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Vincent Madrigal

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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
Big Moves, Big Money: The New Faces of Power in Asia

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Aug 8, 2025

Big Moves, Big Money: The New Faces of Power in Asia

From billionaires reshaping the Philippines and China to game-changing investments, tariffs, and public health battles—here’s what’s shaping our region now.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
Melvin Bernardino, +3
New Alliances, New Frontiers: PH Eyes India, Tech, and Smarter Money Moves

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Aug 4, 2025

New Alliances, New Frontiers: PH Eyes India, Tech, and Smarter Money Moves

From Marcos’s big India push and bold naval drills to Apple Pay’s debut and biogas power, Filipinos face a week of new partnerships, digital wins, and fresh threats—from job scams to old coconut trees.

John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
John Taclob, +2
Can the Philippines Still Become a Rich Country? The Big Dream for 2040 Is in Trouble

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Jul 31, 2025

Can the Philippines Still Become a Rich Country? The Big Dream for 2040 Is in Trouble

While the nation questions its future, the world speeds ahead: Microsoft’s $4T moment, a breakthrough cancer vaccine, Malaysia’s $185B tech push, and the scramble for new digital tools.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
Melvin Bernardino, +3
The State of the Nation And the State of PesoWeekly

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Jul 28, 2025

The State of the Nation And the State of PesoWeekly

From Marcos’ wishlist to our next big chapter: what the President promised, what we’re building, and why smarter news for Filipinos is just getting started.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
Melvin Bernardino, +3
Floodgates and Fallout: Big Storms, Bigger Power Plays

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Jul 24, 2025

Floodgates and Fallout: Big Storms, Bigger Power Plays

GSIS gets rocked. Aboitiz cashes in. Marcos meets Trump. Metro Manila floods — again.

John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
John Taclob, +2
Deals, Deadlines, and Dogs That Diagnose

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Jul 22, 2025

Deals, Deadlines, and Dogs That Diagnose

From Marcos’ DC mission to ₱11T in digital cash, Parkinson-sniffing pups, and your cheat sheet to register a business without losing your mind.

John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
John Taclob, +2
₱53B for PhilHealth, ₱0 Last Year — Plus Layoffs, AI, and a 5-Minute Cancer Breakthrough

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Jul 17, 2025

₱53B for PhilHealth, ₱0 Last Year — Plus Layoffs, AI, and a 5-Minute Cancer Breakthrough

From British trader drama to how teachers and nurses can stretch a tight paycheck — today’s PesoWeekly hits hard and helps smarter.

Melvin Bernardino
John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
Melvin Bernardino, +3
Side Hustles to Superpowers: This Week in PH + World News

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Jul 14, 2025

Side Hustles to Superpowers: This Week in PH + World News

Military moves, market rebounds, and AI that walks on all fours—let’s break it down.

John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
John Taclob, +2
Big Tariffs, Bigger Scandals, and One Very Risky Sea

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Jul 10, 2025

Big Tariffs, Bigger Scandals, and One Very Risky Sea

US hikes duties on PH goods. Lacson exposes billions in budget “pork.” Cayetano pushes house arrest for Duterte. Plus: SM goes luxury, SEC shuts down scams, and why your brain hates saving.

John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
John Taclob, +2
This Filipino Export Earned $38B—And It’s Not a Product

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Jul 7, 2025

This Filipino Export Earned $38B—And It’s Not a Product

From subway scandals to shrinking matcha: the money, the mess, and the movers shaping your week.

John Taclob
Aissa Gonzalez
Vincent Madrigal
John Taclob, +2

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