Maximo Rodriguez Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Official portrait, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Philippine House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Party-list (Abante Mindanao) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Rufus Rodriguez | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Rufus Rodriguez | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Cagayan de Oro's 2nd district | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal details | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Maximo Bautista Rodriguez Jr. (1958-01-09) January 9, 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Abante Mindanao (party-list; 2010–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | PDP–Laban (2016–2019) Independent (2015–2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Rufus Rodriguez (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Maxie | |||||||||||||||||||||
Maximo Bautista Rodriguez Jr. (born January 9, 1958) is a Filipino politician serving as the representative for the Abante Mindanao party-list in the Philippine House of Representatives since 2025, having previously held the same position from 2010 to 2016. He also represented Cagayan de Oro's 2nd congressional district from 2016 to 2019.
Early life
Rodriguez was born on January 9, 1958, in Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, to Maximo G. Rodriguez Sr. and Martha Bautista.
Political career
House of Representatives
Party-list representative (2010–2016)
The Abante Mindanao party-list was registered with the Commission on Elections in the 2010 House elections,1 with Rodriguez as its first nominee.2 The party-list won one seat. He served another term in 2013 elections after Abante Mindanao with him as first nominee gained again one seat.3
Cagayan de Oro's 2nd district representative (2016–2019)
In 2016, Rodriguez's elder brother, Rufus, the incumbent representative of Cagayan de Oro's 2nd congressional district, was term-limited and ran for the city's mayoralty. Rodriguez successfully ran for the district seat as an independent candidate and joined the ruling party PDP–Laban at the start of the 17th Congress.45 He was elected chairperson of the House Committee on Mindanao Affairs on August 9, 2016.6
Party-list representative (2025–present)
After Abante Mindanao failed to win a seat in 2019 and was delisted in the 2022 elections,7 the party-list once again gained representation in the House in 2025, placing 37th and winning a single seat. Rodriguez, as the party's first nominee, was elected to serve a fourth term in Congress. He currently serves as chairperson of the House Special Committee on the East ASEAN Growth Area, to which he was elected on August 6, 2025.8 He has frequently co-authored bills with his brother Rufus.
During the 20th Congress, Rodriguez refiled his 2018 House Bill No. 681 as House Bill No. 4772, seeking to create a trust fund for child stars by requiring movie and television producers to deposit their talent fees and earnings into it.910
Rodriguez voted in favor of Vice President Sara Duterte's second impeachment on May 11, 2026.11
Personal life
Rodriguez is married to Mary Grace Rodriguez. He is the younger brother of representative Rufus Rodriguez.12
Electoral history
| Year | Office | Party | Votes received | Result | ||||
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| Total | % | P. | Swing | |||||
| 2010 | Representative (Party-list) | Abante Mindanao | 378,345 | 1.26% | 19th | N/a | Won | |
| 2013 | 466,114 | 1.68% | 16th | +0.42 | Won | |||
| 2025 | 320,349 | 0.81% | 37th | -0.87 | Won | |||
| 2016 | Representative (Cagayan de Oro–2nd) | Independent | 46,363 | 40.05% | 1st | N/a | Won | |
References
References
- "List of Political Parties/Sectoral Organizations/Coalitions, Participating in the Party List System for the May 10, 2010 Elections With Their Respective Nominees" (PDF). Commission on Elections. 2010. p. 6. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- "More winning party-list groups proclaimed". SunStar. 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- Bueza, Michael (2013-06-14). "Sectoral? Party list votes come from reg'l bailiwicks". Rappler. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- Pedroza, Stephen J. (2016-05-13). "Liberal Party bets dominate Cagayan de Oro polls". Rappler. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- Cabacungan, Gil C.; Dizon, Nikko (2016-05-25). "More political bigwigs join Duterte party". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- "Tuesday, August 9, 2016" (PDF). Journal of the House of Representatives (Seventeenth Congress, First Regular Session, 2016 - 2017) (8). House of Representatives of the Philippines: 30. 2016-08-09.
- Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (2021-02-08). "Comelec: 39 party list groups to be delisted". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- "Wednesday, August 6, 2025" (PDF). Journal of the House of Representatives (20th Congress, First Regular Session) (5). House of Representatives of the Philippines: 19. 2025-08-06.
- "CDO Rep. Rodriguez bill for child stars' trust fund hurdles committee level". Politiko (Mindanao). 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- House Bill No. 4722 (September 23, 2025), An Act Requiring Movie, Television, and Radio Producers, Including Promotion and Advertising Agencies, and Other Like Entities, Employing Unemancipated Minors to Deposit Their Talent Fees or Income in a Trust Fund, Imposing Penalties for Violation Thereof and for Other Purposes (PDF)
- Arguillas, Carolyn O. (2026-05-13). ""Solid South" no more: only 8 of 61 Mindanao district reps voted against VP Sara's impeachment". MindaNews. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
- "Rodriguez: Younger brother to run for Congress". SunStar. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2026-07-23.