Mariano Marcos
Mariano Marcos | |
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Photograph of Marcos during the 1920s | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's 2nd district | |
| In office June 2, 1925 – June 2, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Román Pada Campos |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Medina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mariano Marcos y Rubio April 21, 1897 |
| Died | March 8, 1945 (aged 47) |
| Party | Nacionalista |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Marcos family |
| Children | 4 (including Ferdinand and Pacifico) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, educator, legislator |
| Criminal charges |
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| Criminal status | Acquitted (1940) |
Mariano Marcos y Rubio (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾjano ˈmaɾkos i ˈruβjo]; April 21, 1897 – March 8, 1945) was a lawyer, educator, and politician from Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A Congressman from 1925 to 1931, he is best known for being the father of Ferdinand Marcos, who was the president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, and the grandfather of the current president Bongbong Marcos.
There are conflicting accounts about the exact nature of his death, with the mainstream version coming from American guerrilla unit leader Major Robert Lapham saying that he was drawn and quartered in Bacnotan, La Union by Lapham's guerrilla unit for being a Japanese collaborator. The guerrilla unit was led by Kumander Tasyo (Anastacio Badua Buccat of Galongen, Bacnotan, La Union). This was corroborated by Luis Buccat Aquino, a nephew of Kumander Tasyo, and a member of the guerrilla unit. The Marcos family maintains he was executed by the Japanese, despite Marcos's known collaboration with the imperial government during the war.
He is the namesake of two Philippine state universities: the Mariano Marcos State University in Ilocos Norte, and the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University in La Union, as well as the town of Marcos, Ilocos Norte.