Sandro Marcos | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2025 | |
| House Majority Leader | |
| Assumed office July 28, 2025 | |
| House Speaker | Martin Romualdez Faustino "Bojie" Dy III |
| Preceded by | Mannix Dalipe |
| Senior Deputy House Majority Leader | |
| In office July 26, 2022 – June 30, 2025 | |
| Leader | Mannix Dalipe |
| Preceded by | Jesus Crispin Remulla |
| Succeeded by | Lorenz Defensor |
| Member of thePhilippine House of Representatives fromIlocos Norte's 1st district | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ria Christina Fariñas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ferdinand Alexander Araneta Marcos III (1994-03-07)March 7, 1994 (age 31) San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | PFP (2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Nacionalista (2021–2023) |
| Relations | Marcos family Araneta family Romualdez family |
| Parent(s) | Bongbong Marcos Liza Araneta-Marcos |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | sandromarcos |
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 theHouse majority leader since 2025. A member of thePartido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), he has concurrently served as therepresentative ofIlocos Norte's first district, an office he has held since 2022. He is the eldest son of PresidentBongbong Marcos and First LadyLiza Araneta Marcos.
Marcos, nicknamed "Sandro", was born Ferdinand Alexander Araneta Marcos III on March 7, 1994 at Cardinal Santos Medical Center inSan Juan, Metro Manila, toBongbong Marcos, who was then serving as therepresentative forIlocos Norte's second district, and attorneyLiza Araneta Marcos.[3] He is the eldest of the three sons. He is the grandson of the latepresident,Ferdinand Marcos and his wifeImelda 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 theWorth School for his secondary education from 2006 to 2013. After that, he went to theCity, 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 theLondon School of Economics and Political Science in 2017.[7][8][9][10]
Before running for public office, Marcos worked as a member of the legislative staff ofHouse majority leader and representativeMartin 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 GovernorMatthew 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 aCOVID recovery assistance program forsari-sari store owners.[12]
Marcos ran for representative ofIlocos Norte's first district in the2022 election and won, defeating incumbentRia Christina Fariñas.[13][14] He was reelected unopposed in the 2025 election.[15]
Despite being a neophyte congressman, he was elected House senior deputy majority leader in the19th 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 theMaharlika Investment Fund, which aimed to create asovereign wealth fund for the Philippines. The legislation drew inspiration from South Korea'sown 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 PresidentSara Duterte at theHouse of Representatives, which ultimately gathered 240 signatures in Congress.[22][23][24]
Leading up to the convention of the20th Congress, his colleagues were in talks to elect himHouse majority leader, a move that would received from theLakas–CMD, the dominant majority party at the time.[25][26] On July 28, 2025, Marcos was elected unopposed to the role, becoming among its youngest holders.[27][28]
Marcos is apolo enthusiast.[29] In September 2025, it was revealed that he had been in a five-year relationship with actressAlexa Miro, which had been kept private due to him being part of the First Family.[30]
| Year | Office | Party | Votes received | Result | ||||
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| 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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