Danilo Lagbas
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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- People from Misamis Oriental
- 1952 births
- 2008 deaths
- Deaths from liver cancer in the Philippines
- Deaths from lung cancer in the Philippines
- Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians
- Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Misamis Oriental
- Mayors of places in Misamis Oriental