The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd), both headed by Vice President Sara Duterte, do not need confidential and intelligence funds, which are “sources of corruption", said Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Vice President Sara...
Independent minority solon, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman says that the proposed P275-billion Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) shouldn't be "fast-tracked" by legislators. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left) and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) This, as Liberal Party...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has been named as the "Most Distinguished Alumnus for 2022” by his alma mater, the University of the Philippines (UP). Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) The ceremonies for this year’s distinguished alumni awards were held on Friday, Nov. 11 at...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Edcel Lagman has "corrected" the claim that the recent deal between the shuttered ABS-CBN and TV5 violated the latter network's franchise. TV5 logo "There is no franchise issue," Lagman, an independent minority solon, said in a letter to House Speaker Martin Romualdez on...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman revealed on Monday, August 1, a little-known fact about the late former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR): He was a staunch advocate of reproductive health (RH). Former President Fidel V. Ramos (left) and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Reuters, Facebook) "...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos spent his first day as senior deputy majority leader during the House plenary session Wednesday, July 27. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Screengrab from YouTube) As senior deputy majority leader, Marcos momentarily took over the plenary's...
Did Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman just brand the 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan-led House minority bloc a "co-opted minority"? Former Vice President Leni Robredo (left) and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) In his manifestation on the plenary floor on Tuesday night, July...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman Sr. delivered a counter-State of the Nation Address (SONA), even as he framed himself as the authentic minority opposite the established House minority bloc led by 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan. Rep. Edcel Lagman delivers "counter-SONA" before the 19th...
There will be an "authentic minority bloc" in the 19th Congress, and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman will be part of it. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) That's the only sure thing about anything that has to do with the word "minority" in the House of Representatives, which will...
An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has lamented the filing of a bill that seeks to legalize divorce in the country. Fr. Jerome Secillano (Screenshot/Radio Veritas) Fr. Jerome Secillano, CBCP Public Affairs Committee executive secretary, said its unfortunate...
The Absolute Divorce Bill or House Bill (HB) No. 78 has been re-filed by human rights lawyer and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman, he said on Sunday, July 3. Rep. Edcel Lagman (File Photo) The re-filed bill in question seeks to reinstate “absolute divorce as an alternative mode for the...
Former Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Grex Lagman Jr. teased his father, sitting Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman Sr., that he would one day run for senator in a belated Father’s Day greeting. Lagman Sr. and Lagman Jr. (Photos from congress.gov.ph/albay.gov.ph) “Don’t worry papa. I’ll be...
