Sandro Marcos named Senior Deputy Majority Leader

Ilocos Norte Representative Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos III, son of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., was named Senior Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old was elected Senior Deputy Majority Leader in his first term as a lawmaker and after serving as a staff member of his uncle, then House Majority Leader and now Speaker Martin Romualdez.

As Senior Deputy Majority Leader, Sandro will be a member of the House Committee on Rules, which deals with the Rules of the House, Rules of Procedure Governing Inquiries in Aid of Legislation, Rules of Procedure in Impeachment Proceedings, Order of Business, Calendar of Business, the referral of bills, resolutions, speeches, committee reports, messages, memorials and petitions, and the creation of committees inclusive of determining their respective jurisdictions.

The committee is chaired by the House Majority Leader, while the House Deputy Majority Leaders, including Sandro, will serve as vice chairpersons.

The younger Marcos earlier said that he was excited to take on his new job.

"I am very excited. I want to learn as much as I can. It feels weird to be here, not as a staff member but as a congressman," he said during the seminar for new lawmakers.

"I want to build on my two-year experience in the House," he added.

Romualdez, a cousin of President Marcos, was elected Speaker of the House for the first regular session of the 19th Congress on Monday. —VBL, GMA News