Danilo Lagbas Explained

Danilo P. Lagbas (January 25, 1952 – June 8, 2008) was a Filipino politician. A member of the Lakas-CMD Party, he was elected to two terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the First District of Misamis Oriental. He first won election to Congress in 2004, and was re-elected in 2007. He died while in office in June 2008 from lung and liver cancer.[1]

At the time of his death, Lagbas was the Chairperson of the House Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development. He was a principal author of Republic Act No. 9501, also known as the Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.[2] Prior to his election to Congress, Lagbas had served as mayor of his hometown, Sugbongcogon, Misamis Oriental, and as Vice-Governor of the province in 1998.[2]

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  1. News: Misamis Oriental congressman succumbs to cancer . GMANews.TV . 2008-06-09 . 2008-06-09 .
  2. News: Annabelle L. Ricalde . Misamis Oriental grieves over lawmaker's death . Sun Star Cagayan de Oro . 2008-06-09 . 2008-06-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080610071950/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/cag/2008/06/09/news/misamis.oriental.grieves.over.lawmaker.s.death.html . 2008-06-10 .