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Jun 12, 2024 · Lagman is the principal author of the divorce bill. “This means that the transmittal to the Senate will not wait for the plenary action of the House when the sessions start on July 22, 2024, as previously announced by Velasco,” Lagman said. ADVERTISEMENT.
Jun 11, 2024 · Independent minority solon Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has described the third reading passage of the bill legalizing divorce as "a clear and resounding victory" for Filipinos, especially women.
Jun 12, 2024 · House Bill 9349 or the Absolute Divorce Bill, which has been approved on third and final reading, has been transmitted to the Senate, Albay lawmaker Edcel Lagman said.
Jun 28, 2024 · In an interview with PrimeTimes with Atty. Lia. Lagman said the Absolute Divorce bill would primarily serve abused women, battered and abandoned wives. He said House Bill (HB) 9349 was a 'pro-woman' legislation and hoped that it would be enacted into law.
Jun 11, 2024 · It was Lagman, the principal author of the divorce bill, who asked Velasco in a letter dated May 28, 2024 "to mmediately transmit the approved bill to the Senate pursuant to the unanimous directive of the House".
Jun 12, 2024 · The House of Representatives has approved House Bill 9349, known as the Absolute Divorce Bill, on its third and final reading. The bill, titled “An Act Reinstituting Absolute Divorce as an Alternative Mode for the Dissolution of Marriage,” has been sent to the Senate, as confirmed by Albay lawmaker Edcel Lagman.
Jun 14, 2024 · Lagman, one of the authors of the said bill, made the statement in response to the 2024 World Economic Forum Report on Global Gender Gap Index where the Philippines ranked in 25th place.
