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Cracks, Cleanups, and Big Bets: The Week That Shaped PH and Beyond

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Sep 1, 2025

Cracks, Cleanups, and Big Bets: The Week That Shaped PH and Beyond

From DPWH purges and Senate grillings to YouTube’s e-commerce play, Cebu’s billion-peso debt, and global lessons in energy and investment.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
Melvin Bernardino, +3
Pig Lungs, Power Plays, and Pinoy Rakets

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Aug 28, 2025

Pig Lungs, Power Plays, and Pinoy Rakets

From China’s wild transplant to Marcos’ corruption crackdown — and why your side hustle might be keeping you broke.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
Melvin Bernardino, +3
Power, Corruption, and Shocking Discoveries

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Sep 8, 2025

Power, Corruption, and Shocking Discoveries

From Senate shake-ups and billion-peso flood scams to Google’s courtroom win, LSD as anxiety treatment, and ice that makes electricity — here’s the week’s smartest read.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
Melvin Bernardino, +3

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Pig Lungs, Power Plays, and Pinoy Rakets

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Aug 28, 2025

Pig Lungs, Power Plays, and Pinoy Rakets

From China’s wild transplant to Marcos’ corruption crackdown — and why your side hustle might be keeping you broke.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
Melvin Bernardino, +3
Power, Money, and Ghost Projects: This Week in Philippine Corruption and Big Deals

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Aug 25, 2025

Power, Money, and Ghost Projects: This Week in Philippine Corruption and Big Deals

From billion-peso “cong-tractor” empires and ghost flood walls to record sports cards and rising NAIA fees — here’s the news that shapes your wallet and your world.

John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Kian Escarta
Vincent Madrigal
John Taclob, +3

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Political showdowns and bridge breakdown

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Jun 10, 2025

Political showdowns and bridge breakdown

Impeachment twists, a crumbling link in the Visayas, and global headlines worth your time.

Melvin Bernardino
Melvin Bernardino
Why Is Electricity So Expensive in the Philippines?

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May 21, 2025

Why Is Electricity So Expensive in the Philippines?

A deep dive into rising power bills, market monopolies, and the urgent need for energy reform.

Melvin Bernardino
Melvin Bernardino
Big Bets and Bold Moves

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May 13, 2025

Big Bets and Bold Moves

From Robinsons Land’s ₱125B push to Ayala’s billion-dollar data play, Filipino giants are going all in—plus, a surprise U.S.-China tariff truce, age-fighting science, and a record-breaking OPM concert.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Melvin Bernardino, +1
A Forgotten Chapter: The Philippines in the Age of Empires and Exploration

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Apr 23, 2025

A Forgotten Chapter: The Philippines in the Age of Empires and Exploration

Archive

Power, Corruption, and Shocking Discoveries

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Sep 8, 2025

Power, Corruption, and Shocking Discoveries

From Senate shake-ups and billion-peso flood scams to Google’s courtroom win, LSD as anxiety treatment, and ice that makes electricity — here’s the week’s smartest read.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
Melvin Bernardino, +3
Cracks, Cleanups, and Big Bets: The Week That Shaped PH and Beyond

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Sep 1, 2025

Cracks, Cleanups, and Big Bets: The Week That Shaped PH and Beyond

From DPWH purges and Senate grillings to YouTube’s e-commerce play, Cebu’s billion-peso debt, and global lessons in energy and investment.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
Melvin Bernardino, +3
Pig Lungs, Power Plays, and Pinoy Rakets

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Aug 28, 2025

Pig Lungs, Power Plays, and Pinoy Rakets

From China’s wild transplant to Marcos’ corruption crackdown — and why your side hustle might be keeping you broke.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
Melvin Bernardino, +3
Power, Money, and Ghost Projects: This Week in Philippine Corruption and Big Deals

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Aug 25, 2025

Power, Money, and Ghost Projects: This Week in Philippine Corruption and Big Deals

From billion-peso “cong-tractor” empires and ghost flood walls to record sports cards and rising NAIA fees — here’s the news that shapes your wallet and your world.

John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Kian Escarta
Vincent Madrigal
John Taclob, +3
Flooded With Scandals, Fueled by Tech: What’s Shaping PH and the World This Week

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Aug 22, 2025

Flooded With Scandals, Fueled by Tech: What’s Shaping PH and the World This Week

From ghost projects sinking DPWH to Australia tightening defense ties, Japan’s tariff troubles, and China’s digital currency play—plus ants teaching us teamwork, AI sparking “psychosis,” and scammers hunting Filipinos online. PesoWeekly breaks it down, no fluff.

John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
John Taclob, +2
 Zero-Balance, ₱74B Gone, and ₱2.7T More Debt

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Aug 18, 2025

Zero-Balance, ₱74B Gone, and ₱2.7T More Debt

Inside the week’s biggest money and power moves shaping your future.

John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
John Taclob, +2
Power Plays & Price Tags

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Aug 14, 2025

Power Plays & Price Tags

From Alaska’s high-stakes Trump–Putin talks to billion-peso flood control scandals, K-pop’s China comeback, and personal journeys that redefine history—this week’s stories reveal who’s making deals, who’s taking losses, and who’s fighting for change.

John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
John Taclob, +2
Billions in Play: From Market Dips to Marcos’ Flood Project Probe

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Aug 11, 2025

Billions in Play: From Market Dips to Marcos’ Flood Project Probe

Stocks slide, SoftBank bets big on AI, Mindanao chases zero-cost energy and water fixes, and P100B in flood control funds land under the microscope.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
Melvin Bernardino, +3
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