Samuel Dangwa
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Samuel Martin Dangwa (born October 19, 1935 - April 3, 2019) was a Filipino lawyer and 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.
In 2022, the Sandiganbayan dropped the charges filed against Dangwa in connection to the pork barrel scam.
Personal life and death
Dangwa was a nephew of Bado Dangwa,[1] 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.[2] Samuel's son, Nelson, also served as vice governor of Benguet.[3]
In 2019, Dangwa died from an unspecified illness.[4]
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- 20th-century Filipino lawyers
- 1935 births
- 2019 deaths
- Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians
- Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Benguet
- Independent politicians in the Philippines
- Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino politicians
- Lakas–CMD politicians
- Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma politicians
- Members of the Batasang Pambansa
- Lakas ng Bansa politicians