Death to capital punishment
Thursday, December 02, 2021
No holds barred
THE recent withdrawal of Senators Panfilo Lacson and Emmanuel Pacquiao of their support for the reimposition of the death penalty further dooms the revival of capital punishment in the 18th Congress.
In abandoning his Senate Bill No. 27 seeking to restore death penalty for heinous crimes, Lacson said it is “better to spare the life of a criminal than to wrongly execute an innocent person.” For his part, Pacquiao stated that the “country’s judicial system should first be fixed” before considering the restoration of the death penalty.
'Formidable' tandem of BBM-Sara is bound to flounder
Thursday, November 25, 2021
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THE tandem of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. for president under Partido Federal ng Pilpinas and Sara Duterte-Carpio for vice president under Lakas-CMD was forged for two major reasons. First , to stop the...
NO EXTENSION CAN ALTER FACT AND LAW ON MARCOS DISQUALIFICATION
Friday, November 19, 2021
Press Statements
Despite the camp of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. branding as “trash”, “nuisance petition” and “cheap political gimmick” the petition to cancel his certificate of candidacy and disqualify him from running...
‘Moral turpitude’ not esoteric, ensnares Marcos, Jr.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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CONTRARY to the notion of some publicists, the term “moral turpitude” is not obtusely esoteric or incomprehensibly legalese. It developed as a doctrine in common law which was adopted in the...
Failure to file income tax return amounts to tax evasion
Thursday, November 11, 2021
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THERE is much misinformation and disinformation from both contending sides regarding the petition to deny due course or cancel the certificate of candidacy for president of Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
BIODATA OF REP. EDCEL C. LAGMAN
Thursday, November 04, 2021
About
BIODATA OF REP. EDCEL C. LAGMAN EDUCATION, AWARDS and CITATIONS University of the Philippines Graduate , Bachelor of Laws (1966) and Bachelor of Arts (1962), cum laude Doctor of Humanities ( honoris...
Child marriage soon a relic
Thursday, November 04, 2021
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PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is expected to sign into law the enrolled bill on the reconciled version of House Bill No. 9943 and Senate Bill No. 1373, entitled “An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child...
“RICE IS LIFE”
Tuesday, November 02, 2021
Speeches
(Message delivered by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman on 27 October 2021 during the Department of Agriculture and PhilRice’s Seed Distribution for the 2022 Dry Season) The great Black American educator and...
Message of REP. EDCEL C. LAGMAN during the Day of #GirlDefenders: Celebrating Milestones and...
Tuesday, November 02, 2021
Speeches
Greetings to everyone. When a young girl becomes a bride, its consequences will traverse her entire lifetime and its deleterious effects including poverty, lack of educational and employment...
7 Albay mayors sign joint statement of support for Leni-Kiko tandem
Sunday, October 31, 2021
Press Statements
The support for Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan continues to mount in Bicol as seven (7) more Albay mayors are rooting for the tandem running for the country’s top posts in...
The obliteration of despots and tyrants
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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IN Germany and Spain, the memorials, vestiges, and artifacts of their dictators and tyrants, like Adolf Hitler and Francisco Franco, respectively, have been removed and obliterated by government...
Covid-19 response initiatives of presidential candidates
Thursday, October 21, 2021
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IN my column of April 29, 2021, I underscored that the 2022 elections will be a referendum on President Rodrigo Duterte’s chaotic and feeble response to the pandemic. It will also be a crucial test...
EULOGY FOR CHR CHAIR CHITO GASCON
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Press Statements
Chito and I are almost a generation apart, but we have many similarities. We both went to UP Diliman and became student leaders while pursuing our law degrees. And we both pursued after graduation...
Leni, leader of the authentic opposition
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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THE 2022 presidential election will be squarely between President Rodrigo Duterte, who covets and designs the continuity of his leadership through his overtly anointed candidates and his covertly...
Re Maria Ressa's winning the Nobel Peace Prize
Friday, October 08, 2021
Press Statements
Rappler’s CEO Maria Ressa’s winning the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for militantly protecting freedom of expression is a singular achievement of a Filipino even as it is another black mark on President...
An unfair rider in the Fair Election Act
Thursday, October 07, 2021
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EXCEPT for Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go who is running for vice president, no incumbent senator whose term does not expire on June 30, 2022 is vying for a higher position in the May 9,...
RE: Extension of Voter Registration
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Press Statements
The three-week extension for the registration of voters approved by the COMELEC En Banc from October 9 to October 30 for the 2022 May elections is way too short of the registration up to January 8,...
SDGs: a centerpiece agenda for the 19th Congress
Thursday, September 30, 2021
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THE Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not merely items on a country’s prime checklist. They are integral parts of the compass that will guide all nations and their leaders in navigating the...
EXPLANATION OF AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF REP. EDCEL C. LAGMAN ON HB NO. 10261 ENTITLED “AN ACT FIXING...
Monday, September 27, 2021
House
I voted “yes” to House Bill No. 10261, which is identical to Senate Bill No. 2408, because I fully support the extension of the registration of voters beyond the COMELEC-fixed deadline of September...
LAGMAN: EXISTING LAW MANDATES COMELEC TO REGISTER VOTERS UNTIL JANUARY 9, 2022
Friday, September 24, 2021
Press Statements
Albay Rep. Edcel C. Lagman said that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) cannot refuse to conduct a longer period of registration of voters because under the existing law it is mandated to hold...
Nexus between population and human development
Thursday, September 23, 2021
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First of 2 parts THE issues of population, poverty, reproductive health, and sustainable human development are so closely interconnected that none of them can be considered in isolation.
LAGMAN: ICC PROBE OF DUTERTE UPHOLDS “CRIME DOES NOT PAY”
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Press Statements
The adage that “crime does not pay” may finally catch up with President Rodrigo Duterte after the International Criminal Court (ICC) approved the full investigation of crimes against humanity and...
NDAs violate transparency and accountability
Thursday, September 16, 2021
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THE non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) shrouding the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines could constitute dubious schemes. They could be covering up the avarice for exorbitant profits of the vaccine...
International Day of the Disappeared
Thursday, September 09, 2021
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WHEN a relative or friend bids farewell to relocate to a foreign land, all know of his safe departure; when one falls gravely ill and dies, the family has the solace of burying the loved one in a...
Integrating Population and Development in Policymaking
Wednesday, September 08, 2021
Speeches
The issues of population, poverty, reproductive health, and sustainable human development are so closely interconnected that none of them can be considered in isolation. Almost 20 years ago in 2002,...
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