List of Philippine legislators who died in office

The following is a list of members of the various national legislatures of the Philippines who died in office:

Philippine Legislature (1907–1935) Philippine Assembly (1907–1916) House of Representatives (1916–1935) Philippine Commission (1907–1916) Senate (1916–1935) National Assembly (1935–1941) Commonwealth Congress (1941–1946) House of Representatives (1941–1946) Senate (1941–1946) National Assembly (1942–1943) Congress (1946–1972) House of Representatives (1946–1972) Senate (1946–1972) Batasang Pambansa (1978–86) Congress (1987–present) House of Representatives (1987–present) Senate (1987–present)

Senate Insular Senate (1916–1935) Member Portrait Party District Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Francisco Tongio Liongson 3rd February 20, 1919 49 Anthrax Espiridion Guanco 8th May 2, 1925 50 Cerebral attack Santiago Lucero 3rd November 2, 1925 54 Tomás Gómez 9th July 28, 1926 48-49 Jose Maria Arroyo 7th March 8, 1927 51-52 Mariano Yulo 8th July 11, 1929 65 Car accident Juan B. Alegre 6th June 14, 1931 49 Gastric ulcer Potenciano Treñas 7th June 10, 1934 40 José Clarín 11th June 2, 1935 55 Lung tumor

Senate (at-large; 1941–1972, 1987–present) Member Portrait Party Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Norberto Romualdez November 4, 1941 66 Heart attack Daniel Maramba December 28, 1941 71 Tuberculosis José Ozámiz February 11, 1944 45 Executed by the Japanese during World War II Vicente Y. Sotto March 28, 1950 73 Tomás Confesor June 6, 1951 60 Heart attack Emiliano Tria Tirona April 8, 1952 70 Lung cancer Esteban Abada December 17, 1954 58 Ruperto Kangleon February 27, 1958 58 Heart attack Claro M. Recto October 2, 1960 70 Heart attack Mariano Jesús Cuenco February 25, 1964 76 Eulogio Rodriguez December 9, 1964 81 Heart attack Gaudencio Antonino November 13, 1967 58 Helicopter crash Marcelo Fernan July 11, 1999 71 Cancer Renato Cayetano June 25, 2003 68 Abdominal cancer

Lower house

Philippine Assembly (1907–1916) Member Portrait Party Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Melecio Cojuangco Tarlac March 13, 1909 Heart attack Dimas Guzman Isabela March 18, 1909 Manuel Gavieres Surigao May 31, 1910 Teofilo Castillejos Batanes July 22, 1910 Aguedo Velarde Bulacan December 22, 1913 Emilio Acevedo Capiz July 27, 1914 Melecio Severino Negros Occidental May 16, 1915 48

House of Representatives (1916–1935) Member PortraitPartyDate of deathAge at death (years)Cause Augusto Reyes Cavite July 3, 1925 Antero Soriano Cavite June 15, 1929 41 Appendicitis Froilan Pavericio Albay August 9, 1931 Mariano Leuterio Mindoro April 23, 1932

National Assembly (1935–1941) Member Portrait Party Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Julio Nalundasan Ilocos Norte 2September 20, 1935 41 Assassinated Ruperto Kapunan Leyte February 4, 1939 Ruperto Montinola Iloilo February 10, 1940 70 Norberto Romualdez Leyte November 4, 1941 66 Heart attack Atanasio Ampig Iloilo December 17, 1941 Died in the sinking of the SS Corregidor during World War II Juan M. Reyes Capiz

House of Representatives (1941–1972) Member Portrait Party Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Vicente Agan Batanes Leon Valencia Bulacan Eusebio Orense Batangas February 23, 1942 Wenceslao Vinzons Camarines Norte July 15, 1942 31 Executed by the Japanese during World War II Manuel Fortich Bukidnon January 15, 1943 Antonio Llamas Bataan March 1945 Killed by the Japanese during World War II Crisanto Guysayko Laguna May 26, 1945 55-56 Carlos Fortich Sr. Bukidnon October 12, 1946 Gaudencio Dimaisip Iloilo November 11, 1947 Nicolas Rafols Cebu May 2, 1947 53 Emilio dela Paz Sr. Rizal August 30, 1951 Lorenzo Ziga Albay November 4, 1954 Car crash Gregorio Bienvenido Tan Samar Pedro Lopez Cebu March 17, 1957 51 Plane crash Eugenio Perez Pangasinan August 4, 1957 60 Pio Duran Albay February 8, 1961 Vicente Gustilo Negros Occidental December 17, 1962 Apolinario Apacible Batangas August 22, 1963 Tobias Fornier Antique October 31, 1964 61-62 Ramon Tabiana Iloilo December 20, 1964 Eladio Balite Northern Samar August 24, 1967 Isidro Kintanar Cebu April 8, 1968 52 Heart attack Vicente Peralta Sorsogon June 13, 1968 Salud Vivero Parreño Leyte December 27, 1969 Floro Crisologo Ilocos Sur October 18, 1970 62 Assassinated

Batasang Pambansa (1978–1986) Member Portrait Party Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Venancio Yaneza Masbate September 9, 1984 46 Stroke Cesar Climaco Zamboanga City November 14, 1984 68 Assassinated Salipada Pendatun Maguindanao January 27, 1985 72 Car accident

House of Representatives (1987–present) Member Portrait Party Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Moises Tapia Catanduanes November 15, 1987 51 Plane crash Elfren Sarte Albay July 22, 1988 64 Moises Espinosa Masbate March 17, 1989 55 Assassinated Estelita Juco Sectoral July 12, 1989 59 Rogaciano Mercado Bulacan November 13, 1989 73 Heart attack Omar Dianalan Lanao del Sur April 30, 1990 Mario Tagarao Quezon April 23, 1990 n/a Gerardo Roxas Jr. Capiz April 4, 1993 32 Colon cancer Joseph Sibug Sectoral February 14, 1994 Tito Espinosa Masbate February 28, 1995 52 Assassinated Catalino Nava Guimaras December 3, 1995 n/a Teodulo Natividad Bulacan January 9, 1997 72 Prostate cancer Magdaleno Palacol Sr. Laguna 1997 78-79 Elias Lopez Davao City September 1997 67 Andres Dinglasan Jr. Sectoral 1997 Emigdio Bondoc Pampanga November 25, 1997 69 Car accident Percival Catane Misamis Occidental July 15, 1998 Norma Imperial Albay September 29, 2000 Hilarion Ramiro Jr. Misamis Occidental January 5, 2001 62 Heart attack Marcial Punzalan Jr. Quezon May 12, 2001 54 Assassinated Rodolfo Aguinaldo Cagayan June 12, 2001 54 Assassinated Napoleon Beratio Cavite August 7, 2002 66 Pancreatic cancer Reynaldo Calalay Quezon City January 11, 2003 Antonio Abaya Isabela February 26, 2003 68 Brain cancer Benjamin Cruz Party-list October 15, 2004 Romualdo Vicencio Northern Samar July 26, 2006 72 Luis Bersamin Jr. Abra December 16, 2006 62 Assassinated Ernesto Gidaya Party-list January 29, 2007 Antonio Serapio Valenzuela City February 19, 2007 69 Car accident caused by a heart attack Wahab Akbar Basilan November 13, 2007 47 Assassinated in the Batasang Pambansa bombing Victor Dominguez Mountain Province February 9, 2008 72 Heart attack Crispin Beltran Party-list May 20, 2008 75 Injuries from a fall Danilo Lagbas Misamis Oriental June 8, 2008 56 Heart attack Leonila Chavez Party-list January 28, 2010 75 Stroke Jose Yap Tarlac March 2, 2010 81 Prostate cancer Florencio Vargas Cagayan July 22, 2010 79 Heart attackYEARENDER: House bounces back from failures Antonio Diaz Zambales August 3, 2011 83 Pneumonia Ignacio Arroyo, Jr. Negros Occidental January 26, 2012 60 Liver cirrhosis Salvador Escudero III Sorsogon August 13, 2012 69 Colon cancer Erico Aumentado Bohol December 25, 2012 72 Pneumonia Pedro Romualdo Camiguin April 24, 2013 77 Pneumonia Enrique Cojuangco Tarlac May 12, 2015 74 Aneurysm Elmer Panotes Camarines Norte September 16, 2015 75 Pneumonia caused by prostate cancer Roy Señeres Party-list February 8, 2016 68 Heart attack Enrique Garcia Jr. Bataan June 13, 2016 75 Pneumonia caused by a liver ailment Habib Tupay Loong Sulu July 1, 2016 69 Liver cirrhosis Jum Jainudin Akbar Basilan November 11, 2016 53 Heart attack Maximo Dalog Mountain Province June 3, 2017 70 Kidney failure Henedina Abad Batanes October 8, 2017 62 Cancer Ciriaco Calalang Party-list September 23, 2018 67 Stroke Rodel Batocabe Party-list December 22, 2018 52 Assassinated Rodolfo Albano Jr. Party-list November 5, 2019 85 Heart failure Nestor Fongwan Benguet December 19, 2019 68 Marissa Mercado-Andaya Camarines Sur July 5, 2020 51 Cancer Francisco Datol Party-list August 10, 2020 71 COVID-19 Bernardita Ramos Sorsogon September 8, 2020 76 COVID-19 Raul del Mar Cebu City November 16, 2020 79 Resurreccion Acop Antipolo May 28, 2021 73 COVID-19 Carlos Cojuangco Tarlac February 22, 2022 58 Marisol Panotes Camarines Norte April 29, 2022 76 Edward Hagedorn Palawan October 3, 2023 76 Pancreatic cancer Edgardo Salvame Palawan March 13, 2024 61 Elpidio Barzaga Jr. Cavite April 27, 2024 74 Edcel Lagman Albay January 30, 2025 82 Cardiac arrest Reynaldo Tamayo Sr. Party-list June 21, 2025 72 Romeo Acop Antipolo December 20, 2025 78 Heart attack Ciriaco Gato Jr. Batanes September 21, 2026 66 Cardiac arrest

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