“The Marcos administration is getting closer to the campaign promise of bringing down the price of rice to P20 per kilo.”
What Vera Files found
While it is correct that well-milled rice can be bought at P25 per kilo, it should be clear that this is available only at the Kadiwa stores managed by the National Food Authority (NFA). In fact, the Department of Agriculture’s March 16 price watch shows that rice sold in public markets in Metro Manila still range from P34-50 per kilo for local commercial rice and P37-50 for imported rice.
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In short
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. made this claim around 16 March 2023. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 22 March 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has 31 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 11 of them false or fake, 20 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/jZYsilrKcNY?t=148
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