Malabon

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Malabon
Lungsod ng Malabon

Highly-Urbanized City

Malabon City Hall

Seal

Location within Metro Manila

Malabon

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates:

1440N 12058ECoordinates:

1440N 12058E

Country

Philippines

Region

National Capital Region

Districts

Lone District of Malabon City

Cityhood

April 21, 2001

Barangays

21

Government
Mayor

Antolin A. Oreta III (LP)

Vice mayor

Jeannie Sandoval (UNA/PMP)

Congresswoman

Josephine Veronique R. Lacson-Noel (NPC)

Sangguniang Panlungsod

Councilors[show]

Area
Total

15.714 km2 (6.067 sq mi)

Population (2010 census)[1]

Total

353,337

Density

17,881/km2(46,310/sq mi)

ZIP code

1470 - 1480

Dialing code

+63 (0)02

Website

www.malabon.gov.ph

Malabon, officially the City of Malabon (Filipino: Lungsod ng Malabon), is one of the cities and
municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a

population of 353,337. Located just north of Manila, it is primarily a residential and industrial town
and is one of the most densely populated cities in the metropolis. It has a total land area of 15.714
square kilometers.
[1]

Malabon is part of the sub-region of Metro Manila informally called CAMANAVA, which consists
of CAloocan, MAlabon, NAvotas, and VAlenzuela cities. Caloocan lies to the south and east,
Navotas to the west, and Valenzuela to the north. Malabon also borders the town of Obando in the
province of Bulacan to the northwest.
Contents
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1 History
2 Politics and government
3 Barangays
4 Demographics

5 Geography
6 Economy
7 Tourism
8 Culture

8.1 Heritage houses

9 Education
10 Sister cities

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4.1 Religion

10.1 Local
10.2 International

11 References
12 External links

History[edit]
Malabon, per legend, came from the words maraming labong which means "plenty of labong", the
edible bamboo shoots. Originally called the town of Tambobong, Malabon was founded as a Visita
of Tondo by the Augustinian friars on May 21, 1599 and remained under the administrative
jurisdiction of the province of Tondo from 1627 to 1688.
Malabon played an important economic role in the late 19th century as evidenced by the
establishment of the La Princesa Tabacalera in 1851 and the Malabon Sugar Company in 1878. La
Princesa was under the corporate umbrella of Compaa General de Tabacos de Filipinas which
was owned by the King of Spain, while the latter pioneered the refined sugar industry in the
Philippines.
The newspaper La Independencia was first printed in Malabons Asilo de Hurfanos, where
orphaned children due to a plague in 1882 were housed.
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Malabon was officially made a municipality of the newly created province of Rizal on June 11, 1901
by virtue of Philippine Commission Act No. 137. When Act No. 942 was promulgated, Malabon was
merged with Navotas under a new government. On January 16, 1906, Act No. 1441 separated
Malabon from Navotas into two distinct municipalities of the Rizal province. The first Mayor of
Malabon was Vicente Villongco.
[4]

[5]

For 70 years, Malabon was a municipality of Rizal, until November 7, 1975, by virtue of Presidential
Decree No. 824, when Malabon became a part of Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital
Region. Malabon became a city on April 21, 2001, under Republic Act No. 9019 when Malabon was
407 years old.

Former Mayor Tito Oreta, who died in office in 2012, was credited with building some of Malabon's
most important modern infrastructure projects, including the new eleven-story Malabon City Hall, the
Oreta Sports Complex Building and a Government Center Annex.
[6]

Politics and government[edit]

On April 21, 2008, Malabon Citys newly constructed 11-storey city hall building along F. Sevilla
Blvd. in Barangay San Agustin, was inaugurated by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Malabons 7th City
anniversary. It was dubbed as a potential business center of the city, a one-stop shop for
government transactions, due to its state-of-the-art facilities such as 3 high-speed elevators and the
new city hall building and its offices' digital system.
[7][8]

The Sangguniang Kabataan Federation led by Von Paulo Oreta III (grandson of mayor Tito Oreta)
developed a system of the politics which became the key to the acceleration of the development of
cities with the help the other chairman.
The city's representative to National Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of the Philippines is Dan
Angelo K. Miranda of Navotas, whereby the city has won the award of "Best Implementing Rule And
Objection Of The Year".

Barangays[edit]

Political map of Malabon

Before the present-day Malabon, the town was originally composed of sitios (barangay) and others
were further divided into two or more purok (zone).

Baritan
Bayan-bayanan
Concepcion
Dampalit
Hulong Duhat
Flores
Ibaba
Maysilo
Panghulo
San Agustin
Taong

Tonsuya
Niugan
Longos
Tinajeros
Catmon
Potrero

Malabon City is now divided into 21 barangays.

District I

District II

Baritan
Bayan-bayanan
Catmon
Concepcion
Dampalit
Flores

Acacia
Longos
Potrero
Tinajeros
Tonsuya
Tugatog

Hulong Duhat
Ibaba
Maysilo
Muzon
Niugan
Panghulo
San Agustin
Santolan
Taong

Demographics[edit]
Population census of Malabon

Year

Pop.

% p.a.

1990

280,027

1995

347,484

+4.13%

2000

338,855

0.54%

2007

363,681

+0.98%

2010

353,337

1.04%

Source: National Statistics Office[9]

Religion[edit]
Roman Catholicism - Malabon belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan. Almost 80% of
the people here adhere to this religion. The seat of the Bishop of Kalookan in Malabon is in San
Bartolome Church, is one of the oldest Augustinian church in the Philippines dating back to 1700.
Today there are eight Roman Catholic Parish in Malabon: ,Sto. Rosario, Immaculate Conception,
Exaltation of the Cross, San Antonio de Padua, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Immaculate Heart of Mary

and Sts. Peter and John. Another parish church, Santa Clara of Assisi in Barangay Longos, is under
planning stages.
Iglesia Filipina Independiente - known as the Aglipayan Church; located along C. Arellano St. They
have one parish belongs to the Diocese of Rizal and Pampanga: The Parish of La Purisima
Concepcion, home to the renowned image of the Immaculate Conception that the Malabon
Aglipayan folks called it "Impong Maria."
Malabon International Baptist Church - Dr. Pio Tica leads Laging May Pag-asa Foundation (LAMPF)
and in the creation of Malabon Ministers for Moral Values (MMMV). He is the Founder of Higher
Ground Baptist Academy Foundation Inc.
Jesus the Living Stone International Assembly of God - in Barangay Panghulo led by its Sr. Pastor
Rev. Menandro (Andy) G. Alcoba, an ordained minister of the. Currently, Chaplain Rev. Andy
Alcoba is the Founder, CEO/President of International Auxiliary Chaplaincy Association (MacauPhilippines) Inc. (Sec.Reg. CN201314270); International Auxiliary Chaplaincy Association (DSI
Reg.No.6040 Macau).
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Iglesia ni Cristo - Another notable religious group here is the Philippine-based (Church of Christ).
Members Church of God International - A group led by Eliseo Soriano. Ang Dating Daan they have
church locales in Tugatog, Concepcion, Tonsuya & Flores.
Jesus Is Lord Church - Jesus is Lord Church (JILCW, also known as JIL Church, JIL Movement, or
JIL, previously named JIL Fellowship) is an Evangelical Charismatic Christian movement in the
Philippines headed by Bro. Eddie Villanueva.
JIL started with 15 members in 1978. As of 2010, members growth up to 6 million believers. Its world
headquarters is located in Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines.

Geography[edit]
Malabon is one of the most densely populated cities in The Philippines and its low-lying, flat terrain
makes it prone to frequent flooding, especially during high tides, heavy rains and when river and
dams overflow. The four cities in CAMANAVA are commonly affected by interconnected rivers, one
of which is the Tullahan River.
The river system used to be navigable and fishing was the major livelihood activity in the area. The
river used to be wider, deeper, had better quality water and was a regular source of different species
of fish, which were an important food source for local residents. Also, trees and crops like palay
(rice) and vegetables used to be grown along the riverbanks. However, these agricultural plots have
been replaced by industrial yards, which also became home to thousands of informal settlers who
built makeshift dwellings without legal claim to the land.
In recent years, floods have worsened, occurring more frequently and reaching levels of several feet
deep. Most affected are families in the communities that are along or near the riverbanks. The river
has become narrower and shallower over the years, and its capacity to hold water has decreased.
With more frequent intense rains, the riverbanks flood regularly and flooding reaches farther into
low-lying and densely populated areas of the city
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Economy[edit]

Robinsons Town Mall Malabon

Malabon industries include sugar refinery, patis making, cigar making,candle production, fishing and
Ilang-ilang trees flower extract production where the distilled perfume is exported.

Tourism[edit]
The Malabon City Tourism Office launched the Malabon Tricycle Tours in December 2014. The tours
take visitors to eight heritage sites including the newly renovated 400-year old San Bartolome
Church as well as to notable heritage houses like the Raymundo House and Ibaviosa House.
[12]

On March 14, 2015, the tours started to offer visitors a unique gastronomic experience through visits
to the city's home-based eateries. This culinary aspect was the brainchild of current Mayor Antonlin
Oreta III's wife Melissa Oreta, who is a chef by profession.
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Culture[edit]
See List of Cultural Properties in Malabon
The city is considered as the local Venice, due to year-long floods and gradual sinking. The City of
Malabon is a place famous for its Pancit Malabon and its predominantly Atlantic ambience. It is also
famous for other variety of foods(kakanin), such as puto sulot, puto bumbong, sapinsapin, broas, bibingka and camachile. The culinary delights are abundant in its specialty eateries
such as Nanays Pancit Malabon, Rosys Pancit Malabon, the Pescadores Restaurant and the Balsa
sa Niugan, a floating restaurant with 350 seats. Malabon is also the home of the famous Dolor's
Kakanin. It is also known for the Bulungan at Taong Market, the "bulungan" system or whispered
bidding in fish trading.
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Its most famous festival is the "Pagoda-Caracol", a fluvial procession with street dancing to
commemorate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception every 8 December.
The city of Malabon is also home for famous personalities. It includes Epifanio de los
Santos (historian and hero), Timoteo Paez (hero), Nonoy Marcelo (cartoonist), Ildefonso
Santos (poet), Gregorio Sanciangco (writer), Loren Legarda (senator), Angelika de la
Cruz (artist), Erik Santos (artist and singer), Rochelle Pangilinan (artist), and Phil
Younghusband (football player).

Heritage houses[edit]
Malabon houses several old homes of historical value: the Dionisio family home, the Rivera house,
the Villongco house, the Luna house, the Martinez house, the Chikiamco house, the Rojas-Borja
house, the Santos-Lapus house, the Luna house, the Pantaleon Bautista house, the SyJuco
(formerly Gaza) house, and the Raymundo house, considered to be the oldest located on C.
Arellano Street. Other old but well preserved heritage houses in Malabon include the Asilo de
Hurfanos, the Paez House, and the Nepomuceno House.
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