Mark Anthony Santos
Mark Anthony Santos | |
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| Member-elect of the Philippine House of Representatives from Las Piñas | |
| Assuming office June 30, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Camille Villar |
| Member of the Las Piñas City Council from the 1st district | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Anthony Gayoso Santos June 14, 1963 Pasay, Rizal, Philippines |
| Political party | Liberal (2025–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2024–2025) NPC (2021–2024) Nacionalista (2009–2021) |
| Alma mater | Adamson University (BS) |
Mark Anthony Gayoso Santos is a Filipino politician who is the representative-elect for Las Piñas's at-large district. Before being elected to Congress, he had served as a member of the Las Piñas City Council since 2022 and previously from 2010 to 2019.
As a councilor, Santos was a vocal critic of the dominant Villar family in local congressional politics. In the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives election, he defeated Senator Cynthia Villar in a result described by several media outlets as a major electoral upset.