Elisa Rosales Ochoa (December 3, 1897 – September 20, 1978) was the first woman elected to the Philippine Congress in 1941.
Her parents were Canuto Rosales and Ramona Villanueva, In 1915, she became a licensed nurse after completing her studies at the Philippine General Hospital.
Ochoa interrupted her law school studies to return home and run for the National Assembly representing the province of Agusan.
After the restoration of the Commonwealth government under President Sergio Osmeña, Ochoa resumed her duties as the duly elected Congresswoman of Agusan.
Still, Ochoa remained in public service, acting as a presidential technical assistant on health to Presidents Ramon Magsaysay and Carlos P. Garcia.