Novaliches | |
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 Kaligayahan, Novaliches | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| Cities | Caloocan,Quezon City |
| Established | September 22, 1855 |
| Founded by | Manuel Pavía y Lacy |
Novaliches is a place that forms the northern areas ofQuezon City, and encompasses the whole area ofNorth Caloocan.
The village was named after a townJérica[vague],Spain, and was granted to GeneralManuel Pavía y Lacy, who served as aGovernor-General of the Philippines in 1854.
Novaliches | |||||||||
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 Novaliches as part of Caloocan, 1942, still fully intact with its territory as a municipality until 1948 | |||||||||
| Status | Formermunicipality ofBulacan (1855-1858),Manila (1858-1901), andRizal (1901-1903) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | September 22, 1855 | ||||||||
| 1858 | |||||||||
• Annexation toCaloocan | October 3, 1903 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1898 | 1,871 | ||||||||
• 1903 | 1,556 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Metro Manila (Quezon City andCaloocan) | ||||||||
Pavía y Lacy left forManila on On February 2, 1854 to assume duties there as theGovernor-General of the Philippines. His purpose was to create apenal 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-dayGovernor) ofBulacan 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 ofBulacan, separated fromSan Jose del Monte. Three years later, it was transferred to theProvince of Tondo (later renamed Manila in 1859) until 1901, when the town was transferred again to the newly createdRizal Province during theAmerican 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 ofCaloocan as abarrio on October 12, 1903, by virtue of Act No. 942 of thePhilippine 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] DuringWorld War II, Caloocan became part of theCity of Greater Manila from 1942 to 1945.[5][6]
In July 1948, Republic Act No. 333 was signed, makingQuezon City as theCapital City of the Philippines, replacingManila.[7] This necessitated the expansion of Quezon City northward, beyond theLa 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, PresidentFidel 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 intotwo Congressional Districts, which represents it in theHouse of Representatives of the Philippines.[10]
| Barangay | Legislative District | Population (2020) |
|---|---|---|
| Bagbag | QC 5th District | 64,653 |
| Capri | 12,903 | |
| Fairview | 61,813 | |
| Greater Lagro | 23,569 | |
| Gulod | 62,542 | |
| Kaligayahan | 60,462 | |
| Nagkaisang Nayon | 53,781 | |
| North Fairview | 44,408 | |
| Novaliches Proper (Bayan/Poblacion) | 15,468 | |
| Pasong Putik Proper | 39,896 | |
| San Agustin | 25,355 | |
| San Bartolome | 51,148 | |
| Santa Lucia | 28,215 | |
| Santa Monica | 51,834 | |
| Baesa | QC 6th District | 55,328 |
| Pasong Tamo | 110,738 | |
| Sangandaan | 21,061 | |
| Sauyo | 76,289 | |
| Talipapa | 38,949 | |
| Tandang Sora | 83,114 |
| Barangay | Area | Legislative District | Population (2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barangay 164 | Talipapa | 1st district | 19,471 |
| Barangay 165 | Bagbaguin | 26,622 | |
| Barangay 166 | Kaybiga | 20,985 | |
| Barangay 167 | Llano | 57,041 | |
| Barangay 168 | Deparo | 35,729 | |
| Barangay 169 | BF Homes Caloocan | 4,887 | |
| Barangay 170 | Deparo | 12,901 | |
| Barangay 171 | Bagumbong | 111,713 | |
| Barangay 172 | Urduja | 22,829 | |
| Barangay 173 | Congress | 15,165 | |
| Barangay 174 | Camarin | 25,000 | |
| Barangay 175 | 71,726 | ||
| Barangay 176-A | Bagong Silang | 261,729 | |
| Barangay 176-B | |||
| Barangay 176-C | |||
| Barangay 176-D | |||
| Barangay 176-E | |||
| Barangay 176-F | |||
| Barangay 177 | Camarin | 84,159 | |
| Barangay 178 | 3rd district | 110,224 | |
| Barangay 179 | 46,828 | ||
| Barangay 180 | Tala | 18,802 | |
| Barangay 181 | Pangarap Village | 22,269 | |
| Barangay 182 | 9,269 | ||
| Barangay 183 | Tala | 7,354 | |
| Barangay 184 | 2,919 | ||
| Barangay 185 | 27,169 | ||
| Barangay 186 | 25,346 | ||
| Barangay 187 | 25,046 | ||
| Barangay 188 | 32,543 |
The Main Campus ofQuezon City University is located on San Bartolome, along Quirino Highway. The northern Caloocan portion of the district hosts two campuses of theUniversity of Caloocan City. Well-known private educational institutions include theSchool of St. Anthony, Sacred Heart Academy of Novaliches,La Consolacion College Novaliches, theSchool of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City,FEU Diliman, andFEU-NRMF.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain:Samonte, Severino (September 26, 2020)."Vignettes about the former Novaliches town".Philippine News Agency. RetrievedJuly 15, 2021.
