SONA 2023 PROMISE TRACKER: AGRICULTURE
All agriculture-related pledges from Marcos' 2023 SONA are in progress, while two from his first SONA in 2022 remain unfulfilled.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos’ claim that cap stabilized rice prices has NO BASIS
Asked during a briefing if the cap has failed to bring down rice prices given the high inflation rate, PSA Undersecretary Dennis Mapa said, “This is a research question that researchers would study based on the data that we are collecting.”
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos na presyo ng bigas naging matatag dahil sa price cap WALANG BASEHAN
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."
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Romualdez misleads with claim that price ceiling on rice set by Marcos has affected world market
The price cap on rice took effect nationwide on Sept. 5 despite drawing flak from some lawmakers, economists and farmers’ groups.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Romualdez nanliligaw sa pahayag na ang price ceiling na itinakda ni Marcos ay nakaapekto sa pandaigdigang pamilihan
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.
Oh, my gulay!
No matter how high one's awareness is about the importance of eating nutritious food, it becomes useless when prices are unaffordable.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post on Cynthia Villar’s FB page that rice prices did not increase due to tariffication law is false
Since the Rice Tariffication Law was enacted in March 2019, local rice prices have gone up.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Post sa FB page ni Cynthia Villar na hindi tumaas ang presyo ng bigas dahil sa tariffication law hindi totoo
Tumaas ang presyo ng lokal na bigas mula nang ipatupad ang Rice Tariffication law noong Marso 2019.
SONA 2022 PROMISE TRACKER: AGRICULTURE
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr.’s repeat claim that rice is now at P25 per kilo needs context
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.
