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As the government is working on the implementing rules and regulations for the rice allowance to be provided to public employees, a party-list lawmaker has called on Congress leadership to start deliberations on a proposal that would also provide the same allowance to workers from the private sector. “Huwag na natin hintayin na sabihin ng […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee has filed a bill compelling the government to construct and provide post-harvest facilities to lower post-harvest production losses and increase the income of farmers.In filing House Bill No. 3958 or the “Post-Harvest Facilities Support Act”, Lee underscored the need to provide warehouses, rice mills, and transport facilities, including crucial equipment […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee called on his colleagues in Congress to grant the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) request for a P12 billion budget to continue the Libreng Sakay program, and P6.6 billion to address the backlog in releasing plate numbers. During the DOTr’s budget briefing, Lee noted that despite the 121.5% increase in their […]
To provide farmers and fishers a venue to market and trade their produce at affordable prices, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee filed a measure to establish Kadiwa Agri-food Terminals in every city and municipality in the country. Under House Bill No. 3957 or the “Kadiwa Agri-Food Terminal Act”, AGRI aims to institutionalize a program […]
Amid the many challenges that farmers face today such as the pandemic, calamities, and rising cost of farm inputs, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee proposed a bill which seeks to free Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) from their unpaid land reform loan amortization and interests. Under House Bill No. 3490, all unpaid principal and interests, […]
Heeding the call of farmers to come up with solutions to ease their burden amid the continuing increase in the price of farm inputs, AGRI-Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee filed a measure to institutionalize a fertilizer and pesticides subsidy program. Under House Bill No. 3528 or the National Fertilizer Subsidy Act, the Department of Agriculture […]
In a bid to boost enrollment in tertiary agriculture education, which has seen a long and steady decliner, the AGRI Party-list is seeking the passage of a bill that incentivizes students who take up agriculture and agri-related courses. “If we are to improve agriculture in our country we have to ensure that we have a […]
Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has filed a measure to provide additional tax incentives on gifts and donations to accredited farmers and fisherfolk enterprises. Lee filed House Bill No. 2418, amending Section 12 of Republic Act No. 11321, or the “Sagip Saka Act” which was signed into law in 2019, to invite the private […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee lauded President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. (PBBM) for prioritizing the agriculture sector in his State of the Nation Address on July 25. “Agriculture is a gut issue. Literal na nagugutom ang mga kababayan natin dahil sa walang kasiguruhan ang pagkain—patuloy na tumataas ang presyo nito, at nalulugmok sa utang dahil […]