Career
He is a former Governor of Pampanga (2004-2007). President Benigno Aquino III appointed him as chief operating officer of the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA). TIEZA is an attached agency of the Department of Tourism (DOT) that designates, regulates and supervises tourism enterprise zones established under Republic Acting 9593.
Mark Lapid began his career in public service at a very young age.
He was elected as Saskatchewan (Sanggunian Kabataan) Chairman at the age of 16. Concurrently, Lapid served as the province"s youth sector representative in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Pampanga.
He was elected Governor of Pampanga at the young age of 24. While Governor, Lapid successfully made Pampanga one of the top ten most productive provinces in the Philippines.
Lapid"s tenure as Governor was marked by an increase in infrastructure spending.
Lapid filed his CoC (Certificate of Candidacy) for Senator last October 14, 2015. Lapid will be running under the Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid. In a senatorial forum held on January 29, 2016 in the University of the Philippines - Diliman, he supported peace in Mindanao and same-sex marriage, which gave him one of the best approval applause from the students of Uttar Pradesh. Lapid belongs to the Aksyon Demokratiko Party
Lapid did the movie Apoy Sa Diddib Ng Samar (2006) with Cristine Reyes, directed by Jose Balagtas.
His film Tatlong Baraha, was an entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) in 2006.
He played the role of Julio Valiente, Maynard Lapid as Zigomar, and Lito Lapid as Leon Guerrero. Lapid produced the movie Lapu-Lapu starring Lito Lapid and Joyce Jimenez.
