Presentation

1. 18th Congress of the
Philippines
Edcel Lagman

2. Edcel Lagman
• Edcel Castelar Lagman Sr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈedsɛl], born May 1,
1942) is a Filipino human rights lawyer and politician from
the province of Albay. He was elected as a member of the House in 1987
up to the present. He served as Minority Floor Leader of the House of
Representatives of the Philippines until 2012, when he resigned the
office. Lagman is one of the key Liberal Party figures in the House of
Representatives, having supported the Reproductive Health Bill (who he
principally authored), the SOGIE Equality Bill, the Free Tertiary Education
Act, the Anti-Dynasty Bill, and the Freedom of Information Bill. He is also
the principal author of the Divorce Bill, the Human Rights Defenders Bill,
the Prevention of Teenage Pregnancy Bill, and the Anti-Child Marriage
Bill.

3. • Lagman was instrumental to the abolition of the death penalty in
the Philippines in 2006 and continues to oppose proposals to
reinstate capital punishment in the country. Lagman is also the
principal author of a triumvirate of human rights laws, namely the
Anti-Torture Act of 2009 (R.A. 9745), the Anti-Enforced or
Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012 (R.A. 10353), and the
Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013
(R.A. 10368).

4. Education
• Lagman has degrees in political science (cum laude) from
the University of the Philippines Diliman where he became a
member of the Alpha Phi Beta fraternity. He eventually finished
his Bachelor of Laws at the University of the Philippines College of
Law.

5. Political life
• Lagman has been elected to a total of eight terms as a Member of the House of
Representatives, representing the 1st district of Albay. He first served from 1987
to 1998, and then from 2004 to 2013, and from 2016 to the present. His daughter
Krisel represented the district from 1998 to 2004 and his son Edcel Jr. from 2013
to 2016. Lagman also ran for senator in 1998 under the Laban ng Makabayang
Masang Pilipino coalition and for representative of the 4th district of Quezon
City in 2001 but lost in both occasions.[1]
• Lagman was a member of Lakas-CMD and is the main proponent of
the Reproductive Health Bill. He is now a member of the Liberal Party, of which
he is the party president since 2022,[2] and is one of the leading opposition
members of the House of Representatives.

6. Personal life
• Lagman is the elder brother of Filemon "Popoy" Lagman, the
founder of the Partido ng Manggagawa, Alex Boncayao Brigade,
and who was assassinated in 2001. Another brother, Hermon, was
a political activist who disappeared during the martial
law government of President Ferdinand Marcos. Lagman is married
to Maria Cielo Lagman (née Burce) and has seven children:
Krisel, Edcel Greco, Larah, Mahar, Mark, Karina and Andre. His
son Edcel Greco "Grex" Lagman. is the incumbent Governor of
Albay.

7. References
1. Sison, Bebot Jr. (May 26, 2001). "Belmonte proclaimed QC
mayor". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
2.^ Reyes, Dempsey (October 1, 2022). "Edcel Lagman elected new
LP president". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
3.^ Dematera, Cet. "New Albay governor, vice governor assume
post". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
• "Member Information: Edcel C. Lagman". House of Representatives
of the Philippines. Retrieved 2022-12-14.