2016 Philippines General Elections - First transgender politician elected in the Philippines

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.

Like many politicians in the Philippines Geraldine Roman(49), has a powerful political pedigree. The seat Ms Roman will take up was previously held by her mother.

Geraldine Roman spent several years in Spain where she mastered other languages and worked as an editor at a Spanish news agency.

In 2012, Geraldine Roman returned home to her native Bataan province to care for her ageing parents, promising to continue their political legacy.