ðɪ ˈɛɹpoːɹt wʌz ɡˈɪvən ɪts kˈɜːɹənt nˈeɪm ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌv dˈænjəl zˈiː. ɹˌɑːmjuːˈældɛz, ɐ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv fɹʌm lˈeɪt hˌuː bɪkˌeɪm ðə tˈɛnθ spˈiːkɚɹ ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːn hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz.
The airport was given its current name in honor of Daniel Z. Romualdez, a representative from Leyte who became the 10th speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives.