# Marcelino Teodoro

Marcelino "Marcy" Reyes Teodoro (born August 2, 1970) is a Filipino politician who has served as the 12th mayor of Marikina since 2016. A member of the United Nationalist Alliance, Teodoro previously served as the representative for Marikina's first congressional district from 2007 to 2016 and sat as a member of the Marikina Council from 1992 to 2001. In 2000, Teodoro and writer Michael M. Coroza established the short-lived publishing company Talingdao Publishing House.

## 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. He 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 as salutatorian in 1986.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy at the University of the Philippines Diliman 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 Master of Arts in Teaching Philosophy wherein he got a certificate course in 1997.

## Marikina City Council (1992–2001)

Teodoro was elected as a member of the Marikina Municipal Council in 1992 at the age of 21 under Lakas–NUCD.
In 1993, Teodoro sought to halt the logging reportedly being done for a realty firm in the mountains of neighboring San Mateo, Rizal, 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 Fidel V. Ramos had personally approved of its creation.
Teodoro would be 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 would win the election, serving until 2016.

## Mayor of Marikina (2016–present)

Teodoro was elected mayor of Marikina in 2016 under the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), defeating incumbent Mayor Del de Guzman. He later joined the PDP-Laban party in May 2017 and was reelected mayor in 2019 and in 2022. In 2018, Teodoro spearheaded efforts to make Davao City a sister city of Marikina, achieving the goal in June. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 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, civic leader and associate professor Sofronio "Toti" Dulay filed a technical malversation complaint against Teodoro and 3 other Marikina officials for allegedly misusing ₱130 million in PhilHealth funds allocated for health system enhancements under the Universal Health Care Act.

## 2025 Philippine House of Representatives campaign

Being term-limited as mayor, Teodoro filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) to run for representative of Marikina's 1st district under the National Unity Party in 2025. However, on December 11, 2024, his COC was cancelled by the first division of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), citing his failure to meet the minimum one-year residency requirement in the district prior to 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 claimed 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" (lit. 'Testimonial of distinguished recognition'). Later, in 1998, the Roosevelt College System the awarded him the "Testimonial of Distinguished Service".

## Personal life

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

## Electoral history

| Year | Office | Party | Party | Votes for Teodoro | Votes for Teodoro | Votes for Teodoro | Votes for Teodoro | Result |
| Year | Office | Party | Party | Total | % | P. | Swing | Result |
| 1992 | Councilor | | Lakas–NUCD | 16,978 | | 2nd | N/A | Won |
| 1995 | Councilor | | Lakas–Laban | 27,566 | | 2nd | N/A | Won |
| 1998 | Councilor | | Independent | 39,202 | | 1st | N/A | Won |
| 2007 | Representative | | Lakas–CMD | 32,574 | 54.65% | 1st | N/A | Won |
| 2010 | Representative | | Liberal | 47,425 | 67.48% | 1st | +12.83% | Won |
| 2013 | Representative | | Liberal | 58,123 | 100.00% | 1st | +32.52% | Won |
| 2016 | Mayor | | NPC | 90,810 | 50.17% | 1st | N/A | Won |
| 2019 | Mayor | | PDP–Laban | 158,024 | 100.00% | 1st | +49.83% | Won |
| 2022 | Mayor | | UNA | 183,878 | 82.07% | 1st | -17.93% | Won |