Francis Leo Marcos

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Francis Leo Marcos
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Marcos in 2012
Born
Norman Mangusin

(1979-09-29) September 29, 1979 (age 45)
Philippines
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • Philanthropist
Known forMayaman Challenge; 2022 Senate election bid
SpouseMayu Murakami
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020 [a] –present
Genre Vlog
Subscribers121 thousand [1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2024 [2]
Last updated: 13 June 2022

Norman Mangusin (born September 29, 1979), who is more known as Francis Leo Marcos or FLM, is a Filipino internet personality who falsely claimed to be a son of former President Ferdinand Marcos. [3] He is known for popularizing the "Mayaman Challenge" which encouraged people to donate to those affected by COVID-19 pandemic-related quarantines. He ran for the 2022 Philippine Senate election.

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Background

According to his own account, Marcos started his philanthropy in 2007 and for a long time did not benefit from social media publicity. He runs the Optimum Eye Care Program, which aims to provide eyeglasses to people unable to afford them. [4]

Marcos came to wider public attention when he started a trend on Facebook called the "Mayaman Challenge" urging the rich to give donations to people affected by the enhanced community quarantine imposed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Marcos posted a video about the challenge on Facebook which garnered 9 million views before it was taken down. He then created his own YouTube channel for the challenge. [4]

Marcos is facing multiple charges against him. He has maintained that he is innocent and the charges against him are motivated by people who took offense to his Mayaman Challenge. [5]

In 2020, Marcos was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for violating the Revised Optometry Law of 1995 by distributing eyeglasses for his eyecare program allegedly without the sanction of the Philippine Association of Optometry. [6] Marcos believes that the action made against him constitutes persecution. He also denied the child trafficking charges filed against him by the NBI in 2006 for recruiting children. [7]

Political career

Marcos attempted to run for senator in the 2013 election, but his candidacy was rejected since he was two years short of fulfilling the 35 years of age requirement to run for the position. [8]

He ran again in the 2022 election. This is despite a petition to declare him as a nuisance candidate. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ruled that his candidacy was valid and that he was capable of launching a campaign given the size of the social media following he had already garnered at the time. [9] However, he lost with only over 4.5 million votes, placing 27th and short of the 12 seats up for election.

He would run once again for senator in the 2025 election. Likewise, a petition to declare him as a nuisance candidate was filed again. [10] The COMELEC ruled him as a nuisance candidate, disqualifying him. [11]

Personal life

Marcos was born on September 29, 1979. There are conflicting information regarding his birthplace. He is reportedly born in Baguio, in Bulakan, Bulacan, or in Tarangnan, Samar [12] [13] [14] He goes by the full name of Francis Leo Antonio Marcos [12] and claims to be associated with the Marcos political family which had President Ferdinand Marcos as its member. [12]

Marcos accounts that his mother revealed to him that he is related to the Marcoses at age 17. [4] Imelda Marcos, the former First Lady, refuted the claim in 2020 stating that Francis Leo Marcos is not connected in any way to her family. [15] According to the NBI, his real name is Norman Mangusin. [12]

He is married to Mayu Murakami. [12]

Notes

  1. ↑ 2022 for current channel

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  2. ↑ "WORK HARD IN SILENCE. LET SUCCESS MAKE THE NOISE!!! I FLM LANG MALAKAS. FLM Comeback (Livestream) (in Filipino). May 4, 2024 – via YouTube.
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