Canuto Senen "Tito" Adriano Oreta (July 30, 1939 – September 3, 2012) was a Filipino politician who was Mayor of

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Early life

Born Canuto Senen Adriano Oreta on July 30, 1939 in Barangay Maysilo,

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. He was the second of five siblings: Celia, Charito (with her husband Jaime), Antolin Jr. "Len" (with his wife Tessie Aquino-Oreta) Eddy and Tony.

Personal life

Family

He was married to Maria Aranzazu "Aring" Dionisio-Oreta and had 5 children: *Gerardo "Dondi" D. Oreta & Marie Antonette "Tonet" Gatchalian-Oreta, with 2 daughters: Patricia & Amanda *Maria Agnes "Nina" Oreta-Hewitt & Carl Hewitt, and daughter Sadie *Victor Antolin "Vic" D. Oreta & Ma. Cecilia "Cecile" Solidum-Oreta, with 2 children: Michelle & Miguel *Ramon D. Oreta & Jennifer Yu, and son Logan *Paulo Alberto D. Oreta & Cindy Tan-Oreta, with 3 children: Nicole, PJ and Pauline He was the brother-in-law of former Senator

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Educational life

*Elementary: St. James Academy,

(1944-1951) *High School: University of the Philippines Integrated School,

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(1951-1955) *College: Mapúa Institute of Technology, Intramuros, Manila (1955-1960) *Others: Armed Forces of the Philippines - Home Defense Training (1976 & 1977), Jungle Warfare Mountain Operation/Ranger Course (1987), Passer of the Board Examination For Civil Engineers in July 1969

Political life

Before becoming the Malabon Mayor, he served as the Barangay Captain of Maysilo for several terms. Barangay Maysilo bestowed upon him the honor of being their Outstanding Barangay Captain in 1989. And then, the CAMANAVA Press Corps recognized him as 1994 Outstanding Barangay Captain in the North Sector of Metropolitan Manila. For three consecutive terms, he was elected as President of Malabon Association of Barangay Captains, which automatically called him as City Councilor to the Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Malabon. He ran for mayor in 2004 and won under the Nationalist People’s Coalition banner. He won a second and third term in 2007 and 2010, respectively, unopposed for the last 2 terms.

Death

Oreta died at 10:00 AM on September 3, 2012, after a battle with lung cancer, news reports said. Oreta died of “multiple organ failure”, at the

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in Quezon City. He was 73 years old. The remains of Mayor Tito Oreta was transferred from his Maysilo residence to the Malabon City Hall on September 7, 10:00 AM. A mass was held at the Malabon Amphitheater at 8PM followed by a necrological ceremony. The last Mass was held at San Bartolome Church at 9:00 AM. His remains were then cremated and interred on September 8, 2012 at the Loyola Memorial Park in

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. Meanwhile, vice mayor Antolin Oreta III, better known as Len-len Oreta, succeeded him as the Acting City Mayor of Malabon.

References

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