Dean Asistio

Dean Asistio
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Caloocan's 3rd District
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
Preceded byDistrict created
Member of the Caloocan City Council from the 1st District
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022
Personal details
BornDean Asistio
(1989-08-28) August 28, 1989
PartyLakas (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations
PDP–Laban (2018–2022)
UNA (2012–2018)

Dean Asistio (born August 28, 1989)[1] is a Filipino politician serving as the representative of Caloocan's 3rd congressional district since 2022. He was the first to represent the newly created district. He previously served three consecutive terms as a councilor of Caloocan from 2013 to 2022.[2]

Political career

Local government

Before entering Congress, Asistio served as a city councilor of Caloocan for three terms, from 2013 to 2022.[2]

House of Representatives

In 2022, Asistio was elected as the first representative of the newly created 3rd district of Caloocan, defeating former Mayor Recom Echiverri. He was re-elected unopposed in 2025.[2] In 20th Congress, he became chairperson of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development.[3]

Asistio proposed the concept of "Pera sa Basura" ("money from trash"), encouraging local government units in Metro Manila to monetize garbage collection by buying recyclables from residents, especially in flood-prone communities.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Dean Asistio". Rappler. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Dean Asistio". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Soberano, Bombo Analy (August 18, 2025). "House panel chair inilatag 'Pera sa basura' concept". Bombo Radyo (in Filipino). Retrieved August 26, 2025.