Presentation

1. 18th Congress of the
Philippines
CONG. MIKEE ROMERO

2. Mikee Romero
• Michael Odylon "Mikee" Lagman
Romero (Tagalog: [ˈmaɪki roˈmɛɾo]; born March 21,
1972) is a Filipino businessman, politician,
and polo player who previously served as a House
Deputy Speaker from 2019 to 2022, except for a 12-
day period out of office in October 2020 due to
a House leadership crisis. He is concurrently serving
as a Party-list Representative for 1-Pacman since
2016. He is also the president of the Party-list
Coalition, an alliance of more than 50 representatives
from various party-lists.[3]

3. • As a businessman, he is currently the chairman and
president of Globalport 900, Inc. and owns the NorthPort
Batang Pier basketball team in the Philippine Basketball
Association (PBA).[4] [3] As of December 2018, his
declared net worth is ₱ 7.858 billion.[5] He is the
Philippines' richest Congress representative and is
among the country's 50 richest persons.

4. Business career
• Romero serves as Chairman of the Board of Globalport
900, Inc. (PSE: PORT), formerly MIC Holdings Corp,
since June 7, 2012. He graduated Bachelor of Arts
from De La Salle University (while also played for the
university's varsity basketball team) and a Masters in
Business Management from the Asian Institute of
Management. He also holds two doctorate degrees in
Business Administration and Political Economics coming
from the International Academy of Management and
Economics and De La Salle University.

5. • He is also Chief Executive Officer of Harbour
Centre Port Terminal, Inc., Chairman of Manila
North Harbour Port, Inc., Chairman of Mikro-tech
Capital, Inc., CEO of Pacifica, Inc. He is the
Chairman of 168 Ferrum Pacific Mining
Corporation and Vice Chairman of AirAsia
Philippines.

6. • Son of construction magnate Reghis Romero II, Romero
worked in venture capital in Singapore before returning home
in 2002 to seize country's infrastructure opportunity. He
converted family's reclaimed land into Harbour Center Port
Terminal, now country's biggest bulk and breakbulk port. He
listed his port assets in 2011, with a reverse takeover of listed
MIC Holdings, renaming it GlobalPort 900, Inc. He said he
wants to build a 'seaport highway' across the Philippines
archipelago. He also has 65% stake in Manila North Harbour,
country's biggest port, where San Miguel is a partner. Other
interests include mining, hotels, a 20% stake in Air Asia
Philippines and 15% in Alfred Yao's Zest Airways.

7. Sports
• He captains country's polo team and owns a baseball
team (Manila Sharks) and a PBA team (NorthPort Batang
Pier).
• In polo, he is known for being the founder of the
Philippine National Federation of Polo Players.[9] He is
also a polo player, competing for the Philippines at
the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. He will compete in
the 0-2 goals event.

8. Sports teams
• NorthPort Batang Pier (Philippine Basketball Association, 2012–
present)
• AirAsia Flying Spikers (Philippine Super Liga, 2014)
• Manila Sharks (Baseball Philippines, 2007–2012)
• AirAsia Philippine Patriots (ASEAN Basketball League, 2009–
2012)
• Harbour Centre Batang Pier/Oracle Residences Titans (Philippine
Basketball League, 2004–2010)

9. Political career
• Romero was named as one of the new deputy speakers of House
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on August 13, 2019.[11] During
a House leadership crisis which began in late September 2020,
Romero supported Lord Allan Velasco's speakership bid in
accordance with the term-sharing agreement between Cayetano
and Velasco during the commencement of the 18th Congress. On
October 2, Fredenil Castro (Capiz–2nd) challenged the
representatives to resign if they cannot cooperate with Cayetano's
leadership. Deputy Majority Leader Xavier Jesus Romualdo moved
to have Castro replace Romero as a deputy speaker. The motion
was approved without objections, removing Romero from the
position.[12]

10. • On October 12, a majority of House members held session at the
Celebrity Sports Complex in Quezon City. After they declared the
speakership vacant, Romero was one of those who nominated
Velasco as speaker.[13][14] Velasco was declared as the new
speaker after garnering 186 votes, more than the 151 needed for a
majority. However, Cayetano's side questioned the legality of the
session.[15] The next day, Velasco was formally elected in an official
session held at the Batasang Pambansa while Cayetano
resigned.[16] On October 14, Romero was again elected as a
deputy speaker, replacing the ousted Luis Raymund
Villafuerte (Camarines Sur–2nd), a Cayetano ally.[

11. Personal life
• He and his wife Sheila collect rare Philippine and
Southeast Asian art.