SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: Peace Process
Recognizing the “deep-rooted” social and political grievances of the armed conflict, the Marcos administration has agreed to resume peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
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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.
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.
SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: ECONOMY
Of Marcos’ 13 promises on the economy in his 2023 SONA, three remain stalled, six have been fulfilled and four are still in progress.
FACT CHECK: Video on SONA food budgets under Marcos, Duterte MISLEADS
A TikTok video claims that P20 million is being spent solely for food at President Bongbong Marcos' 2024 SONA, comparing it to the supposed P4.7 million food budget at former president Rodrigo Duterte's 2019 SONA. This is misleading.
FACT CHECK: Marcos video endorsing ‘economic project’ FAKE
Video clips showing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other personalities promoting an investment platform are fake and manipulated using AI.
FACT CHECK: ‘Super Typhoon Lakas’ NOT real
Super Typhoon Lakas is not real, according to PAGASA.
SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: Social Services
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has so far fulfilled only two of his 24 promises in his SONA in 2022 and 2023 to improve the delivery of social services in the country, although it has been declared as a priority under his administration.
SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
A number of energy projects are still concentrated in Luzon, specifically renewable energy projects that the Marcos administration is targeting to make up 35% of the country’s energy supply by 2030.
FACT CHECK: AI-generated video used in FAKE US job ad
A fake video on Facebook supposedly shows a U.S. Army female soldier looking for a husband to help her manage a farm.
