Speech on Child Marriage
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Speeches
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)
Re: Granting of Bail to Sen. Leila
Monday, November 13, 2023
Press Statements
Although justice delayed is justice denied, justice finally secured is still justice redeemed.
RE: PCM LAW AND THE ARREST OF CULT LEADERS
Wednesday, November 08, 2023
Press Release
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...
Solidarity Message during the Population, Health, and Environment Conference
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Speeches
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...
Press Statement on MIF suspension for further study of IRR
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Press Statements
"Haste makes waste" is an appropriate aphorism for inscription on the epitaph of the Maharlika Investment Fund.
Optometrists: Our First Line of Defense Against Blindness and RA 8050: Still Transforming Lives...
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Speeches
(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...
Feb. 25 as a national holiday
Saturday, October 14, 2023
Press Statements
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...
Office of the President's Confidential and Intelligence Funds (CIF)
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Press Statements
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...
RE: Extraordinary Expenses
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Press Statements
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.
Welcome Message to Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco
Monday, October 09, 2023
Speeches
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...
The defense of Rep. Stella Quimbo of the confidential funds...
Saturday, October 07, 2023
Press Statements
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...
Schools are temples of knowledge not arenas of surveillance
Thursday, October 05, 2023
Press Statements
On World Teachers’ Day, we should be reminded that schools are temples of knowledge not arenas of surveillance.
CELEBRATING THE GUARDIANS OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE ARCHITECTS OF OUR FUTURE
Thursday, October 05, 2023
Speeches
Message of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman on World Teachers’ Day 2023
PR: CIF Reduction
Wednesday, October 04, 2023
Press Release
“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...
The insistence of former Supreme Court Associate Justice Adolf Azcuna that the Congress cannot...
Monday, October 02, 2023
Press Statements
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...
Reallocation of CIF does not violate the Constitution
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Press Statements
The National Expenditure Program (NEP), which is the basis of the General Appropriations Bill (GAB), is not cast in stone.
Statement Re. OVP's SARO for confidential funds in 2022 GAA
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Press Statements
The belatedly surfaced SARO confirms two overriding facts:
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:
Silence from OP re ML anniversary is deafening
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Press Statements
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...
Sunday, September 03, 2023
Press 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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