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The following is a list of members of the Philippine Congress and its various iterations who died in office.
| 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 [1] | Democrata | 3rd | November 2, 1925 | 54 | ||
| Tomás Gómez [1] | Nacionalista | 9th | July 28, 1926 | 48-49 | ||
| Jose Maria Arroyo [1] | Nacionalista | 7th | March 8, 1927 [2] | 51-52 | ||
| Mariano Yulo | Nacionalista | 8th | July 11, 1929 | 65 | Car accident | |
| Juan B. Alegre | Democrata | 6th | June 14, 1931 | 49 | Gastric ulcer [3] | |
| Potenciano Treñas | Nacionalista | 7th | June 10, 1934 [4] | 40 | ||
| José Clarín | Nacionalista | 11th | June 2, 1935 | 55 | Lung tumor [5] | |
| Member | Party | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norberto Romualdez [1] | Nacionalista | November 4, 1941 | 66 | Heart attack | |
| Daniel Maramba | Nacionalista | December 28, 1941 | 71 | Tuberculosis [6] | |
| José Ozámiz | Nacionalista | February 11, 1944 | 45 | Executed by the Japanese during World War II [7] | |
| Vicente Y. Sotto | Popular Front | March 28, 1950 [8] | 73 | ||
| Tomás Confesor | Nacionalista | June 6, 1951 | 60 | Heart attack [9] | |
| Emiliano Tria Tirona [1] | Liberal | April 8, 1952 | 70 | Lung cancer | |
| Esteban Abada | Liberal | December 17, 1954 [10] | 58 | ||
| Ruperto Kangleon [1] | Democratic | February 27, 1958 | 58 | Heart attack | |
| Claro M. Recto | Nacionalista | October 2, 1960 | 70 | Heart attack [11] | |
| Mariano Jesús Cuenco | Nacionalista | February 25, 1964 [12] | 76 | ||
| Eulogio Rodriguez | Nacionalista | December 9, 1964 | 81 | Heart attack [13] | |
| Gaudencio Antonino | Liberal | November 13, 1967 | 58 | Helicopter crash [14] | |
| Marcelo Fernan | LDP | July 11, 1999 [15] | 71 | Cancer | |
| Renato Cayetano | Lakas | June 25, 2003 | 68 | Abdominal cancer [16] | |
| Member | Party | Province (district) | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melecio Cojuangco | Progresista | Tarlac (1st district) | March 13, 1909 | Heart attack [17] | ||
| Dimas Guzman | Nacionalista | Isabela (Lone district) | March 18, 1909 | |||
| Manuel Gavieres [18] | Nacionalista | Surigao (Lone district) | May 31, 1910 | |||
| Teofilo Castillejos [18] | Nacionalista | Batanes (Lone district) | July 22, 1910 | |||
| Aguedo Velarde [18] | Nacionalista | Bulacan (1st district) | December 22, 1913 | |||
| Emilio Acevedo [18] | Nacionalista | Capiz (2nd district) | July 27, 1914 | |||
| Melecio Severino | Nacionalista | Negros Occidental (1st district) | May 16, 1915 | 48 [19] | ||
| Member | Party | Province (district) | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusto Reyes [18] | Nacionalista | Cavite (Lone district) | 3 July 1925 | |||
| Antero Soriano | Nacionalista | Cavite (Lone district) | 15 June 1929 | 41 | Appendicitis | |
| Froilan Pavericio [18] | Democrata | Albay (1st district) | 9 August 1931 | |||
| Mariano Leuterio [18] | Nacionalista | Mindoro (Lone district) | April 23, 1932 | |||
| Member | Party | Province (district) | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Nalundasan [20] | Nacionalista | Ilocos Norte (2nd district) | 20 September 1935 | 41 | Assassinated | |
| Ruperto Kapunan | Nacionalista | Leyte (5th district) | 4 February 1939 | |||
| Ruperto Montinola [18] | 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 | ||
| Member | Party | Province/City (district) | Date of death | Age at death (years) | Cause | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venancio Yaneza | Independent | Masbate (at-large) | September 9, 1984 | 46 | Stroke [26] | |
| Cesar Climaco | UNIDO | Zamboanga City (at-large) | November 14, 1984 | 68 | Assassinated [27] | |
| Salipada Pendatun | KBL | Maguindanao (at-large) | January 27, 1985 | 72 | Car accident [28] | |
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