Bongbong Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr., Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., Bongbong
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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 and only son of 10th president Ferdinand Marcos and former first lady Imelda Marcos. In 1980, Marcos was elected vice governor of Ilocos Norte, running unopposed with the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan party of his father, who was ruling the Philippines under martial law at the time. He then became governor in 1983, holding that office until his family was ousted from power by the People Power Revolution and fled into exile in Hawaii in February 1986. After the death of his father in 1989, President Corazon Aquino allowed his family to return to the Philippines to face various charges; in October 1991, he became the first Marcos to return since the revolution. Marcos and his mother, Imelda, are currently facing arrest in the United States for defying a court order to pay US$353 million (₱17,385,250,000 in 2025) in restitution to human rights abuse victims during his father's dictatorship. However, as long as he is president, he can enter the United States due to diplomatic immunity. Marcos was elected as the representative of Ilocos Norte's second district, serving from 1992 to 1995. He was elected governor again in 1998. After nine years, he returned to his previous position as representative from 2007 to 2010, before entering the Senate of the Philippines under the Nacionalista Party for a single term from 2010 to 2016. Marcos unsuccessfully ran for vice president in the 2016 election, narrowly losing to Camarines Sur representative Leni Robredo. Marcos contested the result at the Presidential Electoral Tribunal but his electoral protest was unanimously dismissed in 2021 after the pilot recount resulted in Robredo widening her lead by 15,093 additional votes. Marcos ran for president in the 2022 election under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, which he won by a landslide with nearly 59% of the vote. During his campaign, he refrained from participating in presidential debates. Although President Rodrigo Duterte had expressed criticisms of Marcos as a "weak leader", Duterte's daughter Sara ran as Marcos' running mate and won a majority of the votes, with their UniTeam coalition being credited for their resounding electoral success. His win was the largest since 1981, when his father won 88% of the votes due to a boycott by the opposition. His presidential campaign received criticism from fact-checkers and disinformation scholars for being driven by historical negationism aimed at rehabilitating the Marcos brand and smearing his rivals. As president, Marcos concurrently served as the Secretary of Agriculture in his initial 16 months. He continued the Build! Build! Build! infrastructure program of President Duterte through his own program called "Build Better More". Foreign policy has been characterized by efforts to reesta
Career
- 1957Born
- 2022Won Asia's Most Influential Philippines
Trivia
- •Place of birth: San Juan
- •Citizenship: Philippines
- •Known as: politician, merchant
- •Spouse: Louise Araneta Marcos
What happened recently
PAGBATI, SALIGHIRANG CLASS OF 2026! 🫡 President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., graces the commencement exercises of the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy "Salighirang" Class of 2026 at PMMA Complex in San Narciso, Zambales on Friday.
Bongbong Marcos Says 1.5 Million SSS Members to Receive P2,000 Monthly Until December
Breast cancer survivor thanks gov’t for support, seeks more flexible cancer aid
VP Sara Duterte's kill remark vs. Marcos a 'response,' not a threat, says Defense
Pakinggan natin ang kwento ni Ms. Jing, isa sa mga magsasakang bahagi ng Walang Gutom Program. 🌾
Jollibee Welcomes President Bongbong Marcos Jr. and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., together with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, met the Filipino community at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver, Canada, organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). The Preside
President Marcos and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited a Jollibee restaurant in Vancouver on Thursday (local time).
MARCOS ARRIVES IN VANCOUVER, CANADA PR 001, carrying President Marcos and his delegation, landed at the Vancouver International Airport at 4:46 PM Wednesday (local time). Vancouver, Canada is 15 hours behind Manila.
Imelda Marcos Celebrates 97th Birthday, PBBM Pens Heartfelt Message for “Best Mum”
President Bongbong Marcos will conduct an official visit to Canada from July 1 to 4 upon the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Joseph Carney, the Presidential Communications Office announced on Friday night.
The Filipino Feud That Leaves The South China Sea In Question: Marcos v.s. Duterte - The Organization for World Peace
