Manalo
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Manalo is a Tagalog-language surname meaning "to win". It may also be a rare Catalan surname as Manaló, derived from a variant of Maneló, which is a pet form of the personal name Manel and a short form of Emanuel. Notable people with the surname include:
- Felix Manalo (1886–1963), founder of the Iglesia ni Cristo organization, Executive Minister from 1914 to 1963
- Eraño G. Manalo (1925–2009), Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo from 1963 to 2009
- Angel Manalo, son of Eraño Manalo, involved in the 2015 Iglesia ni Cristo leadership controversy
- Tenny Manalo (born 1937), widow of Eraño Manalo, involved in the 2015 Iglesia ni Cristo leadership controversy
- Eduardo V. Manalo (born 1955), current Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo
