SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: AGRICULTURE
All agriculture-related pledges from Marcos' 2023 SONA are in progress, while two from his first SONA in 2022 remain unfulfilled.
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FACT CHECK: Abante wrongly claims ICC is UN court
Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. made a mistake in referring to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the investigative body of the United Nations (UN). The ICC was established by the Rome Statute in 1998 and is independent from the UN.
FACT CHECK: Alice Guo DID NOT expose Marcos ties to POGO
A YouTube video falsely claims that suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo has exposed President Bongbong Marcos for being involved with POGO operations in the country.
FACT CHECK: FAKE Land Bank scholarships reappear as school year ends
Multiple posts on FB falsely claim the Land Bank of the Philippines offered scholarships for the academic year 2024-2025.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: INFRASTRUCTURE
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. considers the “Build Better More” program as the “pinnacle” of his vision for an “equitable, prosperous and resilient” Philippines.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: CORRUPTION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
The Department of Information and Communications Technology just finished building infrastructure to improve broadband capacity in Luzon. Bills to rightsize the national government, promote e-governance, and regulate e-commerce activities are still pending in the Senate.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: SOCIAL SERVICES
Marcos continues to improve the government’s social protection programs for Filipinos heavily affected by poverty, calamities and disasters. His proposed pieces of legislation on health response have not been enacted into law.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: ARMED FORCES
First on Marcos' agenda for armed forces is the revamping of the current pension system for military and uniformed personnel. The administration is also fast-tracking measures that seek to make the ROTC and NSTP mandatory for tertiary education.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s promise to boost local energy sources is anchored on private capital, so the government is courting investors to beef up the country’s natural gas and renewable energy industries amid a looming energy crisis.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: FOREIGN RELATIONS
Marcos admitted that the Philippines is walking a “very fine line” in balancing foreign relations. He said the Philippines must refrain from embracing the “cold war mentality” without having to choose between global powers such as the United States, Russia and China.
