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Lagman: ‘House is a chamber of regressive legislation’

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 06:11:12 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has become a “veritable chamber of regressive legislation” after it reduced the minimum age of criminal responsibility from the present 15 to 12 years old and restored the death penalty for drug-related offenses, Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman lamented on Thursday.

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Magnificent 7 offers P50K each for capture of Batocabe’s killers

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Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 03:48:26 +0000

Members of the so-called Magnificent 7 in the House of Representatives have offered P50,000 each for the immediate capture of the killers of Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe and his police escort Senior Police Officer 1 Orlando Diaz.

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Lagman: No empirical data to show Mindanao growth rate due to ML

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 04:43:32 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Claims that the declaration of martial law in Mindanao has contributed to its economic growth rate have no empirical basis, Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman said Wednesday.

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Lagman: SC ruling on Filipino, Panitikan ‘unconstitutional and anti-youth’

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The Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling downgrading Filipino and Panitikan (Philippine literature) as merely elective subjects in college was “unconstitutional and anti-youth,” Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman said Tuesday.

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Lagman to JBC: Withdraw nominations of 3 magistrates

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Lagman to JBC: Withdraw nominations of 3 magistrates

The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) should withdraw its decision to include Justices Teresita de Castro, Diosdado Peralta, and Lucas Bersamin in the shortlist of nominees for the vacant position of chief justice, an opposition lawmaker rallied on Friday.    

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