The Honorable Roman T. Romulo |
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Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the Lone district of Pasig City |
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In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Robert Jaworski Jr. |
Succeeded by | Richard Eusebio |
Chair of the Philippine House of Representatives Higher and Technical Education Committee | |
In office July 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Sonny Angara |
Succeeded by | |
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Born |
Roman Tecson Romulo February 28, 1967 Quezon City, Philippines |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Other political affiliations |
Partido Galing at Puso (2016) |
Spouse(s) | Shalani Soledad (m. 2012) |
Relations |
Carlos Romulo (grandfather) |
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Website | romanromulo |
Roman Tecson Romulo (born February 28, 1967) is a Filipino politician and lawyer. He served as a member of House of Representatives representing the Lone District of Pasig City for three consecutive terms from 2007 to 2016. He is the son of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo and grand-nephew of President of the United Nations General Assembly Carlos Romulo.
Romulo is known for authoring "Iskolar ng Bayan Act of 2014 (R.A. 10648)", which grants students, belonging to the top 10 bracket of the graduating class of all public high schools in the Philippines, full scholarships on their admission to any state university or college within the region where they graduated.
Romulo was born on February 28, 1967 in Quezon City. He is the third of the five children of diplomat and politician Alberto Romulo and Rosie Lovely Tecson. His father, Alberto, was a former Senator, Budget Secretary, Finance Secretary, Executive Secretary, and Foreign Affairs Secretary.