The House of Representatives on Wednesday paid tribute to the late Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Wednesday for standing as the "giant" among his colleagues in his 29 years as a lawmaker. Former Speaker ...

Albay First District Representative and Liberal Party President Edcel C. Lagman passed away on January 30, 2025, at the age of 82 due to cardiac arrest, his family announced on Thursday. He was ...

MANILA, Philippines — Albay First District Rep. Edcel Lagman, a martial law survivor and human rights lawyer who fought the Marcos dictatorship and later became a stalwart of liberal politics in the ...

Albay 1st district Representative Edcel Lagman passed away on Thursday at the age of 82, his daughter Tabaco City Mayor Krisel Lagman confirmed. The mayor said that her father died at 5:01 p.m. due to ...

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives held a necrological service for the late Rep. Edcel Lagman (Albay, 1st District) on Wednesday, February 5. Lagman passed away at 82 years old on ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Liberal Party led expressions of grief on Thursday, January 30, over the death of its president Rep. Edcel Lagman Sr. (Albay, 1st District), remembering the veteran lawmaker ...

The leadership of the House of Representatives on Thursday expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Albay First District Representative Edcel C. Lagman, calling him a “passionate and fearless ...

MANILA, Philippines — Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman was not shy about voicing his opposition or support for measures discussed in the House of Representatives, which meant that he had ...

Rep. Edcel C. Lagman of the First District of Albay (left) and Vice President Sara Duterte. (Photos: Lagman – JOEL NITO/AFP via Getty Images; Duterte – Ezra Acayan/Getty Images). The lawmaker ...