House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan has clarified the circumstances surrounding his recent meeting President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s youngest son, Vinny.
“The truth is, we were advised that Mr. Vincent ‘Vinny’ Marcos had been designated special assistant to the Speaker , and the Speaker merely asked us to brief the young man on the role and work of the House minority bloc,” Libanan said.
“We must stress that even if the majority and minority blocs have differing views, we in the House can all agree to disagree without being disagreeable,” noted the veteran solon.
The young Marcos, who is turning 26 years old in May, previously worked as a software engineer in Singapore before he returned home to help his father in the 2022 elections.
He is a nephew of Speaker Romualdez, who is a first cousin of the President.
Romualdez and Libanan both hail from the Eastern Visayas region. The former is Leyte’s 1st district representative in the House.
Libanan previously represented the lone district of Eastern Samar in Congress before he was elected 4Ps Party-list representative in May 2022.
Vinny's older brother Sandro is Ilocos Norte 1st district representative. He is also the senior deputy majority leader.