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Oscar Malapitan
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Official portrait during the 19th Congress
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Caloocan's 1st district | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 |
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| Preceded by | Dale Gonzalo Malapitan |
| In office June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Enrico Echiverri |
| Succeeded by | Enrico Echiverri |
| 24th Mayor of Caloocan | |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022 |
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| Vice Mayor | Luis Macario Asistio III |
| Preceded by | Enrico Echiverri |
| Succeeded by | Dale Gonzalo Malapitan |
| Vice Mayor of Caloocan | |
| In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001 |
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| Mayor | Rey Malonzo |
| Preceded by | Nancy Quimpo |
| Succeeded by | Luis Varela |
| Member of the Caloocan City Council from the 1st district | |
| In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998 |
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Oscar Gonzales Malapitan
June 14, 1955 Quezon City, Philippines |
| Political party | Nacionalista (2004–2012; 2015–present) Tao Ang Una (local party) |
| Other political affiliations |
UNA (2012–2015) NPC (1992–2004) |
| Spouse | Edna Rigor Malapitan |
| Children | 3, including Along |
| Occupation | Politician |
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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. He is currently a member of the Nacionalista Party.
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Early life
Malapitan was born on June 14, 1955, in Quezon City to Col. Vicente Malapitan and Josefina Gonzales.
Political career
Councilor of Caloocan (1992–1998)
Oscar Malapitan served as city councilor of Caloocan for two consecutive terms from 1992 to 1998. As councilor, he sponsored a 1996 resolution stating that Caloocan should begin with the letter "C" instead of "K" as written in historical documents.
Vice Mayor of Caloocan (1998–2001)
After two terms as councilor, he was elected vice mayor in 1998, serving one term. It was during this period when he removed his support for Mayor Rey Malonzo in 2000 due to accusations from city council members that Malapitan is "[ignorant] of parliamentary procedures". As a supporter of President Joseph Estrada, Malapitan later accused Malonzo of sending him "insulting" text messages after Estrada was ousted by EDSA II in January 2001.
That same year, he attempted to run for congress as representative of Caloocan's 1st District, but lost to re-electionist Enrico Echiverri.
Representative (2004–2013)
However, Malapitan later defeated Mayor Malonzo for the same position in 2004, eventually serving three consecutive terms as congressman until 2013.
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.
Mayor of Caloocan (2013–2022)
Malapitan ran for and won the mayoral position in 2013, promising to improve Caloocan's health care and education in a similar manner to Jejomar Binay's mayorship in Makati.
Throughout his incumbency, Malapitan regularly boasted of a decreased crime rate in Caloocan. However, the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) noted in 2020 that Malapitan's mayorship was characterized with a passivity towards President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs during its first year (2016–2017). Many of the high-profile incidents in Duterte's national drug war occurred in Caloocan. By September 2017, Caloocan's entire police force was relieved from duty by PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde, despite it receiving the award for Metro Manila's Best City Police Station from the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) a month earlier; only newly assigned police chief Jemar Modequillo and his administration deputy were retained.
Malapitan would come to serve out three consecutive terms as mayor, with his son Along Malapitan succeeding him.
Representative (2022–present)
In 2022, Malapitan ran for representative of Caloocan's 1st District once again and won, switching places with his son Along. During the 19th Congress, he serves as the Chairperson of the House Committee on National Defense and Security and Vice Chairperson of the House Committee on Local Government and of House Committee on Metro Manila Development.
Personal life
Malapitan is married to Edna Rigor. Their sons Dale Gonzalo (Along) and Vincent Ryan (Enteng) are also in politics, currently serving as mayor and 1st district councilor of Caloocan, respectively. Their daughter, Sharon Faye Malapitan Bautista, is a Board Director of the Clark Development Corporation since 2024.
