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

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

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

  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.


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