July 16, 2026: Bong Bong Marcos borrowed ₱9.7 trillion in just 4 Years, the highest in 40 Years among 7 Presidents after EDSA Revolution
It's official, the IBON Foundation recently noted that Bong Bong Marcos (BBM) is now the Philippine President that borrowed the most among the seven Presidents after the first EDSA Revolution in 1986, or the Philippine President that borrowed the most in the last four Decades.
This despite being only four Years into office and still has two more Years to go. BBM had already borrowed ₱9.7 trillion, which is more than the ₱9.4 trillion borrowed by former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Note though that during Duterte's last Years in office, from 2020 to 2022 was under the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Pandemic which necessitated such borrowings. The IBON Foundation also noted that despite such borrowing by the current Administration, much of it was lost due to Corruption.
The Bilyonaryo News Channel said that around ₱200 billion per Year is lost due to corruption in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) while another ₱500 billion per Year is lost due to the same in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
Ultimately the Department of Finance itself admitted that up to a total of ₱1.4 trillion per Year is lost due to Corruption.
SOURCE: Philippines' Marcos borrows ₱9.7 trillion in 4 Years, highest in 40 Years: Ibon Foundation {Archived Link}
July 11, 2026: Foreign Direct Investments to the Philippines in April 2026 dropped to a ten-Year Low, or the lowest Value since 2016
Based on the Data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) to the Philippines dropped to only $250 million in April 2026, the lowest Point in ten Years or since 2016.
Also for the first four Months of this Year of 2026, the Total FDIs went down to only $1.97 billion, which is around 26.5% lower than for the same Period last Year of 2025 which was at $2.68 billion.
The BSP said that the FDIs this Year so far were mainly from Japan, the United States (US) and Singapore and were mainly channeled to Manufacturing, Finance and Insurance, and Real Estate.
FDIs are important because they are typically made into Productive Assets such as Factories, Equipment and Business Expansion which creates Jobs, and provides Technology Transfer and Growth.
June 3, 2026: Philippines now has the highest Fiscal Deficit and strongest Pressure to reduce Spending in South East Asia
"Oxford Economics", an Independent Economic Advisory Company that is based in the United Kingdom (UK), recently said that the Philippines has the highest Fiscal Deficit in the entire South East Asia (SEA) which is equivalent to 5.6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
As a Result, it also has the strongest Pressure to lower its Spending to either stop the Deficit from worsening, or even lower the Deficit if the reduction in spending is enough. But this of course will affect the funding of the Government's various Projects.
A "Fiscal Deficit" happens when the Government is spending more than it is earning, and thus one Way of solving this is to borrow Money more from Lenders so it will be able to spend for its Programs. This is one of the main Reasons why this Government is getting a lot of Loans right now from various Institutions.
The Philippine Government is not earning enough in Part because its Economy or GDP has not been growing at what it is targeting, which is between five to six percent, but the latest Data for the first Quarter of 2026 showed that the GDP grew by only 2.8%.
May 28, 2026: Another Major Financial Company, Nomura Holdings, lowers forecast of 2026 Philippine Economic Growth to below 5%
The Japanese Investment and Brokerage Company "Nomura Holdings Incorporated", one of the biggest Financial Companies in the World, recently lowered their forecast of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth rate of the Philippines this Year of 2026 from their previous five percent to now only 4.6 percent.
This is way below the Target of the Philippine Government of five to six percent. Nomura says that one Factor for their Downgrade is they expect the Inflation Rate to be higher at 6.1% for this Year, much higher than the no more than 4% Target of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Nomura also said that the Philippines' heavy reliance on imported Oil makes it very vulnerable to Crises in the Oil Supply from the Middle East like the ongoing War in Iran by the United States (US).
As I have posted about a couple of Weeks ago, the Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) predicted that the Philippines' GDP will only grow by 3.6%, even lower than Nomura's Prediction.
May 14, 2026: HSBC warns Philippine Economy is slowing down while Inflation and Unemployment worsening, lowers 2026 GDP Growth Forecast to 3.4%
The Global Investment Research Division of the Hongkong-Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) recently said that the lower than expected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth of only only 2.8% of the Philippines in the first three Months or first Quarter of this Year of 2026 is a Sign that "Stagflation" is beginning to happen to the Philippine Economy.
"Stagflation" means that the Economic Growth is slowing down while the Inflation and Unemployment rates simultaneously goes up. The latest Data for the Inflation Rate is at 7.2%, the highest in three Years. The Unemployment Rate on the other Hand rose to above 5%.
HSBC warns that Things could even get worse if the ongoing Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues as it will affect Fertilizer Supply which in turn will affect our Agricultural Output. Another Issue is the ongoing El Nino Weather Phenomenon which will affect our Agriculture even more.
As a Result of these, HSBC has lowered its GDP Growth Forecast for the Philippines in 2026 even further down to only 3.4% from their previous Forecast of 4.6%. If this happens, then it will be the slowest Growth since the Corona Virus Disease-19 (Covid-19) Pandemic in 2020 when the Economy went down by -9.5%.
If the Pandemic Data is excluded, then this will be the lowest GDP Growth rate since 2009, when the Economy grew by just 1.4%. The current Projection of the Marcos Jr. Administration is the GDP will grow by 5 to 6% in 2026 which is now very far from the HSBC estimate.
March 18, 2026: Bureau of Immigration Officers allegedly extorting Php 50,000 each from Chinese and Taiwanese Tourists to enter the Philippines
An Anonymous, former Government Official recently revealed that some Bureau of Immigration (BI) Officers are using the Visa-free Policy to extort Money from Chinese and Taiwanese Tourists.
The Administration of the Bangag President Bong Bong Marcos (BBM) had removed the processing of Visas from Overseas Posts in Taiwan and China, leaving the Discretionary Power of approving or disapproving their Visas to BI Officers upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
In one recent Case, three Taiwanese Tourists were invited for a Leisure Trip to the Philippines. However, upon arrival at NAIA, the Visa of only one Tourist was approved, the other two were escorted to an Inspection Area where they were told to either pay Php 50,000 each, or their Visas would be denied.
A total of Php 100,000 was eventually paid to the BI Officers. The Taiwanese Tourists later said that there were also several Tourists in the Inspection Area, some of them were from Mainland China.
MY THOUGHTS:
Just another Day in the Bangag Republic of BBM, who cannot be removed from his Position because the Kakampink Coalition somehow stupidly thinks that all these are still better than having Sara Duterte become President.
SOURCE: Visa-free but charged P50K: NAIA Immigration Officers tagged in alleged Extortion of Chinese, Taiwanese Tourists {Archived Link}
March 16, 2026: ADB to cut down its GDP Growth Rate Estimate of 5.3% for the Philippines in 2026 in Part due to the Flood Control Scandal
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently announced that they plan to cut down their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Forecast of the Philippines for this Year of 2026 mainly in Part due to the Lingering Effects of the Flood Control Corruption Scandal under the Administration of the Bangag President Bong Bong Marcos (BBM).
The ADB had earlier predicted that the Philippines's GDP will grow by 5.3% this Year, but now thinks it is likely to go down lower.
MY THOUGHTS:
While there are other External Factors that will affect our GDP Growth Rate such as the ongoing War in Iran, the Corruption Scandal is definitely one of the main Factors why it will go down.
Put it another Way, our GDP Rate would not have been affected as much if that Scandal did not happen. But it did, so it is affecting our Economy much worse than it otherwise would've been.
March 13, 2026: Under the Bangag BBM Administration, the Philippine Peso has hit another Historic Low versus the US Dollar at Php 59.735
Under the Administration of the Bangag President Bong Bong Marcos (BBM), the Philippine Peso has reached another Historic Low in Terms of its Exchange Rate with the United States (US) Dollar when it reached the Level of Php 59.735 last Friday, March 13, 2026.
The entire Week last Week saw the Philippine Peso reaching its lowest Levels several times, first falling down to Php 59.50 per Dollar last Monday, March 9, 2026 and then reaching Php 59.55 before finally hitting Php 59.735
A weaker Peso means even higher Oil Prices as the US Dollar is usually used to pay for the importation of the said Oil. It also makes Payment of Foreign Debts more difficult as those also need to be paid in US Dollars.
March 11, 2026: Excluding the 2020 Pandemic Data, Net Foreign Direct Investments into the Philippines now at the lowest Level since 2016
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recently released the latest Data on Net Inflows of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) into the Philippines, and it is now at the lowest Level in almost a Decade if the Data from the Pandemic Slump is excluded.
Net FDIs into the Philippines in 2025 was only at Usd 7.79 billion which is the lowest since 2016 if the Data from 2020 during the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) is ignored, which was at Usd 6.82 billion.
The 2025 Data is also lower by 17.1% compared to the same Data in 2024 which was at Usd 9.4 billion.
SOURCE: Foreign investments in Philippines tumble to Decade Low in 2025, excluding Pandemic {Archived Link}
March 11, 2026: News Blackout by Philippine Press as BBM was heckled by Filipinos outside his Hotel in New York City recently
This has been put on News Blackout by the overly Corrupt and Biased Philippine Press, but Bong Bong Marcos (BBM) was met by Protests outside the Hotel he was staying in the United States (US), with Crowd singing, "Marcos Magnanakaw, Marcos Mandaraya" (Marcos is a Thief, Marcos is a Cheater).
BBM was staying at "The Pierre A Taj Hotel" in Manhattan in New York City, and here is the Link to the Video: https://www.threads.com/@beatles2379_/post/DVujiMZlE8o
March 10, 2026: I’m not a big Fan of the “BAYAN” Organization, but Great Job of embarrassing the Bangag in the US
BAYAN USA posted a Video on TikTok where they loudly heckled the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Tess Lazaro and Philippine Ambassador the United States (US) Jose Manuel Romualdez in New York: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSuy39NvV/
February 4, 2026: Even though Duterte Supporters helped the Bangag into Power, the Kakampinks now fully embrace him when they hated him so before
I recently had a Conversation with a couple of People, and somehow the Topic ended on how other Countries in South East Asia (SEA) have already surpassed the Philippines. So I started teeing off about how Malaysia and Vietnam has left us so much behind already, blah-blah-blah ...
But then suddenly, one of the People I was talking to blurted out, “E paano kasi, kung sino-sino ang binoboto ng mga Tao” (It’s because the Filipino People voted for the wrong Person). I felt that the Person was alluding to the Duterte Supporters voting for the Bangag into Power, instead of, say, Lenidoro.
I wasn’t able to immediately make a Response, I sort of just nodded and agreed with it then. But I thought about it a lot, and I think my Response should’ve been something like, “Pero ngayon tingnan ninyo, sina Bam Aquino, Risa Hontiveros at Kiko Pangilinan e aprub na aprub na ke Bangag na sinusuka nila dati” (But look at Things now, how Bam Aquino, Risa Hontiveros and Kiko Pangilinan now approve of the Bangag very highly when they threw him up like vomit before).
So let this be a Lesson to all of the other Duterte Supporters out there, whenever somebody blames us for supporting the Bangag before, just remind them of how their Politicians now approve of him very highly when they used to hate him so much then.
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