The Honorable Bongbong Marcos |
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Senator of the Philippines | |
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 |
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Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's 2nd District | |
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2010 |
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Preceded by | Imee Marcos |
Succeeded by | Imelda Marcos |
In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1995 |
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Preceded by | Mariano R. Nalupta Jr. |
Succeeded by | Simeon M. Valdez |
Governor of Ilocos Norte | |
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2007 |
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Preceded by | Rodolfo C. Fariñas |
Succeeded by | Michael Marcos Keon |
In office 1983–1986 |
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Preceded by | Elizabeth M. Keon |
Succeeded by | Rodolfo C. Fariñas |
Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte | |
In office 1980–1983 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. September 13, 1957 Manila, Philippines |
Political party | Nacionalista (2009–present) |
Other political affiliations |
KBL (1980–2009) |
Spouse(s) | Louise Araneta Marcos |
Children | 3 |
Website | bongbongmarcos.com |
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. (born September 13, 1957) is a Filipino politician and former senator in the 16th Congress of the Philippines. He is the second child and only son of former President and dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos and of former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos.
Marcos served as Governor of Ilocos Norte (1983–1986, 1998–2007) and as Representative of the Second District of Ilocos Norte (1992–1995, 2007–2010) under Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, the political party founded by his father. He was also Deputy Minority Leader during his second term in the House of Representatives. In 2010, Marcos was elected as Senator of the Philippines under the Nacionalista Party. Senator Marcos chairs several senate committees, including the Committee on Local Government and the Committee on Public Works, and is a member of several other committees.
On October 5, 2015, Marcos announced his candidacy for Vice President of the Philippines in the 2016 election. With a difference of 263,473 votes, 0.64 percent difference, Marcos suffered a narrow and controversial loss to Leni Robredo.
Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was born on September 13, 1957, to then Representative Ferdinand E. Marcos and Imelda Remedios Visitacion Romualdez. He studied in Institucion Teresiana and La Salle Greenhills in Manila, where he obtained his kindergarten and elementary education, respectively.
Nicknamed 'Bongbong', Marcos starred in his father's true-to-life story film, Iginuhit ng Tadhana, as himself, along with Vilma Santos as his sister Imee Marcos, Luis Gonzales as his father and Gloria Romero as his mother. The film was released before the 1965 Philippine Elections in which his father, who was senator at that time, was elected President of the Philippines.