Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. might consider the sentiment of the House of Representatives and cooperate in the ICC investigation on the war on drugs of the Duterte administration.
Liberal Party president and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman lauded the court’s decision allowing former Senator Leila de Lima to post bail, saying this marks an end to her “odious and oppressive incarceration.”
During President Rodrigo Duterte’s term, the confidential and intelligence funds of the Office of the President (OP) were increased to billions of pesos annually, according to Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman.
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman is inquiring if the Office of the President will follow the example set by the Office of the Ombudsman and the Office of the Solicitor General in reducing the confidential and intelligence funds.
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman took a swipe at Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte, who claimed that critics of the confidential funds undermine peace and order.
Liberal Party president and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Wednesday stressed that confidential and intelligence funds should be removed from government agencies not qualified to receive “secret funds.”
In a recent interview on “PolitiSkoop,” Albay 1st District Edcel Lagman said under the bill, a divorce petition will undergo judicial process, prohibiting “quickie,” “drive-thru,” and “email” divorces.
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said transferring confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) between different government agencies should be prohibited.
Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said that the “ominous silence” from the office of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the 51st anniversary of his father’s declaration of martial law “is both deafening and revealing”.
On the eve of the anniversary of the martial law declaration, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman underscored the importance of remembering the Marcos Sr. regime to deter any attempt of repetition.
