Trillanes Confirms Running for Mayor in Caloocan
TRILLANES FOR MAYOR – Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is ready to run for mayor of Caloocan City in the 2025 midterm elections. He stated that he is prepared to challenge the Malapitan dynasty, which has been in power for over a decade in the city.
Trillanes claimed to be “98%” sure about his candidacy for mayor in the upcoming polls and is awaiting a formal announcement scheduled for March. “Almost. Malapit na po. Itong Marso, tayo ay magpa-pasya, mag-a-anunsyo nung aking final decision, sasabihin kung 98% na nandoon na ang desisyon natin for mayor of Caloocan City,” he said during the Kapihan sa QC media briefing.
The former senator is expected to face the incumbent mayor, Along Malapitan, in the electoral contest. Trillanes mentioned that there were offers for him to run for the Senate in 2025 but declined them, choosing to continue with his mayoral bid in Caloocan. “May mga nagpasabi na po sa akin, nag-imbita na para tumakbo sa Senado sa 2025, pero nagsabi na po tayo. We politely declined the offer para makatuloy na sa pagiging mayor sa Caloocan,” Trillanes said.
He explained that he opted for a local position instead of attempting to return to the Senate or running as the first nominee of the Magdalo party-list because he believes he can better serve the people as a mayor than as a legislator.
He emphasized that he would not collaborate with the current officials of the Caloocan government. “14 years na iyong binigay sa kanila para matutukan ‘yung Caloocan pero binabayaan nila lalo,” saad pa ng dating Senador,” added the former senator.
Antonio Trillanes IV is a former Philippine senator and a retired Navy officer. He gained prominence for leading the Oakwood Mutiny in 2003, a short-lived rebellion by a group of military officers against the administration of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. After being granted amnesty, Trillanes entered politics and won a seat in the Philippine Senate in 2007. He was re-elected in 2013 and served until 2019.
