SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: INFRASTRUCTURE
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. considers the “Build Better More” program as the “pinnacle” of his vision for an “equitable, prosperous and resilient” Philippines.
Tag Archives: infrastructure
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: City of Pearl NOT under Duterte or Marcos infra projects
A Facebook page claimed in a graphic that the City of Pearl infrastructure project is part of the flagship infrastructure programs of former president Rodrigo Duterte and incumbent President Bongbong Marcos. Not true. It is a public-private partnership project entered into by the City of Manila in 2017.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB page FALSELY claims North-South railway construction not reported by media
A video uploaded by a Facebook (FB) page claims news organizations have not reported on the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR). Not true.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Posts MISLEADINGLY credit CCLEX to Duterte, again
The project commenced under Aquino, who was president from June 2010 to June 2016.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Aquino ‘quotes’ on infra projects MISLEAD
One quote is fabricated, two need context, while another lacks proof it was actually made.
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Opposition NOT AGAINST LRT-2 East extension
This particular project was approved during the term of the late President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Collage of ‘Tatak LP’ projects MISLEADS with photo from Indonesia
A photo of this "river without a bridge" was taken not in the Philippines but in North Sumatra, a province in Indonesia.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FAKE FB post on ‘Surigao’ bridge actually shows Indonesia, Japan bridges
There are also no records of a "San Benedicto Bridge" in Surigao in the government's atlas of national bridges.
SONA 2019 Promise Tracker: Infrastructure
With two years remaining in President Rodrigo Duterte’s term, the government is “still committed” to complete “many” of its projects under the government’s ambitious Build, Build, Build (BBB) program.
