SONA 2024 PROMISE TRACKER: Economy
Halfway through his term, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration has yet to hit all of its economic targets but he remains “optimistic” about the country’s “sustained resilience” despite global pressures.
Tag Archives: Maharlika Investment Fund
FACT CHECK: NO ‘new law’ prohibiting PH from borrowing money
A video circulating online claims that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos has signed a new law preventing the Philippines from borrowing money. This is false.
FACT SHEET: Bakit naantala ang kontrobersyal na Maharlika Fund?
Matapos ang mahigit na isang taong pagkaantala, inapbruhan ng Maharlika Investment Corp. ang una nitong investment nang bilhin nito ang 20% stake sa National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Umani din ng batikos ang pagpapautang nito ng P4.4 bilyong sa Makilala Mining, isang copper-gold mining project sa Cordillera Administrative Region.
FACT SHEET: What’s up with the delays in the controversial Maharlika Fund?
Maharlika fund faces delays in first investment, safeguards in IRR weakened
Pagpapabango sa pangalang Marcos
Bago tayo mag-goodbye sa 2023, pag-usapan at suriin muna natin 'yung mga na-fact check mula January hanggang December. Para sa ikalawang serye, alamin ang mga misinformation at disinformation na kumalat sa unang taon ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., kasama ang VERA Files reporters. Pakinggan dito sa ika-31 episode ng What The F?! Podcast.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Propping up the Marcos image through disinformation
From clickbait headlines of videos to patently false claims, the allegations that he fired several errant government officials, withdrew wealth from foreign countries or that the Maharlika Fund will collate national wealth and pay the country’s debts all seemed to prop up President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s image.
FACT SHEET: Timeline of the Maharlika Investment Fund implementation
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the concept of the Maharlika Investment Fund “remains a good one” and it will be operational by the end of 2023.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Timeline ng pagpapatupad ng Maharlika Investment Fund
Sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na ang konsepto ng Maharlika Investment Fund ay "nananatiling maganda" at ito ay ipatutupad na sa pagtatapos ng 2023.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Maharlika Fund NOT for PH debt repayment
Two YouTube videos falsely claimed that the Philippines had been cleared of all its standing debt because of the Maharlika Investment Fund Act. This is not true.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: ECONOMY
One year into office, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is yet to deliver “substantial” progress on his promises to improve the Philippine economic situation. But the administration’s economic managers stay optimistic that the country “remains firmly on track” toward post-pandemic recovery.
