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.
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Emmanuel “Pacman” Pacquiao
Running under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Senate slate, Manny Pacquiao vows fight corruption and implement reforms to address poverty, health and education.
FACT CHECK: Willie Revillame mali sa pagsabi na 94% hanggang 97% ng mga Pilipino mahirap
Sa pagbibigay-katuwiran sa kanyang pagtakbo para sa Senado sa 2025 elections, nagbitaw ng maling pahayag si television host Willie Revillame na 94% hanggang 97% ng mga Filipino ay mahirap.
FACT CHECK: Willie Revillame wrongly claims 94% to 97% of Filipinos are poor
Justifying his bid for a seat in the Senate in the 2025 elections, television host Willie Revillame falsely claimed that 94% to 97% of Filipinos are poor.
FACT CHECK: Anti-poverty czar Gadon pinagwalang-bahala ang kahirapan sa PH
Kinontra ni Larry Gadon, isang disbarred na abogado, ang sarili niyang mandato bilang presidential adviser ng poverty alleviation.
FACT CHECK: Anti-poverty czar Gadon downplays poverty in PH
Larry Gadon, a disbarred lawyer, contradicted his mandate as presidential adviser for poverty alleviation.
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.
Can Maharlika fund end poverty?
If we are that poor, how come the government can still afford to fund the president's overseas trips — 13 so far since July 2022 — with unnecessarily large delegations?
Philippines promises to curb early pregnancies, poverty in population summit
NAIROBI -- One in 10 Filipino girls are getting pregnant. The Philippines faced this truth as it joined a global population and development conference where it committed to reduce poverty and go all out in fully implementing sexual and reproductive health policies amid high pregnancy incidence among girls aged 15-19, now a national concern requiring urgent intervention.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte’s PH getting ‘poorer’ CONTRADICTS Diokno report
In January 2019, former Budget Secretary Diokno showcased the accomplishments of the DBM.
