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(Speech of Rep. Edcel C. Lagman at the UPAA Mayon Chapter Reunion Honoring Rep. Edcel C. Lagman and Christmas Party at the Concourse Hall, Legazpi City on 29th December 2022)

Thank you so much for the tribute. It is akin to a masteral dissertation in pictorial presentation. It made me young again and much fulfilled. I truly appreciate also this Certificate of Recognition, coming as it does, on the heels of my selection as the “Most Distinguished Alumnus of the University of the Philippines for 2022”.

(Explanation of Negative Vote on the Maharlika Investment Fund Bill by Rep. Edcel C. Lagman)

I vote No to House Bill No. 6608 for the following overriding reasons:

Park Inn by Radisson on 13 December 2022

In my almost three decades as a legislator, I have principally authored landmark laws from the “Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law” and “An Act Prohibiting the Imposition of Death Penalty in the Philippines” to groundbreaking human rights statutes like the “Anti-Torture Law”, “Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act”, and the “Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act”.

Good afternoon to one and all:

Human  rights cover all fundamental rights of citizens which must be protected against abuses by the State and its agents singularly or in cahoots with private violators.