17 Facts About Mariano Marcos

The Mariano Marcos family maintains he was executed by the Japanese.

Mariano Marcos was born in Batac, Ilocos Norte on April 21,1897, to Fabian Marcos y Galimba and Cresencia Rubio y Manglal-lan.

Mariano Marcos had his primary and intermediate education in his hometown.

Mariano Marcos held this position until January 4,1921, when he resigned to accept the position of high school teacher at the National University.

Mariano Marcos was considered one of the most effective speakers in the entire province during his time.

Mariano Marcos successfully ran for the same position in 1928.

In 1935, Mariano Marcos cast another bid at the legislature, this time for a seat at the National Assembly under the Commonwealth government, but lost to Nalundasan.

Mariano Marcos placed a bid once more in the 1936 special elections, but lost to Ulpiano Arzadon by a huge margin.

Documents at the Philippine Archives Collection at the US National Archives in Washington DC state that Mariano Marcos was tried and executed by the Luzon Guerrilla Armed Forces, a guerrilla force fighting the Japanese under the command of US Major Robert Lapham.

In Lapham's account, Mariano Marcos was tried, and having "readily confessed," was executed on March 8,1945, for being a Japanese collaborator by the Luzon Guerrilla Armed Forces.

Mariano Marcos was drawn and quartered - his hands were tied to two carabaos, which were then whipped to run in opposite directions.

However, it is known that Mariano Marcos gave propaganda speeches on behalf of the KAMISHIBAI or medical treatment squad of the Japanese.

Furthermore, Lapham's surviving relative who acted as guard in Lapham's unit reiterated the same story years later, that Mariano Marcos was drawn and quartered in Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union.

Mariano Marcos served three terms in Mariano's own former position as the Philippine House of Representatives as the Congressman for the second district of Ilocos Norte, from 1949 to 1959.

Ferdinand's sister Elizabeth Mariano Marcos-Keon became the Governor of Ilocos Norte from 1971 to 1983.

Son Bongbong Mariano Marcos became the Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte from 1980 to 1983 and later Governor of that same province from 1983 to 1986.

Mariano Marcos is serving a 6-year term starting on June 30,2019.