Agham Pangkatarungan: Decolonizing Forensic Science in the Filipino Context

What happens when the demands of forensic science collide with Filipino cultural beliefs — from fears of disturbing the dead to values like pakikisama, hiya, and utang-na-loob? In this episode of The Forensic Lens Podcast, I examine the tensions between tradition and scientific rigor, and why the Philippines must build a forensic science that is both methodologically strong and culturally responsive.

I call this vision Agham Pangkatarungan — a science of justice grounded in Filipino realities. From weak science education to colonial legacies of rote learning, I explore why our forensic system struggles, and how rooting science in culture — without compromising its standards — can close both the science gap and the justice gap.

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