Roman Romulo

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Shalani Soledad
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The Honorable
Roman T. Romulo
Rep. Roman Romulo (19th Congress).jpg
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
from Pasig
Assumed office
June 30, 2019
Relations Carlos Romulo
(granduncle)
Bernadette Romulo-Puyat
(sister)
Parents
Alma mater University of the Philippines, Diliman (BA, LL.B.)
Profession
Website romanromulo.com

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 for four consecutive terms from 2007 to 2016 and from 2019 to present. [1] He is the son of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo and grand-nephew of President of the United Nations General Assembly Carlos Romulo.

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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. [2]

Early life and education

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. [3] [4]

Romulo attended Ateneo de Manila Grade School for his primary education, where he graduated in 1981. He then attended PAREF Southridge School for his secondary education, where he graduated in 1985. He took a Bachelor's Degree in economics at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City and graduated in 1990. While studying there, he was a member of Upsilon Sigma Phi. [5] [6] He also obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of the Philippines College of Law (also in UP Diliman) in 1994. [7] [8]

Romulo was admitted to the bar on June 29, 1995, with Roll No. 40361. [9]

Romulo underwent training course on Legal Aspects of Electronic Commerce at the International Development Law Institute in Rome, Italy on September 2000. [10]

In 2015, Romulo was conferred the degrees of Doctor of Public Administration honoris causa by the Lyceum-Northwestern University and Doctor of Humanities honoris causa by the University of Baguio in 2015. [11] [12]

Early career

Romulo worked as an associate lawyer at Quisumbing Torres & Evangelista Law Offices from 1994 to 1996. He then worked as an associate lawyer at Sycip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Law Offices from 1996 to 1999 and as a senior associate lawyer at the same law firm from 1999 to 2007. He was one of the founding partners of Tolosa, Romulo, Agabin, Flores & Enriquez Law Offices in 2005. [13] [10]

Political career

House of Representatives (2007-2016, 2019-present)

Romulo ran in Pasig's lone district during the 2004 election. He was endorsed by former Senate President Jovito Salonga and supported by former Pasig mayor Vicente Eusebio but lost to Robert Jaworski Jr., who won by a slim margin. [14] [15] Romulo ran again for the House seat during 2007 election and won. [16]

During his term in the House, Romulo was the chairman of committee on Higher and Technical Education and member of the majority of committees on Basic Education and Culture, Constitutional Amendments, Economic Affairs, Human Rights, Information & Communications Technology, Metro Manila Development, Revisions of Laws, Science and Technology, and Veterans Affairs and Welfare. [17] [1]

Legislative portfolio

As a member of 14th, 15th, and 16th Congress, Romulo authored 59 bills and co-authored 34 bills.

Romulo is the principal author of the House version of the following laws: [10]

Republic Act (House Bill) Short title Long title Source
R.A. 10647 (HB 3575)Ladderized Education Act of 2014An Act Strengthening the Ladderized Interface Between Technical-Vocational Education and Training and Higher Education [18]
R.A. 10648 (HB 4860)Iskolar ng Bayan Act of 2014An Act Providing Scholarship Grants to Top Graduates of All Public High Schools in State Universities and Colleges and Appropriating Funds Therefor [19]
R.A. 10650 (HB 4553)Open Distance Learning ActAn Act Expanding Access to Educational Services by Institutionalizing Open Distance Learning in Levels of Tertiary Education and Appropriating Funds Therefor [20]
R.A. 10687 (HB 4591)Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) ActAn Act Providing for a Comprehensive and Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST), Thereby Rationalizing Access Thereto, Appropriating Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes [21]

2016 Senate bid

I filed my [Certificate of Candidacy (COC)] for senator, I am independent, and I support the candidacy of Sen. Grace Poe.

— Roman Romulo's statement in English after filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) last October 14, 2015. [22]

Romulo ran for a seat in the Senate during 2016 election under the Partido Galing at Puso, a coalition of senators, Grace Poe and Francis Escudero, for presidential and vice-presidential election, and their line-up for Senate election. He filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections office in Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila on October 14, 2015. He said he aims to create a “strong middle class” by promoting higher education and lowering income tax rates. [23] [24] [25] He was also endorsed by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who won the presidential election. [26] [27] [28] Romulo, however, didn't win the race and was ranked 22nd on the tally. [29] His sister, Mons, who ran in Pasig's at-large congressional district and lost to Richard Eusebio, said in her Instagram post that their family will remain a helping hand in Pasig and the country despite losing the elections. [30]

Personal life

Romulo married politician and television host Shalani Soledad at 17:00 PST on January 22, 2012, at St. Benedict Church in Ayala Westgrove Heights, Silang, Cavite. [31] [32] Romulo was a member judge on Metrobank Foundation's Search for Outstanding Teachers (SOT) in 2014. [33] [34] In 2015, PeopleAsia's Magazine named him as one of the Men Who Matter awardees. [35]

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