The Balut Kiki Project
Tuloy lang, mga Bes! We are an international award-winning Filipino podcast by fabulous members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Our goal is to normalize and de-stigmatize conversations that Pinoys generally only talk about in secret - mental health problems (like depression and suicide), sex, sexuality and the human body, non-traditional relationships, among others. "Balut" is a Filipino delicacy consisting of a fertilized developing egg embryo that is boiled and eaten from the shell. So, we aim to make our episodes nutritious though they are not for the faint of heart. While "kiki" is queer slang for a gathering among friends. Kaya we throw in discussions about queer culture and interests - because why not, diba? We are uniquely PINOY. We are unapologetically QUEER. Join your hosts Mel, Geoff, Nealle together with Peter, Morey, Kenny, Choi, and a bevy of other Bessies! Winner, BEST PODCAST HOST, 1st Asia Podcast Festival Awards, Singapore.
The Balut Kiki Project
8: Nurse, Nurse, Immortal Ka Daw? Part 1
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Bayani. Hero. Martyr. Immortal. Nurse lang ang sakalam. (Hindi nga?!)
Geoff goes in-depth with former colleague, national nurse licensure reviewer and nurse-educator Ryan Dizon Reyes of Quezon Province about the Filipino's seeming perennial ambivalence towards nurses and the nursing profession. Once regarded as the unsung heroes of an ailing Philippine health care system, nurses have been thrust into the frontlines in the war against an unforeseen pandemic, and now ostensibly forgotten with little help and recognition in sight.
Galaw-galaw, mga ka-duty! Kaya pa ba?
Due to length and breadth, this is the first installment of the discussion on this topic.
Disclaimers: This project was recorded during the 2nd quarter of 2021. All events discussed are limited to cover this time period or before. Also, events and experiences cited are personal in nature, unless otherwise stated, and are limited to the localities mentioned in context.
Sources:
1. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/cnainsider/underpaid-overworked-philippines-nurses-hospitals-shortage-covid-14640028
2. https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/4/1/nurse-dies-coronavirus.html?fbclid=IwAR2YZ_Krx6avCl01M4lyJT9D81UIDUyIeTkQED18hvxN5oua-97lUk0YbTk
3. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1352136/15-bayaning-nars-we-need-not-die-to-be-heroes#ixzz6sqmjlg5A
4. https://www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-health-day/ppt.pdf
5. https://www.unicef.org/philippines/stories/unicef-and-philippine-red-cross-step-mental-health-services-during-covid-19-pandemic
6. https://pna-ph.org/
7. https://www.congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/ra_18/RA11494.pdf
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