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AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said the Department of Agriculture (DA) should implement a more comprehensive supply monitoring to avoid fluctuating prices of produce and other farm products. Lee issued the call after Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. ordered the suspension of onion imports in a bid to control prices from getting too […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has filed a bill seeking to establish a medicine voucher program to help indigent Filipinos have access to medicines from government hospitals, accredited drug stores and other private establishments needed for their medical treatment. “Ang nangyayari po kasi ngayon sa mga nangangailangan na pasyente, kahit covered ka pa ng […]
“Sa wakas, yung ipinaglalaban natin na 30% increase sa PhilHealth benefits, aprubado na.” This was the statement of AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee as he welcomed the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Board of Director’s (BOD) approval on Wednesday of the 30% increase on the benefits it offers to allay fears of Filipinos of […]
Amid the impending five percent (5%) increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) premium rates this year as scheduled under the Universal Health Care (UHC) law, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee reiterated his call to immediately apply the 30% across-the-board increase in the agency’s offered health benefits, saying that any delay in implementing the […]
New Year, more benefits. This is the what AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee hopes to provide millions of Filipinos as he urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to apply the 30% increase in all its benefits and coverage. In October last year, Lee wrote PhilHealth recommending a 20% to 30% increase in all […]
With rice prices remaining high, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee renewed his push for the passage of his proposed measure, which seeks to establish a “price subsidy” program that will help local farmers ensure their profit and entice them to boost their production. Under Lee’s proposed House Bill No. 9020 or the “Cheaper Rice […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on the last day of the year expressed gratitude to his colleagues in the House and the members of his legislative staff after a productive first full year in the House of Representatives that resulted in seven authored bills being signed into law and 93 bills approved by the […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee lauded the passage on third and final reading of House Bill No. 9663 creating the Department of Water, and on Sunday said that establishing a national framework for water resource management would boost efforts to attain food security in the country. “Natutuwa po tayo na we are one step […]
The government must prioritize the protection of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as this directly affects the Philippines’ food security, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said on Wednesday. The Bicolano lawmaker issued the call in the wake of the back-to-back water cannon incidents in the WPS by the China Coast Guard (CCG). “We must […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippines needs a responsive fisheries code that will empower the fishing industry and fisherfolk so that it can generate employment and contribute to economic development and food security. This was stressed by AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who at the 6th National Sardines Industry Congress and Trade Exhibit said that […]