Marcos, Ilocos Norte

Marcos
Municipality
Municipality of Marcos
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Map of Ilocos Norte with Marcos highlighted
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Marcos Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°02′40″N120°40′43″E / 18.0444°N 120.6786°E / 18.0444; 120.6786
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Ilocos Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	June 22, 1963
Named for	Mariano Marcos
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  mayor of Marcos [*]	Antonio V. Mariano
•  Vice Mayor	Hilario B. Lorenzo
•  Representative	Eugenio Angelo M. Barba
•  Municipal Council	Members Noel R. Calaoagan Marietta G. Casco Eduard T. Mendoza James C. Gacula Sherwin R. Tamayo Richard M. Nuval Helen B. Abrigado Telwin B. Tapaoan
•  Electorate	13,022 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	72.77 km2 (28.10 sq mi)
Elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Highest elevation	376 m (1,234 ft)
Lowest elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	18,010
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
•  Households	4,675
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	8.04 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 231.8 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 924.9 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 150.8 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 257.4 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2907
PSGC	012813000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)77
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog

Marcos, officially the Municipality of Marcos (Ilocano : Ili ti Marcos; Filipino : Bayan ng Marcos), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,010. ^[3]

Formerly a part of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Marcos was established on June 22, 1963 by virtue of Republic Act No. 3753. The town's namesake is Don Mariano Marcos, the father of former President Ferdinand Marcos and the grandfather of current president Bongbong Marcos.

Marcos is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Laoag, 510 kilometres (320 mi) from Manila, and 79 kilometres (49 mi) from Bangued.

History

Political violence

The small town of Marcos has seen multiple violent political attacks over the past years.

On February 4, 2013, Mayor Salvador Pillos survived an attack by two motorcycle-riding gunmen who shot him while he was inspecting a construction project. ^[5]

On the afternoon of February 23, 2013, Barangay Fortuna chairman Alfredo Arce was gunned down by a gunman on the back of a motorcycle. Arce was shot in the chest and died on the spot. ^[6]

On the evening of April 4, 2017, Vice Mayor Jessie Ermitanio survived an ambush and shootout while driving through an unpopulated section of the road between the Padsan River and the Daquioag Elementary School. The vice mayor's driver, Lucky Jesrel Rumbaoa, died from the gunshots; and, his security escort - Ricky Florendo - and Municipal Council staffer, Edralin Arellano, were injured. ^[7]

On the morning of June 3, 2017, Mayor Arsenio Agustin was shot in the head and died on the spot after inspecting a project in Barangay Mabuti. Municipal employee Mark Valencia was also shot in the back. The mayor's bodyguards fired back at the gunman but the assailant evaded capture. ^{[8] [9]}

Mayor Agustin had been receiving death threats prior to the shooting and the vice mayor had requested a police escort after he believed he was being stalked when he served as acting mayor in October 2016^{[ citation needed ]}.

Geography

Barangays

Marcos is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.  ^[10] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Cacafean
• Daquioag
• Elizabeth (Culao)
• Escoda
• Ferdinand
• Fortuna
• Imelda (Capariaan)
• Lydia (Poblacion)
• Mabuti
• Pacifico (Agunit)
• Tabucbuc (Ragas)
• Santiago
• Valdez

There were 4 barangays named after Mariano Marcos' four children:

• Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989), who became president of the Philippines (1965–1986)
• Pacifico Marcos (1919-), a physician
• Elizabeth Marcos-Keon (1921-1986), former Ilocos Norte governor (1971-1983) and mother of Michael Marcos Keon
• Fortuna Marcos-Barba (1931-2018)

Climate

Climate data for Marcos, Ilocos Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	32 (90)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	27 (81)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	38 (1.5)	37 (1.5)	37 (1.5)	49 (1.9)	181 (7.1)	214 (8.4)	264 (10.4)	251 (9.9)	243 (9.6)	229 (9.0)	129 (5.1)	96 (3.8)	1,768 (69.7)
Average rainy days	11.6	10.7	12.4	15.2	22.6	25.0	26.1	24.9	24.3	19.2	16.4	15.4	223.8
Source: Meteoblue [11]

Demographics

Population census of Marcos

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	9,406	—
1975	9,804	+0.83%
1980	10,306	+1.00%
1990	12,990	+2.34%
1995	13,688	+0.99%
2000	15,154	+2.21%
2007	16,711	+1.36%
2010	16,984	+0.59%
2015	17,777	+0.87%
2020	18,010	+0.26%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15]

In the 2020 census, the population of Marcos, Ilocos Norte, was 18,010 people, ^[3] with a density of 250 inhabitants per square kilometre or 650 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Marcos

10 20 30 40 50 2000 47.26 2003 48.41 2006 27.80 2009 18.69 2012 23.74 2015 9.77 2018 5.00 2021 8.04 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Marcos, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of Ilocos Norte, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022) ^[24]

Position	Name
Congressman	Eugenio Angelo M. Barba
Mayor	Antonio V. Mariano
Vice-Mayor	Hilario B. Lorenzo
Councilors	Noel R. Calaoagan
	Marietta G. Casco
	Eduard T. Mendoza
	James C. Gacula
	Sherwin R. Tamayo
	Richard M. Nuval
	Helen B. Abrigado
	Telwin B. Tapaoan

References

1.   Municipality of Marcos | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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8. Adriano, Leilanie. "Ilocos Norte town mayor, municipal employee shot dead". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
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11. "Marcos: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
12. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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15. "Province of Ilocos Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
16. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
17. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
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19. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
20. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
21. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
22. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System