Cielo Krisel Burce Lagman-Luistro (born November 9, 1968) is a Filipino politician who has been the representative for Albay's first district since 2025, a seat she previously held from 1998 to 2004. A member of the Liberal Party, she had previously served as the mayor of Tabaco, Albay, from 2007 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2025.
In 1999, Lagman exposed an attempt by Mary Ann Maslog, who allegedly offered her an opportunity illicitly earn 40 percent commission for the purchase of school supplies for Albay's 1st district.[6]
In 2000, Lagman was among the LDP politicians to sign the impeachment complaint against Estrada. This led to the anti-Estrada faction of LDP to splinter by the following year.[4] Estrada was deposed in the Second EDSA Revolution in January 2001.
She was the principal author of the House version of a legislation converting Tabaco from a municipality into a city – House Bill No. 9794.[3][7] Residents of the then-municipality ratified the law in 2001.[8]
Her father Edcel Lagman retook the her position after the latter won the 2004 election.[5][9] The elder Lagman served until 2013.[10]
Mayor of Tabaco
Lagman first became the first female mayor of her hometown of Tabaco after she won the 2007 election.[3][11] In the 2013 election, Lagman failed to get a third consecutive term after she lost to Marie Demetriou.[12] Lagman was reelected as mayor in the 2016 election.[13][14]
House of Representatives (2025–present)
Lagman ran in Albay's 1st congressional district during the 2025 elections. She won with 128,871 votes.[11] She pledge to pursue the passage of a law legalizingdivorce in the Philippines as well as providing financial aid to solo parents.[15] She won the race, marking her return to the Congress after 21 years, and will fill the vacancy created by the death of her father in January 2025.[10]
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