Marquez Go


Marquez "Mark" Ocampo Go 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.:
EmploymentPosition
University of the Philippines – BaguioAssistant Professor
Texas Instruments Philippines – BaguioTraining and Development Manager
Texas Instruments Philippines – BaguioHuman Resources Director
Texas Instruments Philippines – BaguioHuman Resources, Procurement and Logistics Director
Cypress Mfg Ltd.Site Services Director
Baguio Water DistrictDirector and chairman
John Hay Poro Point Development CorporationDirector
Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity BoardEmployer's representative

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:

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:
The Lyceum Northwestern University conferred Doctor of Humanities,honoris causa on Go in 2002.