He was the child whom Sen. Maria Imelda Josefa "Imee" Marcos least expected to enter politics — the son, who, from a very early age, established that “all he wanted to do was sports.”
THE MARCOSES Front row, from left: Angelo Marcos Barba, congressman of Second District of Ilocos Norte; Cecilia Araneta-Marcos, vice governor of Ilocos Norte; Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr.; Imelda Marcos; Sen. María Imelda Josefa ‘Imee’ Marcos; Matthew Marcos Manotoc holding niece Mia; Cara Manglapus-Marcos, sister-in-law; Michael Marcos Keon, mayor of Laoag City. Second row, from left: Irene Marcos Araneta, Greggy Araneta, Tommy Manotoc, Fernando Martin ‘Borgy’ Marcos Manotoc and Michael Marcos Manotoc