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AGRI: LIMIT FOOD SECURITY EMERGENCY TO 3 MONTHS

AGRI Party-list Representative Manoy Wilbert Lee is calling on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to effectively implement food security emergency for a maximum of three months and prioritize purchasing rice from local farmers to replenish the National Food Authority’s (NFA) buffer stock, which was released following the government’s declaration of a food security emergency. According […]

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AGRI PARTY-LIST KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN IN MANILA

AGRI Party-list on Saturday held its campaign kick off in Manila with public market visits and a motorcade as it renewed its commitment to continue fighting for more support for the agriculture sector to achieve cheaper food and food security, as well as quality and free healthcare service. “Sinimulan po natin ang kampanya sa pagkumusta […]

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EDSA BUSWAY USE BY AGRI TRUCKS AT NIGHT PUSHED

AGRI Party-list Representative and Senatorial aspirant Manoy Wilbert Lee has filed a measure urging the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to open and expand the EDSA busway during night hours for the use of agricultural and food delivery vehicles, to facilitate the efficient transport of essential supplies, promote food security and lower prices. AGRI Party-list pointed […]

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LEE TO DOH: RAMP UP PHILHEALTH BENEFIT HIKES

“Paspasan pa ang pagdaragdag ng benepisyo!” This was the statement of AGRI Party-list Representative and Senatorial aspirant Manoy Wilbert Lee as he reiterated his call to further increase benefits provided by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in response to the projected 18.3% increase in health care costs in the Philippines this year. In the […]

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AGRI TO SENATE, HOUSE: PROTECT AGRI 2025 BUDGET

AGRI Party-list has called on lawmakers from both the Senate and the House of Representatives to ensure that the agriculture sector’s budget remains intact as the Bicameral Conference Committee deliberates on the 2025 General Appropriations Bill. According to AGRI Party-list Representative and Senatorial Aspirant Manoy Wilbert “Wise” Lee, sufficient funding for agriculture is essential to […]

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HERBOSA TOLD: RESIGN FOR UNFIXED HEALTHCARE ISSUES

Manoy Wilbert “Wise” Lee has called on Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Ted Herbosa to resign due to failure to address key issues on the country’s healthcare system which he committed during the House budget deliberations. In his filed House Resolution No. 2090, Lee cited the commitments signed by Herbosa and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation […]

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LEE: FAST-TRACK CROP INSURANCE COVERAGE EXPANSION

With successive typhoons hitting the country, AGRI Party-list urged the immediate enactment of a measure expanding crop insurance coverage to protect the livelihood of farmers who lose their hard-earned crops every time a calamity hits. AGRI is the principal author of House Bill (HB) No. 7387 which seeks to expand the services of the Philippine […]

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AGRI AMONG PREFERRED PARTY-LISTS IN 2025 POLLS

AGRI Party-list is one of the top preferences among party-lists for the upcoming 2025 midterm elections, according to the latest survey conducted by Tangere. The survey which ran from October 1 to 4 with a sample size of 2,400 participants across the Philippines, said that AGRI ranks 8th among 44 party-lists in the Philippines.   “Taos-pusong […]

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AGRI FILES CONA, VOWS SUPPORT FOR AGRI, HEALTHCARE

“Sa Suporta sa Agrikultura, Panalo ang Masa.” This was stressed by AGRI Party-list as it filed its Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for reelection with its advocacy on protecting the rights and livelihood of farmers, fisherfolk, and other local food producers and continuing its fight for job security and improved healthcare in the country.  Currently, AGRI […]

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LEE SLAMS DOH INACTION ON PHILHEALTH BENEFITS HIKE

Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee lamented the lack of urgency and inaction of the Department of Health (DOH) on pressing healthcare issues such as the slow implementation of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) benefits increase and non-inclusion of costly diagnostic tests in the urgent care packages despite the state health insurer’s billions of available funds. […]