2020 SONA Promise Tracker
Find out what President Duterte has achieved — and what he did not — in our 2020 SONA Promise Tracker.
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SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Social services
Of the seven remaining priority bills on social services mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in his previous State of the Nation Addresses, not a single one has been passed by Congress.
SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Infrastructure
During his 2017 State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Duterte promised to usher in a “golden age of infrastructure” to spur development in the country through his “ambitious” Build, Build, Build (BBB) program.
SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Peace Agenda
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) reported on July 7 that P16.24 billion had been released to local government units for various projects in barangays which had been “cleared” of insurgency.
SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Armed Forces
In his 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress to prioritize the approval of a bill that will provide a unified system of separation, retirement, and pension for the military and uniformed personnel (MUP).
SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Corruption and Good Governance
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.”
SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Media
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.
SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Foreign Relations
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.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Monsod DID NOT apologize for ‘terrible lapses’ in the 1987 Constitution
There is no official record of Monsod saying such a thing.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Queen Elizabeth and a British blogger DID NOT express admiration for Duterte
The latest statement from Queen Elizabeth II lauding Filipino nurses in Britain did not carry any praise for Duterte. Neither did a video from British blogger Malcolm Conlan.
