Naghatag sang mensahe sang pagdayaw, pagpasalamat, kag pagpaalam ang Kongreso matapos ang kumpirmasyon nga nagtaliwan na si Albay First District Rep. kag Liberal Party President Edcel Lagman.
Napatay si Lagman sa edad nga 82-anyos matapos nagsuprer sang cardiac arrest.
Base sa statement sang iya pamilya, padayon nila nga dumdumon ang kongresista bilang maprinsipyo kag wala nagakalingkang nga advocate sang human rights.
“He left this world the way he lived his life – with integrity, compassion, and fearlessness. He fought until the end with the dogged determination, tenacity, and unshakable hopefulness that defined all that he stood for,” suno kay Tabaco Mayor Krisel Lagman, anak sang kongresista.
“He will be remembered and honored by his family, friends, and colleagues as a remarkable and generous father; a warm, thoughtful and loving brother, uncle and lolo; a true and loyal friend; and an upright, principled, and unwavering advocate of human rights and the rule of law. He will live on in our hearts and we will continue to honor his memory by living our lives the way that would make him proud,” dugang sini.
Nagpasalamat man ang Liberal Party kay Lagman sa pagpakigbato sini sa kinamatarong sang mga tawo bilang abogado kag bilang mamalidha.
“Sa kanyang mahabang karera bilang abogado ng karapatang pantao at mambabatas, walang kapaguran niyang ipinaglaban ang mga biktima ng pang-aabuso, ang kalusugan at kapakanan ng kababaihan, kabataan at LGBT, at ang tapat at mahusay na pamamahala. Sa kanyang pagkawala, nabawasan ng isang matalas, masipag, at matapang na lingkod-bayan ang Pilipinas,” pahayag sang partido.
Sa statement naman sang opisina ni House Speaker Martin Romualdez, ginpahayag nga bisan may mga wala man naga-ugyon sa pahayag sang kongresista kun kaisa, indi manegar ang iya dedikasyon kag kapisan sa trabaho para sa human rights, social justice, kag maayo nga panggobyerno.
Ginsiling man nga daku ang nadula sa Kongreso kag sa Philippine public service kasunod sang pagtaliwan sini.
“Whether one agreed with him or not, no one could deny his dedication to his work and his tireless advocacy for human rights, good governance and social justice. His voice—always firm, always eloquent—pushed important debates forward and challenged us all to think more critically and act more decisively,” kabahin sang statement ni Romualdez.
“His absence leaves a great void, not just in Congress but in Philippine public service. On behalf of the House of Representatives, I extend my deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues in the Liberal Party.”
Nahibaluan nga nakaserbe si Lagman bilang congressman sang First District of Albay sa walo ka termino: halin sang 1987 tubtub 1998, halin sang 2004 tubtub 2013, kag halin sang 2016 tubtub subong. Siya man ang party president sang Liberal Party halin sang 2022.
Lakip sa mga layi nga siya ang author amo ang Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law, ang Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law, ang Compensation to Martial Law Victims, ang Anti-Torture Act, kag ang layi nga nagadula sang death penalty sa Pilipinas. Isa man siya sa principal authors sang Absolute Divorce Bill.#
