Local elections were 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.

Candidates Incumbents are italicized.

Administration coalition +Team Aksyon at Malasakit 2025 (ABP) Position# Candidate Party Mayor 2. Along Malapitan Vice Mayor 3. Karina Teh-Limsico House Representative(1st district) 2. Oscar Malapitan House Representative(2nd district) 1. Mitch Cajayon-Uy House Representative(3rd district) 1. Dean Asistio City Councilor(1st district) 1. Topet Adalem 2. Leah Bacolod 3. Marjorie Barretto 5. Alex Caralde 9. Vince Hernandez 12. Enteng Malapitan City Councilor(2nd district) 1. James Abel 2. Lanz Almeda 3. Ken Aruelo 4. Cons Asistio 8. Carol Cunanan 11. Arnold Divina City Councilor(3rd district) 1. Win Abel 2. May Africa 4. Tess Ceralde 6. King Echiverri 8. Onet Henson 13. Bullet Prado

Primary opposition coalition

+Team Trillanes-Malonzo (KiBam) Position# Candidate Party Mayor 4. Antonio Trillanes Vice Mayor 2. PJ Malonzo House Representative(1st district) 3. Rey Malonzo City Councilor(1st district) 4. Mickey Bunag 8. Mining Faustino 10. Angie Leonardo 15. Kaye Nubla City Councilor(2nd district) 9. Wewel De Leon 13. Mayen Mercado 15. Jefferson Paspie City Councilor(3rd district) 3. Rowel Brin 9. Rose Mercado 10. Alou Nubla

Third parties +Team Bughaw 2025 (KiBam) Position# Name Party House Representative(2nd district) 2. Edgar Erice City Councilor(2nd district) 12. Alex Mangasar 16. Charm Quimpo 17. Lemuel Simpauco

+Candidates not in tickets Position# Name Party City Councilor(1st district) 13. Ricardo Margallo City Councilor(2nd district) 6. Renato Celis

Independents + Candidates not in tickets Position# Name PartyMayor 1. Richard Cañete 3. Ronnie Malunes 5. Danny Villanueva Vice Mayor 1. Dante Lustre 4. Joseph Timbol 5. Rolando Tobias House Representative(1st district) 1. Johram Alama City Councilor(1st district) 6. Tyrone De Leon Sr. 7. Roman Domasig Jr. 11. Buddy Lipata 14. George Miran 16. Edsan Pineda 17. Jericho Sy 18. Patricio Tapiengco III 19. Anser Tomas City Councilor(2nd district) 5. Dennis Baldivia 7. Joehari Cudiamat 10. Freddie Del Rosario 14. Joe Palicte 18. Jennet Tam 19. Joseph Tenorio City Councilor(3rd district) 5. Bernard Domingo 7. Albert Gabuay 11. Julita Omit 12. Merly Padilla 14. Carina Sacatropes 15. Jesus Teritorio

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.

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. Trillanes later confirmed his bid for the office as a member of Aksyon Demokratiko on July 15, when he formally joined the party.

Candidates Declared Along Malapitan (Nacionalista), incumbent mayor of Caloocan (2022–present) Antonio Trillanes (Aksyon), former senator of the Philippines (2007–2019)

Opinion polling Fieldwork Date(s)PollsterSample SizeMoEMalapitanNacionalistaTrillanesAksyon Others UndecidedOctober 20–24, 2024SWS 1,000 ±3% 81% 15% 0.11% 2%

Results

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. She will face a rematch from former councilor PJ Malonzo, whom she defeated in the 2022 vice mayoral race.

Candidates Declared PJ Malonzo (Aksyon) – former city councilor (2016–2022) Karina Teh – incumbent vice mayor of Caloocan (2022–present)

Results

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.

Results First District

Second District

Third District

House of Representatives elections First 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; they last faced off for this position in 2004.

Second district The incumbent representative is Mitch Cajayon-Uy, 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 was expected to challenge Cajayon-Uy for the seat for the fourth time, with him winning the two previous contests (2013 and 2016). However, on November 22, 2024, he was disqualified by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division for "propagating false information across multiple platforms" in regards to his accusations against Comelec and Miru Systems of election rigging. His disqualification was deemed final by the Comelec en banc on December 27, but in January 2025, the Supreme Court issued a TRO in favor of Erice against the Comelec disqualification order.

Third 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.

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