Ngayong taon, naging matunog na usapin ang pagpapababa sa presyo ng bigas na isa sa mga pinaka-ibinidang “aspiration” ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. simula pa noong nangangampanya siya.
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.
Karamihan sa mga pahayag na na-fact check ay galing sa pangulo, na dati ring kalihim ng Department of Agriculture (DA). Sumunod si Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairperson ng Senate Committee on Agriculture. May ilang pahayag din mula kay House Speaker Martin Romualdez at undersecretaries ng DA.
Sa pagtatapos ng taong 2023, ating balikan ang mga disinformation sa presyo ng bigas:
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Sources
CNN Philippines, Presyo ng bigas posibleng tumaas, Nov. 13, 2023
Department of Agriculture, FROM BUSINESS MIRROR: Philippine Rice Production, Varieties and Research: What We Know So Far, June 3, 2022
PH top importer of rice
- CNN Philippines, PH overtakes China as world’s top rice importer in 2023 – USDA, Sept. 14, 2023
- Philstar.com, Philippines now world’s top rice importer – USDA, Sept. 14, 2023
- ABS-CBN News, Philippines is now world’s top rice importer, says USDA, Sept. 14, 2023
RTVMalacañang, Kadiwa ng Pangulo in Pili, Camarines Sur (Speech) 3/16/2023, March 16, 2023
RTVMalacañang, The 2023 State of the Nation Address 07/24/2023, July 24, 2023
Philippine Statistics Authority, Summary Inflation Report Consumer Price Index (2018=100): June 2023, July 5, 2023
Cynthia Villar Facebook Page, Simula ng maipasa ang Rice Tarrification Law…, July 31, 2023
Department of Agriculture, Price Monitoring Database, accessed Dec. 5, 2023
RTVMalacañang, PCO Press Briefing with DA 08/01/2023, Aug. 1, 2023
House of Representatives, FY 2024 Budget Briefings (Committee) Department of Agriculture (DA), Aug. 22, 2023
RTVMalacañang, Media Interview in Zamboanga City 09/19/2023, Sept. 19, 2023
ANC 24/7, Marcos sets price ceiling on rice nationwide | ANC, Sept. 1, 2023
Martin Romualdez Facebook Page, #KongresoKontraHoarders #PBBM #SpeakerMartin #SolusyonAtMalasakit #19thCongress #LiderNgKongreso, Sept. 7, 2023
As I See It, Price of Rice in the World Market? No Such Thing, Sept. 11, 2023
Bongbong Marcos YouTube Channel, BBM VLOG #250: Libreng Bigas | Bongbong Marcos, Oct. 7, 2023
PSA, Press Conference September 2023 Inflation Report, Oct. 6, 2023
ANC 24/7, Fishing tycoon Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. named new Agriculture Secretary | ANC, Nov. 3, 2023
Department of Agriculture, DA PRESSCON, Nov. 6, 2023
Walter Eric Sy, Eatery house interior (Stock Photo ID: 1750047350), Accessed Nov. 15, 2023
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