Presentation

1. 18th Congress of the
Philippines
Cong. Roman Romulo

2. Roman Romulo
• 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.

3. • 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.

4. 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.

5. • 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.

6. • 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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 2014
An 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 2014
An Act Providing Scholarship
Grants to Top Graduates of All
Public High Schools in State
Universities and Colleges and
Appropriating Funds Therefor
[19]

11. R.A. 10650 (HB 4553) Open Distance Learning Act
An 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)
Act
An 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]

12. 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]

13. • 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.

14. 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.