History of Valenzuela City

During its long, colorful history, the area where the present-day Valenzuela City is located was considered a flourishing agricultural and...

History of Taguig City

Before Taguig came to be, there was a part of the Kingdom of Tondo with a population counting 800 tributes, believed to be mixed with Ch...

History of Pasig City

According to H. Otley Beyer, American pioneer anthropologist in the Philippines, “the earliest settlers in Rizal area (which cert...

History of Parañaque City

Beginnings The then town of Palanyag was founded in 1572. Since the place lay very proximate to the sea, the Paraqueños did much tra...

History of Navotas City

Years ago, there was no Navotas to speak of. The entire place was part of Malabon. According to one legend, the long and narrow delta ex...

History of Muntinlupa City

MUNTINLUPA CITY is known before as a sleepy, agricultural community and a city that is famous for its national penitentiary, Nat...

History of Manila

Manila began as a small tribal settlement on the banks of the Pasig River near the mouth of Manila Bay. It took its name from a white-flow...

History of Mandaluyong City

Mandaluyong City has lots of stories to tell — heroic undertakings, cultural and supernatural beliefs, romance and more. The following s...

History of Las Piñas City

Las Pinas City, Philippines dubs as a “City of Unparalleled Progress”. Las Pinas City is one of the earliest settlements in Manila. From i...

History of Malabon City

MALABON CITY is part of the CAMANAVA sub-region of Metro Manila. Located north side of Manila and is primarily a residential and industri...

History of Caloocan City

History of Caloocan The people of Caloocan should be proud of their city. It had at one time or another, romantic flings with history....

History of Makati City

In the pre-Spanish era, Makati was ruled by Lakan Tagkan and his wife Bouan. The area was then predominated by swamps and cogon grass over...

History of Pasay City

The name of the city of Pasay, they say, came from the wail of a brokenhearted swain. Jose and Paz were in love with each other and were i...

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...

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