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Marjorie Ann "Maan" Ang Teodoro (born January 11, 1981) is a Filipino politician who is the mayor-elect of Marikina. Before being elected mayor, she had served as the representative for Marikina's first district since 2022. Educated at the
University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (UST; ), officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as ''Ustê'' (), is a Private university, private Catholic school, Catholic researc ...
, Teodoro taught at the
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina Marikina (), officially the City of Marikina (), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 456,159 people. Located along the eastern border of Metro Ma ...
. She entered politics in
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as the first nominee of the Adhikain Tinaguyod ng Kooperatiba (Ating-Koop) Partylist, which failed to secure a seat in the House of Representatives. In
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, she was elected as the representative for Marikina's first district as a member of the
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, succeeding longtime mayor
Bayani Fernando Bayani Flores Fernando (; July 25, 1946 – September 22, 2023) was a Filipino politician, businessman, and mechanical engineer. He served as the mayor of Marikina from 1992 to 2001. During the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arr ...
. Her term as a representative has been characterized by legislation related to health and education. After joining the
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in 2024, Teodoro ran for mayor in
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and defeated fellow Representative
Stella Quimbo Stella Luz Alabastro Quimbo (born Stella Luz Fagela Alabastro; November 23, 1969) is a Filipino politician and academic who has served as the representative for Marikina's second district since 2019. She previously served as a commissioner of th ...
in a competitive race. She will be sworn in as mayor on June 30, 2025.


Early life and education

Marjorie Ann Ang was born on January 11, 1981, in
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. She studied at the
University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (UST; ), officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as ''Ustê'' (), is a Private university, private Catholic school, Catholic researc ...
, where she obtained a
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in communication arts and later a
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in communications. After graduating, she worked as part of the faculty at the
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.


House of Representatives (since 2022)


Elections

In 2019, Teodoro was named as the first nominee of the Adhikain Tinaguyod ng Kooperatiba (Ating-Koop) Partylist, which sought to represent consumers and small and medium enterprises. During the campaign, political watchdog group Kontra Daya criticized her party, along with others, for having "bastardized and corrupted" the partylist system. Her party was defeated, receiving 0.47% of the vote and no seats in the lower chamber. In 2022, Teodoro filed to run for representative in Marikina's first district to succeed
Bayani Fernando Bayani Flores Fernando (; July 25, 1946 – September 22, 2023) was a Filipino politician, businessman, and mechanical engineer. He served as the mayor of Marikina from 1992 to 2001. During the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arr ...
, who retired to run against her husband in the mayoral race. She ran under the
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with the support of her husband's coalition, Team MarCy. In the May 9, 2022, election, she was handily elected to the seat with 73.61% of the vote, defeating Jose Miguel Cadiz, who substituted for his uncle Jose Fabian Cadiz, who died before the election.


Tenure

Teodoro was sworn in as a representative on June 30, 2022. Upon the opening of the 19th Congress on July 28, she was appointed as one of the assistant majority leaders. Before starting her congressional term, she launched the "Buntis Congress" (), an annual reproductive healthcare program for women. On September 11, 2023, Teodoro filed House Bill (HB) 8976, which proposed the provision of provide scholarship grants to Persons with Disabilities and their children. In October 2024, Teodoro successfully earmarked funds to develop a science and robotics laboratory at the Marikina Science High School as part of wider local investments in
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. On February 5, 2025, Teodoro signed the impeachment complaint against
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, which is expected to lead to a trial in the
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in the 20th Congress. In May 2025, President
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signed into law a bill co-authored by Teodoro, which that sought to double the bed capacity of the Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center in Santo Niño. On May 19, a break-in and attempted theft occurred at the senior citizens' affairs building of her district office, leading to delays in related services.


Mayor of Marikina (from 2025)


Elections

Teodoro formally filed her certificate of candidacy for mayor of Marikina on October 7, 2024, with incumbent vice mayor Marion Andres as her running mate. She led the administration ticket as Team Marikina City, which affiliated with the
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and was nominally part of the wider
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. Her opponent in the mayoral race was fellow representative
Stella Quimbo Stella Luz Alabastro Quimbo (born Stella Luz Fagela Alabastro; November 23, 1969) is a Filipino politician and academic who has served as the representative for Marikina's second district since 2019. She previously served as a commissioner of th ...
, who became a critic of his husband's administration and had described his governance as being adversarial to her programs as a representative. Teodoro's platform sought to make the city "climate-resilient" and more business-friendly with "digitalization" and "ease of doing business" policies. Her campaign preferred to engage in campaign-sanctioned events and limited their media appearances, which led to criticism from media outlets, including ''
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''. With the election held during the suspension of her husband's administration, her supporters defended Teodoro and her husband and condemned the latter's legal cases as being politically motivated and slanderous. During the campaign, Teodoro received a show cause order from the
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(COMELEC) for alleged incidents of vote buying during her campaign events. She would deny the allegations and condemned the related complaint as politically motivated, owing to the complainant's vocal support for Quimbo on social media. Teodoro went on to narrowly defeat Quimbo in the race with the closest vote margin since
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, when her husband defeated incumbent mayor Del de Guzman. De Guzman went on to defeat Andres, her running mate, in the mayoral race. Her victory was proclaimed on May 13, formally becoming mayor-elect. Upon her proclamation, she called for unity among her constituents and declared the "continuous growth of Marikina" as the priority of her incoming administration.


Tenure

Teodoro is set to be sworn in as mayor on June 30, 2025, succeeding her husband Marcelino.


Personal life

Teodoro is married to
Marcelino Teodoro 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 Mar ...
, who has served as the mayor of
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since 2016. They have two children.


Electoral history


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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teodoro, Maan 1981 births Living people Filipino politicians of Chinese descent Filipino people of Chinese descent Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Marikina People from Marikina People from Rizal (province) United Nationalist Alliance politicians Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines