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In this Filipino name, the middle name or maternal family name is Martin and the surname or paternal family name is Dangwa.

Samuel Dangwa
Dangwa official portrait during the 8th Congress.
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Benguet's Lone District
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by	Ronald Cosalan
Succeeded by	Ronald Cosalan
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Benguet's Second District
In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995
Preceded by	Post created
Succeeded by	Post dissolved
Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman) from Benguet
In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Personal details
Born	(1935-10-19)October 19, 1935 Kapangan, Mountain Province, Philippine Islands
Died	April 3, 2019(2019-04-03) (aged 83)
Party	Independent (1984–1987; 2009–2019)
Other political affiliations	Lakas–CMD (2004–2009) Reporma (2001–2004) LDP (1988–2001) Lakas ng Bansa (1987–1988)

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, 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's son, Nelson, also served as vice governor of Benguet.

In 2019, Dangwa died from an unspecified illness.

References

• Samuel M. Dangwa (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-02-13, retrieved 2015-06-04

Further reading

• Marcelo, Elizabeth (June 20, 2019). "Dismiss 'pork' raps vs ex-Benguet lawmaker, Sandigan asked". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2024.