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Sandro Marcos
Filipino politician (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Araneta Marcos III (UK: /ˈmɑːrkɒs/ MAR-koss, US: /-koʊs, -kɔːs/ -kohss, -kawss,[1][2] Tagalog: [ˈmaɾkɔs]; born March 7, 1994) is Filipino politician who has served as the House majority leader since 2025. A member of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), he has concurrently served as the representative of Ilocos Norte's first district, an office he has held since 2022. He is the eldest son of President Bongbong Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos.
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Early life and education
Marcos, nicknamed "Sandro", was born Ferdinand Alexander Araneta Marcos III on March 7, 1994 at Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan, Metro Manila, to Bongbong Marcos, who was serving as a representative at the time, and attorney Liza Araneta Marcos.[3] He is the eldest of the three sons. He is the grandson of the late president, Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda Marcos.[4][5]
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 Worth School for his secondary education from 2006 to 2013. After that, he went to the City, University of London, where he earned a degree in Bachelor of Science in International Relations with honors in 2016.[6] He then earned his master's degree in Developmental Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2017.[7][8][9][10]
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Career
Before running for public office, Marcos worked as a member of the legislative staff of House majority leader and representative Martin Romualdez, his father's cousin, whom he sees as his mentor.[11]
In 2021, before joining the legislative staff of House Majority Leaders, he worked as a consultant for his cousin, Ilocos Norte Governor Matthew Manotoc. His responsibilities included overseeing the efficient distribution of assistance to the people of Ilocos Norte, such as food packs, fishing gear for fishermen, tablets for remote learning, and a COVID recovery assistance program for sari-sari store owners.[12]
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House of Representatives (since 2022)
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Elections
Marcos ran for representative of Ilocos Norte's first district in the 2022 election and won, defeating incumbent Ria Christina Fariñas.[13][14] He was reelected unopposed in the 2025 election.[15]
First term (2022–2025)
Despite being a neophyte congressman, he was elected House senior deputy majority leader in the 19th Congress on July 26, 2022.[16][17]
In late November 2022, Marcos, together with his uncle, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, filed House Bill No. 6398, also known as the Maharlika Investment Fund, which aimed to create a sovereign wealth fund for the Philippines. The legislation drew inspiration from South Korea's own sovereign wealth fund.[18][19] The MIF was approved by the House of Representatives on December 12, 2022.[20] Economist Michael Batu said the bill can help raise money to help the government's programs and achieve development goals, if managed properly.[21]
In February 2025, Marcos was the first to sign the fourth impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives, which ultimately gathered 240 signatures in Congress.[22][23][24]
Second term and House Majority Leader (since 2025)
Leading up to the convention of the 20th Congress, his colleagues were in talks to elect him House majority leader, a move that would received from the Lakas–CMD, the dominant majority party at the time.[25][26] On July 28, 2025, Marcos was elected unopposed to the role, becoming among the youngest holders of the office.[27][28]
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