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: Ulat ni Marcos sa pagbaba ng presyo ng pagkain sa SONA nakaliligaw
Sinabi ng PSA na ang food inflation, o ang rate ng pagtaas ng mga presyo ng mga pagkain, ay bumaba sa 6.7% noong Hunyo 2023 mula sa 7.5% noong nakaraang buwan. Gayunpaman, mas mataas pa rin ito sa 6.4% na naitalang food inflation noong Hunyo 2022.
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.
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr. inulit ang pahayag na nasa P25 kada kilo na ang bigas nangangailangan ng konteksto
Ipinakita sa pagbabantay sa presyo ng Department of Agriculture noong Marso 16 na ang bigas na ibinebenta sa mga pampublikong pamilihan sa Metro Manila ay umaabot pa rin sa P34-50 kada kilo para sa lokal na commercial rice at P37-50 para sa imported na bigas.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos Jr.’s claim that rice now at P25 per kilo statement needs context
The P25 per kilo rice is available only in Kadiwa ng Pasko caravan stores which operate in limited areas at designated dates and time in Metro Manila and in the provinces of Oriental Mindoro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao de Oro.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Marcos Jr. na ang bigas ngayon ay nasa P25 kada kilo nangangailangan ng konteksto
Noong Disyembre 1, sinabi ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. na papalapit na ang kanyang administrasyon sa kanyang layunin na ibaba ang presyo ng bigas sa P20 kada kilo ngayong ibinebenta na ito sa halagang P25 kada kilo. Ito ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.