Marquez Go
Marquez "Mark" Ocampo Go (born September 28, 1952) is a Filipino businessman and politician. A member of the Nacionalista Party, he is the incumbent representative of the legislative district of Baguio since 2016. He is also an outstanding citizen of Baguio awardee in 1998. Early life and education. Go was born on September 28, 1952. During his elementary and high school education, he was a consistent honor student. He finished his AB Political Science at the University of the Philippines in 1975. He would go on to obtain his Master of Management from the same university in 1979 . Professional career. Go has a sleuth of career experiences including a multitude of management positions under his belt.: Political career. 2010 Mayoralty Bid. Go entered the political arena in 2010 when he mounted his bid as Mayor of the City of Baguio as an independent candidate. He went against political heavyweights, such as then Representative Mauricio Domogan and then Councilor Jose Molintas. Go would lose in his 2010 bid to Cong. Domogan. 2013 Congressional Bid. In 2013, Go would go on to try and win the seat for Baguio's lone legislative district under the Liberal Party. He went against  incumbent Congressman Bernardo Vergara and Councilor Nicasio Aliping Jr. He finished as second in this election, garnering 31,529 against Congressman-elect Aliping's 33,402. 2016 Congressional Bid. Election. Go tried once more to win the congressional seat of Baguio, this time under the Nacionalista Party. With 45,482 votes, he secured the congressional seat beating incumbent Cong. Aliping's 40,459 votes and former Cong. Vergara's 20,553. 17th Congress. During his first term as congressman, Go would go on to author 65 bills and co-author several others, now signed into law. Some of them include: 2019 Re-election Bid. Election . In 2018, Go filed his certificate of candidacy for his re-election as the city's congressman, with contenders including Mayor Mauricio Domogan and former Congressman Aliping. News circulated before the May elections claiming that his HBN 6974 would result in the displacement of residents of Barangays Quirino Hill and Pinget, which Go denied. Multiple other accusations of harassment by Go's camp on Anti-BLISTTDA proponents were also denied. These claims would later be proved false after the election. On May 14, 2019, he won in his re-election campaign, garnering a total vote of 58,603 over Domogan's  30,443 votes, his nearest opponent. This would be Domogan's first ever political defeat. He was proclaimed along with Mayor-elect Benjamin Magalong and Vice Mayor-elect Faustino A. Olowan. 18th Congress. In the 18th Congress, Go refiled nine bills- six with national significance and implementation, and three for implementation in Baguio and Benguet: Other bills filed by Go during the 18th Congress: 2022 Re-election Bid. Election. On October 10, 2021, he filed his COC for re-election, gunning for a third consecutive term since being elected in 2016. He will face off with former Rep. Nicasio Aliping, Alexis  Albano, Edgardo Duque, Reynaldo Diaz Jr. and Rafael Wasan. Awards and citations. The Lyceum Northwestern University conferred Doctor of Humanities, "honoris causa" on Go in 2002.