Marilyn D.A. Manibusan

Marilyn Dina Atoigue Manibusan is a Guamanian politician. Manibusan is a former Republican senator in the Guam Legislature. Manibusan is the first chairwoman of the Republican Party of Guam.

Early life Marilyn Dina Atoigue Manibusan was born in Guam to Joaquin V.E. Manibusan, Sr., a traffic and small claims court judge, and Alejandrina Atoigue Manibusan (died 2018). Manibusan spent several years in San Francisco where she attended college and earned a paralegal certificate.

Career On November 2, 1982, Manibusan won the election and became a Republican senator in the Guam Legislature. Manibusan served her first term on January 3, 1983 in the 17th Guam Legislature.

Manibusan served her third term on January 5, 1987 in the 19th Guam Legislature.

Manibusan was chairwoman of the Guam Territorial Land Use Commission, which regulated land development.

In March 2003, Manibusan was found guilty of 22 charges, including extortion and bankruptcy fraud. In August 2003, Manibusan was sentenced by the federal court to 71-months in prison for accepting kickbacks from developers in exchange for approvals and funding. In September 2003, Manibusan began her prison sentence at Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California.