AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep.Lee's office)

AGRI Party-list has vowed to continue pursuing the needs of the hardworking Filipinos in the agriculture sector. 

Outgoing AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee had this to say during the group's filing of its certificate of candidacy (COC) for reelection in the May 2025 polls, even as he was setting his sights on a Senate seat. 

“Marami na tayong napagtagumpayan sa laban para sa agrikultura pero marami pang hamon ang dapat tugunan. Patuloy nating isusulong ang pangangailangan ng ating mga magsasaka, mangingisda, at iba pa nating agricultural workers na silang pinagmumulan ng pagkain sa hapag-kainan ng bawat pamilyang Pilipino,” Lee said. 

(We've already won many battles for the agriculture sector but more challenges need to be addressed. We will continue to pursue the needs of our farmers, fisherfolks, and our other agricultural workers who put food on the tables of Filipino families.) 

During the last day of filing Tuesday, Oct. 8, AGRI Party-list Secretary General Ernanie Calica lodged the group's Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA) for next year's elections. 

The party-list says maintains its commitment to elevate the country’s agriculture sector and to alleviate high food prices. 

“Kapag naprotektahan natin ang kabuhayan ng ating mga magsasaka, mangingisda at local food producers na itinuturing natin na ‘food security soldiers’, kapag tiniyak natin ang kanilang kita, ma-e-engganyo silang pataasin ang ani, dadami ang supply, at bababa ang presyo sa merkado,” Lee said. 
 

(Once we protect the livelihood of our farmers, fisherfolk, and local food producers that we  consider our ‘food security soldiers’, once we guarantee their profit, then we will encourage them to increase their yield, the supply will go up and the market prices will fall.)

This 19th Congress, AGRI Party-list principally authored landmark legislations such as Republic Act (|RA) No.11953 or the “New Agrarian Emancipation Act”, RA No.11985 or “Philippine Salt Industry Development Act," and the recently enacted RA No.12022 or the “Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act”. 

AGRI Party-list is persistently pushing for the passage of “Cheaper Rice Act", “Post-harvest Facilities Act", “Kadiwa Agri-Food Terminal Act” to protect the livelihood of farmers and fisherfolk and provide long-term solutions to rising prices of food.