Resurreccion "Cion" Marrero Acop (November 21, 1947 – May 28, 2021) was a Filipino politician and medical doctor who specialized in

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. She served as a member of the

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, 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. She was also a member of the

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. Acop's husband, former police general

Romeo Acop Romeo Macusi Acop (born March 11, 1947) is a Filipino politician who served as Representative for Antipolo's 2nd District from 2010 to 2019, and again in 2022. Early life and career at the PNP He attended the Philippine Military Academy, graduat ...

, served in the same seat from 2010 until 2019 and again since 2022. The family owns the Marrero-Acop Clinic and Hospital in

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. Acop died of complications from

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on May 28, 2021, at the age of 73.

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