Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Sit down and get comfortable for this one, boys and girls, because this is our longest episode of the podcast so far!

Ralph Aligada is easily one of the people in the industry right now who has seen the various ins-and-outs of how things work in Philippine Gaming as he's been part of GG Network, Gariath, Globe, and is now working with various gaming personalities in LVL100.

Because of his unique perspectives, we got into some realy behind-the-scenes talk on the state of esports and gaming events in the Philippines.

Hope you can have a listen because this one is bound to give you some real good insights.

Timestamps

00:00:00 Opening
00:01:15 Introducing Ralph Aligada
00:14:57 The price of the PH Piracy era
00:17:00 How much of a gamer is Ralph
00:23:48 Why some gaming companies fail
00:27:52 What is the current state of esports and events?
00:30:36 The GAB Drug Testing Issue
00:35:34 2023's boom of events
00:36:57 How the Pandemic Gaming projections were off
00:40:55 Appalling decisions by PH gaming execs
00:41:56 The PH gaming industry is selectively lucrative
00:42:25 The Gambling Discussion
00:46:01 FB Gaming "shaped" the PH Gaming industry
00:48:00 Creators Aging and Phasing out
00:51:37 The Responsibility that comes with Influence
00:55:04 The Trap of Disruptive Content Creation