Multimedia biographer and business journalist

Category: Journalism

Covering Lopez vs Lopez without becoming part of the war

Apr 13—2026

Business and economy, Conglomerates, Governance, Journalism, Lopez family, Manila’s Who’s Who, Rich List

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The 13‑Hour Meralco meeting: Inside one of the most dramatic shareholders’ battles I’ve covered

Apr 3—2026

Journalism, Memorable interviews, Conglomerates, Lopez family

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LALA’S BOOKNOTES: Bonfire of the Murdochs, by Gabriel Sherman

Mar 5—2026

Book Notes, Journalism, Lala’s Notes

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PRUE MURDOCH: A comprehensive profile of ‘the ghost in the room’

Mar 5—2026

Book Notes, Journalism, Lala’s Notes

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ELISABETH ‘LIZ’ MURDOCH: A comprehensive profile of ‘the exiled queen’

Mar 5—2026

Book Notes, Journalism, Lala’s Notes

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JAMES MURDOCH: The Redemption of ‘the Rebel Heir’

Mar 5—2026

Book Notes, Journalism, Lala’s Notes

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LACHLAN MURDOCH: A comprehensive profile of ‘the last prince’

Mar 5—2026

Book Notes, Journalism, Lala’s Notes

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MURDOCH’S 5 WIVES: Managing a portfolio of mergers and liquidations

Mar 5—2026

Book Notes, Journalism, Lala’s Notes

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RUPERT MURDOCH: The man who wanted everything

Mar 5—2026

Book Notes, Journalism, Lala’s Notes

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How Jeffrey Epstein manipulated the elite: A deep dive

Feb 16—2026

Business and economy, Governance, Journalism, Rich List

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[2009] Lopez family: Sale of Meralco stake ‘a business decision’

Aug 2—2025

Business and economy, Conglomerates, Journalism, Manila’s Who’s Who, Memorable interviews, Philippine issues, Rich List

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[2008] The inside story: How San Miguel worked its way into Meralco’s board

Aug 2—2025

Business and economy, Conglomerates, Journalism, Manila’s Who’s Who

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The INQUIRER story

Jul 9—2025

Governance, Journalism, Lala’s Notes

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LALA’s BOOK NOTES: ‘Liem Sioe Liong’s Salim Group: The Business Pillar of Suharto’s Indonesia’

May 5—2025

Biography projects, Book Notes, Journalism, Lala’s Notes

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LALA’s BOOK NOTES: Escaño – A Family Portrait

Mar 7—2025

Book Notes, Journalism, Lala’s Notes

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Out-of-the-box style for a documentary film

Sep 6—2024

Biography projects, Business and economy, John Gokongwei Jr, Journalism, Manila’s Who’s Who

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OMG, I’m a ‘film producer!

Aug 29—2024

Biography projects, Business and economy, John Gokongwei Jr, Journalism, Manila’s Who’s Who

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How a documentary captured the humanity of John Gokongwei Jr.

Aug 23—2024

Biography projects, Business and economy, John Gokongwei Jr, Journalism, Manila’s Who’s Who, Rich List

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John Gokongwei: A multimedia biography project | Documentary premiere

Aug 16—2024

Biography projects, Business and economy, Conglomerates, John Gokongwei Jr

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The day Philippines became the most dangerous place on the planet to be a journalist

Dec 20—2019

Governance, Journalism, Philippine issues

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The full story of why I yoga

Sep 17—2019

Journalism, Personal

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Central bank gov Nestor Espenilla Jr, my kindred spirit gone too soon

Feb 24—2019

Career, Governance, Manila’s Who’s Who, Memorable interviews, Philippine issues

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Um, Yasay as next foreign secretary?

May 21—2016

Governance, Journalism, Manila’s Who’s Who, Philippine issues

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Goodbye….

May 8—2015

Career, Governance, Journalism, Journalism award, Memorable interviews, Personal

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Is it Mar Roxas’ fault there are no CCTV cameras at NAIA-3?

Dec 22—2013

Aviation, Journalism

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Garnish or levy? Wading thru jargons in Pacquiao tax issue

Nov 27—2013

Business and economy, Journalism, Philippine issues

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Struggling not to hate my Blackberry

Aug 24—2011

Gadgets, Journalism, Personal, Technology, Travel

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Blissful without texts, emails, facebook, twitter

Nov 21—2010

Indochina, Journalism, Travel

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In the company of Bill Clinton

Oct 9—2010

Journalism, Journalism award, Sustainability

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Intimidation

Oct 9—2010

Journalism, Memorable interviews, Personal

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Stranger in my Kiev room

Oct 9—2010

Journalism, Personal, Sustainability, Travel, Ukraine

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I was tagged

Oct 9—2010

Journalism, Personal

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Libel in Manila

Oct 9—2010

Journalism, libel

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