOOK: facebook.com/gmapublicaffairs TWITTER: facebook.com/gma_pa TIKTOK: GMA Public Affairs