Sandro Marcos

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Sandro Marcos
File:Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos (20th Congress).jpg
Official portrait, 2025
House Majority Leader
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 28, 2025
House SpeakerMartin Romualdez
Faustino "Bojie" Dy III
Preceded byMannix Dalipe
Senior Deputy House Majority Leader
In office
July 26, 2022 – June 30, 2025
LeaderMannix Dalipe
Preceded byJesus Crispin Remulla
Succeeded byLorenz Defensor
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
Preceded byRia Christina Fariñas
Personal details
BornFerdinand Alexander Araneta Marcos III
(1994-03-07) March 7, 1994 (age 32)
San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
PartyPFP (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations		Nacionalista (2021–2023)
RelationsMarcos family
Araneta family
Romualdez family
Parent(s)Bongbong Marcos
Liza Araneta-Marcos
Alma mater
City, University of London (BS)
London School of Economics (MS)
OccupationPolitician
Websitesandromarcos.ph

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.

Early life and education

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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 then serving as the representative for Ilocos Norte's second district, 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 Kids Kollege, 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]

Career

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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]

House of Representatives (since 2022)

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Elections

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Further information: 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections and 2025 Philippine House of Representatives 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)

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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]

From 2023 to 2025, Marcos got the highest amount of "allocable" funds under the budget approved by Congress at ₱15.8 billion, with Romualdez getting the second highest amount at ₱14.4 billion from the national budget. Amid the flood control projects controversy in the Philippines, the People’s Budget Coalition criticized "allocable" funds as a new form of pork barrel, saying it goes to "politically determined projects that crowd out more equitable and accountable public spending".[25]

Second term and House Majority Leader (since 2025)

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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.[26][27] On July 28, 2025, Marcos was elected unopposed to the role, becoming among its youngest holders.[28][29]

Personal life

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Marcos is a polo enthusiast.[30] In September 2025, it was revealed that he had been in a five-year relationship with actress Alexa Miro, which had been kept private due to him being part of the First Family.[31]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Sandro Marcos
Year Office Party Votes received Result
Total % P. Swing
2022 Representative (Ilocos Norte–1st) Nacionalista 108,423 56.63% 1st — Won
2025 PFP 169,880 100.00% 1st +43.37 Unopposed

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