Seven lawmakers voted “no” to House Bill (HB) No. 7352, or the accompanying measure that would implement the Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 (RBH 6) to call for a Constitutional Convention (Con-con) to amend the 1987 Constitution. With an overwhelming vote of 301, what pushed these seven...
Independent minority solon, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman tried to stop the proverbial Charter change (Cha-cha)) train cold in its tracks Tuesday, Feb. 28 during plenary session. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (right, in photo) attempts to halt the plenary debates on RBH No.6 on...
Liberal Party (LP) President and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagma has welcomed President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s "offer of reconciliation". Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Edcel (Facebook) However, Lagman, an administration critic, mentioned a catch before such reconciliation can...
Liberal Party (LP) President and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman didn't hold back on his words of praise Friday, Feb. 24 for former senator Leila de Lima, who marked her sixth year behind bars. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left) and Leila de Lima (Facebook) But Lagman sees De Lima's...
Liberal Party (LP) President and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has once again assailed the House of Representatives' apparent insistence on hopping on the Charter change (Cha-cha) train. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from Zoom) "Cha-cha is both out of tune and out of step...
Administration critic Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman believes he knows why the House of Representatives is "rolling fast" with the proposed amendments to the Constitution despite President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s pronouncements that Charter change (Cha-cha) wasn't his priority....
Allowing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to pursue its investigation against former president Rodrigo Duterte will boost the Philippines' chances of landing foreign investments. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left) and former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, Malacañang)...
Liberal Party (LP) President Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman is unimpressed with House Resolution (HR) No.780, who some of his congressman-colleagues are using to shield former president Rodrigo Duterte from a looming International Criminal Court (ICC) probe. Former president Rodrigo Duterte...
Independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep Edcel Lagman is crossing his fingers that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. would stick to his pronouncements on Charter Change (Cha-cha). Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. "I hope...
Liberal Party (LP) President Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has trumpeted the House committee-level approval of the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act. (Charles Deluvio/ Unsplash) In statement Friday, Feb. 3, Lagman said that “Young people have the right to lead healthy lives and...
The House Committee on Youth and Sports on Thursday, Feb. 2, approved a substitute bill, subject to amendment and style, that would institutionalize a comprehensive policy against the prevalence of teenage pregnancy and make family planning methods accessible to sexually active minors. Filipino...
Concerned with the rise of teenage pregnancy in ages 10 to 14, a House panel on Thursday, Feb. 2, began initial deliberations on a proposed measure that would create a comprehensive policy to educate against and prevent adolescent pregnancy. (PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Youth...
