TACLOBAN CITY – Another son of House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Representative Martin Romualdez is entering politics, this time under the Tingog Party-list.
On Saturday, February 8, Andrew Julian Romualdez was officially introduced as the first nominee of Tingog party-list during the party’s national summit held at the Leyte Academic Center in Palo, Leyte.
The young Romualdez replaces his mother, Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez, as Tingog’s first nominee. However, both Andrew Julian and his mother were absent from the event, which gathered over 500 organizers and staff from across the country.
It was unclear why Yedda Romualdez was replaced as the first nominee, as she was instead listed as the party’s sixth nominee.
The party has not provided any official explanation regarding this shift.
Additionally, Happy Calatrava, Rep. Yedda Romualdez’s sister, was named as Tingog’s third nominee, while incumbent party-list Representative Jude Acidre remains as the second nominee.
At 24 years old, Andrew Julian Romualdez now joins his elder brother, Ferdinand Martin Jr., in the political arena.
Ferdinand Martin Jr. is running for Tacloban City councilor, marking the first time both siblings are seeking elective office.
Meanwhile, Speaker Martin Romualdez is seeking his third term as Leyte’s 1st District Representative in the upcoming elections.
(JOEY A. GABIETA)
