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(Eagle News)–Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Wednesday, Aug. 28, slammed Senator Bong Go for calling his image “beyond repair” during a privilege speech in which Go defended the Malasakit Centers he was pushing for. In a statement, Lagman said Go’s “ballistic reaction was unprovoked because I did not even mention his name when I asked the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) during its budget briefing to provide the legal basis for its funding the Malasakit […]
(Eagle News) — Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Thursday, Jan. 24, slammed the House of Representatives after it approved on second reading a bill lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12 years old. In a statement, Lagman said the House was a “chamber of regressive legislation” for approving on second reading House Bill 8858 on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The approved bill had been amended to allow for the change in the minimum age of […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has expressed confidence the Supreme Court will junk the petition seeking to stop the third extension of martial law in Mindanao. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the grounds after all that were cited by the members of the opposition led by Rep. Edcel Lagman in questioning the third extension of martial law were “more or less similar with the grounds cited in their previous petition to nullify the second extension […]
It’s unconstitutional, they say (Eagle News) — Some opposition lawmakers thumbed down the idea of extending martial law in Mindanao for a third time, calling the same “unconstitutional.” During the joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 12, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the four grounds which President Rodrigo Duterte had cited in his Dec. 6 letter calling on Congress to allow the third extension did not mention an “actual rebellion” taking place in […]
(Eagle News)– Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Tuesday, Sept. 17, denied he was among those who benefited from what were alleged to be P55-billion insertions in the proposed 2019 budget. “I have no participation whatsoever in the allocation of funds or the funding of projects as contained in the President’s National Expenditure Program (NEP),” he said in a statement. He noted that the NEP was prepared by the Department of Budget and Management. “To my mind, […]
Urges JBC to withdraw shortlist, reopen filing of applications for CJ (Eagle News) — Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Friday, Aug. 24, urged the Judicial and Bar Council to “withdraw momentarily” its shortlist of nominees for the Chief Justice post, and to “reopen the filing of applications.” In a statement, Lagman said the JBC, after all, “acted with indecent alacrity” in shortlisting Justices Teresita de Castro, Diosdado Peralta, and Lucas Bersamin even if they are facing impeachment complaints. […]
(Eagle News) — Four of the five candidates for Chief Justice will automatically be disqualified from vying for the post in the wake of the filing of impeachment complaints against them, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Thursday, Aug. 23. According to Lagman, under the rules of the Judicial and Bar Council, “an applicant who has a pending case is disqualified from being nominated or appointed to any position in the judiciary.” Of the seven […]
(Eagle News) — Impeachment complaints have been filed against the seven Supreme Court justices who voted to oust Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. Facing the charges stated in the complaints filed by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, together with Gary Alejano, Teddy Baguilat and Tom Vilarin, on Thursday, Aug. 23, were Associate Justices Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Alexander Gesmundo, Andres Reyes Jr., Francis Jardeleza and Noel Tijam. Bersamin, Peralta, Reyes Jr. and […]
(Eagle News)–Deputy Speaker Rolando Andaya Jr. on Sunday, July 29, said the majority will distance itself from the ongoing disagreements on who should lead the minority bloc in the House of Representatives under Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s term as Speaker. According to Andaya, if there was anything they would decide on, “siguro ‘yung guidelines lang kung paano ang pagpili nila.” He said they would, however, leave it to the parties involved to decide who will […]
(Eagle News)—-The “quirks of politicians” in the House of Representatives are damaging the institution as the fight for posts under a new leadership in the House of Representatives continues, Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Saturday, July 28. According to Lagman, for instance, while the “pertinent rule of the House of Representatives explicitly provides that those who vote for the winning Speaker constitute the majority,” members of the group of Rep. Danilo Suarez, who voted for Rep. […]
(Eagle News)–The Magnificent 7 will “actively vie” for the leadership of the minority bloc in the House of Representatives, where changes are expected with the election of Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the new Speaker. According to Rep. Edcel Lagman, under House rules, those who abstained from voting for Arroyo would constitute the minority. Apart from the Magnificent 7 composed of Lagman, Akbayan Party-list Rep. Tom Villarin, Caloocan City Rep. Edgar Erice, Magdalo Party-list Rep. Gary […]
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority towed the car of Rep. Edcel Lagman over the weekend after it was found illegally parked on a road in Quezon City. A radio report quoted the MMDA as saying Lagman’s son acknowledged he forgot to tell his driver not to park the vehicle–which bore the license plate number “8” given to congressmen—along Scout Borromeo St. Authorities gave him a ticket. The MMDA, which has intensified its […]
