The long-form work. Biography, documentary, podcast, investigation, explanation — projects built for depth, not speed.
The John Gokongwei Jr. Biography
John Gokongwei Jr. built one of the Philippines’ most diversified family conglomerates from almost nothing — starting as a teenage trader in postwar Cebu, ending as the founder of JG Summit, one of Southeast Asia’s most consequential business empires. He died in 2019.
This is his authorized multimedia biography, produced in close collaboration with his family.
The project spans three formats:
Documentary film — delivered and available on YouTube
Book — narrative biography, in progress
Podcast series — in production
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The Lopez Files
One of the Philippines’ oldest and most powerful family conglomerates — the group behind ABS-CBN, First Gen, and Rockwell Land — is in the middle of a corporate governance war between cousins. This is an ongoing investigative series tracking that dispute from the inside.
Published in Rappler, Esquire Philippines, and lalarimando.com.
Debt, discipline, and daring: Inside the Lopez Group’s high-risk bets →
The Lopezes, presidents, and the cost of dissent →
Lopez vs Lopez: The secrecy fight behind the Razon power deals →
How the Lopez family lost Meralco →
The 13-hour Meralco meeting: Inside one of the most dramatic shareholders’ battles I’ve covered →
More pieces in this series forthcoming.
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