Henedina R. Abad | |
Office1: | Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Batanes |
Term Start1: | June 30, 2010 |
Term End1: | October 8, 2017 |
Predecessor1: | Carlo Oliver D. Diasnes |
Successor1: | Ciriaco Gato |
Term Start2: | June 30, 2004 |
Term End2: | June 30, 2007 |
Predecessor2: | Florencio B. Abad |
Successor2: | Carlo Oliver D. Diasnes |
Birth Name: | Henedina Razon |
Birth Date: | January 26, 1955 |
Birth Place: | Sampaloc, Manila |
Death Place: | Quezon City, Philippines |
Nationality: | Filipino |
Party: | Liberal |
Spouse: | Florencio Abad |
Relations: | Pacita Abad (Sister-in-law) |
Children: | Julia Andrea Abad Pio Emmanuel Abad Luis Andres Abad Cecilia Paz Abad |
Alma Mater: | Miriam College Harvard University |
Occupation: | Lawyer, public servant |
Profession: | Law |
Henedina Razon-Abad (26 January 1955 – 8 October 2017) was a Filipina politician.
Born in 1955,[1] she attended Miriam College (then Maryknoll College) and later graduated from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. After completing her education, Abad worked with several non-governmental organizations.[2] She also served as dean of the Ateneo de Manila University School of Government.[3]
Abad was a member of the House of Representatives from 2004 to 2007 and again between 2010 and 2017, representing the Liberal Party and the legislative district of Batanes.[1]
She was married to Florencio Abad, with whom she had four children,[4] [5] until her death from cancer at the age of 62 on 8 October 2017.[6]
Henedina Abad died at the age of 62 because of cancer, The Liberal Party said for a mass to be held at the Ateneo de Manila Chapel. Former Vice President Leni Robredo stated that the country "lost another treasure". Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat and Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas stated comments also about her death. [7]