SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Energy and Environment
Marcos administration has yet to make significant strides in disaster-preparedness beyond brick-and-mortar solutions in the wake of typhoons supercharged by climate change.
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SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Economy
Halfway through his term, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration has yet to hit all of its economic targets but he remains “optimistic” about the country’s “sustained resilience” despite global pressures.
SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Corruption and Good Governance
After being silent on any anti-corruption promise in his 2023 State of the Nation Address, President Bongbong Marcos. finally acted on the issue of corruption and good governance in his last year’s SONA. He ordered a ban on all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators.
FACT CHECK: Marcos DID NOT say OFW ‘deserved’ execution
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not say that an OFW deserved to be executed. The clip was taken from an Oct. 29, 2024 interview where the president said that the Saudi Arabia government make sure the punishment was justified.
FACT CHECK: NO Duterte chants at Alyansa proclamation rally
A TikTok user falsely claimed that the crowd chanted Duterte at Marcos slate proclamation rally in Iloilo.
Marcos unsure he has numbers in Senate for Duterte impeachment
Why did BBM ask lawmakers not to push through with impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte? My guess is, Marcos is not sure if he has the numbers in the Senate to convict Duterte in an impeachment trial. Malacañang cannot afford to lose because impeachment rules allow only one impeachment proceedings against the same official within one year.
Marines tout the Bongbong rockets that went bust during Marcos Sr.’s regime
Fifty-two years later after the failed Bongbong rockets, a new racket on the rocket is being promoted by the Marines.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: As video is king, misinformation takes its throne in TikTok era
(Part 2 of 2) Videos were the weapon of choice for disinformation creators in the last national elections. Over a third, or 82 out of 218 content fact-checked by VERA Files, came in this format. TikTok published 45 of these.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Dahil hari ang video, misinformation ang nasa trono sa panahon ng TikTok
(Ikalawa ng 2 bahagi) Mga video ang napiling armas ng mga gumagawa ng disinformation noong nakaraang pambansang halalan. Mahigit sa isang ikatlo, o 82 sa 218 na laman ng na-fact-check ng VERA Files, ang gumamit ng format na ito. Inilathala ng TikTok ang 45 sa mga ito.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Filipinos face rapid-fire falsehoods on social media in 2022 elections
Election disinformation that Filipinos faced was harmful, repetitive and fast-moving. It was also built on the foundations of years-long disinformation that targeted specific candidates.
