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Ferdinand
Edralin Marcos
http://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/former_senators/ferdinand_marcos.htm
Ferdinand
E. Marcos was born on September 11, 1917 in Sarrat,
Ilocos Norte. His parents, Mariano Marcos and Josefa
Edralin, were both teachers.
From
1923 to 1929, he attended the Sarrat Central School,
Shamrock Elementary School in Laoag and the Ermita
Elementary School in Manila. He finished high school
and liberal arts course at the University
of the Philippines. While still a student,
he was commissioned as third lieutenant (apprentice
officer) in the Philippine Constabulary Reserve after
having been an ROTC battalion
commander.
In
1935, Assemblyman Julio Nalundasan, a political rival
of his father, was shot dead. Suspicion for the crime
fell on the Marcoses. Ferdinand Marcos who was arrested
on a charge of conspiracy to murder, was tried, and
found guilty in 1939. He argued his case on appeal
to the Supreme Court, luckily winning an acquittal
a year later.
In
the summer of 1939 he received his bachelors degree,
cum laude from the U.P. College of Law. He would have
been a class valedictorian and magna cum laude had
he not been imprisoned for the Nalundasan murder.
The case prevented him from attending several weeks
of classes. He reviewed for the bar examinations while
in prison. He bailed himself out in order to take
the examination, where he emerged topnotcher in November
of the same year. He became trial lawyer in Manila.
During
World War II, he served as an officer in the Armed
Forces of the Philippines.
As
a lawyer and a master politician, Marcos led a most
a interesting and controversial political career both
before and after his term as Senate President. He
became Senator after he served as member of the House
of Representatives for three terms, then later as
Minority Floor Leader before gaining the Senate Presidency.
He is one of the legislators who had established a
record for having introduced a number of significant
bills, many of which found their way into the Republic
statute books.
He
was elected President of the Philippines in 1965 and
was reelected in 1969. On September 21, 1972, Marcos
imposed martial law and he stayed in power until 1986,
after the historic four-day “ People Power ”
revolution at EDSA.
Marcos
went on exile in Hawaii, where he died on September
28, 1989. He left behind his wife, Imelda and their
three children: Maria Imelda Josefa Trinidad (Imee),
Ferdinand Jr. (Bongbong), and Irene Victoria.
Thus
far, he is the last Senate President to become President
of the Philippines.
Ferdinand
E. Marcos was born on September 11, 1917 in Sarrat,
Ilocos Norte. His parents, Mariano Marcos and Josefa
Edralin, were both teachers.
From
1923 to 1929, he attended the Sarrat Central School,
Shamrock Elementary School in Laoag and the Ermita
Elementary School in Manila. He finished high school
and liberal arts course at the University of the Philippines.
While still a student, he was commissioned as third
lieutenant (apprentice officer) in the Philippine
Constabulary Reserve after having been an ROTC battalion
commander.
In
1935, Assemblyman Julio Nalundasan, a political rival
of his father, was shot dead. Suspicion for the crime
fell on the Marcoses. Ferdinand Marcos who was arrested
on a charge of conspiracy to murder, was tried, and
found guilty in 1939. He argued his case on appeal
to the Supreme Court, luckily winning an acquittal
a year later.
In
the summer of 1939 he received his bachelors degree,
cum laude from the U.P. College of Law. He would have
been a class valedictorian and magna cum laude had
he not been imprisoned for the Nalundasan murder.
The case prevented him from attending several weeks
of classes. He reviewed for the bar examinations while
in prison. He bailed himself out in order to take
the examination, where he emerged topnotcher in November
of the same year. He became trial lawyer in Manila.
During
World War II, he served as an officer in the Armed
Forces of the Philippines.
As
a lawyer and a master politician, Marcos led a most
a interesting and controversial political career both
before and after his term as Senate President. He
became Senator after he served as member of the House
of Representatives for three terms, then later as
Minority Floor Leader before gaining the Senate Presidency.
He is one of the legislators who had established a
record for having introduced a number of significant
bills, many of which found their way into the Republic
statute books.
He
was elected President of the Philippines in 1965 and
was reelected in 1969. On September 21, 1972, Marcos
imposed martial law and he stayed in power until 1986,
after the historic four-day “ People Power ”
revolution at EDSA.
Marcos
went on exile in Hawaii, where he died on September
28, 1989. He left behind his wife, Imelda and their
three children: Maria Imelda Josefa Trinidad (Imee),
Ferdinand Jr. (Bongbong), and Irene Victoria.
Thus
far, he is the last Senate President to become President
of the Philippines.
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