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COUNTDOWN TO PGMN’s ONE BILLIONTH VIEW!! Peanut Gallery Media Network is now 17 months old and is just days away from amassing a billion lifetime views across all platforms – a breathtaking rate of growth. It is now the fastest-growing media company in Southeast Asia. PGMN Anchor Raf Zamora, a seasoned wealth manager and co-host of the Legendaddy podcast alongside James Deakin and Rovilson Fernandez, has built a platform centered on fatherhood, financial responsibility, and long term thinking. Through years of advising families, he has focused on helping secure financial stability while shaping how fathers approach legacy and decision making. On PGMN, his episodes cut straight into the realities families face today. He breaks down how fatherhood reshapes the way people think about money, shifting the focus from income to legacy. He lays out four pillars of wealth every Filipino should understand, cash for emergencies, bonds for stability, stocks for long term growth, and real estate for legacy, showing how what is built today becomes what children inherit tomorrow. He directly ties these responsibilities to real world debates, using discussions involving singer and actress Lea Salonga to examine concerns around transgender minors and long term consequences, and policy efforts led by Senator risa hontiveros on the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act to question how Comprehensive Sexuality Education shapes what children are taught and exposed to. Across his episodes, he moves from finance into the decisions that define a household. He speaks on parenting in the digital age, where screens, social media, and constant exposure shape behavior earlier than ever. He explains why boundaries matter, how habits are formed, and why parents cannot stay passive when it comes to what their children consume. Seventeen months. One billion views. This is exactly what it looks like when real experts have sincere conversations and connect across platforms, in a variety of formats, to all sorts of human beings.
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A MERALCO customer vented on social media after her electric bill unexpectedly jumped to ₱7,000 from her usual ₱700, despite minimal usage. She said her household only uses two electric fans, and her television has been broken for three years, yet her electricity charges surged, calling out the government’s failure to protect ordinary families from these unreasonable cost increases. Saying she has five children to provide for, she also criticized the government, lamenting how she is ineligible for 4Ps, which she described as inaccessible. Despite meeting the requirements—having children in school, ensuring vaccinations and following health protocols—she continues to be excluded from the program. The video went viral amid increasing calls for reforms in how electricity charges are applied to consumers, especially amid rising costs.
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A collision between several reckless drivers in Bonifacio Global City quickly escalated into a domino effect. The chain reaction caused multiple vehicles driven by individuals thirsty for attention to crash into each other. Bystanders are heard in the background mocking the situation with the appropriate glee.
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COUNTDOWN TO PGMN’s ONE BILLIONTH VIEW!! Peanut Gallery Media Network is now 17 months old and is just days away from amassing a billion views across all platforms – a breathtaking rate of growth. It is now the fastest-growing media company in Southeast Asia. PGMN Achor Jourdan Sebastian turns his attention to how power holds itself together and where it begins to weaken under scrutiny. An original PGMN anchor, he brings a perspective shaped by filmmaking, spoken word, and years of working within creative and political spaces that demand both expression and accountability. In one of his most direct episodes, he broke down the scale of campaign spending in Philippine elections and traced how financial backing creates obligations that extend far beyond the vote. He introduced the idea of a “people’s fund,” where small, distributed contributions could reduce dependence on large private financiers and shift who politicians answer to once in office. The discussion centered on how influence is built and sustained, and what it would take to interrupt that cycle. His recent work moves across different institutions but stays grounded in the same concern. He examined political idolatry through the DPWH controversy by separating public perception from documented records, then turned to religious institutions to question how authority is affected when financial transparency remains limited. Each discussion returns to the same point, systems remain stable when they are left unchallenged. Away from the studio, his perspective is shaped by experience that extends beyond commentary. He is a multi-awarded international filmmaker and creative disruptor, and a survivor of Super Typhoon Yolanda in Tacloban, where he stayed to help rebuild without recognition. That experience continues to inform how he looks at failure, responsibility, and what people do when institutions fall short, forming part of the body of work that helped bring PGMN to this point. Seventeen months. One billion views. This is exactly what it looks like when real experts have sincere conversations and connect across platforms, in a variety of formats, to all sorts of human beings.
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Hi Vitaly (VitalyTheGoat🐐). I'm going to keep this as respectful as possible. My name is Louie Sangalang (@LouieSangalang0). I work here at the Peanut Gallery Media Network. By now I think a few million Filipinos have seen how you've been behaving in our country. In Boracay, not only did you repeatedly disrespect and bully that man for doing his job, you tried to shut down his business. In BGC, you harassed normal citizens and security guards just for views. I think this behavior is disgusting, dishonorable and unacceptable. My offer is very simple: I'm challenging you to an MMA fight. You don't even have to win. You just have to survive one round with me. If you do, I'll pay you $5,000 dollars or P250,000. Everyone knows that if my Filipino colleagues Mark Mugen (Mark Mugen Striegl) or Brandon Vera (Brandon Vera) — both former champions and UFC fighters — made this challenge, there would be a zero percent chance you'd accept. But I'm 5'6 and almost 50 years old. You're in your 30's, ripped and muscular, and probably 70 pounds heavier than me. Again, to be crystal clear, you don't even have to beat me. You just have to SURVIVE FIVE MINUTES and I will personally hand you the $5K. If you don't man up and take this challenge, what does that make you? To me, I think it makes you a coward. Based on what we've seen, you clearly have no respect for the Philippines. And it's abundantly evident that you enjoy bullying people who are smaller in size than you. Well, here's your chance. I'm doing this on behalf of all my Filipinos — particularly the ones you’ve disrespected. This offer expires in one week.
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A pickpocket was caught red-handed inside a packed MRT train, turning an ordinary commute into a tense scene, where alert passengers noticed suspicious behavior and quickly raised the alarm. Thanks to the crowd’s quick response, the suspect was apprehended before escaping, proving that vigilance during rush hour really matters.
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A Love Letter to Ferdinand Martin Romualdez | by Franco Mabanta Martin Romualdez, this episode is for you. And for every Filipino who believes that accountability should never depend on wealth, influence or power. For years, the powerful have operated under the assumption that the truth can be bullied, that free speech can be intimidated, that justice can be bought, and that public attention eventually fades. PGMN rejects that idea entirely. Today, PGMN CEO and founder Franco Cruz Mabanta makes his debut appearance on the Anchor Chair, in front of the camera owned by the company he built, for the most consequential statement of his life. In this deeply personal address, he touches the illegal extortion plot against him, the legal battle surrounding PGMN, the principles upon which the network was built, the multitude of untrue accusations, and the corruption issue that PGMN believes remains the single defining challenge facing the Philippines today. More than a response to recent events, it is a reflection on power, abuse, honesty, free speech, faith, and the future of a country still searching for justice from he who plundered what was not his. But before you watch, understand one thing. Do not judge this episode by the reactions of the bots. Do not judge it by the comment section swarmed by accounts created last week. Do not judge it by the trolls, the propaganda, the coordinated attacks, or the noise that inevitably surrounds any serious discussion about plunder, or the kind of greed that directly affects an entire generation, or WHY the Philippines cannot seem to rise above so many of its problems. Judge it by the facts. Judge it by the histories of those involved. Judge it by the actual recorded sequence of events. Judge it by the most logical motives presented. Judge by who you think are the more honest persons speaking. Judge it by the evidence. Judge it by your own investigation. Because when the stakes are this high, we all know that the wealthiest voices are not always the most truthful ones. What follows is far bigger than PGMN. It is bigger than politics. It is bigger than any one person. At its core, this is about whether public officials—especially those instinctively capable of real evil—can still be held accountable when the questions become difficult, the scrutiny becomes dangerous, and the consequences become life-or-death. It is about whether facts still matter in an environment flooded with false and malicious narratives, and whether ordinary Filipinos like us still have the right to demand answers from those we entrusted with power. To Martin Romualdez, we are making PGMN's position crystal clear. We are not backing down. We are not looking away. We are not changing course. You can hope all you want, Martin, for the collective national attention to somehow focus entirely on the senate wars or the energy crisis or the impeachment proceedings—praying to your daily demons that the people of this country turn our heads away from your superabundance of heinous crimes—but the facts remain clear: The Office of the Ombudsman has already referenced you as the “Master Plunderer”; the Sandiganbayan has already said on record that you are the “Purported Mastermind” of Philippine corruption; Boying Remulla has already denied any and all desperate requests from you to flee the country; the government of US President Donald J. Trump has already eviscerated your diplomatic and tourist visas; Mayor Leni Robredo and the Pinks are adamantly insisting on TRUE accountability; Vice President Sara Duterte and the DDS will never EVER forgive you for what you did to her and to them; and President Bongbong Marcos’ powerful/moral decision—not just to cut all ties with you—but to strictly forbid anyone at the Palace from speaking to you anymore, and in any capacity, has completed the metaphorical corruption kill-shot that the entire nation has long, long, long been waiting for. And now 120 million-strong demand to know, with the full weight of everything we are, what you did with OUR MONEY. Distract us all you want, but the questions remain clear. The public interest remains loud. And our commitment to pursuing justice remains explicit. PGMN was founded on the belief that no politician, no billionaire, no dynasty, and no public official should ever become so powerful that they are beyond scrutiny. That belief did not disappear when the pressure arrived. It did not disappear when the controversy intensified. And it will not disappear simply because the stakes are now at their highest. If anything, moments like these are the reason PGMN exists. It is the reason why the Peanut Gallery was built on the backs of real fighters. What follows is a story about accountability, government drama, insider secrets, censorship of the media, prison time, a renewed faith in Christ, resilience that became necessary, sincerity that hopefully cuts through the noise, and what it actually means to go to war for a beautiful idea called freedom of speech—all rolled up into one of the wildest David vs Goliath stories in modern Philippine politics, viewed from the lens of the most radical young media company that exists today. Above all, it is about the critical belief that the Filipino people deserve real justice—regardless of where the truth leads, regardless of who it makes uncomfortable, and regardless of whether or not the subject of that truth is a deeply powerful, historically treacherous man that goes by the name of Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. Watch until the end. Because not only is the conversation not over… The war between PGMN and the single most corrupt Flipino politician of the 21st century has only just begun.
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"This is one of the many ways Martin Romualdez stole as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Billions of pesos do not quietly move through government budgets. In this breakdown, PGMN Lead Anchor CJ Hirro examines those billions were transferred into MOOE — or maintenance and other operating expenses — under the leadership of Martin Romualdez. The issue is not merely that funds were realigned. The larger question is whether those transfers came from legitimate savings or from budget items that may have been oversized from the start. CJ walks through the constitutional limits on budget augmentation and the figures behind the transfers, raising questions about whether the transactions complied with the law. CJ is one of the most influential political commentators and the best investigative journalists in the country today — known for exposing corruption, scrutinizing public spending, questioning election oversight, and holding powerful institutions accountable. Her reporting has generated tens of millions of views across platforms and earned her the 2025 Asian Pillar of Integrity and Analytical Brilliance in Broadcast Journalism. In her full-length investigation, CJ examines billions of pesos in highly abusive House budget realignments, the legal requirements governing savings and augmentation, and how these transactions fit into the wider flood-control scandal now under investigation. The episode traces the movement of public funds through official budget documents and explores why the source of those funds matters as much as the transfers themselves. Watch the full episode here: Corruption is and has always been the Philippines’ biggest problem. Martin Romualdez is broadly recognized as the most corrupt Filipino politician of the 21st century. On May 5, Romualdez framed Franco Mabanta and four PGMN associates in a fake extortion plot with the singular objective of silencing the truth and keeping Romualdez’ many crimes from being brought to light—the fundamental embodiment of suppression of the free media. The country has faith that Boying Remulla, Mico Clavano and the Office of the Ombudsman will do the right thing."
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PGMN Anchor Atty. Regal Oliva addressed the Int'l Criminal Court proceedings involving former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, questioning the basis of its jurisdiction and the decision to deny interim release. She said that regardless of how the ICC frames its authority under the Rome Statute, the tension remains as Duterte is being heard by a foreign court while Philippine courts exist and continue to function. She maintained that accountability, if any, should proceed within local courts. Oliva underscored the presumption of innocence, stating, “Rodrigo Duterte remains an accused, not a convict.” She added that Duterte did not hide or evade scrutiny and faced the process directly. She argued that given his age, physical condition, and global monitoring, the assertion of flight risk is unrealistic, and proof beyond reasonable doubt must first be established before any conviction.
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This is the episode you’ve all been waiting for. This is the story of the #MartinLooterFund. Suppression is rarely a single act. It arrives as a lawsuit designed not to win, but to harass and abuse. It arrives as an offer, a lunch, a quiet suggestion that there's nothing to gain by pushing further. What the machinery of suppression counts on is the rational assumption that the story is not worth this. Your career is not worth this. Your family is not worth this. Your pain is not worth this. And in the cold calculation of survival, that logic is often correct. The corrupt men of the Philippines have more resources than the people exposing them. They have lawyers, and legislators, and cops, and judges, and NBI Directors, and the institutional patience that comes from never having to worry about next month's rent. But there is a version of this they have not fully accounted for. When the suppression is overwhelming — when they come with every weapon available, when the harassment is visible and the pressure is national — they have revealed themselves. The story they could not kill is now the story of how hard they tried to kill it. The record of their effort becomes the record of their guilt. But the journalist who publishes anyway, the media company who refuses to fold when the cost is real and the comfort is gone, does something that cannot be undone: they make the suppression itself proof of the story. Such is what happened five days ago when Franco Mabanta and four PGMN associates were set up in a malicious entrapment operation to frame them as extortionists — when in reality, no extortion happened. Franco was the one who was repeatedly approached, courted for two weeks, consistently lied to, and ultimately conned to make it LOOK LIKE EXTORTION. This is not romantic. It requires losing things. It requires losing friends, causing pain to family, and damaging one’s dignity. It requires knowing that the institutions that should protect press freedom often do not, that solidarity is inconsistent, and that vindication — if it comes — may come long after the damage is done. It requires being strong and resilient…and having to pay the price for being both. Franco and PGMN were willing to pay that price. Truth-telling at this level is not a calling that promises good outcomes. It only promises that the record will exist. That is what we are after by publishing this story. To put on record what Martin Romualdez has done to the entire country — and to show with clarity why he punished PGMN for wanting to expose his evil secrets. In this episode, we do what many journalists are too afraid to attempt: open the books of Congress, especially those books written by what almost all Filipinos consider the most corrupt House Speaker in history. Congress holds the power of the purse. Martin Romualdez wanted the purse itself. From unjustified budget padding to phantom savings, from chronic underspending to a cash hoard that keeps growing — this episode puts together a dangerous and infuriating picture that is impossible to ignore. Romualdez has activated his whole machinery — paid trolls, scammer influencers, dishonest mainstream media outlets, corrupted officials — to make sure this episode never sees the light of day. And the name of the one journalist who has chosen not cower to his intimidation and power is CJ Hirro. The ones who come with the most machinery to silence the media always have the most to lose. That's why they come. Today PGMN will give Romualdez what he is afraid of. We are publishing. We are insisting that he have his worst fear realized. For the motherland, this Mother's Day — this is the #MartinLooterFund episode. This is the story Martin Romualdez wanted to kill.
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A robbery involving minors was captured on camera in Las Piñas on May 2, when a group of children, one reportedly armed with an ice pick, threatened jeepney passengers and took a pair of shoes. The incident took place along Alabang-Zapote Road between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. and involved around 15 minors, some of whom were already known to authorities for previous offenses. According to reports, the Las Piñas City Police said as of Sunday that eight minors had been rescued and returned to the barangay. Authorities added that efforts are ongoing to locate the remaining minors seen in the video, including the one carrying the ice pick.
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