Wilbert T. Lee is a Filipino-Chinese businessman and politician. He is currently serving as congressman who won as a nominee of Agri-Agra na Reporma para sa Magsasaka ng Pilipinas (AGRI) Party List.
Wilbert Lee has announced his intention to run for senator in the 2025 election.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Wilbert T. Lee
Nickname –> Manoy
Date of Birth –> October 12, 1970 (Age )
Hometown –> Sorsogon City, Sorsogon Province, Philippines
Political Party –> Aksyon Demokratiko
Family
Father –> Lee King Yek (Businessman)
Education
College –> University of Santo Tomas
Degree –> Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (1991)
Political Career / Work Experiences
2022-Present – Congressman (nominee of Agri-Agra na Reporma para sa Magsasaka ng Pilipinas (AGRI) Party-List
Business Interest
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, LKY Group of Companies (with interest in retail, real estate, hotel and food industries)
Philanthropy / Charitable Activities
Chairman, LKY Foundation (provides medical assistance)
Laws / Bills / Resolutions
* One of the principal authors of Republic Act No. 11953 or the New Agrarian Emancipation Act
HB01295 – AN ACT GRANTING FREE TERTIARY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, AND OTHER RELATED COURSES TO ALL DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF QUALIFIED INDIGENT FARMERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
HB01296 – AN ACT PROMOTING CORPORATIVE FARMING AND PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR ITS EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
HB01297 – AN ACT ADDRESSING FOOD SECURITY CONCERNS THROUGH INTEGRATING INSTRUCTIONAL GARDENS IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULA AND PROMOTING THE USE OF URBAN AGRICULTURE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
HB01298 – AN ACT TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION TO FARMERS WHO SUFFER FROM RECURRENT DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES, TO SUSTAIN AGRICULTURAL CREDIT AND FINANCING, AND TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY, BY MAKING INSURANCE MANDATORY FOR PALAY AND OTHER ESSENTIAL CROPS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 4 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1467, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8175, OR THE “REVISED CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION (PCIC) ACT OF 1995,” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
HB01299 – AN ACT PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD
HB02418 – AN ACT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TAX INCENTIVES ON GIFTS AND DONATIONS TO ACCREDITED FARMERS AND FISHERFOLK ENTERPRISES UNDER THE FARMERS AND FISHERFOLK ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11321, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “SAGIP SAKA ACT”
HB06011 – AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SAFE PATHWAYS NETWORK OF BICYCLE LANES AND SLOW STREETS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
RELATED: List of Congressmen and Congresswomen of the 19th Congress of the Philippines
RELATED: Top Elected Government Officials of Sorsogon Province
See also: Other Famous People from Sorsogon Province