List of Vice Presidents of the Philippines by date of death

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Elpidio Quirino died the earliest on February 29, 1956. ElpidioQuirino.jpg
Elpidio Quirino died the earliest on February 29, 1956.

This is a complete list of Vice Presidents of the Philippines by date of death. The earliest to die was Elpidio Quirino on February 29, 1956, while the most recent was Salvador Laurel on January 27, 2004.

Vice President of the Philippines second-highest executive official of the government of the Philippines

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Elpidio Quirino 6th President of the Philippines

Elpídio Rivera Quiríno was a Filipino politician of ethnic Ilocano descent who served as the sixth President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953.

Salvador Laurel Filipino politician

Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel, also known as Doy Laurel, was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as Vice-President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under President Corazon Aquino and briefly served as Prime Minister from 25 February to 25 March 1986, when the position was abolished. He was a major leader of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO), the political party that helped topple the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos with the 1986 People Power Revolution.

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As of July 2019, seven previous Vice Presidents have died, while six, including the incumbent, Leni Robredo, are currently living.

Leni Robredo Filipino politician

Maria Leonor "Leni" Gerona vda. de Robredo is a Filipina lawyer and social activist who is the 14th and current Vice President of the Philippines. Running under the Liberal Party, Robredo won the vice-presidency contest in the May 9, 2016 election, as confirmed and proclaimed by the official Congressional count of May 25–27, with 14,418,817 votes, narrowly defeating Senator Bongbong Marcos by 263,473 votes amid controversy. She is the second woman to serve as Vice President after Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the first Vice President from Bicol.

Table

ODOO Vice President TermDate of DeathCause of DeathAge at DeathPlace of DeathPlace of Burial
12 Elpidio Quirino [1] 1946 - 1948February 29, 1956 heart attack 65 years, 105 days Quezon City, Rizal Libingan ng mga Bayani
21 Sergio Osmeña [2] 1935 - 1944October 19, 1961 Pulmonary edema 83 years, 40 days Quezon City, Rizal Manila North Cemetery
34 Carlos P. Garcia [3] 1953 - 1957June 14, 1971 heart attack 74 years, 222 days Tagbilaran, Bohol Libingan ng mga Bayani
43/7 Fernando Lopez 1949 - 1953
1965 - 1972		May 26, 1993Unknown Cause89 years, 43 days Iloilo City, Iloilo Unknown
55 Diosdado Macapagal [4] 1957 - 1961April 21, 1997 heart failure, pneumonia, and renal complications86 years, 205 days Makati, Metro Manila Libingan ng mga Bayani
66 Emmanuel Pelaez 1961 - 1965July 27, 2003 cardiac arrest 87 years, 239 days Muntinlupa, Metro Manila Unknown
78 Salvador Laurel 1986 - 1992January 27, 2004 lymphoma 75 years, 121 days Atherton, United States Libingan ng mga Bayani

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Fernando Lopez served as Vice President of the Philippines for three terms

Fernando Hofileña López Sr. was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential López family of Iloilo, López served as Vice President of the Philippines for three terms – under Elpidio Quirino (1949–1953) for the Liberals and Ferdinand Marcos for the Nacionalistas. He was also the chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation from 1986 to his death in 1993.

Deaths by century

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Emmanuel Pelaez Philippine politician

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Decade

Sergio Osmeña 4th President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946

Sergio Osmeña Sr., PLH, was a Filipino politician who served as the fourth President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946. He was Vice President under Manuel L. Quezon. Upon Quezon's sudden death in 1944, Osmeña succeeded him, at age 65, becoming the oldest holder of the office. A founder of the Nacionalista Party, Osmeña was also the first Visayan to become president.

Carlos P. Garcia 8th President of the Philippines

Carlos Polestico García was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist, organized guerrilla and Commonwealth military leader, who was the eighth President of the Philippines.

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References

  1. ↑ "Elpidio Quirino". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sergio Osmeña". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Carlos P. Garcia". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Diosdado Macapagal". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Joseph Ejercito Estrada". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo". Presidential Museum and Library. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Vote PH 2016: Leni Robredo". Philippine Daily Inquirer . April 12, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
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