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Let’s #ExplainExplainExplain one aspect of the #DuterteLegacy:
In the first 32 months of President Duterte’s term, the national debt only went up by ₱1.5 trillion.
(That’s from ₱5.95 trillion in June 2016 to ₱7.45 trillion by February 2019, straight from the Bureau of the Treasury.)
DUTERTE ADMIN (June 2016 – February 2019):
• Debt increased by ₱1.5 trillion over 32 months.
• Average monthly increase: Approximately ₱46.9 billion.
• Major expenditures included infrastructure projects and social reforms.
MARCOS JR ADMIN (June 2022 – February 2025):
• Debt increased by ₱3.26 trillion over 32 months.
• Average monthly increase: Approximately ₱101.9 billion.
• Significant borrowings were made to support economic recovery (AYUDA) and infrastructure development.
But here’s the thing about Duterte’s time—it wasn’t just about borrowing money. Stuff actually got done. Projects you can still see and use today:
• LRT-2 East Extension – The viaduct was done, and station construction had already started
• Skyway Stage 3 – Fast-tracked to connect North and South Luzon
• NLEX Harbor Link Segment 10 – Finished and opened in 2019
• North–South Commuter Railway Phase 1 – Broke ground in early 2019
• Big social reforms – Free tuition in public colleges, Universal Health Care, Ease of Doing Business
And all of that? Happened in just the first half of Duterte’s presidency.
Now, back to numbers.
Over the full six years, Duterte’s administration handled a total of ₱7.7 trillion in debt servicing:
• ₱4.5 trillion went to paying off the actual loans (principal)
• ₱3.2 trillion went to interest
In case you’re wondering, debt servicing just means paying off what we owe—both the borrowed money and the interest that comes with it.
But here’s what really matters:
All that was done while facing some of the toughest moments in our history:
• A global pandemic
• The Marawi siege
• Over 10 major typhoons—like Rolly, Ulysses, Odette
• Mass vaccination drives, emergency cash aid, isolation centers
• Salaries for frontliners, support for local governments
And despite all that chaos, infrastructure still moved forward. Roads. Bridges. Railways. Flood control. Farm-to-market roads. BUILD BUILD BUILD!
You still walk on those sidewalks, drive on those roads, and ride on those trains today.
You’ve seen them. You’ve used them. They’re real.
So when someone says, “All Duterte did was leave us with debt,” ask them these:
Where were you during the pandemic?
Did you float when your street flooded?
Were you chilling while hospitals overflowed and cities shut down?
Because if you can’t acknowledge the storms we went through and the work that still got done,
you’re not sharing an opinion.
You’re not correcting the story—you’re rewriting it. And that’s not truth.
That’s just bias wearing a different shirt.
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The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 6 bared the 2023 fisheries profile of Western Visayas, as well as the different programs and services it offers to the public.
Read: https://t.co/deQPkywj2S
#ExplainExplainExplain #PIAWesternVisayas
Philippine Information Agency (PIA) director-general Usec. Ramon Lee Cualoping III and the PIA Region 6 family, led by our OIC Regional Head Jemin Guillermo, wish everyone a happy new year!
May this 2023 be a grace-filled year for all of us.
#ExplainExplainExplain #2023
The Department of Health (DOH) is reminding the public to refrain from the use of firecrackers this Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Read further: https://t.co/C764uz4sWg
#ExplainExplainExplain #PIAWesternVisayas
@RadicalChange23 @JujuEatsMalt May time sa mga SMEAR CAMPAIGN and #explainexplainexplain, but the question remain,
“WHERE IS THE VIDEO?!”
Participants from various sectors in government, civil society groups, and the private sector finalize the outputs of the validated Philippine Plan of Action for Senior Citizens 2023-2028 in Mandaue City, Cebu.
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#SeniorCitizens
BASAHA: Kung ang katawhan maglisud og adto sa Tagbilaran City Health Office ug sa mga nagkatag niini nga rural health units, ang City Government nagpasubo sa iyang Mobile Health Clinic alang niining katuyuan.
DUGANG DETALYE: https://t.co/AwOvNigniO
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World Bank eyes 2nd extension for Cebu Bus Rapid Transit project loan
https://t.co/FgKFM5BtWm
#CebuBusRapidTransit
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Strengthening partnerships and communicating government advocacies and thrusts top the fruitful discussion with officials from the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas.
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READ: The nutrition situation in Central Visayas has now stabilized after the health and nutrition systems gained back its foothold in the delivery of regular nutrition services following the COVID-19 pandemic.
FULL STORY:
https://t.co/2xgnWGExPH
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Philhealth officials brief the members on the Social Health Insurance, membersbip, contributions, benefits and updates on Universal Health Care Act.
#AGIO7
#Philhealth
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NOW: Members of the Regional Population Executive Board (RPEB) in Central Visayas hold their 1st Semester Meeting today (20 June 2023) led by the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM7).
#ExplainExplainExplain
#PDP2023-2028
#RPEB
Together with the Department of Trade & Industry, Department of Manpower Development and Placement, and private sector partners, the forum aims to develop programs that would help support out-of-school youths’ transition to employment.
#USAID
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🎉Ania ang mga Maayong Balita sa Central Visayas: 🎤🤵📺
WATCH HERE: https://t.co/m7EROcLrQ3
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#maayongbalitasacv
Kapihan sa PIA on the topic: "Geohazard Updates from MGB7" with MGB-7 Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology Section and Geosciences Division Chief Maria Elena Lupo.
Watch Here: https://t.co/9AVXgvkzT4
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#Geohazard
#MGB
Join us in our Kapihan sa PIA on June 7 as we will talk about the geohazard mapping conducted by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, along with our guest MGB-7 Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology Section and Geosciences Division Chief Maria Elena Lupo.
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Kapihan sa PIA on the topic "Asenso Rider Raffle Promo" together with our guest from Pag-IBIG Fund South Central Visayas, Area Head Alectys Bajarias, and Cebu Colon-Branch Head Julio Carmel Alfareo, Jr.
https://t.co/tbY5oAqQQY
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#AsensoRiderRafflePromo
NOW: The Development Administration Committee of the Reg’l Dev’t Council (RDC7) meets today (June 5) for its 2nd quarter meeting at NEDA7 Conference Room, Cebu City.
#RDC7
#Devolution
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🎉Ania ang mga Maayong Balita sa Central Visayas: 🎤🤵📺
#ExplainExplainExplain
#maayongbalitasacv
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