FACT CHECK: Photo does NOT show rebel attack on MT Sounion tanker
A Facebook page erroneously linked the attack of the MT Sounion to a different Houthi-led assault on an oil tanker this year.
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SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. launched his administration’s Bagong Pilipinas battlecry in last year’s SONA, as he declared that “the state of the nation is sound, and is improving.”
SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: CORRUPTION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
(Updated) In his first SONA in 2022, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presented three ways to promote good governance: improve the country’s data connectivity; implement government regulations; and complete the issuance of national IDs. While slow, the administration is working to improve the country’s internet infrastructure by building more fiber networks and setting up additional Wi-Fi
SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: FOREIGN RELATIONS
Marcos made 15 foreign trips to 11 countries during his second year in office and received an increased travel fund of P1.4 billion in the 2024 national budget.
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.
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.
Marcos brags ‘improving’ state of the nation, avoids ICC, human rights concerns
Declaring that the current state of the nation is “sound and improving,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. put forward his favorite topics on economic growth, infrastructure, agriculture, health and climate change, as he did so in his previous State of the Nation Address.
SONA 2022 Promise Tracker
In his inaugural State of the Nation Address (SONA) a year ago, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ended his speech with a declaration that “the state of the nation is sound,” even as the country was still grappling with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic.