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GOV’T URGED: GIVE FISHERS HIT BY OIL SPILL SUPPORT

Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee stressed that the government should provide alternative sources of income for approximately 19,000 fisherfolk who are potentially affected by the oil spill from the sunken MT Terranova. In his House Resolution No. 1825, Lee seeks to assess the impact to the environment and livelihood of fisherfolk and residents of the […]

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LEE CALLS FOR PH CARABAO CENTER BUDGET HIKE

AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Wednesday said that optimizing the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) by increasing its budget and upgrading its research and innovation, will help revive the dairy industry post-El Niño. This, after the National Dairy Authority (NDA) sought P2.5 billion budget to support the procurement of at least 5,000 imported cattle […]

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PASSAGE OF WATER RESOURCES MGM’T DEPT BILL URGED

AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee urged the Congress leadership to tackle soon proposals to create a Department of Water Resources Management, as he said the “disorganized and unwieldy framework governing the country’s water resources is untenable amid increasing food insecurity.” Lee is the author of House Bill No. 2880, which is among a number of […]

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FORM NATIONAL TASK FORCE FOR MONKEYPOX – LEE

A party-list lawmaker is calling for the urgent creation of a national task force to monitor the status and combat monkeypox to proactively prevent community transmission and infection. In filing House Resolution No. 134 on Aug. 1, AGRI Rep. Wilbert Lee said a national task force, composed of relevant government agencies in partnership with the […]