SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: ARMED FORCES
Two years after Marcos’ first SONA, three of the measures on his legislative wishlist related to the armed forces are still pending in Congress.
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SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: CORRUPTION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
Marcos, in his 2023 SONA, did not make new promises about addressing corruption or promoting good governance.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ report on decreasing food prices in SONA is misleading
PSA said food inflation has slowed down to 6.7% in June 2023 from 7.5% in the previous month. However, it is still higher than the 6.4% recorded food inflation in June 2022.
Marcos brags ‘improving’ state of the nation, avoids ICC, human rights concerns
Declaring that the current state of the nation is “sound and improving,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. put forward his favorite topics on economic growth, infrastructure, agriculture, health and climate change, as he did so in his previous State of the Nation Address.
#SONA2023 VERA Files’ live fact check
On July 24, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA), which lasted an hour and 11 minutes. Here's a roundup of our live fact checks.
SONA 2022 Promise Tracker
In his inaugural State of the Nation Address (SONA) a year ago, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ended his speech with a declaration that “the state of the nation is sound,” even as the country was still grappling with the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: SOCIAL SERVICES
Marcos continues to improve the government’s social protection programs for Filipinos heavily affected by poverty, calamities and disasters. His proposed pieces of legislation on health response have not been enacted into law.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s promise to boost local energy sources is anchored on private capital, so the government is courting investors to beef up the country’s natural gas and renewable energy industries amid a looming energy crisis.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: FOREIGN RELATIONS
Marcos admitted that the Philippines is walking a “very fine line” in balancing foreign relations. He said the Philippines must refrain from embracing the “cold war mentality” without having to choose between global powers such as the United States, Russia and China.
