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SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Corruption and Good Governance

By Klaire Ting | Jul 22, 2021 12:27 PM

Ending corruption in three to six months is one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s most well known promises. After five years in office, Duterte, during a Feb. 24 pre-recorded Meeting on COVID-19 with cabinet members, admitted that fulfilling this vow was “impossible.”

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SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Media

By Celine Isabelle Samson | Jul 22, 2021 10:06 AM

In his State of the Nation Addresses (SONAs) since 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte has only made seven promises related to media: five on state-controlled media, one concerning access to information and one addressing media killings.

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SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Foreign Relations

By Meeko Angela Camba | Jul 22, 2021 9:14 AM

In his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA) last year, President Rodrigo Duterte circled back to his promise of pursuing an independent foreign policy, stressing that his government would work with any nation “willing to engage us on the basis of equality and mutual respect.”

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