History of Quezon City

Quezon City was created on October 12, 1939 by virtue of Commonwealth Act 502. It became the capital of the
Philippines with the enactment of Republic Act No. 333 on July 17, 1948. In 1975, Quezon City became part of the
larger urban governance scheme that is Metro Manila, with the creation of the Metropolitan Manila Commission by
virtue of Presidential Decree 824. On July 24, 1976, then President Ferdinand E, Marcos issued Presidential
Decree No. 940, conferring the role of the nation's capital to Metro Manila, hence the name National Capital
Region.

President Quezon himself served as the city's first Mayor and he later appointed Tomas Morato to the position. A
long line of distinguished Mayors succeeded Morato in the stewardship of the city as follows: Ponciano Bernardo,
Nicanor Roxas, Ignacio Santos Diaz, Norberto Amoranto, Adelina Rodriguez, Brigido Simon, Jr., Ishmael Mathay,
Jr. and the incumbent Feliciano Belmonte, Jr,

While relatively a young City, great events that shaped the nation's course of history took place in fabled lands now
part of Quezon City territory. The National Centennial Commission, tasked to spearhead appropriate
commemoration of 100 years of Philippine Independence, has included Quezon City in the "FreedomTrail"
highlighting places and important events in the struggle for freedom and sovereignty, including the historic "Cry of
Pugad Lawin" led by the Great Plebeian, revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio on August 23, 1896, the People
Power Revolution in EDSA that toppled the regime of President Ferdinand E. Marcos and the installation of
Corazon Aquino, as the 11th President of the Philippines.

Art and Culture

The Spanish colonization of Philippine islands, led to import of foreign technology in this part of the world. But the
historical evidences suggest that the Filipinos were considerably advanced the Spanish found that they were
creators of their own. Through their wide knowledge, they invented their own set of harquebus, portable cannons
and lantakas which were unique in them and were extensively used as warfare items. The earlier society strongly
believed in values of heroism and valor while at the same time they lived in a close knit family with certain
emotional values gaining the prime significance. Filipinos comprised of different tribes and their major livelihood
activities included jewelry making, metal works, potteries and mining. The Filipinos were believed to be great
craftsmen; their carvings mainly consisted of small "anitos" usually meant for household decoration, while small
wooden religious structures known as "simbahan" were kept at important places of worship. The origin of the rice
terraces of Philippines can be traced back to the Filipino cultural roots dating back to nearly 1000B.C.

Geography

The city lies on a relatively high plateau on the northeast corner of the metropolis between the lowlands
of Manila to the southwest and the Marikina River valley to the east. The southern portion is drained by the very
narrow San Juan River and its tributaries to Pasig River, while running in the northern portions of the city is the
equally narrow Tullahan River.
Quezon City is bordered by Manila to the southwest, by Caloocan City and Valenzuela Cityto the west and
northwest. To the south lies San Juan and Mandaluyong City while Marikina City and Pasig City borders Quezon
City to the southeast. To the north across Marilao Riverlies San Jose del Monte City in the province of Bulacan and
to the east lies Rodriguez andSan Mateo, both in the province of Rizal.
The city can be divided into a number of areas. The southern portion of the city is divided into a number of places
including Diliman, Commonwealth, the Project areas, Cubao, Kamias, Kamuning, New Manila, San Francisco del
Monte and Sta. Mesa Heights. The northern half of the city is often called Novaliches and contains the areas of
Fairview and Lagro. Most of these areas have no defined boundaries and are primarily residential in nature.

Achievements

-Repaired a faculty room at Quirino High School in Quezon City to improve the teachers’ working atmosphere
-Donated hundreds of school supplies (crayons, school bags, pencils, paper, educational materials) to the same
areas.
-Donated medicines and medical supplies to San Agustin District Hospital and Municipal Health Centers
-We have donated hundreds of books to schools in Quezon City and Pasig City in Metropolitan Manila, in typhoon-
ravaged Iriga City in Camarines Sur province, in Bislig City in Surigao del Sur Province, and in San Agustin,
Romblon Province.