# List of Philippine legislators who died in office

The following is a list of members of the Philippine Congress and its various iterations who died in office.

## Senate
### Insular Senate (1916–1935)

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

### Senate (at-large; 1941–1972, 1987–present)

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

## Lower house
### Philippine Assembly (1907–1916)

| Member | Party | Province (district) | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
| Melecio Cojuangco | Progresista | Tarlac (1st district) | March 13, 1909 | | Heart attack |
| Dimas Guzman | Nacionalista | Isabela (Lone district) | March 18, 1909 | | |
| Manuel Gavieres | Nacionalista | Surigao (Lone district) | May 31, 1910 | | |
| Teofilo Castillejos | Nacionalista | Batanes (Lone district) | July 22, 1910 | | |
| Aguedo Velarde | Nacionalista | Bulacan (1st district) | December 22, 1913 | | |
| Emilio Acevedo | Nacionalista | Capiz (2nd district) | July 27, 1914 | | |
| Melecio Severino | Nacionalista | Negros Occidental (1st district) | May 16, 1915 | 48 | |

### House of Representatives (1916–1935)

| Member | Party | Province (district) | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
| Augusto Reyes | Nacionalista | Cavite (Lone district) | 3 July 1925 | | |
| Antero Soriano | Nacionalista | Cavite (Lone district) | 15 June 1929 | 41 | Appendicitis |
| Froilan Pavericio | Democrata | Albay (1st district) | 9 August 1931 | | |
| Mariano Leuterio | Nacionalista | Mindoro (Lone district) | April 23, 1932 | | |

### National Assembly (1935–1941)

| Member | Party | Province (district) | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
| Julio Nalundasan | Nacionalista | Ilocos Norte (2nd district) | 20 September 1935 | 41 | Assassinated |
| Ruperto Kapunan | Nacionalista | Leyte (5th district) | 4 February 1939 | | |
| Ruperto Montinola | Nacionalista | Iloilo (2nd district) | 10 February 1940 | 70 | |
| Norberto Romualdez | Nacionalista | Leyte (4th district) | November 4, 1941 | 66 | Heart attack |
| Atanasio Ampig | Nacionalista | Iloilo (3rd district) | December 17, 1941 | | Died in the sinking of the SS Corregidor during World War II |
| Juan M. Reyes | Nacionalista | Capiz (3rd district) | December 17, 1941 | | Died in the sinking of the SS Corregidor during World War II |

### House of Representatives (1941–1972)

| Member | Party | Province (district) | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
| Vicente Agan | Nacionalista | Batanes (Lone district) | | | |
| Leon Valencia | Nacionalista | Bulacan (1st district) | | | |
| Eusebio Orense | Nacionalista | Batangas (2nd district) | February 23, 1942 | | |
| Wenceslao Vinzons | Young Philippines | Camarines Norte (Lone district) | July 15, 1942 | 31 | Executed by the Japanese during World War II |
| Manuel Fortich | Nacionalista | Bukidnon (Lone district) | January 15, 1943 | | |
| Antonio Llamas | Nacionalista | Bataan (Lone district) | March 1945 | | Killed by the Japanese during World War II |
| Crisanto Guysayko | Nacionalista | Laguna (2nd district) | May 26, 1945 | 55-56 | |
| Carlos Fortich Sr. | Liberal | Bukidnon (Lone district) | October 12, 1946 | | |
| Gaudencio Dimaisip | Nacionalista | Iloilo (4th district) | November 11, 1947 | | |
| Nicolas Rafols | Nacionalista | Cebu (6th district) | May 2, 1947 | 52-53 | |
| Emilio dela Paz Sr. | Nacionalista | Rizal (2nd district) | August 30, 1951 | | |
| Lorenzo Ziga | Liberal | Albay (1st district) | November 4, 1954 | | Car crash |
| Gregorio Bienvenido Tan | Nacionalista | Samar (1st district) | November 4, 1954 | | Car crash |
| Pedro Lopez | Nacionalista | Cebu (2nd district) | March 17, 1957 | 51 | Plane crash |
| Eugenio Perez | Liberal | Pangasinan (2nd district) | August 4, 1957 | 60 | |
| Pio Duran | Nacionalista | Albay (3rd district) | February 8, 1961 | | |
| Vicente Gustilo | Nacionalista | Negros Occidental (1st district) | December 17, 1962 | | |
| Apolinario Apacible | Nacionalista | Batangas (1st district) | August 22, 1963 | | |
| Tobias Fornier | Nacionalista | Antique (Lone district) | October 31, 1964 | 61-62 | |
| Ramon Tabiana | Liberal | Iloilo (3rd district) | December 20, 1964 | | |
| Eladio Balite | 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 |

### Batasang Pambansa (1978–1986)

| Member | Party | Province/City (district) | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause |
| Venancio Yaneza | Independent | Masbate (at-large) | September 9, 1984 | 46 | Stroke |
| Cesar Climaco | UNIDO | Zamboanga City (at-large) | November 14, 1984 | 68 | Assassinated |
| Salipada Pendatun | KBL | Maguindanao (at-large) | January 27, 1985 | 72 | Car accident |

### 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 | 51 | Plane crash |
| Efren Sarte | Liberal | Albay (3rd district) | July 22, 1988 | 64 | |
| Moises Espinosa | LDP | Masbate (3rd district) | March 17, 1989 | 55 | Assassinated |
| Estelita Juco | Independent | Sectoral (Women and the Disabled) | July 12, 1989 | n/a | |
| Rogaciano Mercado | LABAN | Bulacan (4th district) | November 13, 1989 | 73 | Heart attack |
| Omar Dianalan | Liberal | Lanao del Sur (1st district) | April 30, 1990 | | |
| Mario Tagarao | Liberal | Quezon (2nd district) | April 23, 1990 | n/a | |
| Gerardo Roxas Jr. | Liberal | Capiz (1st district) | April 4, 1993 | 32 | Colon cancer |
| Joseph Sibug | Independent | Sectoral (Cultural Minority) | February 14, 1994 | | |
| Tito Espinosa | Lakas | Masbate (1st district) | February 27, 1995 | 52 | Assassinated |
| Catalino Nava | Lakas | Guimaras (Lone district) | December 3, 1995 | n/a | |
| Teodulo Natividad | LDP | Bulacan (1st district) | January 9, 1997 | 72 | Prostate cancer |
| Magdaleno Palacol Sr. | Lakas | Laguna (4th district) | 1997 | 78-79 | |
| Elias Lopez | Lakas | Davao City (3rd district) | September 1997 | 67 | |
| Andres Dinglasan Jr. | Independent | Sectoral (Labor) | 1997 | | |
| Emigdio Bondoc | Lakas | Pampanga (4th district) | November 25, 1997 | 69 | Car accident |
| Percival Catane | Lakas | Misamis Occidental (1st district) | July 15, 1998 | | |
| Norma Imperial | 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 |
| Rodolfo Aguinaldo | LAMMP | Cagayan (3rd district) | June 12, 2001 | 54 | Assassinated |
| Napoleon Beratio | LDP | Cavite (3rd district) | August 7, 2002 | 66 | Pancreatic cancer |
| Reynaldo Calalay | LDP | Quezon City (1st district) | January 11, 2003 | | |
| Antonio Abaya | Lakas | Isabela (4th district) | February 26, 2003 | 68 | Brain cancer |
| Benjamin Cruz | Butil Farmers Party | Party-list (BUTIL) | October 15, 2004 | | |
| Romualdo Vicencio | Lakas | Northern Samar (2nd district) | July 26, 2006 | 72 | |
| Luis Bersamin Jr. | KAMPI | Abra (Lone district) | December 16, 2006 | 62 | Assassinated |
| 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 |
| Wahab Akbar | Lakas | Basilan (Lone district) | November 13, 2007 | 47 | Assassinated in the Batasang Pambansa bombing |
| Victor Dominguez | KAMPI | Mountain Province (Lone district) | February 9, 2008 | 72 | Heart attack |
| Crispin Beltran | Anakpawis | Party-list (ANAKPAWIS) | May 20, 2008 | 75 | Injuries from a fall |
| Danilo Lagbas | Lakas | Misamis Oriental (1st district) | June 8, 2008 | 56 | Heart attack |
| Leonila Chavez | Butil Farmers Party | Party-list (BUTIL) | January 28, 2010 | 75 | Stroke |
| Jose Yap | Lakas | Tarlac (2nd district) | March 2, 2010 | 81 | Prostate cancer |
| Florencio Vargas | Lakas | Cagayan (2nd district) | July 22, 2010 | 79 | Heart attack |
| Antonio Diaz | WPP | Zambales (2nd district) | August 3, 2011 | 83 | Pneumonia |
| Ignacio Arroyo, Jr. | Lakas | Negros Occidental (5th district) | January 26, 2012 | 60 | Liver cirrhosis |
| Salvador Escudero III | Liberal | Sorsogon (1st district) | August 13, 2012 | 69 | Colon cancer |
| Erico Aumentado | NPC | Bohol (1st district) | December 25, 2012 | 72 | Pneumonia |
| Pedro Romualdo | NPC | Camiguin (Lone district) | April 24, 2013 | 77 | Pneumonia |
| Enrique Cojuangco | NPC | Tarlac (1st district) | May 12, 2015 | 74 | Aneurysm |
| Elmer Panotes | Lakas | Camarines Norte (2nd district) | September 16, 2015 | 75 | Pneumonia caused by prostate cancer |
| Roy Señeres | OFW Family Club | Party-list (OFW FAMILY) | February 8, 2016 | 68 | Heart attack |
| Enrique Garcia Jr. | NUP | Bataan (2nd district) | June 13, 2016 | 75 | Pneumonia caused by a liver ailment |
| Habib Tupay Loong | NUP | Sulu (1st district) | July 1, 2016 | 69 | Liver cirrhosis |
| Jum Jainudin Akbar | Liberal | Basilan (Lone district) | November 11, 2016 | 53 | Heart attack |
| Maximo Dalog | Liberal | Mountain Province (Lone district) | June 3, 2017 | 70 | Kidney failure |
| Henedina Abad | Liberal | Batanes (Lone district) | October 8, 2017 | 62 | Cancer |
| Ciriaco Calalang | Kabalikat ng Mamamayan | Party-list (KABAYAN) | September 23, 2018 | 67 | Stroke |
| Rodel Batocabe | Ako Bikol | Party-list (AKO BICOL) | December 22, 2018 | 52 | Assassinated |
| Rodolfo Albano Jr. | LPG Marketers Association | Party-list (LPGMA) | November 5, 2019 | 85 | Heart failure |
| Nestor Fongwan | PDP–Laban | Benguet (Lone district) | December 19, 2019 | 68 | |
| Marissa Mercado-Andaya | NPC | Camarines Sur (2nd district) | July 5, 2020 | 51 | Cancer |
| Francisco Datol Jr. | Senior Citizens Partylist | Party-list (SENIOR CITIZENS) | August 10, 2020 | 71 | COVID-19 |
| Bernardita Ramos | NPC | Sorsogon (2nd district) | September 8, 2020 | 76 | COVID-19 |
| Raul del Mar | Liberal | Cebu City (1st district) | November 16, 2020 | 79 | |
| Resurreccion Acop | NUP | Antipolo (2nd district) | May 28, 2021 | 73 | COVID-19 |
| Carlos Cojuangco | NPC | Tarlac (1st district) | February 22, 2022 | 58 | |
| Marisol Panotes | PDP–Laban | Camarines Norte (2nd district) | April 29, 2022 | 76 | |
| Edward Hagedorn | PDP–Laban | Palawan (3rd district) | October 3, 2023 | 76 | Pancreatic cancer |
| Edgardo Salvame | PRP | Palawan (1st district) | March 13, 2024 | 61 | |
| Elpidio Barzaga Jr. | NUP | Cavite (4th district) | April 27, 2024 | 74 | |
| Edcel Lagman | Liberal | Albay (1st district) | January 30, 2025 | 82 | Cardiac arrest |