SOLO PARENTS’ CHAMPION Krisel Lagman, the incumbent mayor of Tabaco Metropolis, Albay, reveals her accomplished certificates of candidacy on Saturday, October 5, 2024. She is aspiring for a seat within the Home of Representatives for Albay’s first district. Lagman desires to provide monetary help to solo dad and mom and the passage of a divorce legislation within the Philippines. Holding up her hand is her brother, Albay Governor Edcel Greco Lagman. (Picture from MICHAEL JAUCIAN / INQ)
LEGAZPI CITY — The mayor of Tabaco Metropolis in Albay province filed her certificates of candidacy (COC) on the native Fee on Elections (Comelec) right here on Saturday, October 5.
The candidate is operating in Albay’s first district as consultant and she or he is pushing for the passage of a divorce legislation within the nation.
Krisel Lagman, who’s serving her fifth time as Tabaco metropolis mayor, is looking for to return to Congress by means of the 2025 midterm elections.
Earlier than serving as mayor, she held two consecutive phrases within the Home of Representatives from 1998 to 2004.
Emphasizing her dedication to the enactment of the divorce invoice, she informed INQUIRER.web in an interview on Saturday that “divorce doesn’t destroy marriage. It merely ends a bitter one.”
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She mentioned that if elected, she will even make sure that Congress secures adequate funding from the nationwide authorities to offer monetary help to certified solo dad and mom.
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In the meantime, 1st District Board Member Sheina Onrubia-Dela Cruz additionally filed her COC, looking for reelection in 2025.
Attorneys Gio Ong Bongao and Elmar Barreda likewise filed their COCs for board members in Albay’s first district.
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