{"id":122229,"date":"2017-10-09T00:08:01","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T04:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=122229"},"modified":"2017-10-09T00:08:01","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T04:08:01","slug":"batanes-rep-dina-abad-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/09\/batanes-rep-dina-abad-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Batanes Rep. Dina Abad passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 17.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">Condolences streamed in after Batanes Representative Henedina \u201cDina\u201d Abad passed away on Sunday night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 17.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">Vice President Leni Robredo, chairperson of the Liberal Party (LP), confirmed Abad&#8217;s passing on a Facebook post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 17.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">&#8220;This was just in January. Now, she&#8217;s gone. You will be terribly missed, Congresswoman Dina Abad. The nation lost another treasure,&#8221; Robredo wrote, along with a photo of her and the representative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D10211780469079526%26set%3Da.4208322798674.2161104.1003057789%26type%3D3&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"637\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 17.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">The wife of former Batanes Congressman and Department of Budget and Management secretary Florencio \u201cButch\u201d Abad succumbed to cancer at the age of 62.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 17.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">Abad was born on January 26, 1955. She graduated cum laude at Maryknoll College (now Miriam College) with an Economics degree, and obtained her Masters in Public Administration at Harvard University\u2019s John F. Kennedy School of Government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 17.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">Before she became a lawmaker, Abad was the founding dean of the Ateneo School of Government. She also worked for various non-government organizations (NGOs) and civil groups in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 17.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">An LP member, Abad served as a representative of the lone district of Batanes from 2004 to 2007 and from 2010 to present.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 17.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">The representative served as deputy speaker in the 16<sup>th<\/sup> Congress and chairperson of the House Committee on Energy. In the 17<sup>th<\/sup> Congress, Abad headed the House Committee on Government Reorganization but lost her post as she was one of the lawmakers who voted against the controversial death penalty bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 17.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">Abad was among the solons who pushed for the passage of the Reproductive Health Act. The representative also became vice chair of the House Committee on Rural Development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 17.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">Aside from Robredo, several of her colleagues also took to social media to pay tribute and express their condolences for the Abad family.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our deepest condolences to the family of Rep Dina Abad. She fought every battle like it was her last &#8211; with ferocity and integrity. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/padayon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#padayon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miro Quimbo (@miroquimbo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/miroquimbo\/status\/917042275703603200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RiP Cong Dina Abad. A respected former colleague in the House. Our prayers go out to Sec Butch, Sec Julia and their family &#x1f64f;&#x1f3fc;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sonny Angara (@sonnyangara) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sonnyangara\/status\/917041786387705857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RIP Cong\/Ninang Dina Abad &#x1f64f;Indeed to live is Christ &amp; to die is gain. Prayers for Sec\/Ninong Butch, Sec Julia &amp; the entire family. God bless<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joel Villanueva (@senatorjoelv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/senatorjoelv\/status\/917074741906653184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just learned that a wonderful colleague and progressive law maker passed away. Ill miss my Nanay in Congress. RiP Dina Abad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Teddy B. Baguilat (@TeddyBaguilatJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeddyBaguilatJr\/status\/917074532619272197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep Dina Abad was a member of the &#8220;parliament of the streets&#8221;. Her principles &amp; integrity were developed by her love for the basic sectors<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erin Ta\u00f1ada (@erintanada) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erintanada\/status\/917138767982374913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dina and I entered the House together trying to advance progressive legislation without illusions. We are LP and stood together for HR<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erin Ta\u00f1ada (@erintanada) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erintanada\/status\/917152335867944960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sometimes the best leaders among us pass away as simply as they lived. We love you,Cong.Dina Abad. We will struggle on.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mon Jimenez (@Jimenez_Mon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jimenez_Mon\/status\/917026388254908418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The air is still, the skies are dark, and the flag is at half-mast at the House. Paalam, Rep. Dina Abad. Mananatili kang inspirasyon sa amin <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RqjtKYjcAo\">pic.twitter.com\/RqjtKYjcAo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Crisostomo (@jeffcrisostomo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffcrisostomo\/status\/917232087400247296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Dina Abad guided me like an elder sister during my previous terms in Congress.With respect &amp; high esteem I remember her on her passing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ruffy Biazon (@ruffybiazon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ruffybiazon\/status\/917195166754127874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"background: white; margin: 0in 0in 17.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\">In a statement, LP secretary general and Quezon City Representative Jose Christopher \u201cKit\u201d Belmonte said that LP will sponsor a mass at 8 p.m on Monday at the Ateneo De Manila\u2019s chapel in Quezon City. After the mass, LP leaders are expected to deliver eulogies for the lawmaker.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Condolences streamed in after Batanes Representative Henedina \u201cDina\u201d Abad passed away on Sunday night. 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