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Geraldine Roman: First transgender politician elected in the Philippines
Controversial candidate Rodrigo Duterte may be dominating headlines in the Philippines, but another politician is also being celebrated.
The Liberal Party's Geraldine Roman is set to be the predominantly Catholic nation's first public transgender politician. Polls indicate she will win the lower house seat for Bataan province, north of the capital Manila.
She grew up in a political family
Like many politicians in the Philippines Ms Roman, 49, has a powerful political pedigree. The seat Ms Roman will take up was previously held by her mother.
She spent several years in Spain where she mastered other languages and worked as an editor at a Spanish news agency.
In 2012, she returned home to her native Bataan province to care for her ageing parents, promising to continue their political legacy.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36253666
