Teodorico Haresco Jr.

Teodorico "Nonong" Tumbocon Haresco, Jr. is a Filipino politician, and businessman. He served as representative for Aklan's 2nd district from 2019 to 2025. Before the creation of the 2nd District, he served as a Representative of the Lone District of Aklan from 2013 to 2016. Formerly, he was a party-list representative of the Ang Kasangga Party-list from 2010 to 2013 in the 15th Congress of the Philippines.

He is the cousin of the Aklan Incumbent Governor Florencio Miraflores. He is one of the sponsors of House Bill 05712, also known as Republic Act 11466 entitled An Act Modifying the Salary Schedule for Civilian Government Personnel and Authorizing the Grant of Additional Benefits, and for Other Purposes.

Early life and education Teodorico "Nonong" Haresco was born in Iloilo in the Province of Iloilo, Philippines on August 12, 1950. He finished Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Science in accounting in 1973 from the De La Salle University in Manila, and earned his master's degree in International Economics in 1978 from the McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

In 1980, Haresco completed an Aquaculture Productivity and Management Course (APDEM) organized by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City.

Career in the private sector Haresco founded the Haresco Trade Specialists Co. and Silver Thread Inc., which specialized in the exportation of local Capiz Shells from different provinces of Western Visayas to Europe.

In 1975, Haresco also worked as a Project Economist at the Agriculture Section II of the UNCTAD-ITC at the International Trade Center in Geneva, Switzerland.

In 2013, Haresco decided to run and won as a district representative of the Lone District of Aklan in the 16th Congress of the Philippines.

As a congressman, Haresco's policy focus is the promotion of MSMEs (Micro Small and Medium Enterprises) as a way to uplift the Filipino from poverty. He introduced House Bill 03776 which seeks to empowering the micro, small, and medium enterprises by providing better safeguards to small businesses and encouraging Filipinos to engage in entrepreneurship by opening additional financial opportunities such as low interest loans for business start-ups.

One of the major challenges in his political career was in 2014 when Haresco was falsely accused of issuing fake Special Allotment Release Orders forms (SARO). The NBI and DOJ cleared him of all charges after the State's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) failed to produce enough evidence.

On October 6, 2020, Haresco is appointed as the Chairman of the House Committee on Economic Affairs.

Haresco was re-elected in 2022, but was defeated in 2025 to former Governor Florencio Miraflores.

Awards and achievements Second Honors, De La Salle University (1973) Most Outstanding Project, Manila Jaycees (1985) Postal Bank Board Commendation (May 1994) One of the Modern Day Filipino Heroes (2008)