Honorable Marcelino C. Libanan, House Minority Leader and 4Ps Partylist Representative, is a stalwart defender of good governance. His national prominence was cemented during his tenure as Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration from 2007 to 2010. During this period, he bravely confronted and reformed the syndicates that dominated the Bureau, leading to the agency ranking No. 3 among 100 government agencies in Integrity Development Action Compliance in 2008, as recognized by the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission's Anti-Corruption Campaign.
Commissioner Marcelino Chicano Libanan, or "Nonoy" as he is fondly called, was born on September 20, 1963 to Atty. Camilo C. Libanan and Pacita C. Libanan. He is married to Elda Ellado Libanan, a teacher by profession, and are blessed with five children: Eloisa Salvacion, Sol Angelie, Stella Maris, Marian June, and Brad.
Commissioner Libanan completed his primary education at Taft Elementary School in his hometown in Taft, Eastern Samar, where he was a consistent Honor Student. His secondary education was completed at the Seminario de Jesus Nazareno, Borongan, Eastern Samar, where he graduated as gold medalist. His B.S. Medical Technology and Bachelor of Laws degrees were obtained from the Divine Word University in Tacloban City, where he was a Leyte-Samar Diocesan Scholar and a 100% academic scholar. He passed the Philippine Bar in 1988.
Various honors and awards were bestowed upon the Commissioner throughout his life in public service — including the Emeritus Congressional Hall of Fame of 2005 Awardee and Most Outstanding Congressman for four consecutive years from 2001 to 2004, among many others.
