Irene Romualdez Marcos-Araneta (; born Maria Irene Celestina Romualdez Marcos; September 16, 1960) is the third child of the late former

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Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. ( , , ; September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial ...

and former

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Imelda Marcos Imelda Romualdez Marcos (; born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez; July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician who served as the First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power during the dictator ...

. Irene Marcos's presence is known as being "the quiet one" because among the Marcos siblings, she is the only one not holding public office. Her best-remembered role in her father's 21-year rule involved expensive events, such as her 1983 wedding to Gregorio "Greggy" Maria Araneta III which was said to cost US$10.3 million, and for her September 1985 party on the presidential yacht BRP ''Ang Pangulo'', whose lavishness caused a scandal when video coverage of it came out in the wake of the

1986 EDSA Revolution The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution or the February Revolution, was a series of popular demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of c ...

. She gained media attention after being tagged in the

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leak, and for triggering student protests after her attendance in various campus events.

Controversies

She, her mother and brother have moved for the reversal of the

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's decision to forfeit in favor of the government all assets, investments, securities, properties, shares, interests, and funds of Arelma Inc. being managed by Merrill Lynch

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in New York.

Personal life

Marcos-Araneta is married to businessman, Gregorio Maria Araneta III with 2 children: Alfonso (Alfie) and Luis (Louie) Araneta. She was named in the internationally controversial

, along with her husband, Gregorio Maria Araneta III, her sister

Imee Marcos Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios "Imee" Romualdez Marcos (; born November 12, 1955) is a Filipina politician and former actress serving as a Senator since 2019. She is the daughter of Ferdinand Marcos and former first lady Imelda Marcos and the ...

and her nephews Fernando "Borgy" Manotoc, Matthew Joseph "MJ" Manotoc, and Ferdinand Richard Michael "Mike" Manotoc.

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