Mikee Romero

Michael Odylon "Mikee" Lagman Romero (born March 21, 1972) is a Filipino businessman, politician, and polo player serving as a Party-list Representative for 1-Pacman since 2016. He is also the president of the Party-list Coalition, an alliance of more than 50 representatives from various party-lists.[4] As a businessman, he is currently the chairman and president of Globalport 900, Inc. and owns the NorthPort Batang Pier basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[5] His company F&S Holdings Inc. is the majority shareholder of the Philippine affiliate of Air Asia.[4] As of December 2018, his declared net worth is ₱ 7.858 billion.[3]

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Lagman and the surname or paternal family name is Romero.
The Honourable

Mikee Romero
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
for the 1-Pacman party-list
Assumed office
June 30, 2016
Serving with Enrico Pineda
Personal details
Born
Michael Odylon Lagman Romero

(1972-03-21) March 21, 1972[1]
Manila, Philippines
Political party1-Pacman
Spouse(s)
Sheila Bermudez (m. 1992)
Children5
ParentsReghis Romero II[2]
Lilibeth Lagman-Romero[2]
EducationDe La Salle University
Net worth₱ 7.858 billion (Dec 2018)[3]
Website
Years active2002–present
Board member ofGlobalport 900, Inc.
AirAsia Philippines

Business career

Romero serves as Chairman of the Board of Globalport 900, Inc. (PSE: PORT), formerly MIC Holdings Corp, since June 7, 2012. He graduated Bachelor of Arts from De La Salle University (while also played for the university's varsity basketball team) and a Masters in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management. He also holds two doctorate degrees in Business Administration and Political Economics coming from the International Academy of Management and Economics (an institution closed by the Commission on Higher Education) and De La Salle University.[6]

He is also Chief Executive Officer of Harbour Centre Port Terminal, Inc., Chairman of Manila North Harbour Port, Inc., Chairman of Mikro-tech Capital, Inc., CEO of Pacifica, Inc. He is the Chairman of 168 Ferrum Pacific Mining Corporation and Vice Chairman of AirAsia Philippines.[7]

Son of construction magnate Reghis Romero II, Romero worked in venture capital in Singapore before returning home in 2002 to seize country's infrastructure opportunity. He converted family's reclaimed land into Harbour Center Port Terminal, now country's biggest bulk and breakbulk port. He listed his port assets in 2011, with a reverse takeover of listed MIC Holdings, renaming it GlobalPort 900, Inc. He said he wants to build a 'seaport highway' across the Philippines archipelago. He also has 65% stake in Manila North Harbour, country's biggest port, where San Miguel is a partner. Other interests include mining, hotels, a 20% stake in Air Asia Philippines and 15% in Alfred Yao's Zest Airways.

Sports

As a keen sportsman, he captains country's polo team and owns a baseball team (Manila Sharks) and a PBA team (GlobalPort Batang Pier).

In polo, he is known for being the founder of the Philippine National Federation of Polo Players.[8] He is also a polo player, competing for the Philippines at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. He will compete in the 0-2 goals event.[9]

Sports teams

Personal life

He and his wife Sheila collect rare Philippine and Southeast Asian art.[10]

References
  1. Celis, Beth (March 21, 2013). "Treasured birthday gift for Romero". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  2. Mañalac, Sheila (July 5, 2014). "MIKEE ROMERO conquers the 'game of kings'". The Manila Times. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  3. Cabico, Gaea Katreena (June 14, 2019). "Who's who: Richest, poorest House lawmakers in 2018". Manila: The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on June 19, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  4. Berlanga, Ryniel (June 12, 2019). "Romero is richest congressman, Elago poorest". SunStar. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  5. Cepeda, Mara (June 12, 2019). "Mikee Romero, Albee Benitez still richest congressmen in 2018". Rappler. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. "ROMERO, 1-PACMAN WON'T RENEGE ON VOW". Malaya. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  7. http://markets.ft.com/research/Markets/Tearsheets/Directors-and-dealings?s=PORT:PHS
  8. Bonilla, Ramon Rafael (25 November 2019). "Emotions pour in for polo athlete, president Romero". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. Reyes, Marc Anthony (25 November 2019). "For son, for parents–inspiration abounds in SEAG". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. Tenorio, Bum D., Jr. (March 13, 2011). "Sheila Romero: Blessed for life". philstar.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
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