Butch Belgica

Belgica was elected in the City Council of Manila in 1995. He was picked by then-interim mayor Lito Atienza to be his running mate in 1998 local elections but lost to Danny Lacuna.^[1]

He attempted to run for vice mayor in 2007, as an independent,^[1] but lost to then-councilor and future mayor Isko Moreno.^[2]

His story was depicted in the 1995 movie The Grepor Butch Belgica Story, co-edited and directed by Toto Natividad. Joko Diaz portrayed Belgica featuring his time as one of the country’s most notorious delinquent during the Marcos administration. It was one of the entries in the 1995 Manila Film Festival.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}