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...
The iconic look of traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) must be kept in the ongoing and painstaking switch to modern jeep models. (MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee made this appeal to transportation agencies Thursday, March 9 during the House Committee on Transportation's...
The Philippine government must be quick on its feet to secure its supply of African swine fever (ASF) vaccines for the local hogs industry. (Unsplash) "Sana ay umaksyon agad ang pamahalaan para makakuha ng supply at maipamahagi ito sa ating mga stakeholder sa lalong madaling panahon (Hopefully our...
The owners of MT Princess Empress--the vessel that sank off Oriental Mindoro and triggered an oil spill--ought to be held accountable for the unmitigated environmental disaster. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) Thus, said Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who noted that...
The Insurance Commission’s (IC) move to increase the minimum catastrophe insurance rates is an anti-competitive policy that will just incentivize cartels and pass on additional burdens to consumers in the form of price hikes. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee Thus, underscored AGRI Party-list Rep....
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee is prodding the Landbank of the Philippines to expand its scholarship program for dependents of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), something that it can easily do based on its income, the solon said. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee The state-run financial...
The Committee on Poverty Alleviation in the House of Representatives has approved the substitute bill on measures seeking to expand the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). (PPAB) Approved by the 1-PACMAN Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero-chaired panel during a recent public hearing...
There's an urgent need to address the country’s lack of post-harvest facilities, which could have contributed to the low local production and soaring prices of commodities such as onions. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee as he renewed his call for...
Agriculture stakeholders "should be given a seat at the table" in the government's fight against agricultural smuggling. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Facebook) Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee as he called for greater collaboration between the government and the agriculture...
A pro-farmer congressman said he expects the P30-billion increase in this year's agriculture sector budget to translate to improved services for local farmers, which would in turn help keep food prices down. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list...
A neophyte congressman wants government officials who are allegedly involved in agricultural smuggling probed and subsequently punished if proven guilty. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Facebook) "Kailangan ding imbestigahan at mapanagot ang mga nasa pamahalaan na may mga link sa...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s "Kadiwa ng Pasko" program ought to be institutionalized by Congress so that it may help more Filipinos. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Tuesday,...
