FACT CHECK: Old clip used to FALSELY claim Escudero was dismissed
A YouTube video claims that Senate President Chiz Escudero was dismissed from his post by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. This is false.
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Marcos and the quest for justice for the missing sabungeros
While he didn't name names, Remulla said in a recent media interview that incumbent justices in the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court were mentioned to be in Ang's pocket. Will these people be unmasked and ultimately be held accountable?
Marcos goes after corrupt public works officials, contractors: ‘Mahiya naman kayo!’
President Marcos, in his fourth SONA, acknowledged the disappointment over his administration’s performance and vowed to go after corrupt public works officials and contractors over substandard and incomplete flood control projects that caused severe flooding in the past week.
SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER
Halfway through his six-year term, only 42 or 25.45% of those promises have been fulfilled while 91 or 55.15% are in progress or still being implemented. The remaining 28 (16.97%) have been stalled, mostly in the legislature, and 4 (2.42%) have failed.
FACT CHECK: Marcos did NOT cancel SONA
A YouTube video claims that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has cancelled his upcoming State of the Nation Address. This is misleading.
Heed the urgent call for budget reform
In the first three years of the Marcos presidency, cuts made by Congress in the annual budget program surpassed the P1-trillion mark, mostly from strategic transport, infrastructure and agri-based investments, and shifted to graft-prone projects like flood control, drainage systems and other local projects.
SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Peace Process
The past year saw delays in some of the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration’s biggest peacemaking commitments: the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections and peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines.
SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Drugs and Crime
Acknowledging that the drug menace persists, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has renewed his “bloodless” campaign against both drug syndicates and small-scale drug dealers.
SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Foreign Relations
In his past three State of the Nation Addresses, Marcos has consistently vowed to stand firm on his administration’s independent foreign policy and defense of the country's sovereign rights in the WPS while maintaining good relations with other countries.
SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Education
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. promised more long-term changes to the education system in his 2024 State of the Nation Address.
