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 The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( fil, Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas, italic=unset, ''Kamara'' or ''Kamara de Representantes'' from the Spanish word ''cámara'', meaning "chamber") is the lower house of Congress, th ...

since 2022 and previously from 2004 to 2013. He also served as

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

Caloocan Caloocan, officially the City of Caloocan ( fil, Lungsod ng Caloocan; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,661,584 people making it the fourth-most ...

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 The Nacionalista Party ( Filipino and Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; ) is the oldest political party in both the Philippines and in Southeast Asia in general. It is responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th ...

. 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 Caloocan National Science and Technology High School (Filipino: ''Mataas na Paaralang Pang-Agham at Teknolohiyang Pambansa ng Caloocan'') colloquially known as CNSTHS or CalNatSci is a special science and technology public high school in the Phili ...

, and the establishment of four new branches of the Metropolitan Trial Court at Caloocan.

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* * 1955 births Living people Nacionalista Party politicians United Nationalist Alliance politicians Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Caloocan Mayors of Caloocan Metro Manila city and municipal councilors {{Philippines-politician-stub