Based on the state of the nation address of then-president Manuel Roxas in January 1948, the Manila International Airport (MIA) already existed. That was 17 years before Marcos became president in 1965.
Overall, it is not accurate to compare the flu directly to COVID-19 because “[COVID-19] is in a crisis state with many complicating layers to infection and severity,” according to health experts from Meedan, a global technology nonprofit.
In his inaugural speech on June 30, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. claimed to have the biggest electoral mandate in Philippine history. This needs context.
Data from the Department of Health COVID-19 vaccination dashboard shows that this target had been achieved with 70,147,235 Filipinos completing their primary vaccine series, but only after several adjustments since vaccination in the country began on March 1, 2021.
In a June 20 press conference, then-president elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. claimed that Vietnam and Thailand imposed a ban on their rice exports. It is false.
