In his fourth State of the Nation Address, President Rodrigo Duterte wrongly claimed that the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) is the biggest commercial bank in the country and that is has no programs that finance the agriculture sector.
Tatlong maling pahayag ang ginawa ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte nang sinabi niya na China ang nagmamay-ari ng buong West Philippine Sea, at nakawala sa Pilipinas at napunta sa China ang buong Spratly Islands sa isang standoff noong nakaraang administrasyon.
President Rodrigo Duterte made three wrong claims when he said China is in possession of the entire West Philippine Sea, and that the Philippines lost the entire Spratly islands to China in a standoff during the previous administration.
Sinalungat ni Communications Assistant Secretary Maria Rafael-Banaag ang tinatawag ng kanyang opisina na "tanging" opisyal na mapagkukunan ng datos tungkol sa giyera laban sa bawal na gamot, ang #RealNumbersPH, nang kanyang itanggi na libu-libo na ang napatay sa kontrobersyal na kampanya ng administrasyong Duterte laban sa iligal na droga.
Ang alegasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na si Estelita Fuentes Trillanes, ina ni dating senador Antonio Trillanes IV, ay kasabwat ni pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles sa paghahatid ng substandard Kevlar helmet sa Philippine Navy ay walang batayan.
President Rodrigo Duterte, expressing grave disappointment that corruption and the drug problem continue despite the government’s relentless campaigns to stop them, has asked the public’s help by being more assertive in fighting these crimes.
The Philippine economy has been through ups and downs in the first three years of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.
President Rodrigo Duterte, now at the midway mark of his six-year term, will deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22 having made good on many of his promises last year, but also carrying with him some big misses.
President Rodrigo Duterte has not mentioned his promises related to the media since his first State of the Nation Address in 2016.
President Rodrigo Duterte fulfilled the crux of his peace agenda, as promised in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA): the signing of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) to “finally end the decades-old conflict that is rooted in the Bangsamoro’s fight for self-determination and the recognition of their unique identity.”
