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“Pakikipagkasundo sa demonyo!” This is how AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee described the reported illicit trade of organs where health workers such as nurses and doctors are allegedly involved. Lee, a staunch health advocate, filed House Resolution No. 1803 urging the Congress to investigate the illegal sale of kidneys and other internal organs […]
With the planned expansion of Program 29 in areas outside Metro Manila, Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to include House Bill No. 3957 or the “Kadiwa Agri Food-Terminal Act” as a priority measure in the Third Regular Session of the 19th Congress. Under Lee’s measure, Kadiwa centers will be […]
“Bansa tayong napaliligiran ng tubig pero uhaw at tuyot ang milyon-milyong Pilipino sa ligtas na inumin.” This is what Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee lamented as he filed a measure which aims to construct a potable water supply system throughout the country in three years to address the need of millions of Filipinos, especially in […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee lauded the government’s “much-awaited” release of the last tranche of the health emergency allowance (HEA) for healthcare workers who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon arrival from his visit to Oas, Albay, Lee said, “We thank President Marcos for fulfilling the promise made to our frontline healthcare workers […]
In commemoration of the fifth death anniversary of highly esteemed and multi-awarded actor and director Eduardo “Eddie” Garcia popularly known as “Manoy Eddie” tomorrow (June 20), AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee filed a measure urging the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) to […]
“Hindi tayo dapat maging dayuhan sa sarili nating bayan.” This is what AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee stressed amid the unilateral four-month fishing ban imposed by China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) saying that Filipino fisherfolk have the rights and freedom to fish in the area. The solon from Bicol urged the government […]
“Yung kayang ibigay, dapat ibigay na agad!” This was what AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee reiterated as he pushed for the inclusion of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Computed Tomography (CT) scan, and all other diagnostic tests in the urgent care packages of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). During the […]
“Sayang na naman. Paulit-ulit na lang.” This was how AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee lamented the recent news of Isabela farmers dumping thousands of kilos of unsold mangoes due to the very low price being offered by middlemen and wholesalers. “Nakalulungkot at talagang nakapanghihinayang ang ganitong balita na pinipili na lang itapon ng ating […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee welcomed the arrest order issued by the Valenzuela Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 109 against officials of Allied Care Experts (ACE) Medical Hospital in Valenzuela City who were allegedly involved with “palit-ulo” scheme. “Palit-ulo” is the illegal hospital detention of relatives of the deceased patients and the refusal to release […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee lauded the recent approval of the National Food Authority (NFA) Council to buy local palay for a higher price to beef up the country’s rice buffer stock. According to the NFA Council, the approved increase in the procurement price of rice will give them flexibility to compete with private […]