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Romualdez’ exit as Speaker of the House draws renewed attention to wife in Congress
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Share Post Viber icon Viber EmailRep. Yedda Marie Kittilsvedt Romualdez is a former beauty queen and now serves in the House of Representatives under the Tingog Party-list.
The resignation of Speaker Martin Romualdez not only reshaped the leadership of the House, it also shifted public attention to the personal life of one of the country’s most powerful political families.
Although he stepped down as Speaker, Romualdez remains in Congress as representative of Leyte’s 1st District under Lakas-CMD.
His departure from the top post has heightened interest in the role of his wife, Rep. Yedda Marie Kittilsvedt Romualdez, and their eldest son, Andrew Julian, both serving under Tingog Party-list.
This created an unusual family bloc in Congress, with Yedda and her son Andrew in party-list representation alongside Martin Romualdez as a district lawmaker.
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