Tag: Edcel Lagman

Lagman urges SC justices to junk quo warranto petition vs Sereno

(Eagle News)–Opposition lawmaker Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Saturday urged justices of the Supreme Court to junk the quo warranto petition filed against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. “The eventual dismissal by the Supreme Court of the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida to oust (her) would be an opportunity for concerned justices to show that they are fair, judicious and protective of the Constitution,” Lagman said in a statement. In urging […]

JUST IN: House justice committee rules only its members will be allowed to participate in impeach proceedings vs CJ Sereno

(Eagle News) — The House committee on justice on Wednesday voted to allow only its members to participate in impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. With a vote of  30-3, the members of the committee approved Rep. Gwen Garcia’s motion, which effectively denied the requests of her colleagues such as Rep. Edcel Lagman and Rep. Kaka Bag-ao that non-members be allowed to participate in such. Lagman had argued participating in such an important […]