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Bienvenido Manalo

Bienvenido Manalo
Born (1935-08-28) August 28, 1935 (age 89)
Parent(s)Felix Manalo
Honorata de Guzman-Manalo
RelativesEraño Manalo (brother)
Eduardo V. Manalo (nephew)

Bienvenido "Bien" de Guzman Manalo (born August 28, 1935) is a Filipino architect and former racing driver. He is the youngest son of Felix Manalo, founder and first Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo church, and brother of Eraño Manalo, the second Executive Minister. As head of the Engineering and Construction Department of the church, Manalo oversaw the construction of church buildings since the 1970s.

Racing career

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Manalo's racing career lasted from 1966 to the 1970s.[1][2][3] In the 1960s, he became good friends with fellow racer Edward "Eddie" Marcelo.[2] During the Mid-year Drag Jamboree in 1969, Manalo won the Presidential Trophy with his 1957 Chevrolet.[4][1] Two of the others vehicles Manalo used in drag racing competitions was a blue Corvette Stingray[5] and his brother Dominador's brown Chevrolet Camaro.[6]

In 2013, Manalo was inducted into the Golden Wheel Hall of Fame at the 2013 Golden Wheel Awards.[1]

Iglesia ni Cristo

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During the early 1970s, when his brother Eraño Manalo was Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), Bienvenido oversaw the maintenance of the church's service vehicles.[2]

Upon the formal establishment of INC's Engineering and Construction Department in 1971, Manalo was appointed as its chief.[7] Prior to the department's establishment, Manalo's eldest brother Dominador "Ka Dorling" Manalo headed the Engineering and Construction Group of the church.[7]

In lawyer Rodante Marcoleta's 1989 essay on INC architecture, he characterized the department under Manalo as having "meticulous attention to even the minutest detail" in the construction of church buildings.[8]

In media

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Manalo was portrayed by Ronnie Liang and Jon Lucas in the 2015 biographical film Felix Manalo.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Payo, Jasmine W. (March 12, 2013). "Golden Wheel Awards fetes ex-champion". Inquirer.net. Inquirer Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Tacorda, Guy S (July 15, 1973). "High hopes for Bien Manalo". Express Sports. He [Bien Manalo] has always prepared his own cars for drag racing as well as for his friends. On top of that, he bosses the maintenance of the service vehicles of the Iglesia ni Kristo [sic] which is headed by his father, Felix Manalo.... Before all this, Bien was a regular drag racer since 1966.
  3. ^ "Ramirez is driver of '73; Bundalian, Manalo also shine". Bulletin Today. December 23, 1973. Joey Bundalian, Pocholo Ramirez and Bien Manalo are the country's top three drivers for 1973 based on total points earned in their respective group[...]
  4. ^ "Manalo to be feted in Golden Wheel Awards". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. March 13, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Manalo bags top honors in dragfest". The Daily Mirror. January 19, 1972. [Bien] Manalo, who also ruled the Top Eliminator class drove his Corvette Stingray 350 to an easy victory.
  6. ^ "Manalo triumphs in Castrol drag races". Sports News. June 29 – July 5, 1973. Using his brother Dorling's [Dominador] chocolate brown Camaro 302, Bien floored the accelerator the moment the go signal of starter Benjie Guevara was up.
  7. ^ a b Valera-Turalba, Maria Cristina (2005). Philippine Heritage Architecture: Before 1521 to the 1970s. Pasig City: Anvil Publishing, Inc. p. 186. ISBN 971-27-1709-7.
  8. ^ Marcoleta, Rodante (1989). "The Iglesia ni Cristo Architecture: Presage Of Heavenly Transcendence". 75 Blessed Years of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, 1914-1989: 78. In general, the Tabernakulo is a masterpiece – a result of the Construction Department's trademark of meticulous attention to even the minutest detail