{{Filipino name|Araneta|Marcos}}{{Short description|Filipino socialite and software engineer (born 1997)}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=April 2026}}{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Vinny Marcos | image = Vinny Marcos 2025.jpg | caption = Marcos in 2025 | birth_name = William Vincent Araneta Marcos | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|05|17}} | alma_mater = Oxford Brookes University<br>Worth School | occupation = {{hlist|Socialite|software engineer}} | known_for = Youngest son of Bongbong Marcos and Liza Araneta Marcos | title = Chairperson of the Bagong Pilipinas Youth | term = {{start date and age|2025|08|16}} | predecessor = ''post established'' | movement = Bagong Pilipinas | mother = Liza Araneta Marcos | father = Bongbong Marcos | relatives = Sandro Marcos (brother)<br>Mariano Marcos (grandfather)<br>Imee Marcos (aunt)<br>Irene Marcos (aunt)<br>Aimee Marcos (adopted aunt)<br>Matthew Manotoc (cousin) | family = Marcos family<br>Araneta family<br>Romualdez family }} '''William Vincent''' "'''Vinny'''" '''Araneta Marcos''' (born May 17, 1997) is a Filipino socialite and software engineer who is the youngest son of current president Bongbong Marcos and first lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and the grandson of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos and former first lady Imelda Marcos. He has served as the chairperson of Bagong Pilipinas Youth, a youth empowerment movement launched by his father's administration, since 2025.
== Early life and education == William Vincent Araneta Marcos was born on May 17, 1997,<ref name="turns 27">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-17 |title=Marcos' youngest son Vinny turns 27 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/907068/marcos-youngest-son-vinny/story/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}</ref> and spent his formative years in the home province of the Marcoses, Ilocos Norte.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=de Leon |first=Amelie Ortiz |date=June 29, 2022 |title=Vinny Marcos – From software engineer to presidential son |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/06/29/22/vinny-marcos-from-software-engineer-to-presidential-son |access-date=April 30, 2026 |work=ABS-CBN}}</ref> He is the third and youngest son of Bongbong Marcos and Liza Araneta Marcos and the youngest of three siblings. His older brothers are Sandro and Joseph Simon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Untalan |first=Sherylin |date=2025-05-17 |title=Marcos, First Lady Liza greet son Vinny on 28th birthday |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/946484/bongbong-marcos-first-lady-liza-greet-son-vinny-on-28th-birthday/story/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=GMA News Online |language=en}}</ref> Marcos went to Worth School in West Sussex, England, graduated from the Oxford Brookes University, and became a software engineer.<ref name="turns 27"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Quevedo |first=Richbon |date=2025-05-18 |title=First Family showers Vinny, 28, with love |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2025/05/17/first-family-showers-vinny-28-with-love |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Daily Tribune |language=en}}</ref> According to Marcos, he grew up next to the beach and that he was never influenced by money.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Basco |first=Karl Cedrick |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Vinny Marcos describes childhood in Ilocos — ‘Never influenced by money’ |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/03/09/22/vinny-marcos-childhood-not-influenced-by-money |access-date=April 30, 2026 |work=ABS-CBN}}</ref>
== Career == Marcos worked as a software engineer in Singapore for two years before returning back to the Philippines to help with his father during the 2022 Philippine presidential election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quismorio |first=Ellson |date=2023-01-29 |title=Vinny Marcos has a job in the House, Libanan confirms |url=https://mb.com.ph//2023/1/29/libanan-confirms-vinnys-designation-in-house |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}</ref>
=== Internship for Martin Romualdez === On January 23, 2023, Marcos became an intern for the office of then house speaker Martin Romualdez.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lalu |first=Gabriel Pabico |date=2023-01-30 |title=Romualdez’s office confirms Vinny Marcos an ‘intern’ for House Speaker |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1722837/romualdez-office-confirms-vinny-marcos-an-intern-for-house-speaker |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en}}</ref> On January 26, 2023, Marcos attended the first meeting of the year of the minority bloc of the House of Representatives.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quismorio |first=Ellson |date=2023-01-26 |title=Look: Vinny Marcos graces House Minority bloc meeting |url=https://mb.com.ph//2023/1/26/vinny-marcos-graces-house-minority-bloc-meeting |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}</ref> A statement from the office of Romualdez stated that Marcos will undergo training in the legislative process and Romauldez was expected to supervise and oversee Marcos's training just like he did with Sandro Marcos for two years before becoming congressman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quismorio |first=Ellson |date=2023-01-30 |title=Following in Sandro's footsteps? Vinny to undergo training in House, says Romualdez |url=https://mb.com.ph//2023/1/30/vinny-marcos-to-undergo-training-in-the-legislative-processes-romualdez |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}</ref> On February 17, 2023, Marcos attended the unveiling of the newly renovated municipal hall of General Luna, Siargao, along with Romualdez.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quismorio |first=Ellson |date=2023-02-17 |title=Look: Intern Vinny Marcos joins Speaker in Siargao |url=https://mb.com.ph//2023/2/17/look-intern-vinny-marcos-joins-speaker-in-siargao |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}</ref> Marcos was also proclaimed to be the adopted son of Baler, Aurora.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Javier |first=Nikole |date=2024-02-06 |title=Presidential son Vinny Marcos shows support to Skate community |url=https://mb.com.ph//2024/2/6/presidential-son-vinny-marcos-shows-support-to-skate-community |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en}}</ref>
=== Bagong Pilipinas Youth === On August 16, 2025, Marcos became the chairman of the Bagong Pilipinas Youth.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabalza |first=Dexter |date=2025-08-17 |title=Preparing for politics? Vinny Marcos is head of Bagong Pilipinas Youth |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2096873/preparing-for-politics-vinny-marcos-named-head-of-bagong-pilipinas-youth |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == In an interview with Boy Abunda, Marcos told Abunda that he wanted to be out of the spotlight when he found out that his father was running for president but still advocated for his father's presidential run. Marcos's mother Liza recounted her son's "first love", a Russian, and that Liza did not like Marcos's girlfriend for her not being able to speak English clearly and not knowing how to say "please" and "thank you".<ref name=":0" /> Marcos also likes to skateboard and play the guitar and said that he is just a "normal guy".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hilario |first=Abbygael |title=In Photos: The sons of President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/photos/in-photos-the-sons-of-president-ferdinand-bongbong-marcos-jr/15844/211429/ |access-date=2026-04-30 |website=www.gmanetwork.com |language=en}}</ref>
== References == <references /> {{Bongbong Marcos}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcos, Vinny }} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Vinny William Vincent Marcos Category:Ilocano people Category:Filipino people of Basque descent Category:Filipino people of Spanish descent Category:People educated at Worth School Category:Alumni of Oxford Brookes University Category:Romualdez family Category:Araneta family Category:Filipino socialites Category:21st-century Filipino engineers Category:Software engineers Category:Filipino expatriates in Singapore