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Speech on Child Marriage

KEYNOTE MESSAGE

(Delivered by REP. EDCEL C. LAGMAN during PLCPD’s “GirlDefendersUNITE Campaign for the Implementation of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Law” on 30 November 2023)

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Re: Granting of Bail to Sen. Leila

Although justice delayed is justice denied, justice finally secured is still justice redeemed.
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RE: PCM LAW AND THE ARREST OF CULT LEADERS

Albay Rep. Edcel C. Lagman, principal author of RA 11596 or the “Prohibition of Child Marriage Law”, lauded the arrest of Jay Rence Quilario and 12 other cult leaders for qualified trafficking in...
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Solidarity Message during the Population, Health, and Environment Conference

Solidarity Message of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman during the Population, Health, and Environment Conference in Iloilo City on 25-26 October 2023 with the theme: “From Crisis to Opportunity: Re-engineering...
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Press Statement on MIF suspension for further study of IRR

"Haste makes waste" is an appropriate aphorism for inscription on the epitaph of the Maharlika Investment Fund.
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Optometrists: Our First Line of Defense Against Blindness and RA 8050: Still Transforming Lives...

(Inspirational Message delivered by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman at the Fred Hollows Foundation Optometrists’ Forum at the Holiday Inn, Makati on 14 October 2023) With more than two million people in the...
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Feb. 25 as a national holiday

The inordinate arrogance of the second Marcos administration in failing to celebrate February 25 as a regular public holiday is a continuing distortion of the verities about the evils and repression...
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Office of the President's Confidential and Intelligence Funds (CIF)

Will the Office of the President voluntarily relinquish a good portion of its huge confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) for 2024 amounting to P4.5 billion, following the examples of the Office...
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RE: Extraordinary Expenses

The appropriation of “extraordinary expenses” must be clarified as it is delimited by Sec. 51 of the General Provisions of R.A. No. 11963 or the General Appropriations Act of 2023.
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Welcome Message to Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco

Good evening to one and all. It is with great pleasure for Albayanos to welcome and host Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco as she embarks starting tomorrow on an extensive tour of the...
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The defense of Rep. Stella Quimbo of the confidential funds...

The defense of Rep. Stella Quimbo of the confidential funds, particularly of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education, and the Maharlika Investment Fund, contrary to the...
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Schools are temples of knowledge not arenas of surveillance

On World Teachers’ Day, we should be reminded that schools are temples of knowledge not arenas of surveillance.
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CELEBRATING THE GUARDIANS OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE ARCHITECTS OF OUR FUTURE

Message of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman on World Teachers’ Day 2023
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PR: CIF Reduction

“All agencies not entitled to confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) because of the nature of their functions and the extent of their mandate must be deprived of secret funds in their entirety...
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The insistence of former Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolf Azcuna that the Congress cannot...

The insistence of former Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolf Azcuna that the Congress cannot increase the appropriations made by the President in the National Expenditure Program (NEP) converts...
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Reallocation of CIF does not violate the Constitution

The National Expenditure Program (NEP), which is the basis of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB), is not cast in stone.
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Statement Re. OVP's SARO for confidential funds in 2022 GAA

The belatedly surfaced SARO confirms two overriding facts:
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Manifestation of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman on the Proposed Budget of the Office of the President

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:
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Silence from OP re ML anniversary is deafening

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.
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Statement of Rep. Lagman Re 51st Anniversary of the declaration of ML

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...
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The history of nations is punctuated by the intense rivalry for expansion...

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...
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The President’s contingent fund of P13-B in 2023 can be the source of the requisite assistance to...

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...
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Albay Rep. Edcel C. Lagman lauded the overwhelming support of the House of Representatives in its...

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”.
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EXPLANATION OF AFFIRMATIVE VOTE: HB No. 8910 or the “Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act”

(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...
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Rice retailers must submit sworn statements...

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...
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