Albay Rep. Edcel C. Lagman stated that Filipino adolescents will soon have access to modern contraceptives without parental consent after the House Committee on Youth and Sports Development approved...
The Philippines, as a legitimate member of the world community, must accede to the jurisdiction of the prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with respect to former President Rodrigo...
Re: Reengineered MIF and letter to Speaker Romualdez
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Press Statements
I am happy and thankful that President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. agrees with my position that the GOCC dividends should not be utilized as seed money for funding the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF)...
The scales of justice have finally evened out upon the release from “vexatious restraint” of Atty. Gigi Reyes, almost eight years after her principal, former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, was...
UP GRADUATES: EXEMPLAR OF EXCELLENCE AND WARRIORS OF DISSENT
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Speeches
(Speech of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman at the UPAA Mayon Chapter Reunion Honoring Rep. Edcel C. Lagman and Christmas Party at the Concourse Hall, Legazpi City on 29 th December 2022) Thank you so much for...
No avalanche of accepted amendments can cure the inherent chronic and substantial defects of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Amendments can cosmeticize Maharlika but cannot make it seasonable...
(Explanation of Negative Vote on the Maharlika Investment Fund Bill by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman) I vote No to House Bill No. 6608 for the following overriding reasons:
Keynote Address The RH Law 10 Years On: Fulfilling the Promise of SRHR for All
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Speeches
Park Inn by Radisson on 13 December 2022 In my almost three decades as a legislator, I have principally authored landmark laws from the “Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law” and “An Act Prohibiting...
Good afternoon to one and all: Human rights cover all fundamental rights of citizens which must be protected against abuses by the State and its agents singularly or in cahoots with private violators.
I have consistently and repeatedly opposed the appropriation of confidential and intelligence funds with respect to its propriety and magnitude, particularly in departments and agencies which do not...
Speech on the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Speeches
Delivered by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman during the Press Conference on the Adolescent Pregnancy Bills of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and RHAN on 29 November 2022 Pregnancy should invariably be an...
(Message of Support delivered by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman during the launching of the Parliamentarians and Advocates for the Ratification of ILO C-190 on 28 November 2022 at the North Wing Lobby, House...
(Lecture delivered by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman during the DSWD-NCR Policy Forum on the Divorce Bills on 25 November 2022) Good morning to one and all. Thanks to the Department of Social Welfare and...
Keynote Address during the DSWP National Advocacy Agenda Conference
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Speeches
Delivered by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman via Zoom during the DSWP National Advocacy Agenda Conference on 18 November 2022 DSWP National Chairperson Beth Angsioco and other officers of DSWP, community women...
(Statement of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman during the Forum on “Sa Ngalan ng Batas ng Bayan” on November 14, 2022 at the Manila Hotel) With sincere gratitude and due respect to the Alphan brods who...
Rep. Edcel C. Lagman exhorted Filipinos to “courageously fight for and relish freedom, and exercise right to expression and dissent fearless of prior restraint or subsequent reprisal.”
(Response delivered by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman, 2022 UP Most Distinguished Alumnus, at the Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman on 11 November 2022) UP President Danilo Concepcion and officials of the...
Short Message of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman During the Liberal Party Online Oathtaking Ceremonies
Friday, November 04, 2022
Messages
At the outset, I would like to underscore that you are aspirants , not applicants. This is because your LP membership is not transactional but an ideal, a pursuit of excellence, lasting fellowship,...
Albay Rep. Edcel C. Lagman was recently chosen Most Distinguished Alumnus for 2022 by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA). The award is the highest honor that is bestowed on...
(Message delivered by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman at the Back to the 80s Reunion and Art Exhibit at the Dos Pueblos Art Gallery on 26 October 2022.) I was supposed to be in the First District of Albay...
If final and executory decisions of the Supreme Court can be reopened in perpetuity
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Press Statements
If final and executory decisions of the Supreme Court can be reopened in perpetuity, then litigations would be interminable or endless and the hallowed doctrine of res judicata is abandoned with...