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', officially the ', is a of the Philippines in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.Marcos town was formerly a part of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, and the town was created in 1963 by Republic Act No. 3753, was named in honor of Mariano Marcos (April 21, 1897 – March 8, 1945) who was the father of the former president Ferdinand Marcos. Four barangays were named after Mariano Marcos' four children: Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989), who became president of the Philippines (1965–1986) Pacifico Marcos (1919-), a physician Elizabeth Marcos-Keon (1921-1986), former Ilocos Norte governor (1971-1983) and mother of Michael Marcos Keon Fortuna Marcos-BarbaBarangaysMarcos is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Pacifico (Agunit) Imelda (Capariaan) Elizabeth (Culao) Daquioag Escoda Ferdinand Fortuna Lydia (Pob.) Mabuti Valdez (Biding) Tabucbuc (Ragas) Santiago CacafeanPolitical ViolenceThe small town of Marcos has seen multiple violent political attacks.On the morning of June 3, 2017 Mayor Arsenio Agustin was shot in the head and died on the spot after inspecting a project in Brgy. Mabuti. Municipal employee Mark Valencia was also shot in the back. The mayor's bodyguards fired back at the gunman but the gunman got away.