Novaliches

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Novaliches
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Kaligayahan, Novaliches
Novaliches
Country Philippines
Region National Capital Region
Cities Caloocan, Quezon City
EstablishedSeptember 22, 1855
Founded by Manuel Pavía y Lacy

Novaliches is a place that forms the northern areas of Quezon City, and encompasses the whole area of North Caloocan.

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Etymology

The village was named after a town Jérica, Spain, and was granted to General Manuel Pavía y Lacy, who served as a Governor-General of the Philippines in 1854.

History

Novaliches
1855–1903
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Novaliches as part of Caloocan, 1942, still fully intact with its territory as a municipality until 1948
StatusFormer municipality of Bulacan (1855-1858), Manila (1858-1901), and Rizal (1901-1903)
History 
 Established
September 22, 1855
 Amalgamation from Bulacan to Tondo
1858
 Annexation to Caloocan
October 3, 1903
Population
 1898
1,871
 1903
1,556
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Polo
Caloocan Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg
Today part of Metro Manila (Quezon City and Caloocan)
Territorial changes of Caloocan.

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Existing territorial boundaries.

Detached by Commonwealth Act No. 502 (1939).

Novaliches area. Detached by Republic Act No. 392 (1949). Territorial changes of Caloocan.png
Territorial changes of Caloocan.
  Existing territorial boundaries.
  Detached by Commonwealth Act No. 502 (1939).
  Novaliches area. Detached by Republic Act No. 392 (1949).

Pavía y Lacy left for Manila on On February 2, 1854 assume duties there as the Governor-General of the Philippines. His purpose was to create a penal colony in which prisoners were granted freedom after developing tracts of land. What woud eventually become a sizeable community was called Hacienda Tala. [1] In the same year, the Alcalde Mayor (equivalent to present-day Governor) of Bulacan petitioned to the Spanish government to incorporate the haciendas of Malinta, Piedad, and Tala into a new town. The town was to be named "Novaliches" from the title "Marquis of Novaliches" of Pavía, who was recently recalled to Spain.

On September 22, 1855, Novaliches was created as a municipality of Bulacan, separated from San Jose del Monte. Three years later, it was transferred to the Province of Tondo (later renamed Manila in 1859) until 1901, when the town was transferred again to the newly created Rizal Province during the American regime. The United States Government enacted a reorganization of local government units as part of economic reforms, and Novaliches was absorbed by the neighboring town of Caloocan as a barrio on October 12, 1903, by virtue of Act No. 942 of the Philippine Commission. [2] [3] At that time, it was the largest barrio in the Philippines in terms of land area, measuring 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres). [4] During World War II, Caloocan became part of the City of Greater Manila from 1942 to 1945. [5] [6]

In July 1948, Republic Act No. 333 was signed, making Quezon City as the Capital City of the Philippines, replacing Manila. [7] This necessitated the expansion of Quezon City northward, beyond the La Mesa Watershed Reservation, and encompassing half of the former town. The other half, now known as North Caloocan, remains with Caloocan, which became a city in 1962. [3] The division of Novaliches caused Caloocan to be divided into two parts. [8] Since the 1960s, there were several attempts to reconstitute Novaliches as a separate municipality, but all of which were unsuccessful. [4]

On February 23, 1998, President Fidel V. Ramos signed Republic Act No. 8535, which would make Novaliches into its own city. 15 barangays were to be taken out from Quezon City to form the proposed new city. [9] However, it lost in the plebiscite held in the whole of Quezon City on October 23, 1999. At present, the part of Novaliches belonging to Quezon City is divided into two Congressional Districts, which represents it in the Lower House of the Congress of the Philippines. [10]

Barangays

Barangays of Novaliches in Quezon City
BarangayLegislative DistrictPopulation (2020)
Bagbag QC 5th District 64,653
Capri12,903
Fairview61,813
Greater Lagro23,569
Gulod62,542
Kaligayahan60,462
Nagkaisang Nayon53,781
North Fairview44,408
Novaliches Proper (Bayan/Poblacion)15,468
Pasong Putik Proper39,896
San Agustin25,355
San Bartolome51,148
Santa Lucia28,215
Santa Monica51,834
Baesa QC 6th District 55,328
Pasong Tamo110,738
Sangandaan21,061
Sauyo76,289
Talipapa38,949
Tandang Sora83,114
Barangays of Novaliches in Caloocan City
BarangayAreaLegislative DistrictPopulation (2020)
Barangay 164Talipapa 1st district 19,471
Barangay 165Bagbaguin26,622
Barangay 166Kaybiga20,985
Barangay 167Llano57,041
Barangay 168Deparo35,729
Barangay 169 BF Homes Caloocan 4,887
Barangay 170Deparo12,901
Barangay 171Bagumbong111,713
Barangay 172Urduja22,829
Barangay 173Congress15,165
Barangay 174Camarin25,000
Barangay 17571,726
Barangay 176-A Bagong Silang 261,729
Barangay 176-B
Barangay 176-C
Barangay 176-D
Barangay 176-E
Barangay 176-F
Barangay 177Camarin84,159
Barangay 178 3rd district 110,224
Barangay 17946,828
Barangay 180Tala18,802
Barangay 181Pangarap Village22,269
Barangay 1829,269
Barangay 183Tala7,354
Barangay 1842,919
Barangay 18527,169
Barangay 18625,346
Barangay 18725,046
Barangay 18832,543

Education

The Main Campus of Quezon City University is located on San Bartolome, along Quirino Highway.

References

  1. "Spanish Era". Roman Catholic Diocese of Novaliches. August 2016. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. Act No. 942 (October 12, 1903), An Act Reducing the Thirty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Rizal to Fifteen , retrieved May 12, 2022
  3. 1 2 Samonte, Severino (September 26, 2020). "Vignettes about the former Novaliches town". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Samonte, Severino (December 15, 2022). "Novaliches: A former town that refused to die". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  5. Executive Order No. 400, s. 1942 (January 1, 1942), Creating the City of Greater Manila , retrieved August 24, 2022
  6. Executive Order No. 58, s. 1945 (July 26, 1945), Reducing the Territory of the City of Greater Manila , retrieved August 24, 2022
  7. Republic Act No. 333 (July 17, 1948), An Act to Establish the Capital of the Philippines and the Permanent Seat of the National Government, to Create a Capital City Planning Commission, to Appropriate Funds for the Acquisition of Private Estates Within the Boundary Limits of Said City, and to Authorize the Issuance of Bonds of the National Government for the Acquisition of Private Estates, for the Subdivision Thereof, and for the Construction of Streets, Bridges, Waterworks, Sewerage and Other Municipal Improvements in the Capital City, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved July 31, 2021
  8. "Why Caloocan City consists of two separate areas". BusinessMirror. December 19, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  9. Republic Act No. 8392 (August 23, 2020), An Act Creating the City of Novaliches , retrieved July 15, 2021
  10. Samonte, Severino (August 23, 2020). "Why Caloocan City residents are under-represented in Congress". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 15, 2021.