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Samuel Dangwa

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Samuel Dangwa
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Benguet's Lone District
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded byRonald Cosalan
Succeeded byRonald Cosalan
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Benguet's Second District
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995
Preceded byPost created
Succeeded byPost dissolved[1]
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Benguet
In office
June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Personal details
Born(1935-10-19)October 19, 1935
DiedApril 3, 2019(2019-04-03) (aged 83)

Samuel M. Dangwa (born October 19, 1935 - April 3, 2019) was a Filipino politician.

Political career

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He was elected to five terms as a Member of the House of Representatives, representing the defunct 2nd District of Benguet from 1987 to 1995, and the Lone District of Benguet from 2001 to 2010. He was a member of the LAKAS-CMD Party.

A lawyer by profession, Dangwa had also served as Vice-Governor of Benguet from 1972 to 1980, and Assemblyman from Benguet in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986.

Personal life and death

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Dangwa was a nephew of Bado Dangwa,[2] who served as Governor of Benguet from 1953 to 1963 and was the founder of the Dangwa Transportation Company, one of the leading bus transportation firms in the northern Philippines.[3]

In 2019, Dangwa died from an unspecified illness.[4]

References

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  1. ^ The Second District of Benguet was converted into Benguet's Lone District when its First District became the Lone District of Baguio City in 1995.
  2. ^ Lewis, Martin (1991). Wagering the Land: Ritual, Capital, and Environmental Degradation in the Cordillera of Northern Luzon, 1900–1986. University of California Press.
  3. ^ "Kapangan declares Dangwa as town hero". Sunstar. July 9, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Alimondo, Lauren (April 4, 2019). "Benguet ex-lawmaker passes away". Sunstar. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by
newly created
Representative, 2nd District of Benguet
1987–1995
Succeeded by
abolished
Preceded by Lone District of Benguet
2001–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent