Manuel E. "Way Kurat" Zamora (born November 16, 1950) is a Filipino politician. A former member of

Lakas–CMD Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, (and known as Lakas–Kampi until 2011) is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to be on the Centre-right politics, centre ...

, he has been elected to three terms as a Member of the

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, representing the 1st District of

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(formerly Compostela Valley). First elected in 2001, he was re-elected in 2004 and 2007, and again in 2019. Zamora is an agriculturist and farmer by profession. He has attracted media attention for his colorful personality and for habits such as regularly commuting from home to work in Congress on a bicycle. His life story was once featured on the

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anthology series ''

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''. In the 18th Congress, Zamora was the vice-chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and a member of the Committees on Accounts, Games and Amusements, and Overseas Workers Affairs.

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* * Filipino farmers People from Davao City 1950 births Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Davao de Oro Living people Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians {{Philippines-politician-stub