The Ilocos Region,designated as Region I,is an administrative region of the Philippines. Located in the northwestern section of Luzon,it is bordered by the Cordillera Administrative Region to the east,the Cagayan Valley to the northeast and southeast,Central Luzon to the south,and the South China Sea to the west.
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr.,commonly referred to by the initials PBBM or BBM,is a Filipino politician who is the 17th and current president of the Philippines. Marcos is also the secretary of agriculture,holding the post in concurrent capacity. He previously served as a senator from 2010 to 2016. He is the second child and only son of 10th president and dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former first lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos.
Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios "Imee" Romualdez Marcos is a Filipina politician and former actress serving as a Senator since 2019. She is the daughter of Ferdinand Marcos and former first lady Imelda Marcos and the older sister of the current president,Bongbong Marcos. She previously served as governor of Ilocos Norte from 2010 to 2019 and as representative of Ilocos Norte's 2nd district from 1998 to 2007.
Marcos,officially the Municipality of Marcos,is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 18,010.
The New Society Movement,formerly named the New Society Movement of United Nationalists,Liberals,et cetera,is a right-wing political party in the Philippines. It was first formed in 1978 as an umbrella coalition of parties supporting then-President Ferdinand E. Marcos for the Interim Batasang Pambansa and was his political vehicle during his 20-year regime. It was reorganized as a political party in 1986,and is the furthest to the right of the political spectrum among active parties after Marcos' ouster.
Mariano Marcos y Rubio 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 President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986,and the grandfather of current senator Imee Marcos and the current 17th Philippine president Bongbong Marcos.
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907;it was the ruling party from 1935 to 1946,1953–1961 and 1965–1972.
Elections were held in the Ilocos Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10,2010.
Fariñas Transit Company is one of the major Philippines public transport companies connecting the Luzon provinces to the national capital in Manila. Primarily a passenger coach bus line,the main Manila terminal is in the Sampaloc district of Manila.
Mariano "Anno" Rosario Nalupta Jr.,was a Filipino lawyer and politician. He was Congressman of the 2nd District of Ilocos Norte from 1987 to 1992. He later served as Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte from 1992 to 2001.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Miriam Defensor Santiago,a then-incumbent Senator of the Philippines,was announced on October 13,2015 at a book signing event. Miriam Defensor-Santiago submitted her certificate of candidacy (COC) on October 16,2015. She was fifth overall in the election and lost to Rodrigo Duterte. Santiago died of lung cancer five months later.
The Malacañang of the North is a presidential museum in Paoay,Ilocos Norte,Philippines. It was the residence of the family of Ferdinand Marcos when he was the President of the Philippines.
Rodolfo "Rudy" Castro Fariñas,Sr. is a Filipino politician and the former Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and represents the 1st District of Ilocos Norte,the Philippines. Fariñas was the last person to serve as governor of Ilocos Norte who was not related to the Marcos family.
In May 2017,the House of Representatives of the Philippines began an investigation into alleged misuse of tobacco excise tax funds in the province of Ilocos Norte from 2010 to 2016,representing the first two gubernatorial terms of Imee Marcos,who was serving her third and last gubernatorial term at the time the investigation was initiated. Marcos,her longtime partner Mark Chua,and six Ilocos Norte local officials - Pedro Agcaoili,Eden Batulayan,Josephine Calajete,Encarnacion Gaor,Genedine Jambaro,and Evangeline Tabulog - were implicated in the investigation.
The Marcos family is a political family in the Philippines. They have established themselves in the country's politics,having established a political dynasty that traces its beginnings to the 1925 election of Mariano Marcos to the Philippine House of Representatives as congressman for the second district of Ilocos Norte;reached its peak during the 21-year rule of Ferdinand Marcos as president of the Philippines that included his 14-year dictatorship beginning with the declaration of Martial Law throughout the country;and continues today with the political careers of Imelda Marcos,Imee Marcos,Sandro Marcos and reached a fresh political apex with the presidency of Bongbong Marcos.
Matthew Joseph Manotoc is a Filipino politician and athlete from Ilocos Norte,Philippines. He currently serves as the governor of Ilocos Norte and was a senior provincial board member from the second legislative district of Ilocos Norte from 2016 to 2019.
Roquito "Roque" R. Ablan,Jr. was a Filipino politician who served as representative from Ilocos Norte. He is one of the most prominent politicians in Ilocos Norte,having served 8 terms in Congress.
Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Araneta Marcos III is a Filipino politician who is the representative of Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district since 2022,and the eldest of three sons of Philippine President Bongbong Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos.
The governor of Ilocos Norte,is the chief executive of the provincial government of Ilocos Norte.
