Sandro Marcos elected Majority Leader at 31

Sandro Marcos, 31, was unanimously elected as the youngest Majority Leader of the House of Representatives on Monday, July 28 during the opening of the First Regular Session of the 20th Congress.

Marcos, the eldest son of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., was sworn into office and is tasked with steering the House agenda, uniting the supermajority bloc, and advancing key reforms under his father's Bagong Pilipinas vision.

House Speaker Martin Romualdez declared Rep. Marcos' election upon the motion of acting floor leader Lorenz Defensor, solidifying the Marcos family’s influence in the House.

The chamber also elected several representatives as Deputy Speakers and reelected Reginald Velasco as Secretary General and Maj. Gen. Napoleon Taas (ret.) as Sergeant-at-Arms.

Marcos' rapid rise to leadership highlights the growing political prominence of the Marcos family, with his role now including managing floor deliberations and overseeing daily House operations.