29/10/2026
Tunay
The peso doesn’t vote - but it keeps receipts.
Mula ₱3.90 noong 1965 naging ₱20.05 sa pagtatapos ng panahon ni Marcos Sr. - equivalent to an 80.55% loss in the peso’s dollar value. Under Marcos Jr., mula ₱55.01 ay umabot naman sa quoted ₱64.18, another 14.29% loss.
At sa lahat ng administrasyong nasa graphic, kay PNoy lamang lumakas ang piso - from ₱56.75 to ₱47.46, a 19.57% gain.
Of course, exchange rate alone does not tell the entire economic story. Pero huwag din nating burahin ang datos dahil inconvenient ito sa paboritong political family. Hindi ito tsismis, kulay, o nostalgia - arithmetic ito.
Dalawang Marcos, parehong bagsak ang piso. Kaya bago sabihing “golden age,” tingnan muna kung ang naging golden ba ay ang bansa - or just the family branding.
The peso remembers what propaganda wants us to forget.
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