Along Malapitan | |
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![]() Official portrait during the 18th Congress | |
25th Mayor of Caloocan | |
Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
Vice Mayor | Karina Teh-Limsico |
Preceded by | Oscar Malapitan |
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Caloocan's 1st District | |
In office June 30,2016 –June 30,2022 | |
Preceded by | Enrico Echiverri |
Succeeded by | Oscar Malapitan |
Member of the Caloocan City Council | |
In office June 30,2010 –June 30,2013 | |
Constituency | 1st District |
Personal details | |
Born | Dale Gonzalo Rigor Malapitan October 31,1979 Caloocan,Philippines |
Political party | PDP (since 2016) Tao Ang Una |
Other political affiliations | Nacionalista (2010–2013) UNA (2013–2015) Liberal (2015–2016) |
Spouse | Aubrey Narciso |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Residence | Caloocan |
Alma mater | Colegio de San Juan de Letran |
Occupation | Politician |
Dale Gonzalo "Along" Rigor Malapitan (born October 31, 1979) is a Filipino politician currently serving as the Mayor of Caloocan since 2022. He previously served as the representative of the first district of Caloocan.
Malapitan was born on October 31, 1979 to Oscar "Oca" Malapitan and Edna Rigor.
He studied elementary at Notre Dame of Greater Manila, high school in School of Divine Mercy, and college in Colegio de San Juan de Letran.
He was elected member of the Caloocan City Council in 2010. He served for one term.
After one term as councilor, he ran for representative of Caloocan's first district in 2013, but lost to then-outgoing Mayor Enrico "Recom" Echiverri.
After his loss in congressional elections, he became the chairman of Barangay 137 in Bagong Barrio West and later elected as ex-officio councilor as President of Liga ng mga Barangay during the mayoral term of his father Oscar. [1]
After three years, he ran again in the same position and won. [2] He ran for re-election in 2019 and won unopposed. [3]
Although eligible for re-election, Malapitan ran as mayor instead, switching place with his father then-Mayor Oscar "Oca" Malapitan who was term-limited. [4] He ran with the campaign slogan Aksyon at Malasakit (lit. transl. Action and Care) after his initials with nickname. He won the elections, succeeding his father. [5] [6] [7]
Malapitan is married to Aubrey Narciso-Malapitan, a doctor and an incumbent board member of the Association of Nutrition Action Officers in NCR, Inc., [8] with whom he has a son and a daughter. [9] His younger brother, Vincent Ryan, is an incumbent 1st district councilor of Caloocan, while his sister, Sharon Faye, is an incumbent Board Director of the Clark Development Corporation. [10]
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