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Manuel Codilana Relorcasa

Candidate for representative of the First District of the City of Antipolo, Rizal (2025)

Manuel Codilana Relorcasa is a lawyer and former government employee who has sought elective office in Antipolo City, Rizal.

He passed the Philippine Bar in 1978. He used to work at the Bureau of Customs, particularly at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, where he served in key positions such as Law Division Chief and Supervising Operations Officer. In 2012, he was charged by the Department of Finance for allegedly providing misleading information in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN). He was later included in the list of compulsory retirees in 2017.

He entered local politics in 2019, running for city councilor in Antipolo, though he was unsuccessful in securing a seat. He later ran for vice mayor in the 2022 local elections, finishing second to the incumbent, Josefina “Pining” Gatlabayan.

For the 2025 elections, he filed his candidacy for representative of the city’s first legislative district in the House of Representatives.

Outside government, he has served as vice president for internal affairs of the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence.