Lala Rimando

Current work

The authorized multimedia biography of John Gokongwei Jr. — documentary delivered, book in progress, podcast in production. Alongside it, an ongoing investigative series on the Lopez Group, a family business in crisis, published in Rappler and Esquire Philippines.

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Latest

• Covering Lopez vs Lopez without becoming part of the war
• The 13‑Hour Meralco meeting: Inside one of the most dramatic shareholders’ battles I’ve covered
• LALA’S BOOKNOTES: Bonfire of the Murdochs: How the epic fight to control the last great media dynasty broke a family—and the world, by Gabriel Sherman
• PRUE MURDOCH: A comprehensive profile of ‘the ghost in the room’
• ELISABETH ‘LIZ’ MURDOCH: A comprehensive profile of ‘the exiled queen’
• JAMES MURDOCH: The Redemption of ‘the Rebel Heir’
• LACHLAN MURDOCH: A comprehensive profile of ‘the last prince’
• MURDOCH’S 5 WIVES: Managing a portfolio of mergers and liquidations
• RUPERT MURDOCH: The man who wanted everything
• How Jeffrey Epstein manipulated the elite: A deep dive
• [2009] Meralco’s boardroom saga wont be decided in stockholders meeting
• [2009] Lopez family: Sale of Meralco stake ‘a business decision’
• [2008] The inside story: How San Miguel worked its way into Meralco’s board
• [2008] San Miguel changes hands with GSIS: The end of the Meralco saga?
• [2008] Changes in Meralco board underway
• [2008] Meralco board saga: Classic case on how to win a war
• The INQUIRER story
• LALA’s BOOK NOTES: ‘CEO, China: The Rise of Xi Jinping’
• Francis Lim’s new role as SEC chair has been a long time coming
• LALA’s BOOK NOTES: ‘Liem Sioe Liong’s Salim Group: The Business Pillar of Suharto’s Indonesia’
• LALA’s BOOK NOTES: Escaño – A Family Portrait
• LALA’s BOOK NOTES: ‘Aboitiz – Family & Firm in the Philippines’
• Out-of-the-box style for a documentary film
• OMG, I’m a ‘film producer!
• How a documentary captured the humanity of John Gokongwei Jr.