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AGRI Party-list Rep. Manoy Wilbert Lee welcomed the plan of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to build eight new marine scientific stations across different regions in the country, as he renewed his call for the immediate passage of a bill to safeguard national sovereignty and the livelihood of fisherfolk. In the forum […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Manoy Wilbert Lee stressed that the government should tighten the implementation of the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Law to safeguard the livelihood of local food producers and achieve food security, as he renewed his call to harmonize the House and Senate versions of the proposed Blue Economy Act. Lee issued the call after […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. led the distribution of indemnity checks issued by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) as payments to insured farmers and fisherfolk who were victims of recent typhoons. PCIC Regional Office IV released a total P24.73 million in indemnity checks to 1,437 farmers and fisherfolk from the provinces of Oriental […]
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 […]
Boosting local food supply by optimizing the agriculture sector and empowering farmers and fisherfolk are key to achieving the country’s nutrition goals outlined in the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2023-2028, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee said Saturday. Upon arrival from his trip in Virac, Catanduanes where he was guest speaker […]
Some 1,069 farmers and fishermen from the Bulacan towns of San Miguel, Obando, and San Rafael received financial assistance worth P5,000, food packs, and fertilizer as part of the Distribution of Rehab Assistance to Farmers Affected by El Niño held at The Pavilion, Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center in the City of Malolos recently. The […]
Amid the continuing increase in the prices of petroleum products, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to assist farmers and fisherfolk in registering in the Registry System for the Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) in order to avail of the agency’s fuel subsidy. “Matagal na po nating panawagan […]
Since a big percentage of our fish production comes from the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Senator Cynthia Villar cited the need for a “balikatan” to protect it. Amid the challenges in the country’s fishing sector, Villar assured Filipino fishermen of their continuing efforts to prioritize them. “As chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, I […]
Food security is one of our country’s big challenges that should be immediately addressed, Senator Cynthia Villar said. “A food-secured country has sufficient food at all times and its people are capable to obtain this to lead an active and healthy life,” said Villar during the World Bread Day, World Food Day and the World Pandesal […]
Senator Robin Padilla pushed for early compensation for victims of the collision between a commercial vessel and a fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea. At the Senate hearing that tackled the collision, Padilla stressed the government must speed up the process of giving compensation to the victims as they and their families are very […]