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The previous politician was uncle to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., brother to former first girl Imelda Marcos, and the daddy of incumbent Tacloban Metropolis Mayor Alfred Romualdez
MANILA, Philippines – Alfredo “Bejo” Romualdez, brother to former first girl Imelda Marcos and uncle to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., died on October 17, his son Tacloban Metropolis Mayor Alfred Romualdez introduced on Wednesday, October 22. He was 91.
“Former Mayor Bejo peacefully joined our Creator after a life devoted to service, compassion, and unwavering love for the individuals of Tacloban Metropolis. He’ll perpetually be remembered for his humility, kindness, and steadfast dedication to the welfare of his fellowmen. Throughout this time of mourning, our household humbly asks in your prayers and understanding as we honor his life and legacy,” stated the youthful Romualdez in a social media submit that was additionally shared by the town data workplace.
His stays lie in wake on the Santo Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum in Tacloban Metropolis from October 22 to 25, his son stated.
The Romualdez clan holds appreciable energy in Tacloban Metropolis and the province of Leyte.
For the reason that late Bejo Romualdez was elected mayor of Tacloban in 1998, its metropolis corridor has all the time been led by a member of his clan. It was Alfred who took over as mayor in 2007, after his father hit the three-term restrict. Alfred’s spouse, Christina, was mayor from 2016-2019 after her husband accomplished three phrases. Alfred then returned to helm metropolis corridor in 2019 and is at present serving his final consecutive time period as mayor. Raymund, the late Bejo’s grandson and Alfred and Christina’s son, is vice mayor of the town.
One other brother of the previous first girl, the late Benjamin “Kokoy” Romualdez, was long-time governor of Leyte earlier than he was appointed to ambassadorships by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., the daddy of the present president. Resigned Home speaker and Leyte 1st District Consultant Martin Romualdez is the son of Kokoy and newphew to Bejo Romualdez.
Previous to being elected Tacloban mayor after the ouster of his brother-in-law, Bejo Romualdez was naval attaché on the Philippine Embassy in Washington, DC from 1970 to 1986, in response to a 2012 Inquirer report.
A New York Occasions report from January 1978 notes: “Mrs. Marcos’s youthful brother, Alfredo Romualdez, is claimed by educated Filipinos to be concerned in a profitable floating on line casino in Manila Bay and the jai‐alai fronton.”
Later, Bejo Romualdez was named in a forfeiture case in relation to 42 parcels of land in numerous components of the nation that the federal government had tried to get better again in 1996. The case towards Bejo Romualdez and different defendants was junked in 2023 by the Sandiganbayan as a result of the case had dragged on for too lengthy, violating their constitutional proper to speedy disposition, in response to an Inquirer report.
He was additionally a respondent in a 1987 ill-gotten wealth case additionally filed by the Presidential Fee on Good Authorities (PCGG), which was created by then-president Cory Aquino to get better the ill-gotten wealth amassed by the Marcos clan, their family members, and associates, throughout his dictatorship. That case was dismissed in 2016. – Rappler.com
