When Pei Ling Po a.k.a. Luis Romualdez set off from China, could he have imagined that one day his descendants would serve this country and beyond in all branches of government, one even becoming president of the Philippines?
'FAVORITE SON'. The marker of Norberto Romualdez in Burauen, Leyte in this undated photo. The local government unit has lined up activities to raise public awareness of Romualdez, who was a writer, jurist, and statesman.(Photo courtesy of Burauen's local government) BURAUEN, Leyte - The local government unit here has lined up activities to reacquaint the public with "Leyte's favorite son" Norberto Romualdez, a writer, jurist, and statesman. Burauen municipal tourism officer Carmela Crebillo said on Thursday that it has been 81 years since the death of Romualdez, the grand-uncle of President Ferdinand "BongBong" Marcos Jr., and the people of Leyte, including those of this town, have seemingly forgotten about him. "People have been passing by the memorial park, noticing his bust, but people wonder who he is," Crebillo told the Philippine News Agency (PNA), referring to the marker of Romualdez built across the town's church by the National
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