It is one of two airports in the Philippines named after a member of the Romualdez family, the other being Imelda R. Marcos Airport in Mati after Imelda Romualdez-Marcos, the wife of the late president Ferdinand Marcos.
ɪɾ ɪz wˈʌn ʌv tˈuː ˈɛɹpoːɹts ɪnðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˌɑːmjuːˈældɛz fˈæmɪli, ðɪ ˈʌðɚ bˌiːɪŋ ɪmˈɛldə ˈɑːɹ. mˈɑːɹkoʊz ˈɛɹpoːɹt ɪn mˈæɾi ˈæftɚɹ ɪmˈɛldɚ ɹˌɑːmjuːˈældɛzmˈɑːɹkoʊz, ðə wˈaɪf ʌvðə lˈeɪt pɹˈɛzɪdənt fˈɜːdɪnˌænd mˈɑːɹkoʊz.