Manuel Zamora

Manuel Esquivel "Way Kurat" Zamora (born November 16, 1950) is a Filipino politician. He last served as mayor of Monkayo, Davao de Oro, from 2022 to 2025. A former member of Lakas–CMD, he has been elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st District of Davao de Oro (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 ABS-CBN anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya.

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.