Resurreccion Acop Explained

Resurreccion Acop
Office:Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Antipolo's 2nd district
Term Start:June 30, 2019
Term End:May 28, 2021
Death Cause:COVID-19
Predecessor:Romeo Acop
Successor:Romeo Acop
Birth Date:21 November 1947
Birth Place:Baguio, Philippines
Death Place:San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
Nationality:Filipino
Party:NUP
Spouse:Romeo Acop
Children:3, including Philip Marrero Acop
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Pediatrician
Honorific Prefix:The Honorable
Honorific Suffix:M.D.

Resurreccion "Cion" Marrero Acop (November 21, 1947 – May 28, 2021) was a Filipino politician and medical doctor who specialized in pediatrics. She served as a member of the House of Representatives, representing the 2nd district of Antipolo, from 2019 until her death in 2021.

During her stint in the 18th Congress, she was the vice chairperson of the House Committee on Health and member of the Committees on Agriculture and Food, Basic Education and Culture, Inter-parliamentary Relations And Diplomacy, Public Order And Safety, Public Works And Highways, and Welfare Of Children.[1] She was also a member of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.[2]

Acop's husband, former police general Romeo Acop, served in the same seat from 2010 until 2019 and again since 2022. The family owns the Marrero-Acop Clinic and Hospital in Antipolo.[3]

Acop died of complications from COVID-19 on May 28, 2021, at the age of 73.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Committee Memberships . https://web.archive.org/web/20210528112239/https://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=acop-r#membership . May 28, 2021 . May 15, 2023 . House of Representatives of the Philippines.
  2. Web site: Lower House fills up vacancies in HRET, appropriations panel . 2023-05-15 . Manila Bulletin . en.
  3. Web site: Late Antipolo Rep. Acop a 'caring mother to all' . 2023-05-15 . Manila Bulletin . en.
  4. Web site: Antipolo solon succumbs to Covid-19. www.pna.gov.ph.
  5. Web site: Antipolo lawmaker Resurreccion Acop dies after getting COVID-19. Rappler. May 28, 2021 .