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New Year, more benefits. This is the what AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee hopes to provide millions of Filipinos as he urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to apply the 30% increase in all its benefits and coverage. In October last year, Lee wrote PhilHealth recommending a 20% to 30% increase in all […]
With rice prices remaining high, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee renewed his push for the passage of his proposed measure, which seeks to establish a “price subsidy” program that will help local farmers ensure their profit and entice them to boost their production. Under Lee’s proposed House Bill No. 9020 or the “Cheaper Rice […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on the last day of the year expressed gratitude to his colleagues in the House and the members of his legislative staff after a productive first full year in the House of Representatives that resulted in seven authored bills being signed into law and 93 bills approved by the […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee lauded the passage on third and final reading of House Bill No. 9663 creating the Department of Water, and on Sunday said that establishing a national framework for water resource management would boost efforts to attain food security in the country. “Natutuwa po tayo na we are one step […]
The government must prioritize the protection of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as this directly affects the Philippines’ food security, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said on Wednesday. The Bicolano lawmaker issued the call in the wake of the back-to-back water cannon incidents in the WPS by the China Coast Guard (CCG). “We must […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippines needs a responsive fisheries code that will empower the fishing industry and fisherfolk so that it can generate employment and contribute to economic development and food security. This was stressed by AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who at the 6th National Sardines Industry Congress and Trade Exhibit said that […]
Given the resources currently available to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), it should be able to fully cover the number of dialysis sessions for its members as well as implement a 20% to 30% across-the-board increase in member benefits. This, according to AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who said that PhilHealth should have […]
Amid the continued detrimental impact of high inflation in the country, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to implement a minimum 20% across the board increase in its offered health benefits. At the 1st National Credit Surety Fund Cooperative Congress held in Cebu City, the solon from Bicol […]
Voters should be more discerning and more demanding when voting for government officials if we want the country to change for the better. This according to AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who in a radio interview a week before the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) said “panahon na para tayo’y magbago; hindi tayo […]
The support provided by the government for our farmers should be insulated from politics as the agriculture sector needs all the help it can get. This was stressed on Tuesday by AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who pointed out that the government is obligated to extend assistance to all Filipino farmers and to do […]