Wilbert T. Lee
Wilbert T. Lee | |
|---|---|
 Lee during the 19th Congress | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for AGRI Party-List | |
| In office June 30, 2022 – present | |
| 2022–present | Committee on Agrarian Reform |
| 2022–present | Committee on Agriculture and Food |
| 2022–present | Committee on Appropriations |
| 2022–present | Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources |
| 2022–present | Special Committee on Food Security |
| 2022–present | Committee on Trade and Industry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilbert T. Lee October 12, 1970 Sorsogon, Bicol |
| Spouse | Delphine Gan Lee |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Wilbert T. Lee (born October 12, 1970) is a Filipino politician serving as the representative for AGRI Party-List since 2022.[1]
Early life[edit]
Education[edit]
Lee is an alumnus of the University of Santo Tomas,[2] graduating in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.[3]
Early career[edit]
Lee's journey as a businessman began in 1965 when his father, Lee King Yek, first opened a Goodluck Store, a retail store, in the heart of Sorsogon.[4] Garnering knowledge from his father, Lee grew his father's business into the LKY Group of Companies, serving as its Chairman, which has interests in the retail, food, real estate and hospitality sectors. With over 3,000 employees in different provinces of the country, the LKY Group brings growth, employment and livelihood opportunities across multiple towns and cities nationwide.[5]
While expanding the LKY Group of Companies, Lee also established the LKY Foundation, which provides medical assistance to children fighting leukemia and other terminal illnesses. The Foundation also rescues abandoned cats and dogs.[4]
During his time as a businessman, Lee was awarded by the esteemed “Most Outstanding Sorsogueño Award in the field of Business and Industry” by the Provincial Government of Sorsogon in 1997. In 2006, Lee was awarded Bicol’s most prestigious “Halyao Award” for being voted the Bicolano Businessman of the Year by the Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Provincial Government of Camarines Sur. In 2011, Lee was also named a Rokyaw Ibalnong Awardee for Business and Industry during the Ibalong Festival. [6]
Political career[edit]
House of Representatives[edit]
In 2022, Lee ran as the representative for Agri-Agra na Reporma para sa Magsasaka ng Pilipinas Movement (AGRI Party-List) and won.
As the representative of AGRI Party-list, a farmers group formed in Davao, Lee champions the rights and welfare of farmers, fisherfolk, and the entire agriculture sector.[7]
At present Lee, sits on 24 Congressional Committees and is the principal author and author of more than 124 bills and resolutions.[1]
In his first year in Congress he principally authored the New Agrarian Emancipation Act, a law that frees more than 600,000 farmers from debt. He is also the author of House Bill No. 8278, or the Philippine Salt Industry Development Act, which is envisioned to generate thousands of new jobs in the agricultural sector. [8]
Lee also filed House Bill No. 9011, which seeks to build fishing shelters or ports at nine maritime spots within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone amidst worsening tensions with China.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Lee is the son of businessman Lee King Yek and grew up in Sorsogon, Bicol.[4]
Lee has been happily married to former AGRI Party-List representative, Delphine Gan Lee for over thirty years.[10] Together, they have four children.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "House of Representatives House Members". Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "KNOW THE PARTY-LIST REP: Wilbert T. Lee, AGRI partylist". Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "Agricultural workers still the lowest income receivers, lawmaker says". Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ a b c "LKY Group". Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "About LKY". Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "WILBERT LEE OF SORSOGON IS ROKYAW IBALNONG AWARDEE". Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "About AGRI Party-List". Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "Proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act hurdles House". Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "Bill eyes shelters for Filipino fishermen in disputed waterway". Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ "Happy Mother's Day". Retrieved 2023-11-01.