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Geraldine Roman
Geraldine Batista Roman (born Gerry Batista Roman; April 23, 1967) is a Filipino journalist and politician serving as the Representative of Bataan's 1st district since 2016. She is the first transgender person elected to the Congress of the Philippines. She was named as one of the 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2016 by US-based ''Foreign Policy'' magazine, and one of the 13 Inspiring Women of 2016 by ''Time'' magazine. She has been a member of the Lakas–CMD party since 2020, having previously been a member of the Liberal Party from 2015 to 2017 and PDP-Laban from 2017 to 2020. Biography Geraldine Roman was born as a male, second of four children born into the family of politicians Herminia Roman and Antonino Roman, Jr. She was teased by her classmates but her father taught her to be confident. Roman attended the basic education unit of Ateneo de Manila University for her elementary and high school studies. For her collegiate studies, she attended the University of the Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
19th Congress Of The Philippines
The 19th Congress of the Philippines (), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives, met from July 25, 2022, until June 11, 2025, during the first three years of Bongbong Marcos's presidency. The convening of the 19th Congress followed the 2022 Philippine general election, 2022 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives met in the Batasang Pambansa Complex. The Senate met in the GSIS Building, with a scheduled move to its New Senate Building (Philippines), new building in Taguig indefintely postponed. The 19th Congress was also the first since the 10th Congress of the Philippines, 10th Congress that no senator was from the Liberal Party (Philippines), Liberal Party. Leadership Senate *President of the Senate of the Philippines, Senate President: **Migz Zubiri (Independent politician, Independent), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
