Grex Lagman recalls his fave uncle ‘Ka Popoy’: He was so freaking cool

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Grex Lagman recalls his fave uncle ‘Ka Popoy’: He was so freaking cool

For ex- Albay congressman Grex Lagman, late labor group leader Filemon “Ka Popoy” Lagman was quite simply the coolest “tito” on earth.

“To many activists, laborers, clients, his comrades and the media, he was ‘Ka Popoy’ Lagman.

But to an 8 year old kid, he was Uncle Ching–the coolest uncle ever!” Grex wrote on his Facebook Monday (February 6) and he paid tribute to his kin on his 16th death anniversary.

So what made Uncle Ching cool? His survival skills, for one.

Grex fondly described his tito as a “motorcycle riding dude with stories of camping out in the mountains, getting by with just tree barks and leaves and the occasional rat!”

“I learned to ride a 400cc motorcycle when i was 10 years old because of uncle Ching. I mean, i drove his black Honda around Marcelo Green Village in Parañaque–by myself! How cool can this uncle be?!?” he recalled.

Ka Popoy, brother of incumbent Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman, was assassinated on February 6, 2001.

“Uncle Ching was shot at at the Bahay ng Alumni in UP. My dad lost another brother that day. I lost my favorite uncle,” Grex wrote.

“Uncle Ching was the true working class hero. He organized both Sanlakas and PM–both winning seats in Congress. His legacy lives on even as his death at 47, sixteen years ago, was not in vain,” he stressed. #

from https://www.facebook.com/edcelgrex.lagman/posts/640894976119241

Edcel Grex Burce Lagman

Pebrero 5, 2017

To many activists, laborers, clients, his comrades and the media, he was"Ka Popoy" Lagman.

But to an 8 year old kid, he was Uncle Ching--the coolest uncle ever! A motorcycle riding dude with stories of camping out in the mountains, getting by with just tree barks and leaves and the occasional rat! 😊He would stay with us for 2, 3 days... then we would invariably have a deal: if i am able to convince mama and papa to go with him in the "mountains", he will gladly take me. Of course, i always was in tears when "no deal" was my parents' standard answer. Haha

I learned to ride a 400cc motorcycle when i was 10 years old because of uncle Ching. I mean, i drove his black Honda around Marcelo Green Village in Parañaque--by myself! How cool can this uncle be?!?

On Feb. 6, 2001, in the law office my dad set up with him, i heard the most shocking news from my father. Uncle Ching was shot at at the Bahay ng Alumni in UP. My dad lost another brother that day. I lost my favorite uncle.

Uncle Ching was the true working class hero. He organized both Sanlakas and PM--both winning seats in Congress. His legacy lives on even as his death at 47, sixteen years ago, was not in vain.

God bless your restless, revolutionary soul, Uncle Ching...😇

(March 17, 1953 Tabaco, Albay -- February 6, 2001 Quezon City)