Mark Gene Dela Cruz born on October 17, 1972 at the Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City, Phillippines. 2nd child of Eugenio Santos Dela Cruz and Minaida Nallas Baltazar both Filipino imigrants who moved to San Diego, California on May of 1997 from Olongapo City, Philippines.   Mark Gene Dela Cruz middle child of two sisters, Mina Clara Dela Cruz eldest sister and Mertz Ria Dela Cruz youngest sister.  He started primary education at Olongapo Wesley Methodist Elementary School on June 1978 then continued his secondary education at St. Columban High School on June 1984. Graduated from High School on Mar. 25 1989 then continued his studies at St. Columban Computer Center where he took up Database programing courses. He then persued a Bachelors of Arts in the University of the East in Recto, Manila, Philippines majoring in Political Science, graduated on April 1994.