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 senat ...

and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos.

Early life and education

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

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, then-

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of the 2nd district of Ilocos Norte, and attorney Liza Araneta Marcos. He is the eldest of the three sons. He is the grandson of the late

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, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. 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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1st District Rep.

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, 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 1st district in

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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 House Speaker Martin Romualdez, plans to file the House Bill 6398, also known as the Maharlika Investments Fund (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