“The Philippine coconut industry is as big as that of rice.”
What Vera Files found
The country's 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.
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In short
Cynthia Villar made this claim around 18 January 2023. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 23 January 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Cynthia Villar has 4 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 4 of them false or fake, 0 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T55ndO1HJ4
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