Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto has taken a medical leave after doctors discovered multiple blockages in his major arteries. He was hospitalized following severe chest pains and remains under close monitoring while deciding on treatment options.
On Monday, January 26, Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto announced via a Facebook post that he is taking a medical break after doctors found multiple blockages in all his major arteries. He was hospitalized on Sunday following complaints of severe chest pains. An angiogram confirmed the blockages, and he is now under close medical monitoring with restricted movement, as stated in the announcement.
Nieto and his family are deciding on the appropriate medical procedure or surgery to undergo. Vice Mayor Ace Bernardo Servillon will act as mayor starting Monday until Nieto recovers and resumes his duties.
All of Nieto's scheduled activities, including events ahead of his January 31 birthday, have been postponed. "He conveys his good wishes to the people of Cainta and promises to return as soon as he gets a clean bill of health from his doctors," the announcement said.
Nieto is in his fourth term as Cainta mayor. He first led the municipality from 2013 to 2022, then served as municipal administrator under his wife, former Mayor Ellen Nieto, from 2022 to 2024. He returned to the mayoral post in 2025 after winning the midterm elections.
