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.

Samuel Dangwa

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.

Samuel Dangwa

Personal life and death

Dangwa was a nephew of Bado Dangwa, 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.

Samuel Dangwa

In 2019, Dangwa died from an unspecified illness.

References

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