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Lately, Edcel Lagman seems to be saying everything we’ve been thinking. Albay’s 1st district representative has called out Rudy Fariñas for suggesting that congressmen be given immunity from minor traffic violations, explaining that it sends the wrong message to the people.

Before that, he voted against the proposal to cut the Commission on Human Rights’ budget to P1,000, and implored the small committee of the House of Representatives to restore it to P649.48 million (thankfully, the House has done so after a meeting with CHR Chair Chito Gascon). The Tindig Pilipinas member has also been a vocal critic of Duterte’s drug war, foreign policy, and decision to declare martial law in Mindanao.

But who exactly is Edcel Lagman?

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