Romualdez family
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The Romualdez family is a political family in the Philippines. Starting from Trinidad Lopez-Romualdez and Daniel Romualdez Sr. The family reached its peak during Imelda Marcos, originally from the Romualdez family, inaugurated as the First Lady of the Philippines [1] and the presidency of Bongbong Marcos.[2] The family contains the careers of Daniel Romualdez, Imee Marcos, Norberto Romualdez, and Martin Romualdez.
Family[edit]
First and second generation[edit]
The family started with Trinidad Lopez-Romualdez as the matriarch and Daniel Romualdez Sr as the Patriarch.[3] Together, they had three children, including Norberto Romualdez, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Miguel Romualdez, the former Mayor of Manila, and Vicente Romualdez, the former Sheriff of Leyte.[3] [4]
Third and fourth generation[edit]
Miguel Romualdez has a wife and 7 children, including Daniel Romualdez Jr. the former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines,[5] and Eduardo Romualdez, the Central Bank of the Philippines governor.[citation needed] Eduardo Romualdez has a son, named Albert Romualdez, who was the Secretary of the Department of Health.[6]
Vicente Romualdez has 6 children, with his wife Remedios Trinidad,[7] including Imelda Marcos, The former First Lady of the Philippines,[1] Benjamin Romualdez, former Governor of Leyte,[8] and Alfredo Romualdez, the former Mayor of Tacloban. Imelda Marcos has 4 children, Imee Marcos, a Senator,[9] Bongbong Marcos, the 17th President of the Philippines, [10] Irene Marcos and Aimee Marcos.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos is in hospital with pneumonia". AP News. March 5, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Marcos wins Philippine presidential election in a landslide". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Lopez, Mike Acebedo. "The Lopez- Romualdez Family Reunion". Philstar.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ INQUIRER.net; admin (February 24, 2011). "The Untold Story of Imelda Marcos". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Paras, Corazon (1996). The Speakers of the Philippine Legislative Branch. House of Representatives of the Philippines. pp. 111–112. ISBN 971-92100-0-1.
- ^ Aning, Jerome (October 19, 2013). "Former Health Secretary Alberto Romualdez; 73". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "The Romualdez Family Tree". lichaucoclan.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Inquirer, Philippine Daily (February 22, 2012). "Benjamin 'Kokoy' Romualdez dies; 81". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Arias, Jacqueline (May 22, 2019). "Imee Marcos plays the victim card, calls herself a "punching bag"". Preen.ph. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Cabato, Regine; Westfall, Sammy (May 10, 2022). "Marcos family once ousted by uprising wins Philippines vote in landslide". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 13, 2024.