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 120: How to Feel Rich in Love & Life
June 25, 2022
DO YOU FEEL RICH? The question here isn’t, “are we rich?" "Do you feel rich?" is a much better question because it turns out to have almost nothing to do with the monies in your bank account. In this we share the tools tha…
LSP 119: Agree To Disagree?
June 18, 2022
IS IT OK TO FIGHT? A lot of us are not comfortable with the idea of disagreeing, lalo na if you’re talking about being in a Christian Marriage. Many people are crippled with this idea to the point of being scrupulous about i…
Relationships
LSP 118: Choosing Careers or Us?
June 11, 2022
HAVE YOU EVER FELT THAT LIFE WAS NOT FAIR? In the ever-changing seasons of life, we may find ourselves in situations where we might have to choose make compromises in our personal career growths. But why do we need to even c…
Relationships
LSP 117: Things We Knew Before We Said "I DO"
June 4, 2022
DO YOU KNOW WHAT "I DO" ENTAILS? Even though marriage is sacred in every way, it’s never easy and in the marriage journey you’ll never have all the answers. Given that, one of the things na that helped us all these years was…
Faith
Relationships
LSP116: Speaking Your Langga's Spiritual Language
May 28, 2022
WHEN DO YOU FEEL CLOSEST TO GOD? There are many valid ways for finding spiritual fulfillment. Hindi naman ito one size fits all. Magkakaiba tayo ng way on how we can relate to God. When we fail to understand and appreciate e…
Relationships
LSP 115: Empowering Affirmations for Your Langga
May 21, 2022
DO YOU SPEAK LIFE TO YOUR LOVED ONES? Regular affirmation is a great way for you and your Langga to stay close and connected. But of course, as with all things na worthy, it needs consistent effort to bear fruit. In this epi…
Faith
LSP 114: Finding Jesus in the Desert
May 15, 2022
ARE YOU AWAY FROM HOME? In this episode, we share our story of being OFWs and on how we can find Jesus wherever we are planted. There are moments in our lives where we seem to feel and think that Jesus is far away. We hope t…
Relationships
LSP 113: Rest & Rejuvenate With Your Langga
May 7, 2022
ARE YOU RESTLESS? Life is hectic, busy, fast-paced and full of noises. Many of us struggle to find rest in this hyper-busy world we live in which results to a lot of stress in our relationships. Rest is essential in order fo…
Relationships
LSP 112: Nurturing Your Langga's Heart
May 1, 2022
IS YOUR HEART HARDENED? In this episode, we talk about how we can nurture the heart of one another and on how we can avoid the hardening of hearts. They say that a h ardened heart is the kiss of death to any relationship. Jo…
Relationships
In Betweens
LSP 111: Gift of the Gap
April 23, 2022
ARE YOU EASILY TRIGGERED? In this age of instant reactions whether via a text message, email or social, it's so tempting to just express what we feel at the moment. In this episode we discuss of the GIFT OF THE GAP can help …
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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.