Mariano Marcos was a lawyer and a politician from Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A Congressman from 1925 to 1931[1], He is best known for being the father of former president Ferdinand Marcos. As with many stories about members of the Marcos family, there is some contreversy about the exact nature of his death, with some versions saying he was executed by the Japanese in Bacnotan, La Union[2], and others saying that he was killed by Philippine Guerillas as a collaborator. [3] His name was honored as part of the names of two Philippine State Universities: the Mariano Marcos State University in Ilocos Norte, and the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University in La Union.
