Personal Information

Birthdate: November 12, 1955

Age on election day: 69 years old

Birthplace: Mandaluyong, Metro Manila

Residence: Barangay Bengcag, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte

Civil status: single

Profession/occupation (as stated in COC): senator

Other info: family and prominent relatives

Father: Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Sr.

• Philippine president (1965-1986)
• senator (1959-1965)
• representative, 2nd District, Ilocos Norte (1950-1953, 1954-1957, 1958-1959)

Mother: Imelda Romualdez Marcos

• Representative, 2nd District, Ilocos Norte (2010-2013, 2013-2016, 2016-2019)
• Representative, 1st District, Leyte (1995-1998)
• Assemblyman, National Capital Region (1978-1984)
• Minister, Ministry of Human Settlements (1978-1985)
• Governor, Metro Manila (November 7, 1975-February 21, 1986)

Siblings:

• Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
  • Incumbent Philippine president (2022-2028)
  • Senator (2010-2016)
  • Representative, 2nd District, Ilocos Norte (1992-1995, 2007-2010)
  • Governor, Ilocos Norte (1983-1986, 1998-2007)
  • Vice governor, Ilocos Norte (1981-1983)


• Irene Marcos-Araneta

Children (with ex-husband Tomas “Tommy” Manotoc):

• Fernando Martin Manotoc (“Borgy”)
  • Owner, William Lee, a bespoke tailoring shop in Makati City
  • Model
• Michael Ferdinand Manotoc
  • Lawyer
  • Managing partner, MLaw 
• Matthew Joseph Manotoc
  • Incumbent governor, Ilocos Norte (2019-2022, 2022-2025); unopposed candidate for Ilocos Norte vice governor in the 2025 elections
  • Provincial board member, Ilocos Norte (2016-2019)

Other prominent relatives: 

• Ferdinand Alexander ”Sandro” Marcos, nephew
  • incumbent representative, 1st District, Ilocos Norte (2022-2025); unopposed reelectionist in the 2025 elections
• Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, cousin
  • incumbent House Speaker and representative, 1st District, Leyte (2007-2010, 2010-2013, 2013-2016, 2019-2022, 2022-2025); unopposed reelectionist in the 2025 elections
• Eugenio Angelo Marcos Barba, cousin
  • incumbent representative, 2nd District, Ilocos Norte (2019-2022, 2022-2025); unopposed reelectionist in the 2025 elections
  • vice governor, Ilocos Norte (2010-2013, 2013-2016, 2016-2019)
  • provincial board member, 2nd District, Ilocos Norte (2001-2004, 2004-2007, 2007-2010)
  • mayor, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte (1992-1995, 1995-1998, 1998-2001)
• Alfred Romualdez, cousin
  • incumbent mayor, Tacloban City, Leyte (2007-2010, 2010-2013, 2013-2016, 2019-2022, 2022-2025); reelectionist in the 2025 elections
  • representative, 1st District, Leyte (1998-2001)
• Michael Marcos Keon, cousin
  • incumbent mayor, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte (2019-2022, 2022-2025); reelectionist in the 2025 elections
  • governor, Ilocos Norte (2007-2010)
  • provincial board member, 1st District, Ilocos Norte (2004-2007)
• Cecilia Araneta-Marcos, cousin-in-law
  • wife of former vice governor Mariano Marcos II, cousin of Marcos; replaced her husband’s candidacy following his death months before the 2019 elections
  • incumbent vice governor, Ilocos Norte (2019-2022, 2022-2025); candidate for governor, Ilocos Norte in the 2025 elections
• Yedda Marie Romualdez, cousin-in-law
  • wife of Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, cousin of Marcos
  • incumbent representative, Tingog Sinirangan Party List (2019-2022, 2022-2025); one of the party list group’s nominees in the 2025 elections (listed as the 6th nominee); her son, Andrew Julian, was formally introduced as Tingog’s first nominee for Eleksyon 2025 on the party’s national summit on February 8, 2025 but he and his mother were not present 
  • Tingog won two seats in the 2022 elections; Romualdez is its first nominee
  • representative, 1st District, Leyte (2016-2019)
• Tobias Reynald "Toby" Tiangco, cousin-in-law
  • married to Michelle Yap, daughter of Concepcion Romualdez-Yap, sister of Imelda
  • incumbent representative, Lone District, Navotas City (2010-2013, 2013-2016, 2016-2019, 2022-2025); reelectionist in the 2025 elections
  • mayor, Navotas City (2019-2022)
  • mayor, Navotas City (2001-2004, 2004-2007, 2007-2010)
  • OIC mayor, Navotas (1998-2001)

Career

• Chairperson, Kabataang Barangay
• Director general, Experimental Cinema of the Philippines, a corporation attached to the Ministry of Tourism (1981-1986 as cited in CV; 1982-1985 per Film Development Council of the Philippines)
• Assemblywoman, Ilocos Norte, Regular Batasang Pambansa (1984-1986)
• Representative, 2nd District, Ilocos Norte (1998-2001, 2001-2004, 2004-2007)
• Governor, Ilocos Norte (2010-2013, 2013-2016, 2016-2019)
• Senator, Philippine Senate (2019-2025)

Candidacy in the 2025 Philippine elections
Sources: 2025 COC

Position sought: Senator
Party : Nacionalista Party
Period of residence in the Philippines up to the day before May 12, 2025: 69 years 5 months
Registered voter of: Barangay No. 47, Bengcag, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte

Official website/social media platforms

• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ImeeMarcos
• Facebook User ID: Senator Imee R. Marcos
• Website: imeemarcos.ph
• Instagram: @officialimeemarcos
• X: @SenImeeMarcos
• TikTok: @senatorimeemarcos
• YouTube: @ImeeMarcosOfficial

Election history

ELECTION YEAR	POSITION SOUGHT	PARTY	OUTCOME
1984	Representative, Ilocos Norte (Regular Batasang Pambansa)		won
1998	Representative, 2nd District, Ilocos Norte	KBL	won: 65,733 votes
2001	Representative, 2nd District, Ilocos Norte	KBL	won: 88,215 votes
2004	Representative, 2nd District, Ilocos Norte	KBL	won: 21,751 votes
2010	Governor, Ilocos Norte	NP	won
2013	Governor, Ilocos Norte	NP	won
2016	Governor, Ilocos Norte	NP	won
2019	Senator	NP	won: ranked 8th out of 62 candidates with 15.8 M votes

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Sources:

Personal Information
Sources: 2025 COC, Comelec, Imee Marcos/Instagram, news reports and features, MLaw, William Lee

Career
Sources: Comelec Official List of Elected Officials, House of Representatives, FDCP, EO 770 s. 1982

Candidacy in the 2025 Philippine elections
Sources: 2025 COC

Election history
Sources: Comelec, House of Representatives Roster of Philippine Legislators