(MANILA BULLETIN) A pro-agriculture congressman is batting for a monthly fuel subsidy of not less than P1,000 for municipal fisherfolk. “Despite the fishing sector's major contribution, our fishermen continue to be among the fundamental sectors' poorest people," AGRI Party-list Rep Wilbert T. Lee...
(Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN) A pro-agriculture congressman wants Filipinos--farmers in particular--to hold the government officials at a higher standard. This, as AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee blamed the "tolerant and forgiving" nature of Filipinos for their woes in agriculture. "Masaya...
By Henrylito D. Tacio Randy “DJRanz” Albores of Bansalan, Davao del Sur was destined to become a priest. In fact, he studied at St. Francis Xavier College Seminary in Davao City, where he finished Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Philosophy (cum laude). He then voluntarily took his regency to...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) Notion that farmers and fisherfolk are the absolute poorest in Philippine society, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee is asking the government to stay the course with its decision to invest heavily in both sectors. "Maraming kailangang gawin...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. revealed the readiness of state-run banks Landbank and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to expand their credit coverages to agriculture. In photo are: (from left to right) Usec. Leocadio Sebastian, Undersecretary for Rice Development of the...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has thumbed down the Land Transportation Office's (LTO) plan to print out temporary driver's licenses on paper amid the shortage of plastic cards. "The official receipt should be enough. Huwag na natin...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has echoed calls from the House leadership to extend the availment period of estate tax amnesty for another two years. For this purpose, Lee penned and filed House Bill (HB) No.7842, or the proposed Act...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Rep.Lee's office, MANILA BULLETIN) A neophyte congressman hailed President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday, April 13 for asking the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to postpone the planned fare...
With the feared El Niño phenomenon supposedly just around the corner, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has highlighted the need to immediately institutionalize the proposed Department of Water Resources Management (DWRM). Lee is the author of House Bill (HB) No. 2880, which is among a number of...
Ending malnutrition in the country is among the lofty goal of House Bill (HB) No.7586, or the proposed “Nutrition Act of 2023”. Filed by AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, the measure espouses the creation of a 10-year Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) by the proposed National...
Motorists using gasoline-fed vehicles will need to cough up higher budget for fuel this week as the price of this commodity will rise by P1.00 per liter, as advised by oil companies. For diesel, there will be a slight reduction of P0.10 per liter, while kerosene prices will be down by P0.60 per...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee is prodding the government to extend the payment term for modern jeeps, saying this would make the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program "acceptable" to drivers and operators. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee Lee made this to transportation...
