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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LSP 87: A Crucifixion Type Love
Season 3 •
Episode 87
LSP 78: Fighting Well With Your Langga (Away 101)
Season 3 •
Episode 78
LSP 68: Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts (SYMBIS)
Season 3 •
Episode 68
LSP 46: Pinili at Pinaglaban with Moriel & Velden Lim
Season 3 •
Episode 46
LSP 36: Beauty in the Wait with Dreus & Love Cosio
Season 2 •
Episode 36
LSP 1: Why, oh why did we start this?
Season 1 •
Episode 1
LSP 3: Pwede po bang manligaw?
Season 1 •
Episode 3
Recent Episodes
LSP 91: To Love or To Use?
Dec. 4, 2021
As we journey on with St. John Paul II's book, Love and Responsibility, we discuss the foundational principle for human relationships, which is St. JP2’s major task in his book. This foundational principle as he defined it i…
LSP 90: The Two Sides of Love
Nov. 27, 2021
How does a person know if he is in a relationship of authentic, committed love or just another fly by night relationship? We continue our journey with St. John Paul II's Love & Responsibility where he defined the two sides o…
Relationships
LSP 89: The Anatomy of Attraction
Nov. 20, 2021
What is really happening when men and women find themselves attracted to one another? We discuss the other part of attraction - SENSUALITY through the lens of St. John Paul II. We once again, go back and reflect on his persp…
Relationships
LSP 88: Head or Heart?
Nov. 13, 2021
How could Mr. Right turn out to be so wrong? Many young people have had the experience of feeling that they were in love with someone who at first seemed absolutely wonderful, only later to be greatly disappointed in the per…
Relationships
LSP 87: A Crucifixion Type Love
Nov. 6, 2021
ARE YOU READY TO DIE TO YOURSELF? In this episode we unpack the spoken word piece by Brent Rice " A Crucifixion Type Love " and unbox its personal meaning in our journey. We discuss how we're all called to pursue the cross o…
Relationships
LSP 86: Ghostbusting 101 with B2 of Boiling Waters
Oct. 30, 2021
ARE YOU AFRAID OF GHOSTS? 👻 Well, more often than not, it's even scarier to know someone who does it regularly right? Have you been ghosted or baka naman you've been the one doing it? In this episode we talk to B2 of Boili…
Family
Relationships
LSP 85: At Your Service
Oct. 23, 2021
Why do you do what you do? In life, we're all called to carry out different roles, either under or authority or with it. But at all times, we're called to serve out our role. What do you do when you can't fulfill your role a…
Family
In Betweens
LSP 84: What Makes A Langga (Beloved) Home?
Oct. 16, 2021
So how can we call a house a HOME? In this episode we talk about the qualities we look for in a home, what it's center should be and on how one can truly make it life's sanctuary. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lo…
In Betweens
LSP 83: To The Girls Who Inspire Me with Chinkee & Donna
Oct. 9, 2021
What makes a girl a girl? As we celebrate United Nations' International Day of the Girl Child (October 11), join Apple as she reunites with Chinkee and Donna to speak about womanhood, authentic femininity and role models who…
Relationships
LSP 82: Usapang B2B: Breakup to Breakthrough
Oct. 2, 2021
Have you ever gone through a breakup? or were you the one who broke up? Whether you're the dumper or the dumpee, It just stinks, it hurts. It’s not fun. Since we tackled dating your imagination, we follow through with ending…
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About the Hosts
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.