Time to act, BBMThis 2026 is a watershed year for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. (BBM), a decisive year of either great achievements or great disappointments, an annus mirabilis or an annus horribilis. Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Sr. shortened the lease on American bases, from 99 to 25 years and told the Americans to pay rent for their use. This is the reason why early in his presidency, BBM declared China cannot find a friendlier president than him. Marcos Sr. was also among the first of Asian leaders to visit Moscow, in June 1976, to formalize diplomatic relations with the then USSR. It’s good that BBM has a sister named Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios Romualdez Marcos.
