Marilao
Marilao
Bayan ng Marilao | |
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| SM City in Marilao SM City in Marilao | |
 Map of Bulacan showing the location of Marilao. | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Bulacan |
| District | 4th District |
| Founded | 1796 |
| Barangays | 16 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Epifanio Villamar Guillermo |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 33.74 km2 (13.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Municipality | 185,624 |
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | Greater Manila Area |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3019 |
| Income class | 1st class urban |
| Website | www.marilao.gov.ph |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1995 | 68,761 | — |
| 2000 | 101,017 | +8.60% |
| 2007 | 160,452 | +6.59% |
| 2010 | 185,624 | +5.45% |
Marilao is a first class highly urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2010 NSO census, it has a population of 185,624 inhabitants.[1]
With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the municipality is part of Manila's built up area which reaches San Ildefonso in its northernmost part.
Marilao is of one the then 21 municipalities, informally called "League of 21" that have met the requirements for cityhood set by Constitution and the Local Government Code and as agreed upon by the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP).
Municipal Government and Politics
Just as the national government, the municipal government of Marilao is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. The judicial branch is administered solely by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The LGUs have control of the executive and legislative branch.
The executive branch is composed of the governor for the provinces, mayor for the cities and municipalities, and the barangay captain for the barangays.Local Government Code of the Philippines, Book III, Department of Interior and Local Government official website. The legislative branch is composed of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial assembly) for the provinces, Sangguniang Panlungsod (city assembly) for the cities, Sangguniang Bayan (town assembly) for the municipalities, Sangguniang Barangay (barangay council), and the Sangguniang Kabataan for the youth sector.
P30M Municipal Hall of Marilao[1]
Located at Brgy. Santa Rosa II[2] (Coordinates: 14°46'25"N 120°57'33"E), the new Town Hall's construction began on 2011 and the landmark building was officially blessed and inaugurated on July 12, 2012.[3][4] It was formally opened by Mayor Epifanio V. Guillermo and Juanito H. Santiago, Vice Mayor; the building was designed by Architect Ardel J. Santos.[5](geographical coordinates: 14° 45' 28" North, 120° 56' 54" East)[6]
The seat of Government is vested upon the Mayor and other elected officers who hold office at the Marilao Town hall. The Sanguniang Bayan is the center of legislation.[7]
Barangays
Marilao is politically subdivided into 16 urban barangays.[2]
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Elected Officials
- Mayor Epifanio V. Guillermo
- Vice Mayor Juanito H. Santiago
- Coun. Andre Favian D. Santos, Coun. Jun Bob J. dela Cruz, Coun. Allane T. Sayo, Coun. Alexis C. Castro, Coun. Allan P. Aguilar, Coun. Marlon 0. Villamar, Coun. Wilfredo D. Diaz amd Coun. Ariel P. Amador [8]
Court system
The Supreme Court of the Philippines recognizes Bulacan (inter alia) Regional Trial Courts and Metropolitan, Municipal Circuit and Trial courts within the province and towns, that have an over-all jurisdiction in the populace of the province and towns, respectively.[9]
Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980", as amended, created Regional, Metropolitan, Municipal Trial and Circuit Courts. The Third Judicial Region includes RTCs in Bulacan xxx Sec. 13 & 14. Regional Trial Courts. The Third Judicial Region, consisting of the provinces of xxx, Bulacan (except the municipality of Valenzuela), xxx; (c) Seventy-five Regional Trial judges shall be commissioned for the Third Judicial Region. There shall be: Seventeen branches (Branches VI to XXII) for the province of Bulacan (except the municipality of Valenzuela), with seats at Malolos;
The law also created Metropolitan Trial Courts in each metropolitan area established by law, a Municipal Trial Court in each of the other cities or municipalities, and a Municipal Circuit Trial Court in each circuit comprising such cities and/or municipalities as are grouped together pursuant to law: Sec. 30. Municipal Trial Courts. — In each of the municipalities that are not comprised within a metropolitan area and a municipal circuit there shall be a Municipal Trial Court which shall have one branch; Two branches each for Malolos, Meycauayan and Bulacan, all of Bulacan Province;[10][11] The courts of law are stationed in Halls of Justices of the Province and towns. In Marilao, the Municipal Trial Court is stationed at the Town hall presided by Judge Edward D. Pacis.[12]
Famous attractions and festivals
- SM City Marilao
- National Shrine of the Divine Mercy
- Luyang Dilaw Festival (Held during May 2)
St. Michael the Archangel (Heritage) Parish Church
The April 21, 1796 (Heritage) St. Michael the Archangel Parish Church was erected by Padre Vicente de Talavera. Its construction started in 1848 and was finished in 1868. The Church was burned on 1899, rebuilt in 1902 and 1922 and finally in 1967 by Fr. Jose M.Salas.
The Parish celebrates its Patronal Feasts on May 7 and September 29. Its 28th Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Alberto D.J. Santiago succeeded Fr. Avelino G. Santos. Under Parochial Vicar, Fr. Leopoldo Evangelista III.[13] It is hundred years old spiritual edifice in Poblacion I considered as “place marker” and serve as “point of orientation” to the local residents and visitors. [14]
The Church is under the jurisdiction and part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos[15][16] (Dioecesis Malolosinae, a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines). The mother church of the Diocese is the Malolos Cathedral located in Malolos City, Bulacan. The Diocese was erected in 1961 from its metropolitan, the Archdiocese of Manila.
Marilao, part of the World's "Dirty 30" polluted cities in 2007
In 2007, The City of Meycauayan and the town of Marilao in Bulacan province share a slot in the list of the world’s 30 most polluted places in the developing world drawn up by a private New York-based institute. In its report, “The World’s Worst Polluted Places” for 2007, the Blacksmith Institute said: “Industrial waste is haphazardly dumped into the Meycauayan, Marilao and Obando River system, a source of drinking and agricultural water supplies for the 250,000 people living in and around”[3] the Meycauayan-Marilao area. Marilao also shares border with Caloocan City.
References
External links
- Coordinates
- Bulacan Official Website - Marilao
- Marilao Bulacan
- New Website of Marilao
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
- The Blacksmith Institute - World's Worst Polluted Places
- Iglesia, "Ang Bayan ng Dios" - Multiply Website
Places adjacent to Marilao | |
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