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Marjorie Barretto returns to politics, to run for Caloocan councilor

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<p>MANILA -- Actress Marjorie Barretto has decided to return to politics as she filed her certificate of candidacy for councilor in Caloocan City&#x27;s 1st District over the weekend. </p><p>In her Instagram post on Sunday, October 6, Barretto shared that coming back to politics after 10 years has been &quot;challenging, terrifying and exciting.&quot;  </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAyN-UNSqpP/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A9165852.799999952%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1059" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Barretto, 50,  joined politics in the late 2000s, when she became a member of the Caloocan City Council.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/5/20/marjorie-barretto-honors-children-as-she-turns-50-741" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marjorie Barretto honors children as she turns 50</a></div><p>Marjorie has five children: Dani, with former actor Kier Legaspi; Julia, Claudia, and Leon, with comedian Dennis Padilla; and Erich, with politician Recom Echiverri.</p><p>Barretto is among several showbiz personalities who have filed their COCs for the 2025 polls. </p><div> </div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kZ2m1i3hTjI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U4s5VWnmQ-Y?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PiVlye25mnw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>