2025 Caloocan local elections explained

Election Name:2025 Caloocan local elections
Previous Election:2022 Caloocan local elections
Previous Year:2022
Next Election:2028 Caloocan local elections
Next Year:2028
Type:presidential
Flag Image:Flag_of_Caloocan_City.png
Ongoing:yes
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Election Name:Mayoral election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:yes
Alliance Name:no
Mayor
Before Election:Along Malapitan
Before Party:PDP
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Election Name:Vice mayoral election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:yes
Alliance Name:no
Vice Mayor
Before Election:Karina Teh-Limsico
Before Party:Nacionalista
After Election:Marion Andres
After Party:United Nationalist Alliance
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Election Name:City Council election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:yes
Alliance Name:no
Seats For Election:18 of 20 seats in the Caloocan City Council
Majority Seats:11
Party1:Nacionalista Party
Last Election1:10 seats, 33.67%
Party2:Aksyon Demokratiko
Last Election2:3 seats, 32.76%
Party3:PDP
Last Election3:2 seats, 8.54%
Party4:Lakas–CMD
Last Election4:2 seats, 6.14%
Party5:National Unity Party (Philippines)
Last Election5:1 seats, 3.16%

Local elections are scheduled to be held in Caloocan on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. The electorate will elect a mayor, a vice mayor, 18 members of the Caloocan City Council, and three district representatives to the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The officials elected will assume their respective offices on June 30, 2025, for a three-year-long term.

Mayoral election

The incumbent mayor is Along Malapitan, who is serving his first term as mayor after being elected in 2022 with 56.13% of the vote. Malapitan is eligible for a second term.[1]

Antonio Trillanes, a former senator and candidate for the Senate in 2022, expressed his interest in challenging Malapitan for the mayoralty in January 2024, signaling a 95% likelihood of running for the office in an interview with ANC.[2] [3] [4] Trillanes later confirmed his bid for the office as a member of Aksyon Demokratiko on July 15, when he formally joined the party.[5]

Candidates

Declared

Potential

Vice mayoral election

The incumbent vice mayor is Karina Teh-Limsico, who is serving her first term after being elected in 2022 with 62.28% of the vote. Teh-Limsico is eligible for a second term.

City Council election

The Caloocan City Council is composed of 20 members, 18 of which are elected through plurality block voting to serve three-year terms. The councilors represent the city's three councilor districts, which are coextensive with the congressional districts, with six members being elected per district.

House of Representatives elections

First district

See also: Caloocan's 1st congressional district. The incumbent representative is Oscar Malapitan, who is serving his first term after being elected in 2022 with 74.27% of the vote. Malapitan is eligible for a second term.

Former mayor Rey Malonzo is expected to challenge Malapitan.[7]

Second district

See also: Caloocan's 2nd congressional district. The incumbent representative is Mitzi Cajayon, who is serving her first term after being elected in 2022 with 35.20% of the vote. Cajayon-Uy is eligible for a second term.

Former representative and 2022 mayoral candidate Edgar Erice is expected to challenge Cajayon for the seat. This would be their fourth face-off since 2007, with Erice winning the last two contests (2013 and 2016).

Third district

See also: Caloocan's 3rd congressional district. The incumbent representative is Dean Asistio, who is serving his first term after being elected in 2022 with 55.79% of the vote. Asistio is eligible for a second term.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calalo . Arlie . Father, son proclaimed winners in Caloocan mayoral, congressional race . The Manila Times . 3 January 2024.
  2. Web site: 2024-01-09 . Magdalo vs Malapitan: Trillanes ‘95% going into’ Caloocan mayoralty bid . 2024-01-11 . politiko.com.ph . en-US.
  3. Web site: Arcangel . Xianne . Trillanes '98% sure' about running for Caloocan mayoralty post in 2025 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240127164025/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2024/1/21/Trillanes-running-for-Caloocan-mayoralty-post.html . January 27, 2024 . 22 January 2024 . CNN Philippines.
  4. Web site: Magwawakas na Malapitan? Trillanes to run for Caloocan mayor in 2025 . 3 January 2024 . POLITIKO.
  5. News: August 7, 2023 . WATCH Lalabanan Sina Malapitan! Trillanes To Run For Caloocan Mayor In 2025 . January 23, 2024 . Politiko.
  6. News: Trillanes to vie for Caloocan mayor post under Aksyon Demokratiko. July 15, 2024. The Manila Standard. July 16, 2024.
  7. News: Caloocan official: Graft rap vs Rep. Malapitan ‘politically motivated’. July 16, 2024. July 18, 2024. Faith. Argosino. INQUIRER.net.