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
Asset Management
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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
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Imee Marcos
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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
References
External links
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Sandiganbayan asked to finalize forfeiture of $35-million Marcos account Irene Marcos demands return of Canlubang Mansion
1960 births
Irene
Children of presidents of the Philippines
Filipino exiles
Filipino expatriates in the United States
Filipino people of Spanish descent
Living people
Irene
Filipino Roman Catholics
People named in the Panama Papers
Irene
Children of prime ministers
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