Oscar Malapitan

Filipino politician, Mayor of Caloocan

The Honorable
Oscar Malapitan
Official portrait during the 19th Congress
Representative of Caloocan's First District
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
Preceded byDale Gonzalo Malapitan
In office
June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013
Preceded byEnrico Echiverri
Succeeded byEnrico Echiverri
24th Mayor of Caloocan
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022
Vice MayorLuis Macario Asistio III
Preceded byEnrico Echiverri
Succeeded byDale Gonzalo Malapitan
Vice Mayor of Caloocan
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001
MayorRey Malonzo
Preceded byNancy Quimpo
Succeeded byLuis Varela
Member, City Council
Caloocan's First District
In office
June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998
Personal details
Born
Oscar Gonzales Malapitan

(1955-06-14) June 14, 1955 (age 68)
NationalityFilipino
Political partyNacionalista
Tao Ang Una (local party)
Other political
affiliations
United Nationalist Alliance
Nationalist People's Coalition
SpouseEdna Rigor Malapitan
ChildrenDale Gonzalo Malapitan
OccupationPolitician
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Oscar "Oca" Gonzales Malapitan (born June 14, 1955) is a Filipino politician who currently serves as the representative from the 1st District of Caloocan in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2022 and previously from 2004 to 2013. He also served as Mayor of Caloocan from 2013 to 2022, Vice Mayor of Caloocan from 2001 to 2004, and City Councilor from 1992 to 1998. He also unsuccessfully ran for representative in 2001.[1] He is currently a member of the Nacionalista Party.

As representative, Malapitan pushed for the renovation of Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital to become a tertiary-level hospital, the establishment of Caloocan National Science and Technology High School, and the establishment of four new branches of the Metropolitan Trial Court at Caloocan.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mayor's Corner". City Government of Caloocan (in Filipino). Retrieved April 3, 2022.

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House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by Representative, 1st District of Caloocan
2004–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Representative, 1st District of Caloocan
2022–present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Nancy Quimpo
Vice Mayor of Caloocan
1998–2001
Succeeded by
Luis Varela
Preceded by Mayor of Caloocan
2013–2022
Succeeded by


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