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Antonino P. Roman
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Antonino P. Roman

Antonino P. Roman, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1939)
Antonino Pascual Roman, Jr. (31 May 1939 – 8 January 2014) was a Filipino politician. A member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, he represented the 1st District of Bataan from 1998 until 2007, when his wife, Herminia Roman, took over the seat. Roman was an assemblyman from 1978 to 1986. He was also a Finance Deputy Minister under Finance Minister Cesar Virata, and Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) Secretary from 2010 to 2012 under President Benigno Aquino III.

As a member of Congress, Roman served as the chairman of the House committee on veterans affairs and welfare, and the vice chairman of the special committee on bases conversion, as well as the committee on natural resources.Roman died on 8 January 2014 of multiple organ failure. He was 74.

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    Flint water crisis

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  • 9Aug

    Shooting of Michael Brown

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  • 18Sep

    Scottish independence referendum, 2014

    Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom.
  • 30Oct

    International recognition of the State of Palestine

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