Antolin Oreta III
Antolin "Lenlen" Aquino Oreta III, is a Filipino politician who served as a member of House of Representatives representing the Lone District of Malabon since 2025 and formerly served mayor of Malabon from 2012 to 2022 as Vice Mayor from 2010 up until his succession as mayor. He is the son of former Senator Tessie Aquino-Oreta.
Early life and education
Oreta was born on September 16, 1971, as the second of the four children of businessman Antolin Oreta Jr. and former senator Tessie Aquino-Oreta.He completed his elementary and secondary education at the Ateneo de Manila University in Manila. He earned his bachelor's degree in Japanese Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo.
Professional career
Before he enter the world of politics, Oreta III worked as an Associate for Keppel Securities from 1995 to 1997 and Assistant Vice President Dealer at Merrill Lynch. He also became Dealer and Vice President for Finance at ABN-AMRO Securities and Intra Strata Assurance Corporation consecutively.Political career
Oreta started his political career under the Nationalist People's Coalition when he ran as Councilor of Malabon in 2007.Vice Mayor (2010-2012)
In 2010, he was elected as Vice Mayor of the same city, this time under the Liberal Party,Mayor (2012-2022)
In March 2012, Oreta assumed the position of acting mayor replacing his uncle, the late Canuto Oreta, after the latter died of lung cancer in September 2012. Later, he ran for the mayoralty race for his first official term and won the election unopposed. Oreta then went on to run for his second and third term during 2016 and 2019 elections, competing against then-Congresswoman Jaye Lacson-Noel and then Vice Mayor Jeannie Sandoval in those respective elections.In 2021, Ramon M. Maronilla filed a complaint against Oreta and his wife for a political dynasty.
In 2022, a resident, Gary Sison Garcia, filed a complaint against Oreta and his wife for violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.
Post-political career
In March 2025, a tricycle driver, Romeo Dimaunahan, filed a complaint against Oreta over graft and corruption for an incomplete distribution of the electric tricycle drivers' association, with 42 electric tricycle units value of P22.4 million that were unaccounted for during his local administration.House of Representatives (since 2025)
In 2024, he ran for Representative of Malabon House of Representative under the National Unity Party. On May 13, 2025, Oreta won as members of House of Representatives of the Philippines.On October 21, 2025, a resident, Tomas Santos Cruz, filed a complaint against Oreta along with Helen Edith Lee Tan, president of the International Builders Corporation over alleged botched rehabilitation of the Tugatog Cemetery, violating graft and corruption.