AGRI Partylist
AGRI Partylist | |
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| Founded | January 9, 2005 |
| Colors | Green |
| Sector represented | Agriculture workers |
| Seats in the House of Representatives | 1 / 63 (Party-list seats only)
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The AGRI-AGRA na Reporma para sa Magsasaka ng Pilipinas also known as the AGRI Partylist is an organization with party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
History
[edit]AGRI Partylist was established on January 9, 2005 as an association of farmers and other workers in the agriculture industry in Davao City. It advocated for an anti agricultural smuggling law.[1][2]
AGRI Partylist had partylist representation in the House of Representatives since 2013. Delphine Gan Lee was AGRI's representative from 2013 to 2022. Her husband Wilbert Lee, who was also a chairman of the retail, food, real estate and construction conglomerate LKY Group of Companies, served the same role in the lower house of the Congress since 2022.[3][4]
Sector represented
[edit]AGRI Partylist claims to represent the interest of farmers and fisherfolks as well as families from marginalized groups who lack access to basic social services in the Philippines.[5]
Political positions
[edit]AGRI Partylist has pushed for the prioriritization of farmers and fisherfolks as beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).[6] It have also proposed the institutionalizing of the Kadiwa Centers set up by the Department of Agriculture.[7][8]
Electoral performance
[edit]| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 49,635 | 0.16 | 0 |
| 2013 | 366,170 | 1.32 | 1 |
| 2016 | 833,821 | 2.58 | 2 |
| 2019 | 133,505 | 0.48 | 0 |
| 2022 | 393,987 | 1.07 | 1 |
Representatives to Congress
[edit]| Period | 1st representative | 2nd representative | 3rd representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16th Congress 2013–2016 |
Delphine Gan Lee | — | — |
| 17th Congress 2016–2019 |
Delphine Gan Lee | Orestes Salon | — |
| 18th Congress 2019–2022 |
— | — | — |
| 19th Congress 2022–2025 |
Wilbert T. Lee | — | — |
References
[edit]- ^ "About Us" (in Filipino). AGRI Party-List. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "Know the Party-list Rep: Wilbert T. Lee, AGRI partylist". Manila Bulletin. June 30, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Laqui, Ian (October 1, 2024). "Wilbert Lee, Agri party list solon, eyes Senate seat". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Cahatol, Marilyn (July 22, 2024). "Who is Wilbert Lee? Party-list lawmaker is biggest spender on Facebook". Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "Agriculture Partylist vows to help bring modern rice technology to Filipino farmers". International Rice Research Institute. September 13, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "AGRI Party-list urges DSWD to prioritize inclusion of farmers, fisherfolk as new recipients of 4Ps". Manila Bulletin. August 1, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "Permanent Kadiwa centers nationwide pushed". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 25, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Inso, Futch Anthony (July 17, 2024). "Agri partylist's Rep. Lee wants Kadiwa Centers institutionalized". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
