Marcelino "Marcy" Reyes Teodoro (born August 2, 1970) is a Filipino politician and former publisher who is the representative-elect for Marikina's first district. He previously held the seat from 2007 to 2016 and has served as the mayor of Marikina since 2016. Born in Santa Elena, Marikina, Teodoro graduated with a

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degree in philosophy at the

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and pursued graduate studies at the Ateneo de Manila University. Teodoro entered politics in 1992 after being elected to the Marikina City Council. He was subsequently elected to the

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in 2007, serving three terms and ending his tenure in 2016 upon being term-limited. Teodoro sought the mayoralty of Marikina in

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and defeated incumbent mayor Del de Guzman; he would be re-elected in

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and

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. On March 25, 2025, his mayoralty was suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman for its ongoing investigation into his administration's alleged misallocation of excess PhilHealth funds. In 2025, Teodoro sought a return to Congress upon being term-limited as mayor, which was met with a disqualification case for material misrepresentation. Although he won the first district seat against Senator Koko Pimentel by a landslide, his proclamation has been suspended until an ''

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Early life and education

Teodoro was born on August 2, 1970, in Santa Elena, Marikina, to Amado Teodoro, a government official, and Lydia Reyes, a teacher. Owing to the occupations of his parents, Teodoro spent most his childhood with his maternal grandparents. His uncle was Olegario Teodoro, a municipal councilor and dentist who was a member of the

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(Laban) opposition party during the

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. Teodoro attended San Roque Elementary School and graduated as the valedictorian in 1982 and completed his secondary education at the Marikina Institute of Science and Technology (now Marikina Science High School) as salutatorian in 1986. He graduated with a degree in Philosophy at the

(UP) in 1990. The following semester after his graduation, at 19, he decided to delay law school and taught logic and social philosophy at the same university. He also attended graduate studies at the Ateneo de Manila University under the program of

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Philosophy wherein he got a certificate course in 1997. In 2000, Teodoro and writer Michael M. Coroza, his UP batchmate, established the short-lived publishing company Talingdao Publishing House.

Marikina City Council (1992–2001)

Teodoro was elected as a member of the Marikina Municipal Council in 1992 at the age of 21 as an independent. In 1993, Teodoro sought to halt the logging reportedly being done for a realty firm in the mountains of neighboring

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, as he expressed fears that it could lead to flash floods in Marikina. In the same year, Teodoro defended Mayor Bayani Fernando from comments made by Representative Romeo Candazo and other opposition councilors alleging that the newly established municipal radio station (DWPM) was operated illegally, arguing that President

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had personally approved of its creation. Teodoro was reelected to two more terms, with his third term ending in 2001.

House of Representatives of the Philippines (2007–2016)

With the endorsement of Bayani and Marides Fernando, Teodoro ran for representative in the newly created Marikina's first congressional district as an independent; he won the election and served until 2016.

Mayor of Marikina (2016–present)

Elections

Teodoro was elected mayor of Marikina in

under the

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(NPC), defeating incumbent Mayor Del de Guzman. He later joined the

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party in May 2017 and was re-elected mayor in

and in

Tenure

In 2018, Teodoro spearheaded efforts to make

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of Marikina, achieving the goal in June. During the

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, Teodoro's administration was lauded for its response, which included in the establishment of a testing facility for health workers and suspected patients. In August 2024, a private citizen filed a technical malversation complaint against Teodoro and three other Marikina officials for allegedly misusing in PhilHealth funds allocated for health system enhancements under the Universal Health Care Act. In March 2025, Teodoro, Vice Mayor Marion Andres, and 13 members of the Marikina City Council were ordered suspended for six months by the

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as part of an investigation into the complaint. Teodoro called the suspension "politically motivated", saying that it was meant to block his candidacy in the House of Representatives for the 2025 election.

2025 Philippine House of Representatives campaign

Teodoro filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) to run for representative of Marikina's first district under the

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. However, on December 11, 2024, his COC was cancelled by the first division of the

(COMELEC), citing his failure to meet the minimum one-year residency requirement in the district before the elections. Two notarized documents submitted by Teodoro in July and September 2024 indicated that his legal residence was in Barangay Tumana in the second district, where Teodoro initially planned to run, according to his rival, Senator Koko Pimentel, based on their informal discussions from December 2023 to February 2024. Although Teodoro submitted documents to prove residency in Barangay San Roque in the first district, COMELEC deemed those inconclusive.

Accolades

In 1992, the Marikina Valley Heritage Foundation awarded Teodoro the "Katibayan ng Tanging Pagkilala" (). Later, in 1998, the Roosevelt College System awarded him the "Testimonial of Distinguished Service".

Personal life

Teodoro is married to high school teacher Marjorie Ann Ang, who has served as the representative for Marikina's first district since 2022. Together, they have two children.

Electoral history

References

Notes

External links

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Marikina websitePhilippine Congress WebsiteComputer Education Act of 2007Free Public Education ActBillboard Regulation Act of 2007
{{DEFAULTSORT:Teodoro, Marcelino 1970 births Living people Ateneo de Manila University alumni Filipino publishers (people) Filipino Roman Catholics Independent politicians in the Philippines Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians Mayors of Marikina Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Marikina Nationalist People's Coalition politicians People from Marikina United Nationalist Alliance politicians University of the Philippines Diliman alumni