Edcel Lagman is a Filipino politician. He is currently serving as congressman of the first legislative district of Albay Province in Bicol Region, Philippines.
In the May 13, 2019 election, he ran for congressman under the Liberal Party (LP) and defeated then incumbent Sto. Domingo Mayor Herbie Aguas of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) and Hernando Bruce of the PDDS-DPP. In 2022, he ran for re-election under the same party and won over three other candidates including Rebecca Quijano who placed a far second.
Personal Information
Complete Name –> Edcel C. Lagman
Nickname –> Ed
Birth Date –> May 1, 1942 (age 81)
Birth Place –> San Fernando, Camarines Sur
Hometown –> Albay, Philippines
Family
Wife –> Maria Cielo Burce Lagman
Children – Seven
1. Tabaco Mayor and former Congresswoman Cielo Krisel B. Lagman-Luistro
2. Ms. Larah Kristin Lagman
3. Governor, former Congressman, Vice Governor, and former Quezon City Councilor Edcel Lagman Jr.
4. Dr. Nikos Mahar Lagman
5. Prof. Marco Stefan Lagman
6. Ms. Karina Farah Lagman
7. Barangay Kagawad Andrei Philip Lagman of South Triangle, Quezon City
Father –> Fiscal Pedro Eduardo Diaz Lagman of Pampanga
Mother –> Cecilia Castelar
Brothers –> Filemon “Popoy” Lagman (founder of Partido Manggagawa, assassinated in 2001), Hermon Lagman (an activist who disappeared during martial law)
Education
College – University of the Philippines Diliman
Degree – Political Science
Law School – University of the Philippines Diliman
Political Career / Work Experiences
2022-Present – President, Liberal Party
1987-1998, 2004-2013, 2016-Present – Congressman
Bills / Laws / Projects
Edcel was the principal author of the following important laws:
R.A. 6657 (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law)
R.A. 9346 (An Act Prohibiting the Imposition of Death Penalty in the Philippines)
R.A. 9502 (Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008)
R.A. 9745 (Anti-Torture Act of 2009)
R.A. 10931 (Tertiary Education Act)
R.A. 10354 (Reproductive Health Act)
R.A. 10353 (Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012)
R.A. 10368 (Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013)
Bills Filed:
House Bill 15 – AN ACT DEFINING THE RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, DECLARING STATE RESPONSIBILITIES, AND INSTITUTING EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THESE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
House Bill 100 – AN ACT INSTITUTING ABSOLUTE DIVORCE AND DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE IN THE PHILIPPINES
House Bill 1486 – AN ACT PROTECTING CHILDREN BY PROHIBITING AND DECLARING CHILD MARRIAGE AS ILLEGAL AND PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND PENALTIES THEREOF
Advocacy Programs / Stand on Issues
Human Rights, Anti-Death Penalty, Divorce, Freedom of Information
* Voted no in to House Bill 6616 giving the president additional powers to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic
* Supported the ABS-CBN application for new franchise
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See also: Other Famous People from Albay Province