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Kindness to her family, even if it may not be for the benefit of the Filipino people, is her norm for friendship. Such is the fragile philosophy of senator Cynthia Villar.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Bigas, hot topic sa disinformation tungkol sa agrikultura
Sa isyu ng disinformation sa agrikultura, nakapag-monitor ang VERA Files Fact Check ng 15 pahayag ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno at online posts. Labintatlo rito ay tungkol sa bigas at siyam ang direktang tumutukoy sa pagpapababa ng presyo nito.
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.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Mga problemang bumabagabag sa industriya ng asin?
Sinabi ni Sen. Cynthia Villar, chair ng komite, na ang Republic Act No. 8172, na kilala bilang Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN), ay naging "balakid" sa pag-unlad ng industriya na gumawa ng 300,000 metric tons ng asin noong 1994, isang taon bago naging batas ang ASIN.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Problems rocking the salt industry?
Sen. Cynthia Villar, who chairs the committee, said Republic Act No. 8172, known as the Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide (ASIN), has become a “deterrent” to the development of the industry that produced 300,000 metric tons of salt in 1994, a year before ASIN became law.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sen. Cynthia Villar mali ang sinabi na ‘magkasing laki’ ang industriya ng niyog at bigas sa PH
Sa isang pagtalakay sa paggamit ng asin sa produksyon ng niyog, sinabi ni Sen. Cynthia Villar na kasing laki ng industriya ng bigas ang industriya ng niyog sa bansa. Ito ay hindi totoo.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Sen. Cynthia Villar falsely claims PH coconut industry is ‘as big’ as rice
The coconut industry is not as big as rice in terms of volume and value of production. In 2021, the country produced 19.96 million MT of palay worth P332.77 billion at current prices. That same year, coconut production was at 14.72 million MT, valued at P123.67 billion at current prices, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s 2022 Selected Statistics on Agriculture and Fisheries.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Mga opisyal ng Customs nag-flip-flop sa imbestigasyon sa pag-aangkat ng sibuyas at prutas ng PAL crew
Nagbigay ng magkakasalungat na pahayag ang mga opisyal ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) sa isang insidente na kinasangkutan ng mga miyembro ng Philippines Airlines (PAL) crew na nagdala ng hindi idineklarang mga produktong pang-agrikultura sa bansa.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Customs officials flip-flop on probe into PAL crew’s importation of onions and fruits
In an initial statement, Bureau of Customs Spokesperson Arnaldo Dela Torre Jr. said the bureau would file charges against the concerned PAL employees, but backtracked days after senators slammed Customs officials for shaming the flight crew.