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SONA Promise Tracker

VERA Files tracks the promises President Marcos Jr. made during his State of the Nation Addresses.

2024

2023

2022

SONA 2024 Scorecard

Top Promises

Lower price of electricity by building more infra

Status: In progress

Lower price of electricity by building more infra

Status: In progress

“Batid nating lahat na ang presyo ng kuryente dito sa ating bansa ay mataas. Kaya patuloy tayo sa pagdagdag ng mga imprastraktura ng kuryente na magpapababa ng presyo ng [sic] kalaunan… Sa kabilang banda, tinitiyak din nating makatarungan ang paniningil sa mga konsyumer.”

(SONA 2024)

Update: 07/22/2025

The Maharlika Investment Corp., the corporate arm of the Maharlika Investment Fund, bought a 20% stake in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines.
This first investment by MIC since its establishment in 2023 is intended to alleviate rising electricity costs.

Ensure judicious spending of agencies' budget

Status: In progress

Ensure judicious spending of agencies' budget

Status: In progress

“We expect all agencies to ensure that every centavo allocated will be judiciously spent for our urgent priorities and socially impactful programs.”

(SONA 2024)

Update: 07/18/2025

The government spent 99% of its 2024 cash allocation, with P4.83 trillion of the total P4.9 trillion cash releases utilized by national government agencies, local government units and government owned and controlled corporations. This is higher than the 98% cash utilization rate recorded in 2022 and 2023.
Despite this, underspending was recorded in some agencies in 2024. The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development had the highest underspending rate of 33%, meaning it failed to utilize P1.1 billion of its P2.3 billion cash allocation.

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Ban POGOs

Fulfilled

1 Update/s

Ensure judicious spending of agencies' budget

In progress

1 Update/s

Implement paperless immigration and customs form

In progress

1 Update/s

Implement Philippine E-Visa

In progress

1 Update/s

Agriculture Armed Forces Corruption and Good Governance Drugs and Crime Economy Education Energy and Environment Foreign Relations Infrastructure Labor Peace Process Social Services

Exert more efforts to alleviate poverty

In progress

1 Update/s

Implement green lanes, reforms in the capital markets

In progress

1 Update/s

Lower price of goods

In progress

1 Update/s

Agriculture Armed Forces Corruption and Good Governance Drugs and Crime Economy Education Energy and Environment Foreign Relations Infrastructure Labor Peace Process Social Services

Pass Loss and Damage Fund Board Act

Fulfilled

1 Update/s

Build infrastructures for disaster response

In progress

1 Update/s

Increase power supply at a steady pace

In progress

1 Update/s

Lower price of electricity by building more infra

In progress

1 Update/s

Review Electric Power Industry Reform Act

Stalled

1 Update/s

Agriculture Armed Forces Corruption and Good Governance Drugs and Crime Economy Education Energy and Environment Foreign Relations Infrastructure Labor Peace Process Social Services