Gaudencio Antonino

Personal life and death Magnolia & Gaudencio Antonino's mausoleum at the Manila Memorial Park – Sucat. Antonino died while campaigning for reelection in the crash of his personal helicopter in Dolores, Quezon, a day before the 1967 Philippine Senate election. Despite his death, he came out third in the balloting while Adelbert served as the congressman for South Cotabato's 1st congressional district from 1987 to 1992, and as the Mayor of General Santos from 1992 to 1995 and from 1998 to 2001. Antonino's granddaughter Darlene Antonino Custodio is the daughter of Adelbert, and also served in the same positions as her father, both as representative for the first district of South Cotabato and as mayor of General Santos.

Two barrios were renamed after and in honor of him. The first, formerly named Tinalunan in Gloria, Oriental Mindoro was through the enactment of Republic Act No. 5575. The other one, was Barrio Pangi in what is now Maco, Davao de Oro through RA No. 5594.