Bagong Silangan
| Bagong Silangan | |
|---|---|
| — Barangay — | |
| Nickname(s): Silangan | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| City | Quezon City |
| District | 2nd District of Quezon City |
| Established | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Barangay |
| • Barangay Captain | Crisell "Beng" Belmi Beltran |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 89,256 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| Postal Code | 1119 |
| Area code(s) | 2 |
Bagong Silangan is a barangay located in the 2nd district of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Nearby barangays are Commonwealth, Batasan Hills and Payatas. Separated by a river in the east, the barangay leads to the Municipality of San Mateo in the province of Rizal.
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[edit] History
Bagong Silangan shares its history with San Mateo, Municipality of Rizal as the first was once part of the latter. In fact, notable events such as The Battle of San Mateo took place here. In the early 1960s, Bagong Silangan was known as a rich agricultural area where rice was the main product. During the latter years, a drastic conversion brought relocation efforts for informal settlers from the downtown, therefore establishing the barangay as a separate entity and later formally recognized as part of Quezon City. The sudden expansion of built-up area of the Metro led the informal sectors flock the area as a site of downtown substitute. Thus, the barangay became infamous as a squatters' area. When former Mayor Ismael A. Mathay, Jr. granted the rights of land ownership to the barangay people, some long-termed conflicts were solved. Since then, population has been rapidly increasing and a continuing growth of children dependents is visible.
[edit] Political
Bagong Silangan is divided into different main areas Purok, Sitio, Villages, Subdivisions and Compound.
[edit] Purok
- Purok 1
- Purok 2
- Purok 3
- Purok 4
- Purok 5
- Purok 6
[edit] Sitio
- Sitio Veterans (New Veterans Village) - The Sitio Veterans is divided into areas composed of Area 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. This Sitio is the largest community of Bagong Silangan that has a separate feast day and patron celebration.
- Sitio Pugot - Sitio Pugot is located in northern part of Bagong Silangan and bounded by Payatas A, Quezon City.
- Sitio Kumunoy - is located in the northernmost part of barangay. It was bounded by Area C in the west and Filinvest Homes in the east.
- Sitio Bakal - is located in the southern portion of Payatas B and bounded by Sitio Veterans and San Mateo River.
- Sitio Rolling Hills (Purok 7) - is a small community of Bagong Silangan located near Payatas B, Quezon City.
[edit] Subdivisions
- Bona Subdivision
- Violago Homes
- Filinvest 1
- Filinvest 2
[edit] Villages
- Tagumpay Village
- Humanity Village
- Country Homes
- D&A Vicente Village
- Covenant Village
- Clemencia Village
[edit] Compounds
- Sipna (Sitio Palay Neighborhood Association) - Originally a resettling site for those who have been displaced during the construction of Filinvest Subdivision.
- Sumama-Ka (Gulpo)
- Bakas
- Sulyap ng Pag-asa Housing
[edit] Other areas
- Area C
- BASECO
- Paltok - Country Homes
- Filside - is the smallest community in barangay located at Paltok.
- Brookside - (headquarters of Tambuli ng Maralita, the sectoral newspaper of the Filipino Urban Poor)
[edit] Establishments
[edit] Elementary schools
- Bagong Silangan Elementary School (School ID: 136539), currently headed by Arsenio I. Honrejas, Jr., the school's principal [1]
[edit] High schools
- Bagong Silangan High School (School ID: 305332), currently headed by Sheridan G. Evangelista, the school's principal.[2]
[edit] Parks and plazas
- Geronimo Park (formerly Adelina Park), where sports competitions and programs by the barangay and Sanggunian Kabataan council are held.
[edit] Barangay centers
- Barangay Hall (the second largest barangay hall in District 2)
- Barangay Hall Annex (Dove street, Sitio Veterans)
- Bagong Silangan Health Center
- Bagong Silangan Public Library
- Sanguniang Kabataan Hall
[edit] Place of worship
- San Isidro Labrador Parish in Bagong Silangan proper
- Sagrada Familia of Sitio Veterans
- Local ng Bagong Silangan of Iglesia ni Cristo
- Muslim Mosque in Muslim area of Sitio Pugot
- JESUS is LORD J.P. Rizal St.
- Inter-Community Christian Church (ICCC)Lucban St.
- United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Sitio Veterans
[edit] Business establishments
Infrastructures such as public markets and commercial places lack the barangay. Commercial businesses are mostly rented from private owners. Talipapa or commercial areas are not concentrated in one place. Commercial areas in the barangay are mostly found near the area of transportation or near school. Currently almost each sitio has its own talipapa or local commercial area.
[edit] Transportation
Bagong Silangan is serviced by its lone jeepney line that has a route from Bagong Silangan proper to Ever Gotesco and Sandiganbayan. Numerous Tricycle lines are also present in the Baranggay such as Sitio Veterans route and Barangay Proper Route. Beside the usual route from Batasan, one way of accessing the Barangay is through San Mateo, Rizal. The Route is linked by Bagong Silangan-San Mateo foot bridge in Purok Uno.
[edit] Population
As of 2011, the estimated population of the barangay has reached 115,000. It is one of the most densely-populated barangays in the 2nd district of Quezon City. The casualties brought by the tropical storm Ondoy have caused several families to relocate in Batangas and Laguna, thus decreasing the population especially in flood-affected areas.[3]
[edit] Politics
The incumbent Barangay chairman is Crisell "Beng" Beltran (2010–present). Shadowed by Richard (Lola) Beltran.
[edit] People and culture
Bagong Silangan is a growing barangay in Quezon City composed of people who came from different parts of the country. Tagalog is the prime language being spoken. Also numerous in the area are minority of Ilocano, Bisaya, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, and Swardspeak speakers.
The onset of latest information dissemination through the Internet and mobile phones leads to a genesis and later radial variation of cultures creating a special variety of way of life we known as subculture. Bagong Silangan, as a part of the agglomerating Manila, did not let herself at the end of this race. Thus, a growing veriety of these subcultures rapidly penetrates almost all areas of Barangay, which includes jejemons and jejebusters, as well as balateng, gangsta, and pokpokers.[citation needed]
The barangay is also the home to informal settlers who occupy not only vast tracts of public and private lands but also riverbanks, creeksides, aqueducts and transmission lines.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ [1] http://www.deped.gov.ph/public/public.asp?sec=&action=edit&iID=327&type=public
- ^ [2] http://www.deped.gov.ph/public/public.asp?sec=&action=edit&iID=471&type=Public
- ^ [3] http://quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=147&Itemid=1
- ^ [4] http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:Xnc4xmhrpHoJ:info.worldbank.org/etools/library/latestversion.asp%3F239522+Bagong+Silangan&hl=tl&ct=clnk&cd=23&gl=ph
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 14°41′46″N 121°06′34″E / 14.696155°N 121.109338°E
