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Thailand's Board of Investment recently reported that the Foreign Investment Applications that they received for the first half of 2026 was already 80% higher compared to same Period last Year of 2025.

A total of 877 Foreign Investment Applications were received by them from January to June of this Year of 2026, majority of which had to do with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Center Projects.

Among the big Name Companies that applied were Google, Amazon and Microsoft. Other Industries that were included in these Applications include Electrical and Electronics Projects, Agriculture and Food Processing, Logistics, and Automotive Projects.

It is expected that these Investments could provide as much as 82,000 Job and provide Exports worth up to $37 billion.

The United States (US) which has repeatedly said many times over the last Decade or so that they have an "Iron-clad Commitment" to help defend the Philippines in Case of War like against China, has just imposed a new 12.5% Tax on some of the Goods it is importing from the Philippines.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) says that based on the Data last Year of 2025, they estimate that around 34% or around $6.25 billion worth of Goods will likely be affected by these new Taxes. The US imposed the Tax because the said that the Philippines failed to stop its importation of Goods that were made with Forced Labor by other Countries.

The DTI said that the Products affected are Leather, Travel Goods, Apparel, Footwear and Toys that are made in the Philippines. This new 12.5% Tax is higher than the 10% that the US imposed on the Philippines before.

The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) recently said that Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia now is responsible for producing around 12% of all Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) in the World, and that this Year of 2026 their combined Sales is expected to reach around $13.4 billion.

PCBs are Boards with conductive Pathways where Electronic Components are welded to, and they are present in all Electronic Devices such as Computers, Smartphones, etc. Thailand is currently the largest PCB Manufacturer in South East Asia (SEA) and their Sales for this Year is expected to reach $6 billion, which is a 20% increase compared to last Year of 2025.

Vietnam is the next largest PCB Manufacturer in SEA, with Sales of this Year expected to reach almost $5 billion, an increase of around 18% compared to last Year. Malaysia is next with PCB Sales expected to reach $2.4 billion for an increase of 15% compared to last Year.

This is a French-production, Drama-Action-Thriller about France’s “Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN)" Counter-terrorist Special Forces Unit. The Pacing is pretty good with only six Episodes, enough to keep each Episode entertaining to watch.

The Series is nicely distributed among its three main Themes, which are Drama, Action and Thrills, with some nice Plot Twists. Some of the Things I found very cool is how Full-Face, Transparent Bullet-Resistant Visors are Standard Issue among the GIGN’s Troops.

I also liked that Square Device they used to break down Glass Panels on the last Episode, and it was good to know about the CL20 Explosive which is real and even more powerful than the C4 or HMX Type of Explosives.

Here is one Article that is being ignored by the Filipino Supporters of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) like the Philippine Press, it is about how Taiwan refuses to acknowledge the Philippines' Ownership of the Batanes Islands.

Apparently the Taiwanese Government has been playing around with its official wordings to evade the Issue on the ownership of the Batanes Islands, especially in the latest Incident when Chinese Scholars supposedly tried to claim it.

Here are some Excerpts from the Article itself: "But here at Domino Theory, it was what Hsiao didn’t say that raised an Eyebrow. Loudly proclaiming Batanes is not Chinese is not equivalent to saying Batanes is Filipino.

And saying that the Chinese claim is illegitimate because Taiwan is not a Part of China leaves the question of whether Taiwan itself might consider it has a claim on Batanes uncomfortably ambiguous.

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines didn’t respond to an E-mail asking for Clarification. The Mainland Affairs Council, which handles Taiwan’s relations with China, said that it was a matter for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Presidential Office said that Spokesperson Hsiao had already addressed the Point.

When asked, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Domino Theory on July 16: “There is no Territorial Dispute between Taiwan and the Philippines regarding Batan Island. It is the unrealistic Fantasy of Chinese Scholars.”

Unfortunately, that still left the ambiguity intact. So the question was put to the Foreign Ministry a second time, far more explicitly:

“We are trying to work out whether MOFA is prepared to say that the ROC recognizes Filipino Sovereignty over the Batanes Islands. We noticed that in previous Statements, including your answer to us, this is left somewhat ambiguous.” (ROC stands for Republic of China, the Name of the State that governs Taiwan.)

A Ministry of Foreign Affairs refusal to clarify this Point doesn’t inherently mean Taiwan doesn’t recognize Filipino sovereignty over the Batanes islands. But it does beg the question of why they won’t go ahead and say that.

Regardless, this was the Foreign Ministry’s final reply: “Thank you for your interest in this matter and for your coverage. We have previously provided a response to your inquiry and will not be repeating that information here.”

Vietnam's biggest, newest and most expensive Airport called the "Long Thanh" is set to open later in December of this Year of 2026. It is located around 40 km East of the Vietnamese Capital City of Ho Chi Minh, and is being built at the cost of $12.8 billion.

The Airport was built to relieve the overcrowded, nearby Airport of Tan Son Nhat, and Vietnam hopes it will become a major Airport Hub in South East Asia (SEA). Eventually Long Thanh will handle almost International Flights only while Tan Son Nhat will focus mainly on Domestic Flights.

Initially Long Thanh will have a capacity to handle 25 million Passengers per Year, but in later Phases it will be able to handle up to 100 million per Year, enough to challenge the Capacity of the long established and well-renowned Changi Airport in Singapore which currently handles up to 70 million Passengers per Year, but is currently being expanded to handle up to 140 million Passengers per Year.

Ang mga Diehard Duterte Haters (DDH) dito sa Lugar namin e feeling ko binubutas-butasan na naman ang Bubong ko every time masipag akong mag Post dito sa Page ko na ito. Kaya ayan, tuwing umuulan e tumutulo at nabubulok na nga ang Kisame ko.

Ipapaayos ko na naman yan. Ilang beses ko nang pinapaayos ang mga Butas sa Bubong ko, pero maya’t maya bumabalik na naman, lalo na pag madalas ang Post ko rito sa Page. Pag pinapaayos ko sa mga taga labas e bigla na lang nagiiba ang mga pakikitungo nila, na para bang me alam silang ayaw lang nilang sabihin.

Ganyan ka tindi at ganyan kabulok ang Kultura dito sa Pilipinas, na kahit hindi mo kilala at wala kang Personal na kaugnayan, at kahit Pribado at ordinaryong Tao ka lang e gagawan at gagawan ka ng katarantaduhan ng Kapwa mo Pilipino dahil lang sa Utos ng Pang-sosyal na Sindikato nila gamit ang mga Tsismis at Intriga.

No wonder na napakabulok ng Bansang ito. In the meantime, either I have to shut up, or suffer Things like these if I continue to speak out while our Country is under the current Administration. Specially here in Cavite, na Balwarte ng mga Politiko at Grupong DDH.

The "Deloitte" Company which is based in the United Kingdom (UK) recently noted in their "Southeast Asia Mid-Year IPO Snapshot 2026" Report that the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is being left way behind its Counterparts in South East Asia (SEA).

The Company said that for the First Half of this Year of 2026 (H1), the PSE did not have a single new Listing or Initial Public Offering (IPO) while the rest of the Stock Exchanges in SEA had a lot more totaling $3.07 billion.

Malaysia led the Way with 36 listings in their Stock Exchange totalling $1.34 billion while Singapore had $707 million from just five Listings.

Deloitte cites lack of "Investor Confidence" as one of the main Reasons for the PSE's poor performance, as well as upcoming new Regulations which may not be very beneficial to mid-sized Companies.

Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) just recently approved seven major Data Center Projects which has a combined worth of $3.1 billion. The four biggest Projects are as follows:

Three Data Center Projects by the Thai Company "True Internet Data Center Co., Ltd" worth $1.4 billion which will be situated in Chonburi and Samut Prakan.

Two Projects totaling $1.2 billion by the American Company, "GSA Data Center 05 Co., Ltd." which will be located in Rayong and Samut Prakan.

One project worth $300 million by the Thai Company, "Stellar DC Co., Ltd." which will be located in Bangkok.

One Project by the Singaporean Company "Freyr Technology Co., Ltd." worth $200 million which will be located in Rayong and Samut Prakan.

These Data Centers will provide Jobs as well as faster internet access to Thais. They are also expected to generate more Business Opportunities for other Companies related to it which will in turn lead to more Jobs. These Data Centers are of course expected to follow Thailand's Environmental Sustainability Laws.

It's official, the IBON Foundation recently noted that Bong Bong Marcos (BBM) is now the Philippine President that borrowed the most among the seven Presidents after the first EDSA Revolution in 1986, or the Philippine President that borrowed the most in the last four Decades.

This despite being only four Years into office and still has two more Years to go. BBM had already borrowed ₱9.7 trillion, which is more than the ₱9.4 trillion borrowed by former President Rodrigo Duterte.

Note though that during Duterte's last Years in office, from 2020 to 2022 was under the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Pandemic which necessitated such borrowings. The IBON Foundation also noted that despite such borrowing by the current Administration, much of it were lost due to Corruption.

The Bilyonaryo News Channel said that around ₱200 billion per Year is lost due to corruption in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) while another ₱500 billion per Year is lost due to the same in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

Ultimately the Department of Finance itself admitted that up to a total of ₱1.4 trillion per Year is lost due to Corruption.

Another South Korean Technology Giant Company, this time "LG" thru their Subsidiary "LG Innotek" was just given an official approval by the Vietnamese Government to build a $1 billion Semiconductor Substrate Plant in the City of Hai Phong.

It will be the first High Technology Project in the City's new Free Trade Zone, and will be 330,000 square meters in Size, or equivalent to 45 Standard Football Fields. Construction will start later this Year of 2026 and full Mass Production will be made in the third Quarter of 2028.

"Semiconductor Substrate Factories" process Raw Silicon Wafers into finished Microchips which are used for Smartphones and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Devices, among other Things. LG now joins several other big Semiconductor Companies that are already in Vietnam like Intel, Amkor and Samsung.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) together with the Pro-United States (US) Elements in Philippine Society like their Agent Provocateur Ray Powell, certain Politicians, the Philippine Press, etc. are manipulating the News in the Philippines by only highlighting the Territorial Claim Declarations made by China, but not if it is made by another Country the Philippines has Territorial Disputes with.

This is true with the recent Incident when Chinese Scholars supposedly made a Claim on Batanes and subsequently when Chinese Media supposedly portrayed Filipinos as Monkeys. However, when some Malaysian Elements claimed Palawan last Year, or when Vietnam told the Philippines off earlier this Year over Sandy Cay as I had reported before, these were just ignored by the CIA and their Supporters.

In April of 2025 for Example, a Malaysian Article talked about claiming not just Palawan, but also Balabac and the Cagayan Islands. And then in May of this Year, Vietnam told the Philippines to stop sending Filipinos to Sandy Cay without their Permission because they own it.

Both Incidents were ignored by the CIA and their Supporters, as if they didn’t happen, and hoped the Filipinos will not learn of them. The Focus is only being made on China, because that is the only Country the CIA wants the Philippine to fight, and they need the Philippines badly, particularly Luzon, to support the Defense of Taiwan if War does break out between the US and China over it.

SOURCES:

Việt Nam phản đối hoạt động của Trung Quốc và Philippines ở Trường Sa {Archived Link}

The Board of Investment of Thailand recently approved a total of $2 billion worth of Investments into their Country in various Business Fields like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Electronics, Aviation, Clean Energy and Food.

The largest of these Investments was by the Thailand Subsidiary of the Swiss Company “Nestle” which will build a Smart Factory and Distribution Center in the Samut Prakan Province worth $688 million. The Factory will use AI and advanced Automation which will position it as the main Production and Logistics Hub for the entire South East Asian (SEA) Region.

The Factory is set to start operations in 2028 and create more than 520 jobs. The Japanese Company "Datasection" will also invest $235 million in Computer Server Infrastructure in Thai Cities of Bangkok and Pathum Thani.

The South Korean Company "Doosan" and the Taiwanese Companies "Taiwan Union Technology" and "Fulltech Fiber Glass" will be investing $180 million, $189 million and $99 million respectively to manufacture Materials for Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) that are used in Computers.

The United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently announced that they are now seeking to dismantle the International Criminal Court (ICC) due to its Threat to US Sovereignty since it is claiming it has the Authority to prosecute and imprison US Citizens.

Rubio says that Visas will be revoked and Travel Bans imposed on ICC Personnel, and Allies will be asked to join in their Fight. Of Note will be Rubio's insistence that Countries who are relying on the US for their Security need to reject the ICC's Authority on US Citizens, or else they will face "increased Scrutiny".

Here exactly is the official Statement about that from the US Department of State: "Nations that partner with American Law Enforcement and the U.S. Military or that enjoy the Benefits of the U.S. Security Umbrella are called upon to reject the ICC’s purported Authority to prosecute American Officials and Servicemen. Increased scrutiny of Nations that refuse to reject the ICC’s false Authority while relying on U.S. Assistance".