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Podcast: Howie Severino Presents
Episode: “Siargao has magic” – Queenmelo Esguerra, gender equality activist
Description: After living in New York, London, and Manila, the former TV producer and now LGBT advocate Queenmelo Esguerra has resettled in Siargao, which has evolved from remote provincial backwater to a trendy, cosmopolitan surfing hot spot. Queenmelo, or Melo for short, tells Howie Severino what makes Siargao magical: the combination of natural beauty and an egalitarian vibe where rich and poor, native and foreign can freely play and socialize together. “When surfers go to the water, everyone is equal. It’s just you and your relationship with nature,” she says while dressed in her typical flowing...