Emmanuel Neri Pelaez (November 30, 1915 – July 27, 2003) was a Filipino public servant and politician who served as the 6th Vice President of the Philippines from 1961 to 1965.

In May 1962, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a bill to authorise payment of the remaining US$73,000,000 owed to the Philippines for war damage claims despite support from the U.S. State Department, and Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy.

[3] In 1965, Pelaez ran as an independent candidate for the Philippine House of Representatives in the lone district of Misamis Oriental, announcing his candidacy on July 29.

He ran in the 1967 Senate election and won, serving until President Ferdinand Marcos proclamated martial law in September 23, 1972.

While he went back to private life and devoted his time to his family and law practice, he nevertheless continued to take an active interest in public affairs.

In 1973, President Marcos designated him as a member of the Philippine panel in the military bases negotiations with the United States.

On January 3, 1986, Pelaez endorsed the candidacies of Corazon Aquino and her running mate Salvador Laurel in the 1986 Philippine presidential election, stating that "It is time for us to leave the country to younger people.

Pelaez married Edith Neri Fabella with whom he has nine children: Emmanuel Jr., Ernesto, Elena, Esperanza, Eloisa, Eduardo, Enrique, Edmundo and Elvira.

Pelaez died of cardiac arrest on July 27, 2003 at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila.