Marcos, officially the Municipality of Marcos (; ), is a

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in the

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Ilocos Norte Ilocos Norte (), officially the Province of Ilocos Norte (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region. It is located in the northwest corner of Luzon island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to t ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,010. Formerly a part of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Marcos was established on June 22, 1963 by virtue of Republic Act No. 3753. The town's namesake is Don Mariano Marcos, the father of 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 the grandfather of current president

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 ...

. Marcos is from

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, from

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, from

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, and from Batac.

History

Political violence

The small town of Marcos has seen multiple violent political attacks over the past years. On February 4, 2013, Mayor Salvador Pillos survived an attack by two motorcycle-riding gunmen who shot him while he was inspecting a construction project. On the afternoon of February 23, 2013, Barangay Fortuna chairman Alfredo Arce was gunned down by a gunman on the back of a motorcycle. Arce was shot in the chest and died on the spot. On the evening of April 4, 2017, Vice Mayor Jessie Ermitanio survived an ambush and shootout while driving through an unpopulated section of the road between the Padsan River and the Daquioag Elementary School. The vice mayor's driver, Lucky Jesrel Rumbaoa, died from the gunshots; and, his security escort - Ricky Florendo - and Municipal Council staffer, Edralin Arellano, were injured. On the morning of June 3, 2017, Mayor Arsenio Agustin was shot in the head and died on the spot after inspecting a project in Barangay Mabuti. Municipal employee Mark Valencia was also shot in the back. The mayor's bodyguards fired back at the gunman but the assailant evaded capture. Mayor Agustin had been receiving death threats prior to the shooting and the vice mayor had requested a police escort after he believed he was being stalked when he served as acting mayor in October 2016.

Geography

Marcos is situated from the provincial capital

, and from the country's capital city of

Barangays

Marcos is politically subdivided into 13

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Cacafean * Daquioag * Elizabeth (Culao) * Escoda * Ferdinand * Fortuna * Imelda (Capariaan) * Lydia (

Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...

) * Mabuti * Pacifico (Agunit) * Tabucbuc (Ragas) * Santiago * Valdez There were 4 barangays named after Mariano Marcos' four children: *

(1917-1989), who became president of the Philippines (1965–1986) * Pacifico Marcos (1919-), a physician * Elizabeth Marcos-Keon (1921-1986), former

governor (1971-1983) and mother of

Michael Marcos Keon Michael Edward Marcos Keon (born September 22, 1954) is a Filipino politician. Keon is the son of Australian journalist Michael James Keon and Elizabeth E. Marcos-Keon, governor of Ilocos Norte from 1971 to 1983 and the nephew of former Phili ...

* Fortuna Marcos-Barba (1931-2018)

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Marcos, Ilocos Norte, was 18,010 people, with a density of .

Economy

Government

Local government

Marcos, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of

, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Education

The Marcos-Nueva Era Schools District Office governs all private and public schools within the municipalities of Marcos, and Nueva Era.

Primary and elementary schools

* Biding Elementary School * Cacafean Elementary School * Elizabeth Elementary School * Escoda Elementary School * F. Daquioag Memorial Elementary School * Ferdinand Elementary School * Fortuna Elementary School * Imelda Elementary School * Kids' Kollege, Marcos I. Norte * Mabuti Elementary School * Marcos Central School * Pacifico Elementary School * Santiago Elementary School * Tabucbuc Elementary Schoo *

Secondary schools

* Marcos National High School * Marcos National High School (Agunit Campus) * Marcos National High School (Santiago Campus)

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Ilocos Norte