PJ Malonzo

PJ Malonzo was initially appointed as Caloocan City councilor by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 1, 2005 after the death of Councilor Eduardo "Popoy" Rosca two months prior.^[2][3] The appointment received pushback by city government officials who had intended to recommend Rosca's daughter Kristen Joy for the position.^[3][4][5][6] By May 2005, the Caloocan Regional Trial Court Branch 131 issued a decision indefinitely barring Malonzo from taking the vacant council seat.^[7]

Malonzo was elected councilor of Caloocan under the United Nationalist Alliance as part of the electoral team of Mayor Oscar Malapitan in 2016.^[8][9]

On February 17, 2021, Mayor Malapitan filed a cyberlibel complaint against Malonzo and four other councilors due to their accusations that his government procured substandard digital tablets for schools from a company named Cosmic Technology Inc.^[10] By June 2, 2021, Malonzo and fellow councilors Marylou Nubla and Alexander Mangasar filed a graft complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against Malapitan and Education Undersecretary Alain del Pascua among others.^[11]

On September 20, 2021, Malonzo joined the Aksyon Demokratiko party alongside Congressman Edgar Erice and five other councilors.^[12] In 2022, Malonzo attempted to run for vice mayor with mayoral aspirant Erice, but lost to fellow councilor Karina Teh.^[13][14]

On October 3, 2024, Malonzo filed his certificate of candidacy for Caloocan vice mayor, as the running mate of former senator Antonio Trillanes IV in the 2025 mayoral election. However, he lost the vice mayoralty race once again to Teh.