Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Araneta Marcos III ( , , ; born March 7, 1994) is a Filipino politician who is the

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of Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district since 2022, and the eldest of three sons of Philippine President

Bongbong Marcos Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. ( , , ; born September 13, 1957), commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM, is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. He previously served as a sena ...

and First Lady

Liza Araneta Marcos Marie Louise "Liza" Araneta Marcos ( Marie Louise Cacho Araneta; born August 21, 1959) is a Filipino lawyer and academic who is the spouse of Bongbong Marcos, the 17th president of the Philippines, making her the first lady of the Philippines. ...

Early life and education

Marcos, nicknamed "Sandro", was born Ferdinand Alexander Araneta Marcos III on born on March 7, 1994, in

Laoag, Ilocos Norte Laoag, officially the City of Laoag ( ilo, Siudad ti Laoag; fil, Lungsod ng Laoag), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,651 people. ...

, then-

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of the 2nd district of Ilocos Norte, and attorney

. He is the eldest of the three sons. He is the grandson of the late

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and his wife

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. Marcos attended Don Sergio Osmeña Senior Memorial National High School, Inc. and Padre Annibale School in Laoag for his primary education. He then left for the United Kingdom and attended the

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for his secondary education from 2006 to 2013. After that, he went to the

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, where he earned a degree in Bachelor of Science in

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in 2016. He then earned his master's degree in developmental studies at the

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in 2017.

Political career

Prior to running for public office, Marcos worked as a member of the legislative staff of

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and

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Rep.

Martin Romualdez Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez (, born November 14, 1963) is a Filipino businessman, lawyer and politician serving as the Speaker of the House of Representatives since July 25, 2022. He is also serving as the Representative for the 1st dis ...

, his father's cousin, whom he sees as his mentor.

House of Representatives, first term (2022–present)

Marcos ran for representative of Ilocos Norte's

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and won, defeating incumbent Ria Christina Fariñas. Despite being a neophyte congressman, he was elected House Senior Deputy Majority Leader in the

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on July 26, 2022. On late November 2022, Marcos, together with

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Martin Romualdez, plans to file the House Bill 6398, also known as the

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(MIF). The aim is to create a

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for the Philippines. The bill draws inspiration from

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. MIF is targeted to be approved by the House of Representatives on December 12, 2022. Economist Michael Batu said the bill can help raise money to help the government's programs and achieve development goals, if managed properly.

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* {{Bongbong Marcos 1994 births Living people Children of presidents of the Philippines Marcos family 21st-century Filipino politicians Politicians from Ilocos Norte Ilocano people Filipino people of Basque descent Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Ilocos Norte Nacionalista Party politicians People educated at Worth School Alumni of the University of London Alumni of the London School of Economics