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In this episode, Host Rachelle Ocampo and guest Co-Host Laura Garcia, interview Aries Dela Cruz, Manhattan Borough Lead of the NYC Census 2020 and Ryan Letada, CEO at NextDayBetter. The conversation goes about the importance of the census and how it influences the communities that get undercounted.

The climate crisis is accelerating faster than expected. This November, 11,000 scientists from 153 countries declared that “We’re reaching potentially irreversible climate tipping points—climate chain reactions that could cause significant disruptions to ecosystems, society, and economies...” In...

Social change and systems change go hand-in-hand. Movements for democracy and human rights are most effective when they aim to transform unjust, unequitable economic systems. In this episode, Laura travels to Spain to learn how people in two of the regions most brutally repressed under the...

The people of Newark, New Jersey—the majority of whom are black and brown—are grappling with a lead contamination crisis that has drawn comparisons with Flint, Michigan. There the state took control of the city’s water after municipal officials and a private management company failed to provide...

The U.S. economy, weak or strong, is the question at the heart of the election. But it doesn't get to the reality which is that, whatever else it may be, the U.S. economy is not democratic or good for the planet. But it could be. Marjorie Kelly and Ted Howard of the Democracy Collaborative say how...

In this episode, Makilala's hosts Jen & Rachelle, with guest co-host Maria Elizabeth Cueva, Esq., want to explore the complexity of the concert producing industry.  To answer their questions they have guests panelists Reagan John Rada from Reagan John Productions, LLC; Vicente G. Gesmundo from VYNZ...

Roughly 40 million people live in poverty in the USA. Can you imagine living under $24,000 a year for a family of four? If you can’t, why not? Surely the media should help. This week, why mainstream media are so poor at covering poverty – and what one project is doing about it.

In this episode, the Makillala Crew: Jen and Rachelle, interview MarkAnthony Agbuya, Filipino Heritage Night with the Brooklyn Nets Organizer; and Ronnie Ocampo, Head Coach & Organizer at the Filipino American Basketball League of Long Island (FABLLI).  The guest tell how sports can be a way to...

In this episode, the MakilalaTV Crew: Jen and Rachelle, with guest Co-host Lyn Chin; interview power couple Glenn & Clarinda Maningas who reveal their secrets to balance marriage, culture, business and family.