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{{Short description|Philippine politician and diplomat}}
{{Philippine name|Gatmaitan|Romulo}}
{{Philippine name|Gatmaitan|Romulo}}
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{{Infobox Senator
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honorable]]
| honorific_suffix =
| honorific_suffix =
|name = Alberto Romulo
| name = Alberto Romulo
|image name = IAEA Alberto Romulo and Yukiya Amano (cropped).jpg
| image name = IAEA Alberto Romulo and Yukiya Amano (cropped).jpg
|imagesize =
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|caption = Romulo in 2010
| caption = Romulo in 2010
|office = Chairman and Director of the Board of the [[Development Bank of the Philippines]]
| office = Chairman and Director of the Board of the [[Development Bank of the Philippines]]
|term_start = March 2017
| term_start = March 2017
|term_end =
| term_end = December 22, 2022
|president = Emmanuel G. Herbosa
| president = Emmanuel G. Herbosa
|predecessor =
| predecessor =
|successor =
| successor = [[Dante Tiñga]]
|office1 = 23rd [[Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)|Secretary of Foreign Affairs]]
| office1 = 24th
[[Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)|Secretary of Foreign Affairs]]
|term_start1 = August 23, 2004
| term_start1 = August 23, 2004
|term_end1 = February 23, 2011
| term_end1 = February 23, 2011
|president1 = [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] <br/> [[Benigno Aquino III]]
| president1 = [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] <br/> [[Benigno Aquino III]]
|predecessor1 = [[Delia Albert]]
| predecessor1 = [[Delia Albert]]
|successor1 = [[Albert del Rosario]]
| successor1 = [[Albert del Rosario]]
|deputy1 =
| deputy1 =
|office2 = 34th [[Executive Secretary (Philippines)|Executive Secretary of the Philippines]]
| office2 = 34th [[Executive Secretary (Philippines)|Executive Secretary of the Philippines]]
|term_start2 = June 2001
| term_start2 = May 8, 2001
|term_end2 = August 2004
| term_end2 = August 23, 2004
|president2 = [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]
| president2 = [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]
|preceded2 = [[Renato de Villa]]
| preceded2 = [[Renato de Villa]]
|succeeded2 = [[Eduardo Ermita]]
| succeeded2 = [[Eduardo Ermita]]
|office3 = 26th [[Secretary of Finance (Philippines)|Secretary of Finance]]
| office3 = 26th [[Secretary of Finance (Philippines)|Secretary of Finance]]
|term_start3 = January 2001
| term_start3 = January 23
|term_end3 = June 2001
| term_end3 = June 30, 2001
|president3 = [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]]
| president3 = [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]
|preceded3 = Jose Pardo
| preceded3 = Jose Pardo
|succeeded3 = [[Jose Isidro Camacho]]
| succeeded3 = [[Jose Isidro Camacho]]
|office4 = [[Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines|Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines]]
| office4 = [[Majority leader of the Senate of the Philippines|Senate Majority Leader]]
| term_start4 = July 22, 1991
|president4 = [[Corazon Aquino]]<br>[[Fidel V. Ramos]]
| term_end4 = October 10, 1996
|term_start4 = 1991
| preceded4 = [[Teofisto Guingona|Teofisto Guingona, Jr.]]
|term_end4 = 1996
| succeeded4 = [[Francisco Tatad]]
|preceded4 = [[Teofisto Guingona|Teofisto Guingona, Jr.]]
|succeeded4 = [[Francisco Tatad]]
| office5 = [[Senator of the Philippines]]
| term_start5 = June 30, 1987
|office5 = [[Senator of the Philippines]]
|term_start5 = June 30, 1987
| term_end5 = June 30, 1998
| office6 = [[Secretary of Budget and Management (Philippines)|Minister of Budget and Management]]
|term_end5 = June 30, 1998
| term_start6 = February 25, 1986
|office6 = 3rd [[Secretary of Budget and Management (Philippines)|Secretary of Budget and Management]]
| term_end6 = March 13, 1987
|term_start6 = February 25, 1986
| president6 = [[Corazon Aquino]]
|term_end6 = March 13, 1987
|succeeded6 = Manuel Alba
| succeeded6 = Manuel Alba <small>(''as Secretary'')</small>
|preceded6 = Guillermo Carague
| preceded6 = Guillermo Carague
| office7 = Member of the [[Regular Batasang Pambansa]]
|office7 = [[Regular Batasang Pambansa|Mambabatas Pambansa (Assemblyman)]] from [[Legislative districts of Quezon City#At-Large (defunct)|Quezon City]]
|term_start7 = June 30, 1984
| term_start7 = June 30, 1984
|term_end7 = March 25, 1986
| term_end7 = March 25, 1986
|alongside7 = Ismael Mathay, Jr., [[Orly Mercado|Orlando Mercado]], and [[Cecilia Muñoz-Palma]]
| alongside7 = Ismael Mathay, Jr., [[Orly Mercado|Orlando Mercado]], and [[Cecilia Muñoz-Palma]]
|birth_name = Alberto Gatmaitan Rómulo
| birth_name = Alberto Gatmaitan Romulo
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1933|08|7}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1933|08|7}}
|birth_place = [[Camiling, Tarlac]], [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands|Philippine Islands]]
| birth_place = [[Camiling, Tarlac]], [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands|Philippine Islands]]
|death_date =
| death_date =
|death_place =
| death_place =
|party = [[Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino]]
| party = [[Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino|LDP]] (1988–present)
|spouse = Rosie Lovely Tecson-Romulo
| spouse = Rosie Lovely Tecson-Romulo
|children = 5 ({{abbr|incl.|including}} [[Roman Romulo|Roman]] and [[Bernadette Romulo-Puyat|Bernadette]])
| children = 5 ({{abbr|incl.|including}} [[Roman Romulo|Roman]] and [[Bernadette Romulo-Puyat|Bernadette]])
|alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[De La Salle University]]|[[Manuel L. Quezon University]]|[[Complutense University of Madrid|University of Madrid]]}}
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[De La Salle University]]|[[Manuel L. Quezon University]]|[[Complutense University of Madrid|University of Madrid]]}}
|profession = Lawyer
| profession = Lawyer
|website = [http://dfa.gov.ph/?page_id=20 Secretary of Foreign Affairs]
| website = [http://dfa.gov.ph/?page_id=20 Secretary of Foreign Affairs]
| otherparty = [[United Nationalist Democratic Organization|UNIDO]] (until 1988)
| appointer = [[Rodrigo Duterte]]
| constituency7 = [[Legislative districts of Quezon City#At-Large (defunct)|Quezon City]]
}}
}}
'''Alberto Gatmaitan Rómulo''' (born August 7, 1933) is a Filipino politician and diplomat. He served in the Philippine in various capacities as Executive Secretary, Finance Secretary, Foreign Affairs Secretary, and Budget Secretary. His most recent office is his leadership of the Department of Foreign Affairs<ref name="Medalia">{{cite book|last=Medalia|first=Jonathan|title=Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iuDu19mPlMAC&pg=PA13|access-date=July 4, 2011|publisher=DIANE Publishing|isbn=978-1-4379-2746-7|pages=13–}}</ref> before and during the early period of the administration of [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Benigno Aquino III]].
'''Alberto "Bert" Gatmaitan Romulo''' (born August 7, 1933) is a Filipino politician and diplomat. He served in the Philippines in various capacities as executive secretary, finance secretary, foreign affairs secretary, and budget secretary. His most recent office is his leadership of the Department of Foreign Affairs<ref name="Medalia">{{cite book|last=Medalia|first=Jonathan|title=Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments|year=2008 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iuDu19mPlMAC&pg=PA13|access-date=July 4, 2011|publisher=DIANE Publishing|isbn=978-1-4379-2746-7|pages=13–}}</ref> before and during the early period of the administration of [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Benigno Aquino III]].


Rómulo was born in [[Camiling, Tarlac]] from Pangasinan and Tagalog parents.<ref>{{cite news |title=A foreign secretary for all seasons |author=Juaniyo Y. Arcellana |url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=596380&publicationSubCategoryId=90 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131072656/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=596380&publicationSubCategoryId=90 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=July 25, 2010 |access-date=July 11, 2011 }}</ref> He was then elected as member of the [[Regular Batasang Pambansa]] representing [[Quezon City]] in 1984. He then joined government service as the interim Minister of the Budget of President [[Corazon Aquino]] during the transition period following the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. He was a [[Philippine Senator|senator]] from 1987 to 1998, during which time he served as Majority Leader for five years. As Majority Leader, he greatly helped then Senate President [[Neptali Gonzales, Sr.]] in running the plenary sessions of the Senate and in executing its legislative mill.<ref>{{cite news |title=Palace: No loyalty check of Cabinet members |author=Ron Gagalac and Maricar Bautista |url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/09/23/09/palace-no-loyalty-check-cabinet-members |newspaper=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs]] |date=September 23, 2009 |access-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref>
Romulo was born in [[Camiling, Tarlac]] from Pangasinan and Tagalog parents.<ref>{{cite news|title=A foreign secretary for all seasons|author=Juaniyo Y. Arcellana|url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=596380&publicationSubCategoryId=90|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131072656/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=596380&publicationSubCategoryId=90|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=July 25, 2010|access-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref> He was then elected as member of the [[Regular Batasang Pambansa]] representing [[Quezon City]] in 1984. He then joined government service as the interim Minister of the Budget of President [[Corazon Aquino]] during the transition period following the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. He was a [[Philippine Senator|senator]] from 1987 to 1998, during which time he served as Majority Leader for five years. As Majority Leader, he greatly helped then Senate President [[Neptali Gonzales, Sr.]] in running the plenary sessions of the Senate and in executing its legislative mill.<ref>{{cite news|title=Palace: No loyalty check of Cabinet members|author=Ron Gagalac and Maricar Bautista|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/09/23/09/palace-no-loyalty-check-cabinet-members|newspaper=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs]]|date=September 23, 2009|access-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref> In November 1989, Romulo avoided a fatal helicopter crash near [[Maulong, Catbalogan|Maulong]], [[Catbalogan]] when an Army commander convinced him to ride another helicopter going to Catbalogan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maragay |first1=Fel |last2=Burgos |first2=Bobby |title=Senator cheats death in chopper crash |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eGcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bgsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6463%2C1741410 |access-date=January 1, 2023 |work=[[Manila Standard]] |publisher=Kagitingan Publications, Inc. |date=November 11, 1989 |page=4}}</ref>


He became Finance Secretary in January 2001, having been appointed when President [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo]] took office and formed her own cabinet. He left this position in May 2001; Romulo was later appointed as an Executive Secretary.<ref name="Manila">{{cite news|title=Palace happy Romulo is keeping DFA post |author=Genalyn Kabiling |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/264082/palace-happy-romulo-keeping-dfa-po |newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]] |date=June 28, 2010 |access-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703101114/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/264082/palace-happy-romulo-keeping-dfa-po |archive-date=July 3, 2010 }}</ref> On August 18, 2004, he was appointed Foreign Secretary,<ref name="Manila"/> and which he would hold until February 25, 2011, under President Aquino.<ref>{{cite news |title=Romulo hosts lunch for Del Rosario, but no turnover yet |author=Pia Lee-Brago |url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=660358 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908195102/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=660358 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=February 24, 2011 |access-date=July 11, 2011 }}</ref> He served as Chairman of the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] or ASEAN in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=China's influence over ASEAN likely to grow with Rice's absence |author=Christine Ong |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/291067/1/.html |newspaper=[[Channel NewsAsia]] |date=July 29, 2007 |access-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref>
He became finance secretary in January 2001, having been appointed when President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] took office and formed her own cabinet. He left this position in May 2001; Romulo was later appointed as an executive secretary.<ref name="Manila">{{cite news|title=Palace happy Romulo is keeping DFA post |author=Genalyn Kabiling |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/264082/palace-happy-romulo-keeping-dfa-po |newspaper=[[Manila Bulletin]] |date=June 28, 2010 |access-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703101114/http://www.mb.com.ph/node/264082/palace-happy-romulo-keeping-dfa-po |archive-date=July 3, 2010 }}</ref> On August 18, 2004, he was appointed foreign secretary,<ref name="Manila"/> and which he would hold until February 25, 2011, under President Aquino.<ref>{{cite news |title=Romulo hosts lunch for Del Rosario, but no turnover yet |author=Pia Lee-Brago |url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=660358 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908195102/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=660358 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]] |date=February 24, 2011 |access-date=July 11, 2011 }}</ref> He served as Chairman of the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] or ASEAN in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=China's influence over ASEAN likely to grow with Rice's absence |author=Christine Ong |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/291067/1/.html |newspaper=[[Channel NewsAsia]] |date=July 29, 2007 |access-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref>


In March 2017, Romulo was appointed chairman and director of the board of the [[Development Bank of the Philippines]].
In March 2017, Romulo was appointed chairman and director of the board of the [[Development Bank of the Philippines]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=dofweb |date=2017-03-05 |title=Ex-Sen. Romulo takes oath as DBP chairman |url=https://www.dof.gov.ph/ex-sen-romulo-takes-oath-as-dbp-chairman/ |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=Department of Finance |language=en-US}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.mb.com.ph/2017/03/05/ex-sen-romulo-takes-oath-as-dbp-chairman/ |title=Ex-Sen. Romulo takes oath as DBP chairman |publisher=[[Manila Bulletin]] |date=5 March 2017 |access-date=19 May 2017}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 06:59, 18 August 2024

Alberto Romulo
Romulo in 2010
Chairman and Director of the Board of the Development Bank of the Philippines
In office
March 2017 – December 22, 2022
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
PresidentEmmanuel G. Herbosa
Succeeded byDante Tiñga
24th Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
August 23, 2004 – February 23, 2011
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Benigno Aquino III
Preceded byDelia Albert
Succeeded byAlbert del Rosario
34th Executive Secretary of the Philippines
In office
May 8, 2001 – August 23, 2004
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byRenato de Villa
Succeeded byEduardo Ermita
26th Secretary of Finance
In office
January 23 – June 30, 2001
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byJose Pardo
Succeeded byJose Isidro Camacho
Senate Majority Leader
In office
July 22, 1991 – October 10, 1996
Preceded byTeofisto Guingona, Jr.
Succeeded byFrancisco Tatad
Senator of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998
Minister of Budget and Management
In office
February 25, 1986 – March 13, 1987
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Preceded byGuillermo Carague
Succeeded byManuel Alba (as Secretary)
Member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa
In office
June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986
Serving with Ismael Mathay, Jr., Orlando Mercado, and Cecilia Muñoz-Palma
ConstituencyQuezon City
Personal details
Born
Alberto Gatmaitan Romulo

(1933-08-07) August 7, 1933 (age 91)
Camiling, Tarlac, Philippine Islands
Political partyLDP (1988–present)
Other political
affiliations
UNIDO (until 1988)
SpouseRosie Lovely Tecson-Romulo
Children5 (incl. Roman and Bernadette)
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer
WebsiteSecretary of Foreign Affairs

Alberto "Bert" Gatmaitan Romulo (born August 7, 1933) is a Filipino politician and diplomat. He served in the Philippines in various capacities as executive secretary, finance secretary, foreign affairs secretary, and budget secretary. His most recent office is his leadership of the Department of Foreign Affairs[1] before and during the early period of the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.

Romulo was born in Camiling, Tarlac from Pangasinan and Tagalog parents.[2] He was then elected as member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa representing Quezon City in 1984. He then joined government service as the interim Minister of the Budget of President Corazon Aquino during the transition period following the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. He was a senator from 1987 to 1998, during which time he served as Majority Leader for five years. As Majority Leader, he greatly helped then Senate President Neptali Gonzales, Sr. in running the plenary sessions of the Senate and in executing its legislative mill.[3] In November 1989, Romulo avoided a fatal helicopter crash near Maulong, Catbalogan when an Army commander convinced him to ride another helicopter going to Catbalogan.[4]

He became finance secretary in January 2001, having been appointed when President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took office and formed her own cabinet. He left this position in May 2001; Romulo was later appointed as an executive secretary.[5] On August 18, 2004, he was appointed foreign secretary,[5] and which he would hold until February 25, 2011, under President Aquino.[6] He served as Chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN in 2007.[7]

In March 2017, Romulo was appointed chairman and director of the board of the Development Bank of the Philippines.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Medalia, Jonathan (2008). Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments. DIANE Publishing. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-1-4379-2746-7. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  2. ^ Juaniyo Y. Arcellana (July 25, 2010). "A foreign secretary for all seasons". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  3. ^ Ron Gagalac and Maricar Bautista (September 23, 2009). "Palace: No loyalty check of Cabinet members". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  4. ^ Maragay, Fel; Burgos, Bobby (November 11, 1989). "Senator cheats death in chopper crash". Manila Standard. Kagitingan Publications, Inc. p. 4. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Genalyn Kabiling (June 28, 2010). "Palace happy Romulo is keeping DFA post". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  6. ^ Pia Lee-Brago (February 24, 2011). "Romulo hosts lunch for Del Rosario, but no turnover yet". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  7. ^ Christine Ong (July 29, 2007). "China's influence over ASEAN likely to grow with Rice's absence". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  8. ^ dofweb (March 5, 2017). "Ex-Sen. Romulo takes oath as DBP chairman". Department of Finance. Retrieved August 11, 2023.