Norberto Romualdez
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Warren Harding | |
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Preceded by | Manuel Araullo |
Succeeded by | José Abad Santos |
Member of the Philippine National Assembly from Leyte's 4th district | |
In office September 1, 1936 – November 4, 1941 | |
Preceded by | Francisco Enage |
Succeeded by | Filomeno Montejo (as member of the House of Representatives) |
Personal details | |
Born | Norberto Romuáldez y López June 6, 1875 Palapag, Samar, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
Political party | Nacionalista |
Spouses | Mariquita Marquez
(m. 1899; died 1903)Beatriz Duarte Romualdez
(m. 1907) |
Relatives | Imelda Marcos (niece) Benjamin Romualdez (nephew) Daniel Z. Romualdez (nephew) Eduardo Romualdez (nephew) Alberto Romualdez (grandnephew) Johnny Romualdez (grandnephew) Jose Manuel Romualdez (grandnephew) Irene Araneta (grandniece) Imee Marcos (grandniece) Bongbong Marcos (grandnephew) Sandro Marcos (great-grandnephew) |
Norberto Romuáldez y López (June 6, 1875 – November 4, 1941), often referred to as Norberto Romuáldez Sr. to distinguish him from his son with the same name, was a Philippine writer, politician, jurist, and statesman. He was the first Lopez-Romuáldez to attain national prominence, and is deemed the "Father of the Law on the
Biography
Born to the prominent López clan of Leyte (originally from
In 1908, Romuáldez wrote Bisayan Grammar and Notes on Bisayan Rhetoric and Poetic and Filipino Dialectology, a treatise on the grammar of the Waray language. The following year (1909) he founded the Sanghiran san Binisaya ha Samar ug Leyte (Academy of the Visayan Language of Samar and Leyte) for the purpose of promoting and intellectualizing Waray. Romuáldez was also fluent in other languages like Spanish, English, and Cebuano.
Romuáldez served as an
Romuáldez ran for senator in
On the eve of his niece Imelda Romualdez de Marcos and her husband Ferdinand Marcos's proclamation as President and First Lady of the Philippines, in 1965, his composition, a song, Plegaria (A Plea), was sung in the Marcos family home in San Juan
Writings
Published works
- 1899: An Pagtabang ni San Miguel ("The Aid of Saint Michael"; drama)
- 1908: Bisayan Grammar and Notes on Bisayan Rhetoric and Poetic and Filipino Dialectology (linguistics)
- 1914: Tagbanwa Alphabet with Some Reforms Proposed (essays)
- 1918: Philippine Orthography (essays)
- 1921: An Anak han Manaranggot ("The Tuba Gatherer's Child", drama)
- 1925: The Psychology of the Filipino (lectures)
- 1931: Filipino Musical Instruments and Airs of Long Ago (lectures)
- 1933: Philippine Legal and Business Forms Annotated; co-authored with Enrique P. Custodio
References
- ^ Wika wiki / BNW2007 poster
- ^ President, Philippines (1937). Messages of the President. Bureau of Print.
- ^ "Norberto Lopez Romualdez". Geni.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ Imelda Marcos By Carmen Navarro Pedrosa (1987)