SBS Filipino Radio Program, Friday 10 April 2026 - Radyo SBS Filipino, Biyernes ika-10 ng Abril 2026

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Philippines Energy Secretary Sharon Garin testified that the country has only 60 days of gasoline and 47 days of diesel in reserve — and that LNG infrastructure in Qatar will take five years to rebuild.

1. SBS Filipino is a Filipino-language public radio program in Australia; this episode aired Friday, April 10, 2026, hosted by Maridal Martinez and Martin Tuano. 2. The program follows a magazine format: a news block by Martin Tuano, a conversational food culture segment between the two hosts, a Philippines-specific news block by correspondent Shirley Escalante, and a feature interview with Filipino entrepreneurs in Melbourne. 3. The episode's implicit through-line is the Middle East conflict and its downstream effects — on Australian fuel supply, Philippine oil prices and reserves, and the displacement of Lebanese communities. 4. Martin Tuano leads the news with Australian PM Anthony Albanese's visit to Singapore to strengthen fuel supply arrangements with Asian partners as Middle East tensions escalate, noting Australia currently has supply secured until approximately June. 5. He covers the Lebanon ceasefire situation: Hezbollah political figure Ali Fayad says the group wants Lebanon's government to formally request a ceasefire before any next steps, while Israeli strikes killed over 300 people in successive attacks that a UN spokesperson described as unacceptable. 6. New South Wales Premier Chris Mintz announced Sydney Metro West will extend from Westmead to Sydney CBD, doubling train capacity with a 20-minute target journey time and five new stations beginning construction before year's end with a 2032 completion target. 7. An RACV Home Safety Pulse survey of more than 5,000 Victorians found 17% feel somewhat or fully unsafe in their homes, with 94% of those who feel less safe citing rising crime, and 14% attributing it to personal crime experience. 8. A Year 13 study of 1,000 Australians aged 12-24 found 47% support the government's social media ban for under-16s and 62% think it would be effective; the strongest opposition came from the 12-15 age group directly affected. 9. The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs announced passport delays of 10-15 working days due to Middle East logistics and supply chain disruptions affecting the e-passport printing provider. 10. Hosts Martinez and Tuano discuss Filipino breakfast culture — noting that Filipino school start times of 7:00-7:15 AM compared to Australian 9:00 AM starts meant eating rice at 6:00 AM as a child — before broadening to food as cultural identity. 11. They describe the core Filipino greeting as 'Kumain ka na?' (Have you eaten?) rather than 'How are you?', calling food the Filipino love language: mothers cooking favorite dishes for children, spouses packing baon, and hosts immediately offering food to any visitor. 12. They discuss adobo variations — Chef Ross Magnaya from Mindanao makes dry tuyo adobo stored in jars (a practice from pre-electricity Surigao), while Chef Jay Anglo from the Visayas makes saucy vinegar-based adobo — and note that the dish's form reflects where its cook grew up. 13. They promote SBS's For the Culture podcast, featuring Chef John Rivera, who wants to shift the framing from 'let's try Filipino food' to 'let's eat Filipino food' — treating it as a cuisine of choice rather than novelty. 14. Correspondent Shirley Escalante reports that Philippine Energy Secretary Sharon Garin testified before a joint congressional committee that the Philippines has only 57-58 days of gasoline and 47.26 days of diesel in reserve, having procured 1 million of a 2 million barrel target. 15. Garin stated that LNG infrastructure in Qatar will take five years to repair, that diesel prices could reach 200 pesos per liter, and that she cannot control price spikes; she called for amending the oil deregulation law to give the government more crisis response tools. 16. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. acknowledged a diverticulitis diagnosis but told reporters he has been back to his regular routine for 43 months and that social media reports of his health should not be taken seriously. 17. Vice President Sara Duterte filed a Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition at the Supreme Court to stop her impeachment, calling the House of Representatives' proceedings unconstitutional; House Speaker Faustino D. III said the process would continue unless the Supreme Court intervened. 18. Boxing icon and former senator Manny Pacquiao spoke at the UN General Headquarters in New York to campaign for the Philippines' non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, ahead of a June election for council members. 19. Odwin and family, founders of Pinoy Trepreneurs in Melbourne, describe starting market events for Filipino small businesses after feeling 'very lonely in this field' — their April 18 event at BERIC has 19 stalls and for the first time includes non-Filipino businesses including Islander community vendors. 20. Listeners who enjoy Filipino-language current affairs, cultural discussion, and Filipino Australian community features will find this episode comprehensive; those who do not understand Filipino/Tagalog or prefer English-language content should skip it.

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