SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: ARMED FORCES
Two years after Marcos’ first SONA, three of the measures on his legislative wishlist related to the armed forces are still pending in Congress.
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SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: CORRUPTION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
Marcos, in his 2023 SONA, did not make new promises about addressing corruption or promoting good governance.
Ano ang bago sa Bagong Pilipinas?
Bagong logo, bagong slogan, "Bagong Pilipinas"... Ramdam mo ba ang pagbabago?
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ulat ni Marcos sa pagbaba ng presyo ng pagkain sa SONA nakaliligaw
Sinabi ng PSA na ang food inflation, o ang rate ng pagtaas ng mga presyo ng mga pagkain, ay bumaba sa 6.7% noong Hunyo 2023 mula sa 7.5% noong nakaraang buwan. Gayunpaman, mas mataas pa rin ito sa 6.4% na naitalang food inflation noong Hunyo 2022.
Sa SONA, bawal ang nega?
Paano na ang mga usapin sa West Philippine Sea at soberanya ng bansa? Eh, ang imbestigasyon sa drug war ng Duterte administration?
State of the nation, ‘sound and improving’ ba talaga?
Sa ikalawang State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, sinabi niya na "sound and improving" ang estado ng bansa. Eh, feel mo ba? Pakinggan ang kuro-kuro ng editors ng VERA Files.
FACT CHECK: Marcos’ report on 6.4% GDP growth rate in SONA needs context
Philippine Statistics Authority national statistician Claire Dennis Mapa reported on May 11 that the 6.4% GDP growth in the first quarter of 2023 was “the lowest growth registered after seven quarters when the country started to recover from the pandemic in the second quarter of 2021.”
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.
Ang SONA sa kalsada
Sabi ni Pangulong Marcos, ang kalagayan ng bansa ay “sound and improving.” Dumating na raw ang Bagong Pilipinas. Pero sa Commonwealth Avenue, iba ang sigaw ng libu-libong nagra-rally.
#SONA2023 VERA Files’ live fact check
On July 24, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), which lasted an hour and 11 minutes. Here's a roundup of our live fact checks.
