Little time left? He supposedly ordered his economic managers to focus on strategies to stimulate economic growth such as digitalization and fast-tracking of infrastructure projects. Also, neither digitalization nor infrastructure projects can produce results fast enough to boost the morale of Filipinos now when we need it most. That reflects the fear of bureaucrats to spend and the imposition of stricter measures on infrastructure projects toward the end of the year. BBM’s hospital visit should remind him that people our age have less time left in this world than we might think.

Source: Philippine Star February 01, 2026 16:34 UTC