Roman Romulo
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Roman Romulo | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Pasig | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Eusebio |
| In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016 | |
| 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 | |
| Preceded by | Sonny Angara |
| Succeeded by | Dulce Ann Hofer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roman Tecson Romulo February 28, 1967 |
| Party | NPC (2024–present) Giting ng Pasig (local party; 2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Aksyon (2018–2021) Liberal (2009–2015) Lakas (2007–2009) KAMPI (2006–2007) Independent (2004–2006; 2015–2018; 2021–2024) |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Pio Valenzuela (great-grandfather) Carlos Romulo (granduncle) Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (sister) |
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| Alma mater | University of the Philippines, Diliman (BA, LL.B.) |
| Profession | |
| 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 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.
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]
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 in 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]