Shows
'raming tanongAtty. Kenneth Varona - The law practice life in Cebu, Bitcoin's Edge in Crypto, and How COVID 19 has affected business - 'RAMING TANONG #23Atty. Kenneth Varona began his professional life practicing in Manila in the field of Immigration and Intellectual Property Law. He would for reasons of family and enterprise transfer from Manila to Cebu where he would embark on the journey to becoming a solo practitioner. This came with its own set of challenges. He decided to go the middle road where he would both practice law for himself while working for a large multi-national company. In Ken's spare time he reads on his interests Bitcoin and pays close attention to the social effects of important world events like the COVID-19...
2022-04-251h 07
'raming tanongKen Abante - Bureau of Customs, Public Mobility, Martial Law, and the 2022 Elections - 'RAMING TANONG #22Kenneth Isaiah Ibasco Abante (Ken) is an organizer, researcher, and teacher who believes in the power of people’s collective action. He believes that we can change any broken system if we study and work together to build collective solutions. He is currently employed with the WeSolve Foundation as its Managing Director for practice and partnerships, a part-time Faculty in the Ateneo de Manila University where he teaches "Youth Leadership for Engaged Citizenship" at the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, a consultant for International Organizations such as the Asian Development Bank, alongside a laundry list of civil society and volunteer or...
2022-04-181h 10
'raming tanongLuigi Cortes - Finance, the Philippine Market Compared to the US, and Building Your Human Capital - 'RAMING TANONG #21Luigi Cortes, at the time of this recording, is an MBA candidate at the Yale School of Management. Before making the leap to Yale, his academic background was in mathematics and he went on to have a career that intersected with local actuarial and risk management consultancy and investment management. He is currently pursuing a career in economics consulting which he talks about in an article here.
In today's episode, we talk abotu Finance, the difference between the Philippine securities market to that of the US and the pursuit of building up your human capital.
2022-04-1150 min
'raming tanongMarkus Schindler - Philosophy, International NGO Work, Afghanistan and Ukraine - 'RAMING TANONG #20Markus Schindler is the best friend of Rami. He is currently employed as a International Capacity Development Advisor with FSD which is a Swiss International NGO specializing in mine action and the process of normalization.
They met in college over beers where they exchanged many insights about how the world worked. He would find his way back to the Philippines where he'd begin a journey of taking on progressively more responsibility with FSD. He has worked in Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and our very own Cotabato City, Philippines in his time. In today's episode, we talk about h...
2022-03-241h 31
'raming tanongDir. Carl Graham - The Creative Industry, NFTs Virtual Reality, and being a Family Man - 'RAMING TANONG #19Carl Graham is a director, creative, designer, voice over artist and father. He is well known for creating commercials for multi-nationals in the Philippines. In today's episode, he will talk about his life in the creative industry, the emerging technologies and the opportunities they present aspiring creatives, and the challenges of being a family man.
You can reach him through his website at carlgraham.xyz and an instagram.
2022-03-022h 02
'raming tanongAtty. Frances Estipona - Martial Law, Human Rights, Service in Government and Human Rights - 'RAMING TANONG #18Atty. Frances Estipona embodies the virtues of principled and diligent service. Her career has spanned NGO to government positions that thoroughly affect society and its appreciation of human rights and how we interact with the structures of power.
In today's episode she'll talk about all the different things that she did across the various hats she's worn. In the Human Rights Victims Claims Board, she assessed the claims of human rights victims on the strength of a dispassionate point system. In the Commission on Elections, she was able to peek behind the curtain at the mundane aspects...
2022-02-231h 13
'raming tanongAtty. Lievj "Gob" Alimangohan - Keeping the Market in Check, Working for the President, and Making It as a Lawyer - 'RAMING TANONG #17Atty. Leivj Alimongahan's career as a lawyer is expansive. From handling matters concerning trade, competition, socio-economic development, land development, economic zones, public works & infrastructure, and national security as an Attorney in the Legal Services Division of the Philippine Competition Commission and as a Technical Assistant to the President in the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines, to handling regulatory compliance, investments, and corporate transactions of domestic and foreign corporate clients as an Associate at Galupa Law's Cebu office.
Now, he works as a solo-practitioner, collaborating with environment advocacy groups as a consultant and legal counsel. He...
2022-02-031h 18
'raming tanongAtty. Carlo Africa - Youth Engagement, Sangguniang Kabataan, and Politics in the Philippines - 'RAMING TANONG #16Atty. Carlo Africa, or "Af" as his friends like to call him, is an active collaborator of the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) and the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Hirayang Kabataan an NGO that specializes in raising the level of youth involvement in the election process. Impressively, Af plans to make the next 20 of his life about trying to bring the Philippines to a better place politically.
In this episode, Af talks to us about what it means to be engaged in the political process in the Philippines both as a youth volunteer and for...
2021-12-151h 09
'raming tanongTaishi Arai - Photography, Japan, Cruise Ships, and the Creative Life - 'RAMING TANONG #15Taishi really embodies the wandering artist. He has been a photographer in all four corners of the globe. He shot night clubs in Japan. High fashion in Los Angeles. He does marketing shoots in Cebu. He even held a camera on the high seas. His journey is long and foreign to someone like me who has taken a very determined path as a lawyer. Nonetheless, I was impressed with the candor with which Taishi talks about his trials and tribulations.
Taishi is an example of someone who has entirely devoted himself to his craft and will...
2021-12-0354 min
'raming tanongLucian Dioneda - Traffic, Changing the Law, and How Duterte became President of the Philippines - 'RAMING TANONG #14Lucian Dioneda started out as a policy researcher for Senator Grace Poe when she ran foer the senate in 2013. Since then he has risen to the Head of her advocacy team and played an important role in the passage of laws like the Balik Scientist Act, Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act, the Pantawid Pamilya Act, the Land Terminal Improvement Act, and the Safe Spaces Act. Luc lives and breathes the daily problems of Filipinos and clearly articulates why the "obvious problems" are not as cut and dry as we like to make them out to be. In today's...
2021-10-051h 44
'raming tanongMorgan Joseph - Finding work in the UK, Insurance, Asian/Philippine Risk and Derivatives - 'RAMING TANONG #13Morgan Joseph is an Associate Director at Gallagher UK. He started his journey in the insurance industry in his home town in Cebu growing up around his father, Gordon Joseph, himself heavily engaged in the insurance industry. He would follow the winds of opportunity though, first, when he went to get educated in Manila and, again, when he took up what he intended would be a short internship in the UK. Now, he specializes in getting clients insurance policies in the Mining and Heavy Industry in the vibrant Insurance industry in the United Kingdom.
In today's episode...
2021-09-211h 08
'raming tanongAtty. Marian Vanslembrouck - Virtual Assets, Laws Governing Tech Startups and Going from Nurse to Lawyer - 'RAMING TANONG #12Atty. Marian Vanslembrouck is an accomplished lawyer in the fields of Corporate and Technology Law. She began her professional life as an associate of one of the most prestigious law firms in the country Puno & Puno Law Office. Thereafter, she would return home for a stint with Metro Dumaguete Water before jumping back into her previous specialization with the software company Enjin. In this episode, we talk about the regulatory frameworks for startups that employ technology, the experience of being from the province and making it in Manila, and the the transition from the field of medicine to law.
2021-09-1351 min
'raming tanongKiwi Florido - Harvard, The Possibility of Immortality, and doing Science in America - 'RAMING TANONG #11Kiwi is a good friend of mine that I have known since I was a baby. She is currently a PhD Candidate at Harvard University at the Biological Sciences in Public Health Program and a student in the Harvard Leder Bioilogy in Translational Medicine Program at the Harvard Medical School. Currently, her mentors are Dr., lee Rubin and Dr. Kristopher Sarosiek at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her areas of research involve aging, cell death, and metabolism.
It is her hope that she can contribute to the...
2021-08-251h 20
'raming tanongAtty. Joan Dela Cruz - The Life and Death of Jessie Robredo, Dilawan v. DDS, Human Rights and Finding Love as a Lady Lawyer - 'RAMING TANONG #10Atty. Joan Dela Cruz is who came from a Development Studies Background in college had the privilege of being the Executive Assistant to DILG's Jessie Robredo. She would dip in and out of politics, both local and national, in her time in law school. No stranger to the halls of power, she struck out on her own as a lawyer in a high calibre law firm based out of Ortigas. Thereafter, she would jump into trying to influence policy through an NGO. In a sentence, she has made her life about trying to make the Philippines a better place t...
2021-08-191h 20
'raming tanong'raming tanong TrailerThis is 'raming tanong with your host Rami. This weekly podcast will feature guests from all walks of life in the Philippines. It will chronicle their respective journey’s to success. Hopefully, hearing their journeys helps you on yours as well. I do hope you enjoy my episodes.
2021-08-1200 min
'raming tanongLeiron Martija - Failing Law School, Starting Again, the Virtual Bar Exam, and Presidential Campaigns - 'RAMING TANONG #9Leiron Martija is a graduate of the San Beda College Alabang - School of Law. He is currently reviewing for the first ever virtual bar exam in the Philippines. Leiron's law school journey was a long and difficult one because he began in UP's College of Law, before transfering to Ateneo De Manila University's School of Law and finishing up in San Beda. He shares the difficulties he encountered, how he overcame them, and the small details that people forget when they imagine the grand journey of law school.
In the episode we also talk about politics...
2021-08-111h 11
'raming tanongDr. Ray Perez II on Topping the Boards Twice, Being a Doctor, and the Delta Variant of COVID - 'RAMING TANONG #8Dr. Ray Perez II the second has the distinct honor of having topped the boards, not once but twice. Whereas other guests on this podcast can lay claim to being in multiple fields, Ray stands out for his devotion and incredible competence to the practice of medicine. In today's episode he talks about the path towards topping the boards twice, the challenges of becoming and being a doctor, and the "Delta" variant of COVID.
2021-07-271h 06
'raming tanongJoelson Fabian on Culture, Spreadsheets and Why not to leave the Philippines - 'RAMING TANONG #7Joelson Fabian is the co-founder and CEO of Polka.PH — an e-commerce startup from Cebu making it easy and affordable for Filipinos to shop online. As a lifelong entrepreneur, his many passions include learning foreign languages and building new business models. Microsoft Excel and other productivity tools are not just a way of life for him, so much as they are a requirement for participation in civilized society. Joelson made the jump from working for Samsung to working for himself and that brought with it many insights which he will bring to bear in today's episode.
Today, we...
2021-07-2351 min
'raming tanongVeronica Baguio on Education, Entrepreneurship and E-Commerce - 'RAMING TANONG #6Veronica Baguio is currently an Educator, Entrepreneur and a Junior HR Consultant. She splits her time between this various roles time while successfully balancing the needs of each. As an educator, she is a Principal to the students of Britech College. As an entrepreneur, she owns Balik Batik a social enterprise which uses indigenous Filipino weaves in new and modern ways. In her role as as Junior HR consultant, she serves some of the largest businesses that are based out of Cebu. In today’s episode we talk about the path that lead her to this juncture in her life...
2021-07-1639 min
'raming tanongLakhi Siap on Nursing, Love of Country, Fraud, Business & Raffy Tulfo v. Jerry Springer - 'RAMING TANONG #5Lakhi Siap is a member of the Filipino Young Leaders Program of the Department of Foreign Affairs. His advocacy includes trying to get Filipino-Americans to try and come back to the Philippines. By training, he is a nurse. By vocation, he is a community organizer. By profession, he is a serial entrepreneur. His most recent project is the start-up Content Blend Studios. This eclectic mix comes together to create a truly interesting series of topics that all have little to do with each other but all form integral parts of today's guest.
2021-07-091h 03
'raming tanongDJ Migs Santillan on DJ-ing, Dreams and Demeanor - 'RAMING TANONG #4DJ Migs Santillan has been a fixture of the Manila nightclub scene for the past decade. Through his commands of the oldies and contemporary music he has become well loved among those who would have him for private and public bookings. He is currently the Music Director for Magic 89.9 helping the station come up with its distinctive sound. In today's episode though, we get to see the man behind the DJ Booth. He talks about how he got his foot in the door of Disk Jockeying, the steps he would take thereafter and what a life built on music...
2021-06-281h 09
'raming tanongImmigration, Innovation, Investment - 'RAMING TANONG #3On this episode of the podcast, our guest is John Lugtu. He is a Filipino from Cebu who currently resides in Canada. John is currently affiliated with the start-up called LumiQ. In this episode, we talk about the challenges faced by those who seek to immigrate, truth about the start up scene in North America and how the Philippines still figures into the lives of those who leave it.
2021-06-2152 min
'raming tanongStart-Ups, God, Society - 'RAMING TANONG #2Joy Garingo is the General Manager of the Company Cebu, a start-up incubator/co-working space. She charts her course from sunday school teacher, aimlessly unemployed with a degree, teaching english, and becoming a well-known component of the start-up industry. Along the way, we talk about the journey of finding purpose in the things we do. We also touch upon the constraints in the Philippines to greater and better startups.
2021-06-141h 16
'raming tanongMNCs, Corporate Ladder, Success -
'RAMING TANONG #1Paeng is a friend of Rami's from college days. He jumped straight into the working for one of the Philippines largest Multi-National Corporations straight out of college. At heart though, he is an entrepreneur. Currently, he is the proprieter of Booty Call Cookie a start up that sells specially formulated cookies for people with diet restrictions. In a few months he will go to IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.
2021-05-1344 min