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Manifestation of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman on the Proposed Budget of the Office of the President
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
House
The transfer or release by the Department of Budget and Management of P125 million from the contingent fund of the President is flawed for the following reasons:
The ominous silence from the Office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the 51 st anniversary of his father’s declaration of martial law is both deafening and revealing.
Statement of Rep. Lagman Re 51st Anniversary of the declaration of ML
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Press Statements
The atrocities and plunder of the Marcos, Sr. martial law regime and the sacrifices and heroism of its victims and survivors must never be allowed to be swept under the rug of distortion and...
The history of nations is punctuated by the intense rivalry for expansion...
Saturday, September 16, 2023
Speeches
The history of nations is punctuated by the intense rivalry for expansion and power from ancient times, to the Persian and Roman empires, to the European nations’ quest for colonies in Asia and the...
The President’s contingent fund of P13-B in 2023 can be the source of the requisite assistance to...
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Press Statements
The President’s contingent fund of P13-B in 2023 can be the source of the requisite assistance to rice retailers as subsidy to them in order to foreclose their expected losses in selling their...
Albay Rep. Edcel C. Lagman lauded the overwhelming support of the House of Representatives in its...
Tuesday, September 05, 2023
Press Release
Albay Rep. Edcel C. Lagman lauded the overwhelming support of the House of Representatives in its passage on third reading of HB No. 8910 or the “Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act”.
EXPLANATION OF AFFIRMATIVE VOTE: HB No. 8910 or the “Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act”
Tuesday, September 05, 2023
Speeches
(Delivered by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman on 05 September 2023) Pregnancy should invariably be an occasion for joy. It should not elicit dread or unhappiness in the prospective mother. For most women, a...
Rice retailers must submit sworn statements to the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on their current rice inventories and their purchase costs to enable...
I essentially agree with the President’s imposition of a price ceiling...
Saturday, September 02, 2023
Press Statements
I essentially agree with the President’s imposition of a price ceiling for regular milled rice at P41/kilo and well-milled rice at P45/kilo, but clarification should be made on the price cap of...
(Statement of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman, President of the Liberal Party, on Ninoy Aquino’s 40 th Death Anniversary on 21 August 2023) Filipinos manifest their love of country in different ways like doing...
I inquired from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Press Statements
Yesterday, I inquired from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Sec. Enrique Manalo whether the DFA has the data on the magnitude of the sovereign territorial properties of the Philippines in the...
Pending a thorough perusal of the President’s 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP)...
Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Press Statements
Pending a thorough perusal of the President’s 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP) which was submitted this morning to the House of Representatives, it is opportune to remind Congressmembers that...
(delivered by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman on 25 July 2023) The Counter-SONA, as the name suggests, is principally a critique of what the President said and failed to say in his State of the Nation Address.
I am certain you know of the Philippines’ “Open Doors Policy” in the late 1930s when with extreme altruism and liberality, President Manuel L. Quezon open our borders to more than 1,200 Holocaust...
The Supreme Court decision declaring unconstitutional Republic Act No. 11935, which again postponed the barangay and SK elections (BSKE), sustains my position and those of a few other legislators...
EDUCATION IS THE MEDIUM FOR POSITIVE PERSONAL AND SOCIETAL CHANGE
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Speeches
(Commencement address of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman at the Republic Colleges of Guinobatan, Inc. on 20 June 2023) The Grand Lady and President of the Republic Colleges of Guinobatan, Inc., retired Court...
As we celebrate the 125 th Independence Day anniversary of the Philippines, we must zealously guard against the intrusions on the country's sovereignty, like:
If former Sen. Leila de Lima is not granted bail...
Friday, June 09, 2023
Press Statements
If former Sen. Leila de Lima is not granted bail, she remains incarcerated for another nine months, the period within which Supreme Court judicial administrator Raul Villanueva ordered the...
Press Statement on the non-granting of bail to former Sen. de Lima
Thursday, June 08, 2023
Press Statements
There are four overriding factors which should have fully warranted the grant of bail to former Sen. Leila de Lima in the third and last case against her.
Although I am against the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) for not being seasonable as major negative economic indicators currently pummel the economy, congressional wisdom and expediency are not...
LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVES ON DIVORCE IN THE PHILIPPINES
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Speeches
(Speech delivered by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman during the National Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights [SRHR] Updates at Novotel, Cubao, Quezon City on 30 May 2023) I am happy to...
EXPLANATION OF AFFIRMATIVE VOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 8203
Monday, May 29, 2023
House
(An Act Modernizing the Bureau of Immigration By Defining Its Powers and Functions, Further Professionalizing Its Organization, Upgrading the Compensation and Benefits of its Officials and...