Irene Marcos-Araneta
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Irene Romualdez Marcos-Araneta (; born Maria Victoria Irene Romualdez Marcos; September 16, 1960) is the third child of the late former president
Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino lawyer, politician, dictator, and Kleptocracy, kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled the c ...
and former first lady
Imelda Marcos Imelda Romualdez Marcos (; born Imelda Remedios Visitación Trinidad Romuáldez; July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician who was First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power after her husband Ferdinand ...
. Her brother
Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. (, , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials BBM or PBBM, is a Filipino politician who has served as the 17th president of the Philippines since 2022. He is the second child ...
is the current president of the Philippines. 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. She gained media attention after being tagged in the Panama Papers 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 Sandiganbayan'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 is married to businessman Gregorio Maria Araneta III, with whom she has two children: Alfonso and Luis. On February 21, 2024, Luis Marcos Araneta, husband of Alexandra Rocha is the new president of Araneta Properties and Gregorio Araneta III group of companies after resignation of Crisanto Roy Alcid. She was named in the internationally controversial Panama Papers, along with her husband, Gregorio Maria Araneta III, her sister Imee Marcos and her nephews Borgy Manotoc, Matthew Joseph Manotoc, and Ferdinand Richard Michael Manotoc.


See also

* Imee Marcos *
Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. (, , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials BBM or PBBM, is a Filipino politician who has served as the 17th president of the Philippines since 2022. He is the second child ...
* Aimee Marcos


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Sandiganbayan asked to finalize forfeiture of $35-million Marcos account Irene Marcos demands return of Canlubang Mansion
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