Leaders

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Who leads Philippines? Ferdinand Marcos Jr., President. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

President — Philippines

Record & power

Record score	59
Power score	58

Country momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

The 2027 budget ₱7.2T ($118bn, 21.7% of GDP) — the largest ever.
The Metro Manila Subway (Japan ODA); the NSCR railway; the New Manila International Airport ($15bn, San Miguel).
The drug war's impunity unaddressed; red-tagging of activists continues.
EDCA (9 US sites); the Japan RAA; Australia and Canada pacts; the trilateral with Washington and Tokyo.

Other leaders

Shehbaz Sharif José Raúl Mulino Keiko Fujimori Surangel Whipps Jr.James Marape Donald Tusk

Philippines Rankings

Across the Bureau

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