[4] He earned his bachelor's degree in Japanese Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo.
[5] Before he enter the world of politics, Oreta III worked as an Associate for Keppel Securities from 1995 to 1997 and Assistant Vice President Dealer at Merrill Lynch.
He also became Dealer and Vice President for Finance at ABN-AMRO Securities and Intra Strata Assurance Corporation consecutively.
[6] Oreta started his political career under the Nationalist People's Coalition when he ran as Councilor of Malabon in 2007.
[9] In 2013, he ran for the mayoralty race for his first official term and won the election unopposed.