Resurreccion Acop

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{{Short description|Filipino politician and doctor (1947–2021)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Resurreccion Acop

| image = HoR Official Portrait Resurreccion Acop.jpg

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| caption = Acop in 2019

| order =

| 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 = {{birth date|1947|11|21}}

| birth_place = Baguio, Benguet, Philippines

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=y|2021|5|28|1947|11|21}}

| death_place = San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines

| nationality = {{PHL}}

| party = National Unity Party

| spouse = Romeo Acop

| children = 3, including Philip Marrero Acop

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| occupation = Politician

| profession = Pediatrician

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| honorific_prefix = The Honorable

| honorific_suffix = M.D.

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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.{{Cite web |title=Committee Memberships |url=https://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=acop-r#membership |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528112239/https://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=acop-r#membership |archive-date=May 28, 2021 |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=House of Representatives of the Philippines}} She was also a member of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.{{Cite web |title=Lower House fills up vacancies in HRET, appropriations panel |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/6/3/lower-house-fills-up-vacancies-in-hret-appropriations-panel |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Late Antipolo Rep. Acop a 'caring mother to all' |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/29/late-antipolo-rep-acop-a-caring-mother-to-all/ |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}

Acop died of complications from COVID-19 on May 28, 2021, at the age of 73.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1141815|title=Antipolo solon succumbs to Covid-19|website=www.pna.gov.ph}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/antipolo-lawmaker-resurreccion-acop-dies-may-28-2021|title=Antipolo lawmaker Resurreccion Acop dies after getting COVID-19|website=Rappler|date=May 28, 2021 }}

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