Agri party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee is “elated over the new opportunity to serve the people” through his public service program “Si Manoy ang Ninong Ko” which premiered nationwide on Sunday on GMA 7 Network.
His co-hosts were television personalities Gelli de Belen, Sherilyn Reyes-Tan and Patricia Tumulak.
“I am so glad and honored to be part of the program to showcase the true story and challenges of our countrymen,” Lee said.
“We pray that through this program, we could not only help but to give hope and inspire many of our people. We shall all be winners,” he added.
The weekly show will feature two beneficiary groups.
For its pilot episode, the program tackled the struggles of onion farmers in Bayambang, Pangasinan, who shared how they suffered from financial losses and faced huge debts from loans in different banks and cooperatives due to bad harvests and longstanding problems.
For the second part, the show featured the request of the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (MFARMC) in Orani, Bataan.
Sharing her insights about the program, veteran actress and host Gelli de Belen said “the help that the beneficiaries of the show need is beyond the usual food or financial aid. What they need is something that will really help them earn a living and sustain them in the long run.”