Langga Speaks Podcast
'Langga' [lang.gâ.] means 'Beloved' in Ilonggo/Hiligaynon, one of the gazillion Filipino dialects. Raising a family as Filipino expats in Dubai is not as simple as it may seem. Join show hosts, Apple and Jeric Defante, for downright honest conversations and full-packed laugh marathons as they share about family, faith and everything in between!
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Here's our "Langga" (Beloved) Episodes to start with
LSP 64: HE SPEAKS: Mama's Boy with Bernz Caasi
Season 3 •
Episode 64
LSP 54: Pagbabalik with Randel Serrano
Season 3 •
Episode 54
LSP 46: Pinili at Pinaglaban with Moriel & Velden Lim
Season 3 •
Episode 46
LSP 44: HE SPEAKS: Minamahal with Rix the Seminarian
Season 3 •
Episode 44
LSP 43: Through Hills & Valleys with Bo & Marowe Sanchez
Season 3 •
Episode 43
LSP 40: Finding True Love Online with Yoichi & Keren Miyazaki
Season 2 •
Episode 40
LSP 38: Leap of Faith with Crystha Shayne Funcion
Season 2 •
Episode 38
LSP 36: Beauty in the Wait with Dreus & Love Cosio
Season 2 •
Episode 36
LSP 12: Katawan, Katawan, Ooo Katawan!
Season 1 •
Episode 12
Recent Episodes
In Betweens
LSP 66: Loving Yourself with Sha Nacino
June 12, 2021
Sabi daw ni Justin Bieber, "You should go and love yourself." It's so easy to say but hard to do, r…
Faith
LSP 65: Faithful Motivation with Alec Cuenca
June 5, 2021
"We can do no great things; only small things with great love" - Mother Teresa Join Jeric and Apple…
He Speaks
Faith
LSP 64: HE SPEAKS: Mama's Boy with Bernz Caasi
May 29, 2021
MAMA's BOY KA BA? Jeric talked again to Bernz Caasi of Unboxing Catholicism to unbox his personal j…
She Speaks
Faith
LSP 63: SHE SPEAKS: Belo Beauty with Niña Nepomuceno
May 22, 2021
HOW DOES ONE MEASURE TRUE BEAUTY? Throughout the world there are many standards of what should be c…
Faith
Family
LSP 62: Completely Yours with Tina & Anthony Rodriguez
May 15, 2021
What does it mean to completely belong to someone? We talk to Tina & Anthony Rodriguez of about the…
Faith
LSP 61: Be My Lady with Joby Provido
May 8, 2021
This week's episode combines the celebration of Mother's Day with our Marian month as we speak to C…
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About the Hosts
Apple and Jeric Defante
Hosts
Apple and Jeric met through their parish delegation to World Youth Day Rio 2013. After 7 months of courting, they finally became a couple in 2014. Engaged at World Youth Day Krakow 2016, they finally got married at their parish in Saint Mary's Dubai UAE in 2017 and are now happy parents to Joseph and Zelie.
Apple Defante
Wife, Nanay, Catholic
Apple is an Ilongga by blood, raised in Dubai since 1989, and in the Catholic Lay community life with her family through Couples For Christ since the early 90s.
A panganay of 5 siblings, she is now a Nanay to Joseph and Zelie and a wife to Jeric.
A lover of good books, good food and good music, but more than that, a beloved of the ultimate "Langga".
Jeric Defante
Husband, Tatay, Catholic
Jeric is a Laguna native who started his Overseas Filipino life in Dubai in 2011. He also serves as the Feast Builder of Feast St. Mary's Dubai, a prayer gathering of the Catholic Lay community, Light of Jesus Family. However, his true passions lie in his love for his family as a husband and father, whom he also documents through his personal brand, Tatay Jeric.