This is a recording of "Stand by Me," as rendered by two guitar players/singers in a Spanish restaurant in Manila during the Philippines' celebration of the Chinese New Year. 

Guitar players in a Spanish restaurant in Manila sing 'Stand by Me'

This live version of O Ang Babae features a minute-long spiel about Filipino jazz and was sung by Skarlet, accompanied by the AMP Big Band at the Balete sa Kamias, a jazz club in Quezon City, on February 24, 2014 during a tribute concert for Eddie Munji, a Filipino musician, composer, and arranger. This was recorded on an Android CloudFone.

O Ang Babae sung live by Skarlet and the AMP Big Band at the Balete sa Kamias

This live version of Syotang Pa Class was sung by Jim Paredes and Buboy Garovillo, two of three members of the Apo Hiking Society, accompanied by the AMP Big Band at the Balete sa Kamias, a jazz club in Quezon City, on February 24, 2014 during a tribute concert for Eddie Munji, a Filipino musician, composer, and arranger. This was recorded on an Android CloudFone.

Syotang Pa Class

A one-minute or so podcast with Alan Robles, describing the political pitfalls of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada. 

Joseph Estrada, Silvio Berlusconi, And Alan Robles

My take on SASC, which I also reviewed for BusinessWorld's Weekender. (I should have written a punchier text, or should I say, script).

On reading F. H. Batacan's Smaller and Smaller Circles

This is a two or so minute snippet of a 47-minute interview I had with Roz Galang, proprietor and chef of Sigs Smokehouse, about barbeques, among other things. 

Interview with Roz Galang, Chef and proprietor of Sigs Smokehouse

Short clip features portion of an interview with former Senator Rene A. V. Saguisag during the February 2016 soft launch of Raissa Robles' book (as shown in the photo taken from the book's Facebook page). During the interview, Saguisag—who wrote an introduction for the book—recounts being fined fifty pesos by a court for calling President Marcos a subversive. Owing to his wit and charm, the clip isn't as serious as it sounds. 

Saguisag offers to pay additional fine to speak out against President Marcos

This forms part of a fourteen-minute interview with Mr. Brian Cu, Grab's Philippine country manager, and Mr. Leo Gonzales, Grab's  public affairs manager, that was recorded on June 14, 2017, minutes before the beginning of Grab's fifth year celebration in Pasay City, Metro Manila.

Is Grab's Brian Cu related to Globe Telecoms' Ernest Cu?

FROM THE FORGOT TO MENTION DEPT.

The sound of a beer bottle being opened that was played twice in the podcast is from Selector of Free Sound.

The suspense loop that was played once in the podcast is from Scrampunk of Free Sound.

Music is entitled Retro by Wayne Jones that was downloaded from YouTube's Audio Library.

Engineer Roberto Verzola is also a vice-president of CentRE.

Robert JA Basilio Jr.

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