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House lawmakers spar over divorce bill's 'constitutionality': CIBAC Party List Rep. Eddie Villanueva claimed that the divorce bill currently undergoing plenary ...
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Divorce bill reaches House plenary: Divorce bill reaches House plenary
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Delaying forces? House panel approves divorce bill, again: Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman says the divorce bill being sent back to the committee ...
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Some legislators rejected the alleged fund for those who will sign the petition for charter change or cha-cha. The congressmen admitted that the amendment to ... Show more news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/07/24/p100-per-signature-lawmakers-flag-alleged-push-for-charter-change
Comelec chair Garcia denies additional P12B to be used for Cha-cha: Recently, Albay First District Representative Edcel Lagman said COMELEC did not request for ...
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P100 per signature? Lawmakers flag alleged push for charter change: "Cha-cha is not the main problem of the people, but the high price of goods, especially rice ...
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Lagman links P12-B increase in Comelec's 2024 budget to charter change initiative
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Lagman claims funds mobilized to kick off Chacha petition: Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman has claimed that congressmen from the supermajority coalition have launched a ...
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DOH distances itself from charter change talk: The Department of Health on Tuesday distanced itself from alleged campaigns for charter change that lawmakers said ...
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Leila de Lima is designated Liberal Party spokesperson: 'She has not revealed, however, her future political plans pending thorough consultation with allies ...
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The general silence over naming former president Rodrigo Duterte prompted Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman, an opposition lawmaker, to ask ... Show more trib.al/aT8NX69
House panels take up resolutions urging cooperation with ICC: A lawmaker said his resolution on the matter 'is about principles, not personalities.'
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House upholds 'integrity, honor' after attacks from Duterte: House Resolution 1414 did not mention Duterte by name.
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Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman says that in failing to include the EDSA anniversary in the list of Philippine holidays for 2024 ... Show more trib.al/gbQELvd
Even if February 25, the anniversary of the EDSA Revolution, falls on a Sunday in 2024, Rep. Edcel Lagman emphasizes it should remain a national day of ... Show more
The Liberal Party will not sanction Rep. Stella Quimbo because of her alleged defense of Vice President Sara Duterte's confidential funds proposal ... Show more
Although the transfer of P125 million confidential funds to the OVP in 2022 was "invalid", it did not violate the 1987 Constitution which is a basis for ... Show more
It is better for the Philippines to communicate with other countries than allocating confidential funds to various government agencies to impose "economic ... Show more
"We respect the right of a Party member to be wrong."
Despite his belief that confidential funds under VP Sara Duterte remain illegal ... Show more #ANCHeadstart
Other agencies such as DepEd, DSWD, DOLE, and DA that respond to the basic needs of Filipinos also need large funds, said Rep. Edcel Lagman.
Albay Representative Edcel Lagman opens deliberations on the proposed budget of the Office of the President with questions of its fund transfer to the OVP ... Show more www.rappler.com/nation/drilon-says-op-violated-constitution-transfer-confidential-funds-office-vice-president/
During House plenary deliberations on the Department of Education’s proposed 2024 budget, opposition lawmaker Edcel Lagman questions the move to change ... Show more #PeraNgBayan #BudgetWatch trib.al/nnn4dZQ
'NO FORGIVENESS WITHOUT REMORSE AND REPENTANCE'
On the 51st anniversary of the declaration of martial law, opposition congressman Edcel Lagman corners House ... Show more www.rappler.com
House, Senate fend off claims of having confidential funds: Officials of Congress have denied claims on social media that the House and Senate have confidential ...
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LP won't sanction Quimbo over defense of confidential funds: The Liberal Party will not sanction Marikina 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo over her defense of ...
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"We need to have other peaceful means. We should implement a calibrated economic sanctions against China, together with countries that are already too many ... Show more
DepEd insists Marcos dictatorship not being erased from new curriculum: The DepEd's 2024 budget sponsor says the removal of 'Marcos' in the term ...
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Some lawmakers questioned the Department of Education's memo to change the subject "Marcos Dictatorship" to "Dictatorship" in the Grade 6 Social Studies ... Show more news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/27/23/diktadurang-marcos-to-diktadura-minority-lawmakers-question-deped-memo
'Marcos dictatorship' to 'Dictatorship'? Minority lawmakers question DepEd memo: Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman urged the Department of Education ...
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The House plenary on Wednesday, September 20, tackled the proposed NHCP budget with one opposition lawmaker underscoring the importance of fighting historical ... Show more #BudgetWatch trib.al/rlV4JzY
Albay First District Rep. questioned. Edcel Lagman the P150 million proposed confidential funds of DepEd for 2024.
Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara ... Show more
Opposition lawmaker Edcel Lagman suggested that President Ferdinand Marcos use the contingent fund worth P13 billion in the 2023 national budget to help rice ... Show more trib.al/hnzSqk6
For Representative Edcel Lagman, the current wording of the contingent fund in the yearly annual national budget is the problem that needs to be solved ... Show more news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/19/23/lagman-says-contingent-fund-provision-abused
OVP's request for additional funding in 2022 is illegal: congressman: A congressman released Vice President Sara Duterte's original letter when she asked for ...
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Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman tells the Commission on Human Rights its request for higher confidential and intelligence funds was more ... Show more www.rappler.com/nation/commission-human-rights-confidential-funds-requests-more-justified-than-deped-office-vice-president/
Lawmaker wants 'complete elimination' of OVP's confidential funds: Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman expressed opposition to the P500-million confidential fund request of ...
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A recent report claims that the OVP spent P125 million in just 19 days, based on data released by COA. However, veteran lawmaker Edcel Lagman clarifies that ... Show more #ANCHeadstart
NHCP 'aware' of online disinformation on history: The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) wants a "whole of nation" approach to combating ...
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CHR to cooperate with ICC on drug war probe: CHR chairman Richard Palpalatoc gave the commitment during the interpellation by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman.
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CHR told: Your confidential funds more justified than DepEd, OVP: Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman says the Commission on Human Rights' ...
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'Alien projects' seen under DPWH 2024 budget: solon: The DPWH chief assured lawmakers that any grievances over the proposed budget can still be rectified.
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Rice to stabilize at P45 to P46 'by harvest time': DA exec: The DA admitted that the country is importing because the buffer stock of the country is thin.
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Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman requested that he be allowed to deliver a "counter-SONA" today in the House plenary, but he was told by the House leadership ... Show more rplr.co/nation
LIST: Issues Marcos missed during SONA 2023, according to opposition lawmakers: Opposition lawmakers enumerate key issues that President Marcos failed to mention ...
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Quick Glance: Criticism of Inaccurate, Ironic, Lacking Data in SONA 2023
- SONA2023 dominates Twitter trends in the Philippines as netizens share their thoughts on President Marcos' second SONA.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24, and Filipinos took to social media to express their thoughts on the chief executive's performance report.
- Here are some reactions and thoughts from netizens on the day of SONA.
- There were those who said Marcos' speech was clear and focused, even comparing it to the SONA of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte.
Albay governor, others take oath as new members of Marcos party: Three more governors, including Albay Governor Greco Lagman, have joined the Partido Federal ng ...
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LIST: Issues Marcos missed during SONA 2023, according to opposition lawmakers: Opposition lawmakers enumerate key issues that President Marcos failed to mention ...
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LIVE UPDATES: Mayon Volcano unrest: Bookmark this page for Phivolcs bulletins, information on government response, updates about evacuations ...
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Lagman rejects SC challenge vs Maharlika bill: Rep. Edcel Lagman said creating a sovereign wealth fund is simply not for the country at this time.
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Liberal Party president and Albay Representative Edcel Lagman challenges House Speaker Martin Romualdez to disclose information on a supposed ouster plot that ... Show more www.rappler.com/nation/lagman-dares-speaker-romualdez-reveal-details-rumored-ouster-plot/
House Representative Edcel Lagman, president of Liberal Party, believes the demotion in the House of Rep. Gloria Arroyo and the Lakas-CMD exit of Vice ... Show more www.rappler.com/nation/sara-duterte-resigns-lakas-cmd-may-19-2023/
Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman challenges House Speaker Martin Romualdez to "reveal the inculpatory details of a plot by [Gloria ... Show more rplr.co/nation
House panel OKs divorce bill: Rep. Lagman explained that this proposal allows those whose marriages fail to have a second chance
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In a statement, Albay 1st District Rep. and Liberal Party president Edcel Lagman wonders if President Marcos has secretly given the House leadership ... Show more www.rappler.com/nation/house-representatives-committee-votes-yes-charter-change-constitutional-convention-february-20-2023/
House panel OKs divorce bills 'in principle': The House of Representatives Committee on Population and Family Relations approved "in principle" various proposals ...
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Government urged: Consider birth control access for minors: Alarmed by rising cases of pregnancies among teenagers, advocates have asked lawmakers to consider ...
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"Maharlika fund is still in the embryonic stage."
This was how Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman described the Philippines' Maharlika Fund ... Show more #ANCHeadstart
Success of Marcos' Davos trip rests on actual investments: solon: The measure of success of President Marcos' trip to Switzerland depends on investment pledges ...
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Marcos tax case can't be reopened: Solon: A House lawmaker on Friday said he is concerned about the statement of Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo that seemed to ...
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