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AGRI Partylist

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AGRI Partylist
FoundedJanuary 9, 2005
ColorsGreen
Sector representedAgriculture workers
Seats in the House of Representatives
1 / 63
(Party-list seats only)
Website
www.agripartylist.com

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "About Us" (in Filipino). AGRI Party-List. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Know the Party-list Rep: Wilbert T. Lee, AGRI partylist". Manila Bulletin. June 30, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Laqui, Ian (October 1, 2024). "Wilbert Lee, Agri party list solon, eyes Senate seat". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Agriculture Partylist vows to help bring modern rice technology to Filipino farmers". International Rice Research Institute. September 13, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Permanent Kadiwa centers nationwide pushed". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 25, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  8. ^ 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.