 Her husband, Rommel Diasen, was Vice-Governor of Kalinga, and a candidate in the May 2007 election for governor, but he was assassinated on 7 April 2007, in the run-up to the election.It is commonly believed in Kalinga that another candidate for governor was responsible for the murder, but insufficient evidence has not yet permitted criminal action to be taken against the suspect.Rommel's widow, Floydelia, was persuaded to stand in place of her murdered husband.