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Andre Favian Dayrit Santos
Candidate for representative of the Fourth District of Bulacan (2025)
Andre Favian Dayrit Santos is a politician from Bulacan.
His first elective post was as Marilao municipal councilor in 2010. He was elected vice mayor in 2013, then sought reelection in 2016 but lost to Henry Lutao.
In 2019, he ran for mayor of Marilao but lost to reelectionist Mayor Ricky Silvestre. He returned to public office in 2022 after securing a seat in the municipal council.
For the 2025 elections, is running for Bulacan 4th District representative.
In 2018, he made news after resisting arrest over qualified theft charges. In 2024, he was again arrested and charged with frustrated homicide and direct assault after hitting a barangay kagawad with a baseball bat during an altercation. He later admitted to having used illegal drugs in the past and disclosed struggling with depression following his successive electoral defeats.
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