I migliori Lagim Podcast podcast (2024)

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The Cases of Mitzi Joy Balunsay, Queen Leanne Daguinsin and Jastine Valdez 48:53

11d ago48:53

48:53

In this episode, I delve into the heartbreaking stories of three young women whose lives were cut short by senseless violence. First, I explore the case of Mitzi Joy Balunsay, a young and promising college student in the Philippines who was murdered in 2017 under harrowing circumstances that continue to haunt her community. I also examine the 2023 …

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Tales of Modern Slavery + interview with Marissa Begonia of Voices of Domestic Workers (UK) 1:49:15

1M ago1:49:15

1:49:15

In this episode, I feature three cases that all involve the heinous crime of modern slavery and its iterations. This episode is in commemoration of Anti-Slavery Day, which is celebrated yearly on October 18th. The first case in this episode is from the US and it involves a Filipina who was kept hidden as a slave by her Filipino "employers" for a to…

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UPDATE Episode - The Kingdom of Quiboloy 1:48:08

2M ago1:48:08

1:48:08

It has been two years since I last covered the case of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and his megachurch, The Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name. I cover a lot in this episode, so make sure you take breaks in between. In this episode, I make sure to highlight how Quiboloy went from confident preacher to a church leader in hiding. There are …

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Re-Release - The Death of Bree Jonson (Third Death Anniversary) 1:37:24

2M ago1:37:24

1:37:24

In this episode, I delve into the life and untimely death of the talented Filipino artist Bree Jonson. Known for her evocative, nature-inspired paintings, Bree was on the cusp of further recognition in the art world when tragedy struck. On 18th September 2021, she was found dead in a hotel room in La Union, a popular beach town in the Philippines. …

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The RCA Heist and Axe Slaughter 38:32

2M ago38:32

38:32

In this episode, I dive into one of the most chilling and brutal crimes in Manila's history. On August 26, 1963, a violent robbery at the RCA Building on Canonigo Street shocked the city, leaving five security guards dead and others narrowly escaping with their lives. Armed with an axe found on the scene and a twisted plan, the gang of perpetrators…

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The Murder of Steven Davis 53:40

3M ago53:40

53:40

In this episode, I explore the mysterious and tragic death of Steven Alston Davis, a British national found dead in his Makati apartment in 2002. What seemed like an ordinary crime turned into a shocking revelation of betrayal and deceit. Who was responsible for this heinous act, and what were the true motives behind it? Join me as I piece together…

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The Death of Ensign Philip Pestaño 1:01:23

3M ago1:01:23

1:01:23

In September 1995, Felipe and Evelyn Pestaño were anticipating the return of their son Philip who was working on board the BRP Bacolod. Their son was a young cargo officer in the Philippine Navy. What was supposed to be a heartwarming welcome turned into a bitter and tragic realisation that Philip had apparently died on board the navy ship under ve…

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LAGIM: After Hours on The Disappearance of Catherine Camilon 32:09

11M ago32:09

32:09

Mabuhay, LagimFam! Welcome to the first ever episode of Lagim: After Hours, a semi-regular bonus content series that I am embedding in the regular feed as well as on my YouTube feed. The episodes are mainly a more freestyle vodcast but I have extracted the audio for the podcat-only audience in case you do not want to watch a video. There are not a …

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The Killing of Jemboy Baltazar 51:15

11M ago51:15

51:15

On the 2nd August 2023, Jerhode Jemboy Baltazar and his friend, Sonny Boy, planned a fishing trip to earn a couple of bucks. The boys set out to first clean their boats before sailing out but as they were minding their business, a group of police officers approached their area in Navotas and opened fire. Sonny Boy saw his friend fall into the water…

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The Murder of Jullebee Cabilis Ranara 1:01:26

1y ago1:01:26

1:01:26

Overseas Filipino Workers or OFWs have long been dubbed as the Philippines' modern-day heroes. They leave family and friends, their comfort zones, their culture and homes behing to try their luck in foreign and far-flung countries, hoping to earn a better living than from the few opportunities offered back home. In July 2022, Jullebee Cabilis Ranar…

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The Pamplona Massacre and Killing of Roel Degamo 1:11:38

1y ago1:11:38

1:11:38

On the 4th March, a group of armed men in military gear entered the residence of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo. What looked to be a normal Saturday of meeting his constituents suddenly turned into a nightmare that his family is still living to this very day. In a matter of days, it became apparent that the killing of Degamo was not just an u…

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The Chilling Case of Blessie Gotingco 42:12

1y ago42:12

42:12

Hi LagimFam! I am releasing this episode a week earlier as it is my birthday weekend and I want to fully be in the moment for the next weekend and the next couple of weeks as I go travelling again. So today, I am presenting the story of Blessie Gotingco, a Filipino expat in New Zealand who in 2014 met a cruel fate at the hands of someone who was no…

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Re-release - The Ongoing Case of Bree Jonson 1:37:56

1y ago1:37:56

1:37:56

Two years after her death, justice for Filipino artist Bree Jonson remains elusive. This is frustrating, heartbreaking and a stark reminder that the wheels of the justice system in our country are so slow and so hindered by power, influence and wealth that it might as well be stationary at this point. I decided to re-release this to help the case i…

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The Martial Law Series: The Incredible Life of Lorena Barros 25:51

1y ago25:51

25:51

Hi LagimFam! This is the last instalment of the Martial Law Series for this season. In this episode, I look into the incredible life of Maria Lorena Barros, a remarkable Filipina activist and the founder of MAKIBAKA. From her early years to her pivotal role in the face of Martial Law, Lorena's story is a testament to the power of conviction and res…

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The Martial Law Series: The Escalante Massacre Of 1985 40:46

1y ago40:46

40:46

Hi LagimFam! I am finally back and with me is this season's first instalment of The Martial Law Series. In this episode, I delve into a somber chapter of Philippine history as we explore the Escalante Massacre of 1985. Join me as I give a brief history of sugar and as I uncover the events leading up to that fateful day in the town of Escalante, Neg…

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The Cases of Jessa Remiendo and Ebeng Mayor 41:34

1+ y ago41:34

41:34

In this Pride Month episode, I cover two cases involving a trans woman and a trans man, respectively. I talk about Jessa Remiendo from Pangasinan and Ebeng Mayor from Quezon City. I want to issue one of many trigger warnings at this point as some of the details in these cases are truly upsetting. *** For the past two years or so, I have refused to …

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The Mitsero Killings (feat details about the new TV show, Cattleya Killer) 49:30

1+ y ago49:30

49:30

Mabuhay, LagimFam. This week, come dive with me into an international case that has echoed globally - the Mitsero Killings, involving Cyprus' first recognized serial killer. In this episode, I narrate the chilling events in the serene village of Mitsero in Cyprus. I cover the 2019 discovery of the bodies of several women and children, all foreign w…

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The Given Grace Cebanico Story 40:42

1+ y ago40:42

40:42

On 11th October 2011, some residents of Brgy Putho-Tuntungin in Los Baños, Laguna woke up to a horrible discovery in one of their canals. It was the body of a young woman who seemed to have been murdered only a few hours before. This discovery would send shockwaves all throughout the municipality of Los Baños, best known for the University of Los B…

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The Hazing of Atio Castillo 50:10

1+ y ago50:10

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In September 2017, a family was left waiting and then reeling when reports emerged that their son has died as a result of hazing. A once brilliant light in his family's life, Atio's star was extinguished so prematurely after going through the intiation rites of teh Aegis Juris Fraternity, a fraternity based and supported by the University of Santo …

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The Story of Bennylyn and Jellica Burke 50:32

1+ y ago50:32

50:32

It was 2021 and most of the world was still in the tight grip of the COVID-19 pandemic that started the year before. Countries had implemented strict lockdowns. Life as we knew it came to a grinding halt and we were being bombarded by daily updates of COVID deaths, as if it was just a part of our lives then. It was therefore all the more jarring wh…

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The Disappearance of Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan 1:02:52

2y ago1:02:52

1:02:52

In 2006, two UP Diliman students and an elderly farmer from Hagonoy, Bulacan were forcibly taken, abducted and illegally detained in secret military facilities as a part of a crackdown on activists suspected of supporting the military arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines, the NPA or National People's Army. The three desaparecidos' case wou…

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The Unsettling Case of Emelita Reeves 41:46

2y ago41:46

41:46

In October 1994, friends of Emelita Villa Reeves woke up, not having heard from their friend for over 24 hours. The last moments they had with her were worrying. Emelita always answered or returned calls and page notifications, so why was she not doing this now? When people finally paid attention to Emelita's disappearance, they would uncover a his…

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The Case of Cosette Tanjuaquio 45:18

2y ago45:18

45:18

Hello LagimFam! Finally, I back on the podcast saddle and can continue with Season 4. Today's episode covers a case from 1964 - a case that would become notorious for the largest inter-agency investigation conducted at that time. At the centre of this case are two families from Quezon City and Guagua, Pampanga. What started out as a seemingly crime…

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The Sonya and Frank Gregorio Murders 41:09

2y ago41:09

41:09

This week's episode takes us to Barangay Cabayaoasan in Paniqui, Tarlac where in December 2020 a video was recorded of a horrible crime that would shock Filipinos mere days before Christmas. Still in the middle of a ravaging pandemic, the people of Cabayaoasan would suddenly be pushed into the spotlight because of the deed of one policeman - a deed…

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The Gonzales Family Murders 56:17

2y ago56:17

56:17

In July 2001, the quiet Sydney suburb of North Ryde was rattled awake by a triple murder that seemed to have been the result of a robbery gone wrong. Little did they know that these murders were in the making for so long and could be traced back to Baguio, Philippines. For its first episode for Season 4, Lagim: A Filipino True Crime Story presents …

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The Ongoing Case of Bree Jonson 1:37:02

2y ago1:37:02

1:37:02

For the past year, I have been following this case closely. Something about the circumstances surrounding this case deeply bothered me from the very beginning. I followed reports and articles written about Bree and her death for over a year now and have collated all these reports in blog posts in Lagim's blog. I have now used these reports to put t…

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The Jovelyn Galleno Case 32:39

2y ago32:39

32:39

On the 5th August 2022, a young student from Palawan went missing. Three weeks later, a shocking discovery near her hometown opened more questions than there are answers.This is a rather sad and terrifying case where the motive of the alleged perpetrators remains unclear.I have recorded this almost two weeks ago and have had to already edit this au…

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The Cabading Family Murders 52:31

2y ago52:31

52:31

LagimFam, it is time for another season finale.In this season ender, we go back to the 1960s to look into one of the more prominent true crime cases before true crime was even a thing. In this episode, I look into the Cabading Family Murders and I also briefly discuss Filipino family dynamics and the topic of family annihilator again but this time …

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The Gana Family Tragedy 43:04

2+ y ago43:04

43:04

This week's case is a case from the diaspora. A listener suggested this case through the case suggestion list and I am glad I was able to cover it.The case is about a Filipino-American family in California who was considered unassuming and very much run of the mill. At least for those looking from the outside looking in. But all was not well, espec…

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The Undoing of Romeo G Jalosjos Sr 54:33

2+ y ago54:33

54:33

***MASSIVE TRIGGER WARNING due to multiple graphic references to child sexual abuse***In 1996, the Philippines was rocked by news of a prominent congressman from Zamboanga del Norte, being accused of multiple counts of rapes and other sexual offences against an 11-year-old girl.Congressman Jalosjos instantly became that person every parent warned t…

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The Case of Kian delos Santos 56:16

2+ y ago56:16

56:16

In August 2017, young Kian delos Santos was killed during an anti-drug raid conducted in a poor neighbourhood in Caloocan. What the police hoped to just be another night full of dead bodies on the streets, quickly turned into a watershed moment that exposed the brutality, consequences and casualties of former President Duterte's war on drugs.To lea…

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The Case of Caroline Crouch 49:51

2+ y ago49:51

49:51

In this episode of Lagim, I re-explore the case of Caroline Crouch. I have featured this last year on my old Patreon and back then the trial in this case had not started yet. Even though most details from trial are things that were covered profusely in the media, it was nevertheless good to have a look at this case again a year after the tragedy th…

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The Life and Heroism of Macli-ing Dulag 45:33

2+ y ago45:33

45:33

In the telling of Filipino history, the stories and heritage of the Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines are often missed if not completely erased. This is very much our loss because the Indigenous Peoples of our country are a small looking glass into which we could see a future that we could have had, had colonialism not happened. They stand for …

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The Cases of Liliosa Hilao and Archimedes Trajano 45:39

2+ y ago45:39

45:39

In this episode of Lagim, I am featuring two cases involving two heroes who were taken from this world too soon and in the most brutal of ways. Both Liliosa Hilao and Archimedes Trajano were young students who stood up to the Marcos Regime and its agents and then paid dearly for it.Listen now to know their stories here at Lagim: A Filipino True Cri…

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The Palimbang Massacre 45:11

2+ y ago45:11

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In September 1974, the sleepy municipality of Palimbang would be rattled awake by cannons being dropped by army units aboard naval ships. What followed were days of torture, violence, starvation and a massacre that would forever traumatise a whole generation of Moros in the midst of Marcos's martial law regime.Listen now to the whole story here at …

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The Cochise-Beebom Double Murder 46:19

2+ y ago46:19

46:19

In the evening of 25th April 1990, life as the Bernabe and Castaños families knew it would change forever. When news of their son and daughter's abduction reached them, they initially had hoped to find young Cochise and Beebom, two bright students who studied law and mass communications at the University of the Philippines, respectively.But the you…

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The 2021 Bloody Sunday Calabarzon Killings 49:25

2+ y ago49:25

49:25

At the crack of dawn on 7th March 2021, the PNP and the Philippine army conducted a simultaneous attack on groups and individuals connected to certain leftist and human rights groups who were suspected of having connections to communist insurgents in Calabarzon. What followed was a backlash so intense that it raised questions yet again about the cu…

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The Sins of Ruben Ecleo Jr 1:13:24

2+ y ago1:13:24

1:13:24

The Ecleo Family of the Dinagat Islands have built a religious and political realm that remained and still remains undefeated to this day. But in 2002, the leader and divine master Ruben Ecleo Jr became involved in crimes that would shake not only the membership of his religious group but the whole nation as well. To learn more about this case, lis…

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The 2010 Manila Hostage Crisis 56:52

2+ y ago56:52

56:52

On the 23rd August 2010, a humdrum Monday in the Philippine capital quickly turned into a day of disaster when disgraced police officer Rolando Mendoza decided to take hostage a bus full of tourists.Years later many debated whether the crisis that ensued could have been averted, owing to the many missteps that were taken in the management of the cr…

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The Crimes of Aron Buenacosa 34:26

2+ y ago34:26

34:26

In February 2019, Bem was bathing her 4-year-old daughter when she noticed something odd about her little body. Bem would not know right away that this moment would become the starting point of a harrowing, emotionally and mentally challenging journey in her family's life. This journey will not only challenge her view of the world but also one of t…

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The Maguad Double Murder 42:13

3y ago42:13

42:13

Just before Christmas 2021, the Maguad Family would be hit by a tragedy so horrific that it captured the attention of the whole nation. In the span of a single afternoon, the lives of two young and promising people were destroyed and no one knew who was responsible. Whilst the police were sent on what felt like a wild goose chase, searching for two…

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The Kingdom of Quiboloy 44:26

3y ago44:26

44:26

Welcome to the third season of LAGIM: A Filipino True Crime Podcast! For the next 30 weeks or so, I am hoping to deliver some very interesting stories, some of which will transcend the usual true crime material.For episode one, I will be taking you through the newest controversies involving the embattled religious leader and self-appointed Son of G…

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Season 3 Trailer 2:16

3y ago2:16

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Are you ready for another season of LAGIM: A Filipino True Crime Podcast?Follow LAGIM on Apple Podcasts and Spotify:https://spoti.fi/3qamBxlhttps://apple.co/3r3XjzT Follow LAGIM on social media:https://www.instagram.com/lagimpodcast/https://twitter.com/LagimPodhttps://facebook.com/lagimpodcast/Subscribe to LAGIM's YouTube channel:https://bit.ly/3rF…

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Bonus Episode: The Lucila Lalu Case 28:18

3y ago28:18

28:18

Season Three is almost upon us but before that, I want to share with you this bonus episode I have published to the Lagim Patreon Patrons a couple of months ago.This episode is about the ambitious and driven Lucila who seemed to have it all but one day disappeared without a trace. That is until a grisly discovery is made by someone somewhere on Eds…

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The Christine Dacera Mystery 39:24

3y ago39:24

39:24

After a year of constant pandemic news, lockdown blues and quarantine frustrations, Filipinos wanted to greet the year 2021 with more optimism. Some did but with a cautious and sombre attitude. In the news, however, we did not see the usual stream of reports about fireworks injuries that usually get reported on 1st January. Instead, the Filipino we…

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The Ellah Joy Pique Tragedy 1:04:05

3y ago1:04:05

1:04:05

In this today's episode, we travel to Cebu and learn about the tragic case of Ellah Joy Pique who disappeared after leaving school on the 8th February 2011. Inevitably, her case will be hijacked by the media's coverage of the eccentricities of one of the suspects in the case and the PNP's investigation.This episode highlights yet aga…

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The First and Last Known Filipino Serial Killers 29:37

3y ago29:37

29:37

Hi Lagim Fam!Welcome to an express episode here at Lagim Podcast. As I have said in the past couple of weeks, I am publishing this slightly shorter episode because I need a bit more time prepping the anniversary episode.In this express episode, I explore two cases of Filipino serial killers. There are not a lot of them that are currently known to u…

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The Resorts World Manila Attack 1:02:00

3y ago1:02:00

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In the early hours of 2nd June 2017, an armed man walked into the casino area of Resorts World Manila and opened fire. What was first thought as a terrorist attack would later turn out to be a crime borne out of deep desperation and hopelessness. Listen now to the whole story about this tragedy that still looms over not only the gaming industry but…

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The Manila Film Centre Tragedy and the Mysterious Case of Teresita Basa 53:46

3y ago53:46

53:46

In this week's episode, I am sharing two stories that are sort of creepy because IT IS HALLOWEEN! I am not a horror podcaster, so I do not have the awesome talent of making it sound like you are really around a bonfire, telling each other spooky stories but these two cases here have some paranormal vibes.We look into the Manila Film Centre Tra…

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Bonus Episode: Interview with Thysz Estrada 1:21:51

3y ago1:21:51

1:21:51

Earlier this year, when I was preparing for Jennifer Laude's episode I stumbled upon a YouTube video about Filipino politics and in that video was Thysz Estrada. She spoke her mind so brilliantly and eloquently that I felt like I needed to interview her to get her thoughts on Jennifer's case. I felt like it was important to have that inpu…

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