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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim that cap stabilized rice prices has NO BASIS

By VERA Files | Oct 17, 2023 1:47 PM

In his Oct. 7 vlog, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos claimed that the price cap on rice that he ordered on Aug. 31 has stabilized prices of the staple. This has no basis. (See VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bakit may P41 price cap kung ‘malapit na’ ang P20 kada kilo ng bigas?) STATEMENT Reacting to recent […]

Agriculture, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., price cap, Rice

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na presyo ng bigas naging matatag dahil sa price cap WALANG BASEHAN

By VERA Files | Oct 17, 2023 1:47 PM

Nang tanungin sa isang briefing kung nabigo ang price cap na ibaba ang mga presyo ng bigas dahil mataas pa ang inflation rate, sinabi ni PSA Undersecretary Dennis Mapa, “Ito ay isang tanong sa pananaliksik na pag-aaralan ng mga mananaliksik batay sa mga datos na aming kinokolekta.”

Agriculture, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., presyo ng bigas, price cap, Rice

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Romualdez misleads with claim that price ceiling on rice set by Marcos has affected world market

By VERA Files | Sep 21, 2023 5:37 PM

The price cap on rice took effect nationwide on Sept. 5 despite drawing flak from some lawmakers, economists and farmers’ groups.

Agriculture, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Martin Romualdez, price, price cap, Rice

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Romualdez nanliligaw sa pahayag na ang price ceiling na itinakda ni Marcos ay nakaapekto sa pandaigdigang pamilihan

By VERA Files | Sep 21, 2023 5:37 PM

Ang pinakahuling ulat ng price index mula sa Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) ng United Nations ay nagpapakita na ang All Rice Price index ay tumaas noong Agosto 2023 na umabot sa 142.4 puntos, na 9.8% na mas mataas kaysa sa nakaraang buwan at 31.2% higit pa kaysa sa halaga nito noong nakaraang taon.

Agriculture, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Martin Romualdez, presyo ng bigas

Commentary

Oh, my gulay!

By Tita C. Valderama | Aug 21, 2023 11:30 AM

No matter how high one’s awareness is about the importance of eating nutritious food, it becomes useless when prices are unaffordable.

Agriculture, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., food prices, gulay

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post on Cynthia Villar’s FB page that rice prices did not increase due to tariffication law is false

By VERA Files | Aug 15, 2023 1:31 PM

Since the Rice Tariffication Law was enacted in March 2019, local rice prices have gone up.

Agriculture, Cynthia Villar, prices, Rice, Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, Rice Tariffication Law

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post sa FB page ni Cynthia Villar na hindi tumaas ang presyo ng bigas dahil sa tariffication law hindi totoo

By VERA Files | Aug 15, 2023 1:31 PM

Tumaas ang presyo ng lokal na bigas mula nang ipatupad ang Rice Tariffication law noong Marso 2019.

Agriculture, Cynthia Villar, presyo ng bigas, Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, Rice Tariffication Law

SONA 2022 Promise Tracker

SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: AGRICULTURE

By Rhoanne De Guzman | Jul 17, 2023 7:00 AM

Of the six promises Marcos made on agriculture, three were fulfilled. His administration succeeded in providing loans to the agriculture sector for farm inputs, imposing a one-year moratorium on payment of land amortization and interest and the signing into law of the new Agrarian Emancipation Act.

agrarian reform, Agriculture, farm-to-market, farmers, Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Kadiwa, SONA 2022, SONA promise tracker

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr.’s repeat claim that rice is now at P25 per kilo needs context

By VERA Files | Mar 22, 2023 12:13 PM

While Marcos is correct that well-milled rice can be bought at P25 per kilo, he stopped short of saying that this is available only at the Kadiwa stores managed by the National Food Authority.

Agriculture, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Kadiwa, National Food Authority, rice P25

Commentary

Marcos should don agriculture hat more often to bring down prices

By Tita C. Valderama | Jan 30, 2023 11:30 AM

Marcos appears to be much aware of the troubles in the agriculture sector, but his performance in the first seven months of his administration as DA secretary leaves much to be desired.

Agriculture, department of agriculture, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.