Romeo Candazo

Romeo Candazo
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
from Marikina's at-large district
In office
June 30, 1992 – June 30, 2001
Preceded byDemoclito J. Angeles
Succeeded byDel de Guzman
Personal details
Born(1952-06-18)June 18, 1952
Marikina, Rizal, Philippines
DiedAugust 19, 2013(2013-08-19) (aged 61)
Marikina City, Philippines
Political partyPMP (2009-2013)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (1992–1995; 1998–2009)
Lakas-NUCD (1995–1998)
Independent (1992)
CPP (1971–1975)
OccupationLawyer, politician, writer, radio anchor

Romeo "Ome" D. Candazo (June 18, 1952 – August 19, 2013) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, writer and television and radio anchor[1] who served as the representative for Marikina's at-large district from 1992 to 2001. In 1996, he met with a group of editors from the Philippine Daily Inquirer, anonymously testifying against the systematic corruption in the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF). His testimony would later become the subject of the publication's exposé on the CDF.

  1. ^ 702 DZAS - FEBC Radio (August 19, 2013). "FEBC Philippines joins the Candazo family..." Facebook. Facebook, Inc. Archived from the original on June 29, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2023. For several years now, Ka Ome hosted the program 'Serbisyong OFW' over 702 DZAS 'Agapay ng Sambayanan,' one of his advocacies.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)