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The following is a list of members of the
Philippine Congress and its various iterations who died in office.
Senate
Insular Senate (1916–1935)
Senate (at-large; 1941–1972, 1987–present)
Member
Party
Date of death
Age at death (years)
Cause
Norberto Romualdez
[1]
Nacionalista
November 4, 1941
66
Heart attack
Daniel Maramba
Nacionalista
December 28, 1941
71
Tuberculosis
[6]
José Ozámiz
Nacionalista
February 11, 1944
45
Executed by the
Japanese during
World War II
[7]
Vicente Y. Sotto
Popular Front
March 28, 1950
[8]
73
Tomás Confesor
Nacionalista
June 6, 1951
60
Heart attack
[9]
Emiliano Tria Tirona
[1]
Liberal
April 8, 1952
70
Lung cancer
Esteban Abada
Liberal
December 17, 1954
[10]
58
Ruperto Kangleon
[1]
Democratic
February 27, 1958
58
Heart attack
Claro M. Recto
Nacionalista
October 2, 1960
70
Heart attack
[11]
Mariano Jesús Cuenco
Nacionalista
February 25, 1964
[12]
76
Eulogio Rodriguez
Nacionalista
December 9, 1964
81
Heart attack
[13]
Gaudencio Antonino
Liberal
November 13, 1967
58
Helicopter crash
[14]
Marcelo Fernan
LDP
July 11, 1999
[15]
71
Cancer
Renato Cayetano
Lakas
June 25, 2003
68
Abdominal cancer
[16]
Lower house
Philippine Assembly (1907–1916)
House of Representatives (1916–1935)
National Assembly (1935–1941)
House of Representatives (1941–1972)
Member
Party
Province(district)
Date of death
Age at death (years)
Cause
Vicente Agan
[18]
Nacionalista
Batanes (
Lone district )
Leon Valencia
[18]
Nacionalista
Bulacan (
1st district )
Eusebio Orense
[18]
Nacionalista
Batangas (
2nd district )
February 23, 1942
Wenceslao Vinzons
[21]
Young Philippines
Camarines Norte (
Lone district )
July 15, 1942
31
Executed by the Japanese during World War II
Manuel Fortich
[18]
Nacionalista
Bukidnon (
Lone district )
January 15, 1943
Antonio Llamas
[18]
Nacionalista
Bataan (
Lone district )
March 1945
Killed by the Japanese during World War II
Crisanto Guysayko
[18]
Nacionalista
Laguna (
2nd district )
May 26, 1945
55-56
Carlos Fortich Sr.
[22]
Liberal
Bukidnon (
Lone district )
October 12, 1946
Gaudencio Dimaisip
[18]
Nacionalista
Iloilo (
4th district )
November 11, 1947
Nicolas Rafols
Nacionalista
Cebu (
6th district )
May 2, 1947
52-53
Emilio dela Paz Sr.
[18]
Nacionalista
Rizal (
2nd district )
August 30, 1951
Lorenzo Ziga
[18]
Liberal
Albay (
1st district )
November 4, 1954
Gregorio Bienvenido Tan
[18]
Nacionalista
Samar (
1st district )
November 4, 1954
Pedro Lopez
Nacionalista
Cebu (
2nd district )
March 17, 1957
Plane crash
[23]
Eugenio Perez
[24]
Liberal
Pangasinan (
2nd district )
August 4, 1957
60
Pio Duran
Nacionalista
Albay (
3rd district )
February 8, 1961
Vicente Gustilo
[18]
Nacionalista
Negros Occidental (
1st district )
December 17, 1962
Apolinario Apacible
[18]
Nacionalista
Batangas (
1st district )
August 22, 1963
Tobias Fornier
Nacionalista
Antique (
Lone district )
October 31, 1964
Ramon Tabiana
Liberal
Iloilo (
3rd district )
December 20, 1964
Eladio Balite
[18]
Liberal
Samar (
1st district )
August 24, 1967
Isidro Kintanar
Nacionalista
Cebu (
4th district )
April 8, 1968
52
Heart attack
Vicente Peralta
Nacionalista
Sorsogon (
2nd district )
June 13, 1968
Salud Vivero Parreño
Nacionalista
Leyte (
2nd district )
December 27, 1969
Floro Crisologo
Nacionalista
Ilocos Sur (
1st district )
October 18, 1970
62
Assassinated
[25]
Batasang Pambansa (1978–1986)
House of Representatives (1987–present)
Member
Party
Province/City(district)
Date of death
Age at death (years)
Cause
Moises Tapia
Independent
Catanduanes (
Lone district )
November 15, 1987
Plane crash
[28]
Efren Sarte
[18]
Liberal
Albay (
3rd district )
July 22, 1988
Moises Espinosa
LDP
Masbate (
3rd district )
March 17, 1989
55
Assassinated
[29]
Estelita Juco
[30]
Independent
Sectoral(Women and the Disabled)
July 12, 1989
n/a
Rogaciano Mercado
LABAN
Bulacan (
4th district )
November 13, 1989
73
Heart attack
[31]
Omar Dianalan
Liberal
Lanao del Sur (
1st district )
April 30, 1990
Mario Tagarao
[18]
Liberal
Quezon (
2nd district )
April 23, 1990
n/a
Gerardo Roxas Jr.
Liberal
Capiz (
1st district )
April 4, 1993
32
Colon cancer
[32]
Joseph Sibug
[33]
Independent
Sectoral(Cultural Minority)
February 14, 1994
Tito Espinosa
Lakas
Masbate (
1st district )
February 27, 1995
Assassinated
[34]
Catalino Nava
Lakas
Guimaras (
Lone district )
December 3, 1995
[35]
n/a
Teodulo Natividad
[18]
LDP
Bulacan (
1st district )
January 9, 1997
72
Prostate cancer
Magdaleno Palacol Sr.
Lakas
Laguna (
4th district )
1997
78-79
[36]
Elias Lopez
Lakas
Davao City (
3rd district )
1997
78-79
[37]
Andres Dinglasan Jr.
Independent
Sectoral(Labor)
1997
[36]
Emigdio Bondoc
Lakas
Pampanga (
4th district )
November 25, 1997
69
Car accident
[38]
Percival Catane
[18]
Lakas
Misamis Occidental (
1st district )
July 15, 1998
Norma Imperial
[18]
LAMMP
Albay (
2nd district )
September 29, 2000
Hilarion Ramiro Jr.
Independent
Misamis Occidental (
2nd district )
January 5, 2001
62
Heart attack
Marcial Punzalan Jr.
LAMMP
Quezon (
2nd district )
May 12, 2001
54
Assassinated
[39]
Rodolfo Aguinaldo
LAMMP
Cagayan (
3rd district )
June 12, 2001
54
Assassinated
[40]
Napoleon Beratio
LDP
Cavite (
3rd district )
August 7, 2002
66
Pancreatic cancer
[41]
Reynaldo Calalay
LDP
Quezon City (
1st district )
January 11, 2003
Antonio Abaya
Lakas
Isabela (
4th district )
February 26, 2003
68
Brain cancer
[42]
Benjamin Cruz
[18]
Butil Farmers Party
Party-list (BUTIL)
October 15, 2004
Romualdo Vicencio
[43]
Lakas
Northern Samar (
2nd district )
July 26, 2006
72
Luis Bersamin Jr.
KAMPI
Abra (
Lone district )
December 16, 2006
62
Assassinated
[44]
Ernesto Gidaya
Veterans Freedom Party
Party-list(VETERANS)
January 29, 2007
Antonio Serapio
NPC
Valenzuela City (
2nd district )
February 19, 2007
69
Car accident caused by a heart attack
[45]
Wahab Akbar
Lakas
Basilan (
Lone district )
November 13, 2007
47
Assassinated in the
Batasang Pambansa bombing
[46]
Victor Dominguez
KAMPI
Mountain Province (
Lone district )
February 9, 2008
72
Heart attack
[47]
Crispin Beltran
Anakpawis
Party-list(ANAKPAWIS)
May 20, 2008
75
Injuries from a fall
[48]
Danilo Lagbas
Lakas
Misamis Oriental (
1st district )
June 8, 2008
56
Heart attack
[49]
Leonila Chavez
Butil Farmers Party
Party-list(BUTIL)
January 28, 2010
75
Stroke
[50]
Jose Yap
Lakas
Tarlac (
2nd district )
March 2, 2010
81
Prostate cancer
[51]
Florencio Vargas
Lakas
Cagayan (
2nd district )
July 22, 2010
79
Heart attack
[52]
Antonio Diaz
WPP
Zambales (
2nd district )
August 3, 2011
83
Pneumonia
[53]
Ignacio Arroyo, Jr.
Lakas
Negros Occidental (
5th district )
January 26, 2012
60
Liver cirrhosis
[54]
Salvador Escudero III
Liberal
Sorsogon (
1st district )
August 13, 2012
69
Colon cancer
[55]
Erico Aumentado
NPC
Bohol (
1st district )
December 25, 2012
72
Pneumonia
[56]
Pedro Romualdo
NPC
Camiguin (
Lone district )
April 24, 2013
77
Pneumonia
[57]
Enrique Cojuangco
NPC
Tarlac (
1st district )
May 12, 2015
74
Aneurysm
[58]
Elmer Panotes
Lakas
Camarines Norte (
2nd district )
September 16, 2015
75
Pneumonia caused by prostate cancer
[59]
Roy Señeres
OFW Family Club
Party-list(OFW FAMILY)
February 8, 2016
68
Heart attack
[60]
Enrique Garcia Jr.
NUP
Bataan (
2nd district )
June 13, 2016
75
Pneumonia caused by a liver ailment
[61]
Habib Tupay Loong
NUP
Sulu (
1st district )
July 1, 2016
69
Liver cirrhosis
[62]
Jum Jainudin Akbar
Liberal
Basilan (
Lone district )
November 11, 2016
53
Heart attack
[63]
Maximo Dalog
Liberal
Mountain Province (
Lone district )
June 3, 2017
70
Kidney failure
[64]
Henedina Abad
Liberal
Batanes (
Lone district )
October 8, 2017
62
Cancer
[65]
Ciriaco Calalang
Kabalikat ng Mamamayan
Party-list(KABAYAN)
September 23, 2018
67
Stroke
[66]
Rodel Batocabe
Ako Bicol
Party-list(AKO BICOL)
December 22, 2018
52
Assassinated
[67]
Rodolfo Albano Jr.
LPG Marketers Association
Party-list(
LPGMA )
November 5, 2019
85
Heart failure
[68]
Nestor Fongwan
[69]
PDP–Laban
Benguet (
Lone district )
December 19, 2019
68
Marissa Mercado-Andaya
NPC
Camarines Sur (
2nd district )
July 5, 2020
51
Cancer
[70]
Francisco Datol Jr.
Senior Citizens Partylist
Party-list(SENIOR CITIZENS)
August 10, 2020
71
COVID-19
[71]
Bernardita Ramos
NPC
Sorsogon (
2nd district )
September 8, 2020
76
COVID-19
[72]
Raul del Mar
[73]
Liberal
Cebu City (
1st district )
November 16, 2020
79
Resurreccion Acop
NUP
Antipolo (
2nd district )
May 28, 2021
73
COVID-19
[74]
Carlos Cojuangco
[75]
NPC
Tarlac (
1st district )
February 22, 2022
58
Marisol Panotes
[76]
PDP–Laban
Camarines Norte (
2nd district )
April 29, 2022
76
Edward Hagedorn
[77]
PDP–Laban
Palawan (
3rd district )
October 3, 2023
76
Pancreatic cancer
Edgardo Salvame
PRP
Palawan (
1st district )
March 13, 2024
61
[78]
Elpidio Barzaga Jr.
NUP
Cavite (
4th district )
April 27, 2024
74
[79]
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