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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: Peace Agenda

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: Armed Forces

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: Corruption and Good Governance

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: Media

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.”

SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Foreign Relations

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sa pag-credit ngadto kang Mark Villar nga apil sa “Build, Build, Build” ni Duterte ang taytayan sa Sugbo nga gisugdan atol sa termino ni Aquino nagkinahanglan og konteksto

Bisan kon si Presidente Rodrigo ang nitambong sa groundbreaking sa CCLEX sa Marso 2017, ang negusasyon alang sa “ikatulong taytayan” nga magkonektar sa mainland Cebu sa isla sa Mactan- human sa Sergio Osmeña Bridge ug Marcelo Fernan Bridge, unang gisugdan niadto pang 2014 ubos sa administrasyong Aquino.

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sa pag-credit ngadto kang Mark Villar nga apil sa “Build, Build, Build” ni Duterte ang taytayan sa Sugbo nga gisugdan atol sa termino ni Aquino nagkinahanglan og konteksto

Podcast: Killings have nothing to do with democracy

President Rodrigo Duterte would do everything to make sure that his successor will protect him from the long arm of justice of the International Criminal Court, Ellen Tordesillas, president of VERA Files, said in an interview by German journalist Johannes von Dohnanyi .

Podcast: Killings have nothing to do with democracy