BBMMUSA is the official support group in the USA for the esteemed Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr.for his excellent track record in public service. Sen.
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos, Jr. is a Senator of the 16th Congress of
the Republic of the Philippines. He is presently Chairman of the Senate Committee
on Local Government and the Senate Committee on Public Works; and Vice
Chairman of the Committee on Civil Service and Government Reorganization, the
Committee on Cooperatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations. Track Record of Public
Service
Sen. Bongbong Marcos has been in public service for 34 years. He started at the young age of 23 when he won as Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte. After one term as Vice Governor, he ran and won for Governor in 1983. In 1992, he
ran for Congress and won a seat in the Lower House, representing the Second
District of Ilocos Norte. In 1998, he made a comeback as Governor of Ilocos Norte and completed three
terms. He returned to Congress in 2007 and was elected Deputy Minority Leader. In 2010, he ran for the Senate and won, receiving over 13 million votes. He was
Chairman of the Committee on Local Government and the Committee on Urban
Planning, Housing and Resettlements during the 15th Congress. Ilocos Norte
Under the leadership of then-Governor Bongbong Marcos, Ilocos Norte was
transformed from a third class to a first class province. Agricultural output grew exponentially. After stabilizing the price of rice, the local
government under then-Governor Bongbong Marcos improved levels of rice
production from 145,000 Metric Tons to almost 200,000 Metric Tons. Livestock
production also grew, with swine production doubling from 5,000 Metric Tons to
almost 10,000 Metric Tons. Today, Ilocos Norte boasts of a surplus in production of
both rice and corn. The province has also become a model for public health care, with all residents
provided with health insurance. Improvements in infrastructure helped transform
Ilocos Norte, especially the town of Laoag, into a major tourist destination. The province is now also at the forefront of developments in energy. Aside from the
fact that Ilocos Norte is one of the few provinces that can boast of 100%
electrification in all of its Five Hundred Fifty-seven (557) barangays, it is also the first
province to develop wind electricity. Bangui, Ilocos Norte is home to the first wind
farm in Southeast Asia. Video: http://www.bongbongmarcos.com/news/post/video/campaign2007-english
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Believing in the importance not only of educating but also of empowering the youth,
Bongbong Marcos authored the law creating the Philippine Youth Commission. He
is also responsible for the mandate to adopt English as the principal language of
instruction in the Philippine educational system, and as a tool for Filipino
competitiveness in education. Inspired by the improvements in tourism in Ilocos Norte, Bongbong Marcos has also
initiated movements to use Philippine tourism as major strategy for economic
development. Aware that marketing alone will not achieve this, he has pursued laws
for the adoption of a comprehensive infrastructure modernization program as key to
full economic development. Recognizing the country’s territorial integrity, Bongbong Marcos was also
responsible for the passage of the Philippine Baselines Act, which defines the
boundaries of the national territory according to international law while retaining the
country’s claims to lands under dispute with other nations. Aware of the importance of human capital, Bongbong Marcos has also initiated laws
for the upgrading of the Filipino overseas workers program, which was initiated by
his father, the late President Ferdinand Marcos. Bongbong Marcos is presently Chairman of the Committee of Public Works in
the Senate. He is leading efforts for the relief and rehabilitation of areas and victims
affected by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), as well as investigations for government
accountability in the application of relief and rehabilitation funds. Education
Sen. Bongbong Marcos earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Philosophy,
and Economics in 1978 from Oxford University in England. He studied his Master’s
in Business Administration at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
in the United States. His primary and secondary education diplomas are from De La Salle Greenhills and
the Worth School in England. Family
“Bongbong”, as he is fondly called by family and friends, is the only son of the late
President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos and Rep. Imelda Romualdez Marcos. He has two sisters: Irene Marcos-Araneta and Imee R. Marcos, who is now
Governor of Ilocos Norte. He is married to lawyer Louise Cacho Araneta, with whom he has three
sons: Ferdinand Alexander III, Joseph Simon and William Vincent. Bongbong Marcos was born on September 13, 1957, in Manila.
