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Quezon City

January 02, 2023

This article is about the most populous city in the Philippines. For other uses, see Quezon (disambiguation).
"Diliman" redirects here. For the medicinal fern species, see Stenochlaena palustris.

Quezon City (UK: /ˈkeɪzɒn/, US: /ˈkeɪsɒn, -sɔːn, -soʊn/;[9][10][11][12] Filipino: Lungsod Quezon [luŋˈsod ˈkɛson]), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi),[13][14][15] is the most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12, 1939, and was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines.

Quezon City
Lungsod Quezon
Highly urbanized city
Clockwise from top: Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City Hall, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Santo Domingo Church, Smart Araneta Coliseum, University of the Philippines Diliman
Flag
Seal
Nickname: 
City of Stars[1][2]
Map of Metro Manila with Quezon City highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Quezon City
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°38′N 121°02′E / 14.63°N 121.03°E / 14.63; 121.03Coordinates: 14°38′N 121°02′E / 14.63°N 121.03°E / 14.63; 121.03
Country Philippines
RegionNational Capital Region
Provincenone
Districts1st to 6th districts
Incorporated (city)October 12, 1939
Highly Urbanized CityDecember 22, 1979
Named forManuel L. Quezon
Barangays142 (see Barangays)
Government
 [3]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorJoy Belmonte (SBP)
 • Vice MayorGian Sotto (SBP)
 • Representatives
 • Council
Councilors
 • Electorate1,403,895 voters (2022)
Area
[4][5]
 • Total161.11 km2 (62.20 sq mi)
Elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Highest elevation
796 m (2,612 ft)
Lowest elevation
−2 m (−7 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [6]
 • Total2,960,048
 • Rank1st
 • Density18,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
 • Households
738,724
Demonym(s)Taga-QC
QCitizen
Economy
 • Income classspecial city income class
 • Poverty incidence2.45% (2018)[7]
 • Revenue₱24,024,463,055.00 (2020)
 • Assets₱451,589,145,280.00 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱23,068,244,019.00 (2020)
 • Liabilities₱29,659,831,026.00 (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
1100 to 1138[8]
PSGC
137404000
IDD : area code +63 (0)2
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.quezoncity.gov.ph

The city was intended to be the national capital of the Philippines that would replace Manila, as the latter was suffering from overcrowding, lack of housing, poor sanitation, and traffic congestion. To create Quezon City, several barrios were carved out from the towns of Caloocan, Marikina, San Juan and Pasig, in addition to the eight vast estates the Philippine government purchased for this purpose. It was officially proclaimed as the national capital on October 12, 1949, and several government departments and institutions moved out of Manila and settled into the new capital city. This necessitated the expansion of the city northwards, carving out Novaliches from Caloocan which divided it into two non-contiguous parts. Several barrios were also taken from San Mateo and parts of Montalban. However, on June 24, 1976, Presidential Decree 940 was enacted, which reverted national capital status to Manila while the whole of Metro Manila was designated as the seat of government.[16][17]

Quezon City is known for its culture, entertainment industry and media, and is aptly called the "City of Stars". Major broadcasting networks have their headquarters and studios in the city. It is also known for its commerce, education, research, technology, politics, tourism, art and sports. Several national government branches including the Batasang Pambansa Complex, the seat of House of Representatives of the Philippines, calls the city home.

Quezon City is a planned city. It covers a total area of 161.11 square kilometers (62.20 sq mi),[5] making it the largest city in Metro Manila in terms of land area. It is politically subdivided into Six Congressional Districts, which represents the city in the Lower House of the Congress of the Philippines. The city has 142 barangays under the City Government. National government departments and agencies are mostly situated at the National Government Center I (NGC I) in Diliman, and the National Government Center II (NGC II) in Batasan Hills, where the Lower House of the Philippine Congress is located. Most of the city's northern part lies at the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountain range, including the La Mesa Watershed Reservation, the largest watershed in Metro Manila and a designated protected area.

History

Initial plans for a new capital city

 
Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the Philippines and the visionary behind the creation of Quezon City is the namesake of the city.

Before the creation of Quezon City, the land on where it would eventually rise was part of several towns such as Caloocan, Marikina, Pasig and San Juan, all under Manila province until 1901 and Rizal province from 1901 to 1975.

In the 1930s, Manila's urban problems were apparent and problematic.[18] It lacks public housing, where thousands of the city's residents live in congested informal settler communities, especially in the central districts of Binondo, Intramuros, Quiapo, San Nicolas and Tondo.[18] There are also problems in sanitation and traffic congestion.[18] The rise of slums in Manila gave rise to the development of its suburbs outside the city limits in the municipalities of Pasay, San Felipe Neri (renamed as Mandaluyong), San Francisco del Monte, San Pedro Macati, and San Juan del Monte.[18] These towns became favorable to the upper and middle-class who wanted to escape the congested city but has economic links to it.[18]

President Manuel L. Quezon, aware of the problem besetting Manila, initiated housing projects called Barrio Obrero (Worker's Community).[18] These communities were established in various places in Manila such as Avenida Rizal, Sta. Cruz and Barrio Vitas, Tondo.[18] However, the project failed miserably and these communities became slum areas.[18]

Alejandro Roces Sr., a prominent Filipino author, was said to be influential in Quezon's vision to establish a new city.[18] Quezon dreamt of a city where the common people can live and thrive.[18] Roces suggested that a sizeable tract of land be purchased for this purpose.[18] However, the government had no available fund except for 3 million in the hands of the National Development Company (NDC).[18]

In order to make Quezon's dream a reality and to mobilize funds for the land purchase, the People's Homesite Corporation (PHC) was created on October 14, 1938, as a subsidiary of NDC, with an initial capital of ₱2 million.[18] Roces was the chairman of the Board of PHC, and they immediately acquired the vast Diliman Estate of the Tuason family at a cost of 5 centavos per square meter.[18] PHC conducted topographical and subdivision surveys, and then subdivided the lots and sold them to the target buyers at an affordable price.[18] Its target users and beneficiaries are obviously Manila's working class,[19] who are suffering from the shortage of affordable and decent housing in the capital.[18] The service of the Metropolitan Waterworks system was extended to site.[18] The Bureau of Public Works, then under Secretary Vicente Fragante, constructed the streets and highways within the property.[18] Quezon also tapped Architect Juan M. Arellano to draft a design of the city.[18]

 
The transfer of the University of the Philippines from Manila to Diliman was a precedent for the creation of Quezon City.

Eight vast estates were acquired in order to create Quezon City: Diliman Estate 1,573.22 hectares (15.7322 km2), Santa Mesa Estate 861.79 hectares (8.6179 km2), Mandaluyong Estate 781.36 hectares (7.8136 km2), Magdalena Estate 764.48 hectares (7.6448 km2), Piedad Estate 743.84 hectares (7.4384 km2), Maysilo Estate 266.73 hectares (2.6673 km2) and the San Francisco Del Monte Estate 257.54 hectares (2.5754 km2).[18] Quezon's goal to create a place for the working class coincided with the planned transfer of the University of the Philippines campus in Manila to a more suitable location, which became the precedents for the creation of Quezon City.[18]

As early as 1928, the University of the Philippines (UP) had planned to expand by adding more academic units and constructing new buildings.[18] The university experienced increase in enrollment and its planned expansion was hampered by its small campus in Manila.[20] The revised Burnham Plan of Manila envisioned the new campus to be located just outside Manila's city limits at 'the heights behind Manila'.[18] The UP Board of Regents informed Quezon of their desire to relocate the campus and he was supportive of the idea.[18] Furthermore, he wanted the facilities in the Manila campus to be used for government purposes.[18] In 1939, Quezon urged the National Assembly to enact UP's relocation and on June 8, 1939, Commonwealth Act 442 was passed, enacting the transfer of UP outside of Manila.[21] A portion of Mariquina Estate, which was adjacent to Magdalena Estate, was chosen as the new site with an approximate area of 600 hectares.[18] Additional land from the Diliman Estate was also added as part of the new university campus.[18]

Creation of Quezon City

 
Quezon Memorial Circle is the focal point of the newly established capital city, site of the proposed National Capitol building.

With the development of the People's Homesite Corporation housing in the Diliman Estate and the creation of the new UP Campus, the creation of Quezon City was justified.[18] On October 12, 1939, Commonwealth Act No. 502, also known as the Charter of Quezon City, was passed by the National Assembly, which created Quezon City.[22] Surprisingly, Quezon allowed the bill to lapse into law because he did not sign it.[18] The city was originally to be known as Balintawak City according to the first bill filed by Assemblyman Ramon P. Mitra Sr. from Mountain Province, but Assemblymen Narciso Ramos and Eugenio Perez, both from Pangasinan, amended and successfully lobbied the assembly to name the city after the President in honor of his role in the creation of this new city.[23][24][18] The creation of Quezon City halted the full implementation of the Burnham of Plan of Manila and funds were diverted for the establishment of the new capital.

Several barangays from different towns were carved out to correspond to the estates that PHC bought for the creation of Quezon City.[18] The new city has an area of 7,355 hectares (73.55 km2), and the barrios and sitios that were taken for its creation were the following: Bagubantay (Bago Bantay), Balingasa, Balintauac (Balintawak), Kaingin, Kangkong, Loma (La Loma), Malamig, Matalahib, Masambong, San Isidro, San Jose, Santol and Tatalon, were taken from Caloocan;[25] Cubao, Diliman, Kamuning, New Manila, and San Francisco del Monte were taken from San Juan; Balara, Barranca (Barangka), Jesus de la Peña, Krus na Ligas, Tañong and the site of the new UP Campus were taken from Marikina; and, the barrios and sitios of Libis, and Ogong (Ugong Norte) from Pasig.[18] Commonwealth Act No. 659, enacted on June 21, 1941, changed the cities boundaries.[26] Under this law, the area of Wack Wack Golf and Country Club were to be reverted to Mandaluyong, and the barrios of lower Barranca and Jesus de la Peña were reverted to Marikina. However, Camp Crame was taken out of San Juan and was given to Quezon City.[18][26]

On 1939, in the year the city was established, it had a population of 39,103 people. The city in its early days was predominantly rural, but Quezon asked American Architect William Parsons to craft a master plan for the newly created city.[18] Parsons was the one who advise Quezon to locate the National Government Center in Diliman instead of Wallace Field (now Rizal Park), due to the possibility of naval bombardment from Manila Bay.[18] Unfortunately, he died in December 1939 and his partner Harry T. Frost took over and become the lead planner.[18] Frost arrived on the Philippines on May 1, 1940, and became the architectural adviser of the Philippine Commonwealth government.[18] Together with Juan M. Arellano, Alpheus D. Williams, and Welton Becket, they created the Master Plan for Quezon City which was approved by the Philippine government in 1941.[18] The Frost Plan featured wide avenues, large open spaces and roundabouts at major intersections.[18] The plan for major thoroughfares made by Louis Croft for the Greater Manila Area served as the backbone for the Plan of Quezon City.[18] The center of the city was a 400-hectare quadrangle formed by four avenues — North, West, South and East — which was designed to be the location of the National Government of the Philippines.[27] At the northeast corner of the Quadrangle was a large roundabout, a 25-hectare elliptical site, were the proposed Capitol Building is envisioned to rise.[18]

To make the city accessible, Quezon ordered Luzon Bus Lines to ply from Kamuning towards Tutuban in Divisoria, Manila to provide transport for the city's residents. However, the fare was not affordable to minimum wage earners. Because of the city's unaffordable housing prices and lack of transportation for low income earners, the goal of creating mass housing for the working class was not met. Instead, those who opt to live in Quezon City were middle-class households such as in Kamuning, whose residents petitioned to rename it from Barrio Obrero (Worker's Community) to Kamuning (a type of tree that grows abundantly in the area) because its residents were not Obreros (Workers).[18]

Japanese occupation and World War II

The Philippine Exposition in 1941 was held on the newly established Quezon City, but participants were limited to locals because of the increasing turbulence at the beginning of the Second World War.[18] Eventually, parts of Manila were bombed by the Japanese Imperial Forces in December 1941, bringing the war to the Philippines. On January 1, 1942, President Quezon issued Executive Order No. 400 as an emergency measure to form the City of Greater Manila, with Jorge B. Vargas as its designated mayor. It merged the city with Manila and the towns of Caloocan, Makati, Mandaluyong, Parañaque, Pasay, and San Juan. The mayors of these towns and cities served as the assistant mayor of their respective localities and were under the mayor of Greater Manila.[28][29] The City of Greater Manila was the basis for the formation of Metro Manila in 1975.

After Imperial Japanese forces conquered the Philippines during the Pacific War, the City of Greater Manila was reorganized in 1942 into twelve districts, two of which were formed by dividing Quezon City: Balintawak which consisted of San Francisco del Monte, Galas, and La Loma; and Diliman which was composed of Diliman proper, Cubao, and the University District.[30] In the same year, the patients of Quezon Institute were relocated to the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Intramuros and the Japanese military used the facility for its own sick and wounded. In 1945, the City of Greater Manila was dissolved by President Sergio Osmeña, thus separating the cities and towns that were consolidated and regaining their pre-war status.[31] The area which formed the city was then governed by the Philippine Executive Commission. In the same year, combined Filipino and American troops under the United States Army, Philippine Commonwealth Army, and Philippine Constabulary, with help from recognized guerrilla units, liberated and recaptured Quezon City in a few months, expelling Imperial Japanese forces. Heavy fighting occurred in Novaliches, which at that time was within Caloocan, and New Manila which had been fortified. Smaller actions were fought at Barrio Talipapa and the University District.

Post-war years (1946–1972)

 
Territories ceded by Caloocan to form Quezon City:
  Existing territorial boundaries
  Detached by Commonwealth Act 502 (1939)
  Novaliches area; detached by Republic Act 392 (1949)

On July 17, 1948, President Elpidio Quirino signed Republic Act No. 333 into law, making Quezon City the capital of the Philippines.[32] The Act created the Capital City Planning Commission, which was tasked to develop and implement a masterplan for the city.[5] As the capital, the city was expanded northwards, and the barrios of Baesa, Bagbag, Banlat, Kabuyao, Novaliches Proper (Bayan/Poblacion), Pasong Putik, Pasong Tamo, Pugad Lawin, San Bartolome, and Talipapa in Novaliches were taken from Caloocan. This territorial change caused the division of Caloocan into two non-contiguous parts.[5] Quezon City was formally inaugurated as the capital on October 12, 1949. President Quirino laid the cornerstone on the proposed Capitol Building at Constitution Hills.[5]

On June 16, 1950, the Quezon City Charter was revised by Republic Act No. 537, changing the city's boundaries to an area of 153.59 km2 (59 sq mi).[33] Exactly six years later, on June 16, 1956, more revisions to the city's territory were made by Republic Act No. 1575, which defined its area as 151.06 km2 (58 sq mi).[34] However, according to the 1995 GIS graphical plot, the city's total area is 161.11 km2 (62.20 sq mi), making it the largest Local Government Unit in Metro Manila in terms of land area.[35][5]

Martial law era (1972–1986)

During the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, the region of Metro Manila was created as an integrated unit with the enactment of Presidential Decree No. 824 on November 7, 1975. The region encompassed four cities and thirteen adjoining towns, as a separate regional unit of government.>[36] A year later, on June 24, 1976, Manila was reinstated by President Marcos as the capital of the Philippines for its historical significance as the seat of government since the Spanish Period. Presidential Decree No. 940 states that Manila has always been to the Filipino people and in the eyes of the world, the premier city of the Philippines being the center of trade, commerce, education and culture.[37] Concurrent with the reinstatement of Manila as the capital, Ferdinand Marcos designated his wife, Imelda Marcos, as the first governor of Metro Manila, who started the construction of massive government edifices with architectural significance as she re-branded Manila as the "City of Man".[38]

On March 31, 1978, President Marcos ordered the transfer of the remains of President Quezon from Manila North Cemetery to the newly completed Quezon Memorial Shrine.[39][40] It now houses the mausoleum where President Quezon and his wife Aurora Aragon Quezon are interred. It also contains a museum dedicated to President Quezon and his life.

Quezon City became the venue of a lot of resistance activity against the Marcos dictatorship, as youth and student demonstrators repeatedly clashed with the police and military which were subservient to the Marcos regime. The Diliman Commune was the first of such uprising against the government, as the student, faculty members and residents of UP Diliman protested the three centavos increase in oil prices. It was preceded by the First Quarter Storm, a period of civil unrest mostly organized by students. During the martial law era, a series of demonstrations, protests, and marches against the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos took place at various locations in the city.

 
The Bantayog ng mga Bayani was dedicated in honor of all the people that struggled during the Marcos regime.

Among the prominent cases of abuse suffered specifically by Quezon City residents were the cases of Primitivo Mijares and his son Boyet Mijares, who lived in Project 6 at the time of their deaths.[41]

On 1986, the nonviolent People Power Revolution, led by Corazon Aquino and Cardinal Jaime Sin, occurred that ousted Marcos from power. Thousands of people flocked EDSA between Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo in a series of popular demonstrations and civil resistance against the Marcos government that occurred between February 22 and 25, 1986.[42]

All of the three major monuments commemorating the Martial Law era are located in Quezon City.[43] The People Power Monument and the EDSA Shrine were built in the city to commemorate the event, with the latter being a symbol of the role that the Catholic Church played in the restoration of democracy in the Philippines. The Bantayog ng mga Bayani was constructed along Quezon Avenue to honor the heroes and martyrs that struggled under the 20-year Marcos regime. The Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog honors prominent figures during the martial law era.[44][45]

Contemporary period (1986–present)

On February 23, 1998, Republic Act. No. 8535 was signed by President Fidel Ramos, which paved the way for the creation of the City of Novaliches by carving out the 15 northernmost barangays of Quezon City.[46][47][48] The voting process only includes the affected barangays, but then-city mayor Ismael "Mel" Mathay Jr. lobbied to include the whole city. He also campaigned against the secession of Novaliches. In the succeeding plebiscite that was held on October 23, 1999, an overwhelming majority of Quezon City residents rejected the secession of Novaliches. Mathay was succeeded by Feliciano Belmonte Jr., who served as the city mayor from 2001 to 2010.

In the 2010 local elections, Herbert "Bistek" Bautista was elected as the city mayor. During his term, the Quezon City Pride Council was established. It was the first LGBT council in the Philippines.[49] He also initiated numerous socialized housing projects called "Bistekville". Bautista was succeeded by Maria Josefina "Joy" Belmonte in 2019, who has served as the Vice Mayor under his term and the daughter of former Quezon City mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. She was then reelected as City Mayor in 2022, after which the Quezon City People's Council was established. Under the Participation, Accountability and Transparency Ordinance, the council will serve as an umbrella for about 2,232 civil society organizations accredited by the city government as a means for more civic participation and as for the council to be the “eyes, ears and voice” of the city residents in the city government.[50]

Since March 15, 2020, Quezon City has been under community quarantine, which were introduced due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The strictest quarantine was from March 17, 2020 – May 31, 2020, in response to the ongoing pandemic in the city, which has infected more than 100,000 of the city's residents with more than 1,200 deaths.

No-contact apprehension policy

See also: No Contact Apprehension Policy

On July 1, 2022, the Quezon City government began fully implementing its No Contact Apprehension Policy on several major roads in the city. As a result, closed-circuit television cameras were installed on some intersections along Quirino Highway, E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Aurora Boulevard, West Avenue, East Avenue, Kamias Road, and P. Tuazon Boulevard. Motorists that violate traffic policies would be sent a notice of violation by mail. This notice of violation is expected to be delivered within 14 days for city residents while non-residents are expected to receive their notices beyond the regular 14 days. Any traffic violations registered in the system can be checked from a dedicated website and its fines can be paid online.[51]

However, the policy has been criticized by motorists due to several intersections that have unclear directives on the proper way to navigate them correctly. In particular, several motorists complained on social media after they were ticketed for turning "in the wrong lane" at the intersection of E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue and Gilmore Avenue, where the rightmost lane is cut in half by Quezon City's bike lane network.[52]

Geography

 
Elevation map of Quezon City. The drop in elevation along the eastern border of the city follows the length of the West Valley Fault.

The geography of Quezon City is characterized by undulating terrain. The city is within the catchment area of five river systems – Marikina River, Pasig River, San Juan River, Tullahan River and Meycauayan River – along with their creeks and tributaries with a total length of almost 200 km (120 mi).[53] The city has an area of 161.11 km2 (62.20 sq mi), according to the 1995 GIS graphical plot, making it the largest Local Government Unit (LGU) in Metro Manila in terms of land area.[35] Since its creation in 1939, the city's boundary were revised four times; the final revision was made thru Republic Act No. 1575, which placed the city's territory at 151.06 square kilometers (58.32 sq mi).[5] Meanwhile, the Philippine Statistics Authority placed the city's land area at 171.71 square kilometers (66.30 sq mi), based on data provided by the Land Management Bureau. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology and Geoscience Australia on their study earthquake impact and risk assessment on the Greater Metropolitan Manila Area, the total area of Quezon City is at 165.33 km2 (64 sq mi).[54][55]

Quezon City is bounded by Rodriguez to the north, Marikina and San Mateo to the east, Pasig to the southeast, Mandaluyong and San Juan to the south, Manila to the southwest, and Caloocan and Valenzuela to the west and northwest. The city lies on the Guadalupe Plateau, a relatively high plateau at the northeast of the metropolis situated between the lowlands of Manila to the southwest and the Marikina River Valley to the east. The highest elevation in Quezon City is the northern tip of the La Mesa Watershed Reservation at 250 meters (820 ft) above sea level.[56] The West Valley Fault traverses the eastern border of the city.

Barangays and congressional districts

See also: Barangays of Quezon City and Legislative districts of Quezon City
 
 
Left:Barangays of Quezon City.
Right: The six legislative districts of Quezon City.

Quezon City is politically subdivided into 142 barangays. These barangays are grouped into six congressional districts, with each district being represented by a congressman in the House of Representatives. Each congressional district has six City Councilors. The number of barangays per district is: District I, 37; District II, 5; District III, 37; District IV, 38; District V, 14; and District VI, 11; Although District II has the fewest barangays, it is the biggest in land area, including the Novaliches Reservoir.

  • District I (2015 population: 409,962)[57] covers barangays Alicia, Bagong Pag-asa, Bahay Toro, Balingasa, Bungad, Damar, Damayan, Del Monte, Katipunan, Mariblo, Masambong, N.S. Amoranto (Gintong Silahis), Nayong Kanluran, Paang Bundok, Pag-ibig sa Nayon, Paltok, Paraiso, Phil-Am, Ramon Magsaysay, Salvacion, San Antonio, San Isidro Labrador, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Santa Teresita, Santo Cristo, Talayan, Veterans Village and West Triangle. It has an area of 19.59 km2 (7.56 sq mi).[58]
  • District II (2015 population: 688,773)[57] covers barangays Bagong Silangan, Batasan Hills, Commonwealth, Holy Spirit and Payatas. It is the most populous district in the country from 1987 to 2013, before it was partitioned and its northern part became the 5th District and its western part became the 6th District.
  • District III (2015 population: 324,669)[57] covers barangays Amihan, Bagumbuhay, Bagumbayan, Bayanihan, Blue Ridge A, Blue Ridge B, Camp Aguinaldo, Claro, Dioquino Zobel, Duyan-Duyan, E. Rodriguez, East Kamias, Escopa I, Escopa II, Escopa III, Escopa IV, Libis, Loyola Heights, Mangga, Marilag, Masagana, Matandang Balara, Milagrosa, Pansol, Quirino 2-A, Quirino 2-B, Quirino 2-C, Quirino 3-A, Saint Ignatius, San Roque, Silangan, Socorro, Tagumpay, Ugong Norte, Villa Maria Clara, West Kamias and White Plains.
  • District IV (2015 population: 446,122)[57] covers barangays Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Botocan, Central, Kristong Hari, Damayang Lagi, Doña Aurora, Doña Imelda, Doña Josefa, Don Manuel, East Triangle, Horseshoe, Immaculate Conception, Kalusugan, Kamuning, Kaunlaran, Krus na Ligas, Laging Handa, Malaya, Mariana, Obrero, Old Capitol Site, Paligsahan, Pinyahan, Pinagkaisahan, Roxas, Sacred Heart, San Isidro Galas, San Martin de Porres, San Vicente, Santo Niño, Santol, Sikatuna Village, South Triangle, Tatalon, Teachers Village East, Teachers Village West, U.P. Campus, U.P. Village and Valencia.
  • District V (2015 population: 535,798)[57] covers barangays Bagbag, Capri, Fairview, Greater Lagro, Gulod, Kaligayahan, Nagkaisang Nayon, North Fairview, Novaliches Proper, Pasong Putik Proper, San Agustin, San Bartolome, Santa Lucia and Santa Monica. It is more commonly known as Novaliches.
  • District VI (2015 population: 531,592)[57] covers barangays Apolonio Samson, Baesa, Balon-Bato, Culiat, New Era, Pasong Tamo, Sangandaan, Sauyo, Talipapa, Tandang Sora and Unang Sigaw.

Climate

Quezon City
Climate chart (explanation)
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
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Source: PAGASA[59]
Imperial conversion
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °F
Precipitation totals in inches

According to the Köppen climate classification, Quezon City has a tropical monsoon climate (Am). The city has a dry season from December to April, in which in turn, divided into cool and warm dry seasons, and a prolonged wet season from May to November that brings heavy rains in some areas.

The primary weather station of the city is located at the PAGASA Science Garden. It has been observed that extreme temperatures ranged from a record high of 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) to a record low of 14.9 °C (58.8 °F).[60] The hot season was observed for 1.5 months, from April to May, with an average daily high temperature of 32.8 °C (91.0 °F). Meanwhile, the cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from November to February, with an average temperature of below 30.5 °C (86.9 °F).[61]

About 20 typhoons enter the Philippines every year, affecting Quezon City and the rest of Metro Manila. In recent years, heavy rainfalls from Habagat (south west monsoon) became as destructive as typhoons, triggering floods and landslides which endangers the city's residents living near the riverbanks.[53]

Climate data for Science Garden, Quezon City (1991–2020, extremes 1961–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.7
(94.5) 		35.6
(96.1) 		36.8
(98.2) 		38.0
(100.4) 		38.5
(101.3) 		38.0
(100.4) 		36.2
(97.2) 		36.1
(97.0) 		35.6
(96.1) 		35.4
(95.7) 		35.0
(95.0) 		34.9
(94.8) 		38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1) 		31.5
(88.7) 		32.9
(91.2) 		34.6
(94.3) 		34.4
(93.9) 		33.1
(91.6) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.6
(88.9) 		30.7
(87.3) 		32.1
(89.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8) 		26.5
(79.7) 		27.8
(82.0) 		29.4
(84.9) 		29.8
(85.6) 		29.1
(84.4) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.9
(82.2) 		27.9
(82.2) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.4
(81.3) 		26.6
(79.9) 		27.8
(82.0)
Average low °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5) 		21.5
(70.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		24.1
(75.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.4
(75.9) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.4
(72.3) 		23.6
(74.5)
Record low °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9) 		15.1
(59.2) 		14.9
(58.8) 		17.2
(63.0) 		17.8
(64.0) 		18.1
(64.6) 		17.7
(63.9) 		17.8
(64.0) 		20.0
(68.0) 		18.6
(65.5) 		15.6
(60.1) 		15.1
(59.2) 		14.9
(58.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 27.1
(1.07) 		24.4
(0.96) 		32.9
(1.30) 		41.7
(1.64) 		211.9
(8.34) 		322.7
(12.70) 		516.6
(20.34) 		568.5
(22.38) 		500.3
(19.70) 		283.6
(11.17) 		141.4
(5.57) 		114.5
(4.51) 		2,785.6
(109.67)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 4 3 4 5 12 17 21 21 21 15 12 8 143
Average relative humidity (%) 77 73 70 68 73 79 83 85 84 82 81 80 78
Source: PAGASA[59][60]

City districts

 
2013 Skyline of North EDSA, featuring SM City North EDSA.
 
Tandang Sora National Shrine in Balintawak is dedicated to Melchora Aquino, who was a prominent figure in the Philippine Revolution.
 
Historic Socorro Water Towers in Socorro, Cubao which has been converted as the Socorro Barangay Hall
 
Balete Drive in New Manila is known in Filipino folklore as a haunted place, where a white lady purportedly appears.
 
The Katipunan Tree inside the Metro Manila College campus in Novaliches
  • Cubao: Located at the southern part of the city, Cubao is the home of the 35-hectare Araneta City, a mixed-use township development that contains prominent shopping malls such as Ali Mall, Farmers Plaza and Gateway Mall and iconic landmarks such as the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Cubao Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao.
  • Diliman: Diliman is located at the center of Quezon City, the place where the city was originally established. Named for the Tagalog word for the medicinal fern species Stenochlaena palustris,[62][63] Diliman is where numerous national government offices are located, as well as prominent colleges and universities such as the University of the Philippines Diliman, FEU–FERN College, and New Era University. The Diliman Quadrangle, which is bounded by the North, West, South (Timog) and East Avenues is known for its massive hospitals and government edifices, bars, nightlife, and media. Several streets in South Triangle and Laging Handa were named in honor of the 22 Boy Scouts who died in the plane crash en route to joining the 11th World Scout Jamboree. A memorial stands in the center of the roundabout at the intersection of Timog and Tomas Morato Avenues. The place was known as the Scout Area. Major commercial broadcasting media and television networks such as ABS-CBN have their headquarters here. PTV, RPN, IBC, and PBS also hold headquarters in Diliman.
  • La Loma: La Loma is located the southwestern portion of the city. It has five barangays along the vicinity of its main streets: N.S. Amoranto Avenue (Retiro) and A. Bonifacio Avenue. The district is famed as the birthplace of many popular Filipino culinary figures and establishments especially devoted to the lechon. The nearby La Loma Cemetery is named after this place.
  • New Manila: New Manila is named after the City of Manila, since most of its residents are affluent families from the city who wished to escape the stress of living in the capital. It was formerly a part of San Juan before being carved out from its mother town to form Quezon City. Among its notable residents are the Hemady-Ysmael Family, the original landowner of New Manila, and Dona Narcisa de Leon, the matriarch of LVN Studios. It is also the birthplace of Eraño Manalo, the Second Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo.[64] New Manila is also known for Balete Drive, which a haunted place according to Filipino folklore where the spirit of a white lady haunts the road seeking help from passing drivers.
  • Novaliches: Novaliches is the largest district in Quezon City, which made up almost all the northern portion of the city after Batasan Hills. It contains the La Mesa Watershed Reservation and its Dam and Reservoir where most of Metro Manila's water supply came from. It was originally a part of Caloocan before being incorporated to Quezon City in 1948, when the latter was declared as the capital. Before the place was incorporated to Quezon City in 1948, Novaliches was already in the maps as early as 1864, having been organized by the Spanish as early as 1855, from the haciendas of Tala, Malinta, Piedad, and Maysilo. By 1856, it was its own municipality before being absorbed by Caloocan in 1901. Novaliches is still known by its historical boundaries. The whole of North Caloocan up to the banks of the Marilao River bordering Bulacan to the north, parts of the historic Polo section of Valenzuela to the west, and parts of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan to the upper reaches of Tungkung Mangga and the old Tala Leprosarium in the northeast and east, are still referred to as within the old enclave of Novaliches that many residents consider to this day.
  • Project 1: Also known as Barangay Roxas or Roxas District.
  • Project 2: Made up of barangays Quirino 2-A, Quirino 2-B and Quirino 2-C.
  • Project 3: Made up of barangays Quirino 3-A, Amihan, Claro and Duyan-Duyan.
  • Project 4: Located within the eastern area beside Cubao.
  • Project 5: Also known as Barangay E. Rodriguez.
  • Project 6: Project 6 in Diliman is an affluent barangay which is known for hospitals such as the Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC) and the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), as well as the home of Philippine Science High School Main Campus. The Office of the Ombudsman and the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center are located here.
  • Project 7: Project 7 is made up of barangays Bungad and Veterans Village.
  • Project 8: Project 8 is made up of barangays Bahay Toro, Baesa and Sangandaan.
  • San Francisco del Monte: San Francisco del Monte was founded as a pueblo by Saint Pedro Bautista in 1590, is considered as Quezon City's oldest district. The original land area of the old town was approximately 2.5 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi), including parts of Project 7 and 8 and Timog Avenue. It is bounded by West Avenue on the east, Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue on the north, Quezon Avenue on the south, and Araneta Avenue on the west. It was originally a part of San Juan, before it was carved out of its mother town to form Quezon City. The district is made up of barangays San Antonio, Paraiso, Paltok, Mariblo, Masambong, Manresa, Damayan and Del Monte. SFDM featured a hilly topography with lush vegetation and mineral springs, in the midst of which the old Santuario de San Pedro Bautista was built as a retreat and monastery for Franciscan friars. The headquarters of IBC is located here.
  • Santa Mesa Heights: Santa Mesa Heights is an affluent neighborhood where many middle-class and upper-middle-class families reside. It is mostly residential. It is the home to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes and the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Naval. Prominent Catholic educational institutions such as the Angelicum College, Lourdes School of Quezon City, and St. Theresa's College of Quezon City are located here. During the Commonwealth Period, Santa Mesa Heights was considered as the ideal site for universities, located just outside the suburban city limits of Manila.

Cityscape

Architecture

 
The Philippine Heart Center, one of the country's designer hospitals, was designed in brutalist style.

The architecture of Quezon City varies greatly. It features wide variety of architectural styles such as art deco, brutalist, international modern, postmodern and the contemporary style.[citation needed] The city also has numerous monuments and museums. When the city was created in 1939, Art Deco was the prevailing architectural style, moving forward from the colonial designs of Bahay na bato by the Spanish, and the neoclassical style by the Americans. The choice of designing buildings in contemporary international style was intentional to show that the Philippines was moving forward since it was anticipating independence in 1945.[citation needed]

The Quezon Memorial Shrine, which was built from 1952 to 1978, was designed in Art Deco style. It became the city's symbol and at its base was a museum and mausoleum dedicated to the late Manuel L. Quezon and his wife Aurora. When the city became the capital in 1948, a lot of government buildings transferred from Manila to Quezon City. Numerous government buildings were built during the terms of President Elpidio Quirino, Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia, Diosdado Macapagal and Ferdinand Marcos. However, it was only during the term of Marcos that began the filipinization of architecture.[citation needed] Numerous government hospitals in the city such as the Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Heart Center, and the Kidney Center of the Philippines were built and regarded as "designer" hospitals. Traditional Filipino design motifs were incorporated in government buildings such as the Batasang Pambansa, which drew inspiration from the Bahay Kubo and the Bahay na bato.[citation needed] Most of the government buildings and structures built during the time of Marcos were associated with the "edifice complex" of the Marcoses.[65]

Master Plans

Main article: Frost Plan

In 1938, President Manuel L. Quezon made a decision to push for a new capital city. Manila was getting crowded, and his military advisors reportedly told him that Manila, being by the bay, was an easy target for bombing by naval guns in case of attack.[46][47] The new city will be located at least 15 km (9 mi) away from Manila Bay, which is beyond the reach of naval guns. Quezon contacted William E. Parsons, an American architect and planner, who had been the consulting architect for the islands early in the American colonial period. Parsons came over in the summer of 1939 and helped select the Diliman (Tuason) estate as the site for the new city. Unfortunately, he died later that year, leaving his partner Harry Frost to take over. Frost collaborated with Juan Arellano, engineer A.D. Williams, and landscape architect and planner Louis Croft to craft a grand master plan for the new capital. The plan was approved by the Philippine authorities in 1941.[46][47]

The core of the new city was to be a 400-hectare (990-acre) Central Park, about the size of New York's Central Park, and defined by the North, South (Timog), East and West Avenues. On one corner of the proposed Diliman Quadrangle was delineated a 25-hectare (62-acre) elliptical site, the focal point of the grand quadrangle. This was the planned location of a large Capitol Building to house the Philippine Legislature and ancillary structures for the offices of representatives.[46][47] On either side of the giant ellipse were supposed to have been the new Malacañang Palace on North Avenue (site of the present-day Veterans Memorial Hospital), and the Supreme Court Complex along East Avenue (now the site of East Avenue Medical Center). The three branches of government were to be finally and efficiently located in close proximity to each other.[46][47]

Demographics

Population census of Quezon City
YearPop.±% p.a.
1939 39,013—    
1948 107,977+11.98%
1960 397,990+11.48%
1970 754,452+6.60%
1975 956,864+4.88%
1980 1,165,865+4.03%
1990 1,669,776+3.66%
1995 1,989,419+3.34%
2000 2,173,831+1.92%
2007 2,679,450+2.93%
2010 2,761,720+1.11%
2015 2,936,116+1.17%
2020 2,960,048+0.16%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [66] [67] [68][69]

According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people, making it the most populous city in the Philippines.[70] As of the 2015 census, the population of Quezon City comprises 22.80% or 1⁄4 of Metro Manila's population.[70] From a population of 39,013 people when the city was established in 1939, it tremendously grew and reached the one million mark in 1980 with a population of 1,165,865.[70] It reached another milestone when the population reached the two million mark in 2000 with a population of 2,173,931.[70] The city's population density is at 18,222 person per km2, lower than Metro Manila's population density at 20,247 person per km2.[70] As of 2020, the city's most populous barangay is Commonwealth with 198,285 people, while the least populous was Quirino 3-A with 1,140 people.[70]

As of 2015, the average size of a household in Quezon City is 4.3 members.[70] It has a generally young population with an average of 28 years.[70] Females comprise 50.71% (1,488,765) while males comprise 49.29% (1,447,351). The child and youth alone (0–30 years old) constituted more than half (58.78% or 1,725,832) of the city's total population.[70]

Tagalog, which is spoken natively by 46.78% of the city's population, is the most spoken language in Quezon City.[70] Other minor languages are Bisaya/Binisaya (13.47%) followed by Bikol (9.03%), Ilocano (8.13%), Hiligaynon/Ilonggo (4.34%), Pangasinan/Panggalatok (2.64%), Cebuano (2.55%), Kapampangan (1.72%), Masbateño/Masbateñon (0.57%), Boholano (0.51%) and other languages (10.23%).[70]

Religion

Religion in Quezon City[70]

  Catholicism (86.25%)
  Protestantism (5.63%)
  Iglesia ni Cristo (4.62%)
  Islam (1.1%)
  Other / non-affiliated (2.4%)

Quezon City is a predominantly Roman Catholic city, with the religion being followed by about 86.25% of its population.[70] The city is home to the seats of the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Cubao and Novaliches. It is followed in size by various Protestant faiths, which have seen a significant increase in membership over recent decades and are well represented in Quezon City.[70][71][72] The third largest religion is Iglesia ni Cristo, whose Central Temple and main office are located along Commonwealth Avenue in New Era.[70] Finally, a significant population of Quezon City belongs to the Islamic faith, the fourth largest religion in the city.[70]

Protestantism has strong presence in Quezon City. Several Evangelical, Protestant and Charismatic churches have their main headquarters, churches, and seminaries in the city. The main headquarters of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP), Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) and the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) are located in the city. The Episcopal Church in the Philippines has its national office in Cathedral Heights, New Manila, including the National Cathedral of Saints Mary and John.

Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide (JIL) has many branches in the city. The church is currently building the JIL Cornerstone Central, a 12-storey, 5,000 seating worship center located in Balintawak.[73] Jesus Miracle Crusade held its weekly service at Amoranto Sports Complex, with thousands of people in attendance. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has the Manila Philippines Temple and the Missionary Training Center located at Temple Drive, Green Meadows Subdivision in Ugong Norte. The Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Aglipayan Church) has three parishes located in the city: the Parish of the Crucified Lord in Apolonio Samson, Parish of the Holy Cross inside the UP Diliman Campus, and the Parish of the Resurrection in Balingasa. The Philippine Branch office of the Jehovah's Witnesses is located along Roosevelt Avenue. The headquarters of the UCKG HelpCenter (Universal Church of the Kingdom of God) is located at the former Quezon Theater in Araneta City, Cubao. There are also numerous Members Church of God International (Ang Dating Daan) churches in the city.

Other churches that have their main churches in the city include Bread of Life Ministries International, The Church So Blessed, People of Grace Fellowship, Tabernacle of Faith International, and Word of Hope Christian Family Church.

Another faith in the city is Nichiren Buddhism, with many thousands of adherents attending worship services at Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Philippines' headquarters at Quezon Memorial Circle. The headquarters of Tzu Chi Philippines is also located in the city.

Poverty, housing and urban slums

Further information: Slums in Metro Manila
Poverty Incidence of Quezon City
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[74][75]
[76][77][78][79][80]
 
Slum in Damayang Lagi

As of 2013, there are 196,818 informal settler families in Quezon City living in 151,890 structures. 48,927 of these families live along waterways, danger areas, or right of ways.[81]

The Quezon Task Force on Socialized Housing and Development of Blighted Areas (Task Force Housing) is the lead agency of the city government to address the needs of socialized housing within the city.[70] It shall direct and coordinate various city departments to develop housing projects and for other community development related activities.[70] The goal of the city's socialized housing program is to provide a safe, decent and sustainable home for the city's informal settlers and slum dwellers. The program involves the collaboration between different national and local government agencies, including the private sector.[82] The flagship housing program of the city is the Bistekville communities, which started during the term of Mayor Herbert "Bistek" Bautista, a former actor who served as the city's mayor from 2010 to 2019. The housing projects were named after him.[83] The naming was controversial to an extent, for it was considered a form of political epal because his name was affixed on a public works project. As of 2018, Quezon City has 37 Bistekville projects with 7,184 beneficiaries.[84] Additionally, there are 960 housing units built by the National Housing Authority (NHA) in barangay Holy Spirit.[85]

Economy

 
Araneta City in Cubao

Quezon City is a hub for business and commerce, as a center for banking and finance, retailing, transportation, tourism, real estate, entertainment, new media, traditional media, telecommunications, advertising, legal services, accountancy, healthcare, insurance, theater, fashion, and the arts in the Philippines. The National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines which annually publishes the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI), ranks the cities, municipalities and provinces of the country according to their economic dynamism, government efficiency and infrastructure. Quezon City was the Most Competitive City in the country from 2015 to 2019 assuring that the city is consistently one of the best place to live in and do business. It earned the Hall of Fame Award in 2020 for its consecutive top performance.[86] There are about 86,000 registered business in the city.[87] As of 2019, Quezon City is the second richest city in the Philippines after Makati. The city's total asset stood at ₱96.4 billion,[88][89] while it has the biggest liability at ₱21.624 billion.[89]

Information and communications technology

Quezon City bills itself as the ICT capital of the Philippines.[90] Quezon City was the first Local Government Unit (LGU) in the Philippines with a computerized real estate assessment and payment system, which was developed in 2015 that contains around 400,000 property units with capability to record payments.[46][47] The city has 33 ICT parks according to PEZA, which includes the Eastwood City Cyberpark in Bagumbayan, the first and largest IT Park in the country.[91]

The Department of Information and Communications Technology of the Philippines has its headquarters in the city.

Media and entertainment

See also: Cinema of the Philippines
 
The GMA Network Center in Diliman is the headquarters of GMA Network.

Quezon City is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the Philippines"[90] and the "City of Stars", since it is where major studios located and most Filipino actors and actresses reside.[91] To support the film industry, the city established the Quezon City Film Development Commission (QCFDC). The city also holds its own film festival, the QCinema International Film Festival, every October or November and showcases local and international films, documentaries, and short films, and gives grants to their creators.[92][93][94]

Quezon City is home to the Philippines' major broadcasting networks. There are 11 local television networks, 6 cable TV, 7 AM radio stations, and 4 FM radio stations in the city.[5] Major commercial broadcast network in the Philippines such as ABS-CBN and GMA Network have their headquarters in the city. From 1992 to 2013, TV5 had its headquarters in the city. It moved to Mandaluyong in 2013 although TV5's former Novaliches headquarters still serves as its alternate studios. Its transmitter in Novaliches is still being used and operated by the network.[95] State-owned media and television network such as RPN, IBC and PTV also have their headquarters in the city.

Minor/religious broadcasting companies in the city include CEBSI (formerly CBS), DZCE-TV and EBC (Net 25), which are all affiliated with Iglesia ni Cristo. UNTV is another minor/religious broadcasting network affiliated with Members Church of God International. Major broadcasting facilities in the city include the Net 25 Tower, the tallest communications tower in the Philippines standing at 907 feet (276 m), RPN's South Tower (492 ft (150.0 m)), GMA's Tower of Power (777 ft (236.8 m)), IBC's Central Tower (650 ft (198.1 m)), TV5's Satellite Tower (656.2 ft (200.0 m)), ABS-CBN's Millennium Transmitter (720 ft (219.5 m)), the ABS-CBN's ELJ Communications Center, GMA Network Center, and the UNTV Broadcast Center. Formerly, the Broadcast City in Matandang Balara was once home to Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Radio Philippines Network (RPN) and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC).

Government

Main article: Mayor of Quezon City
 
Quezon City Hall, the seat of city government

Quezon City is classified as a Special City (according to its income)[96][97] and a Highly Urbanized City (HUC). The mayor is the chief executive, and is a member of the Metro Manila Council. The mayor is assisted by the vice mayor, who serves as the presiding officer of the 36-member Quezon City Council. The members of the City Council are elected as representatives of the four councilor districts within the city, and the municipal presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan.

The current mayor is Maria Josefina "Joy" Belmonte, who previously served as the city's vice mayor. The vice mayor is Gian Sotto, the son of Senate President and former city vice mayor Tito Sotto and actress Helen Gamboa. The mayor and the vice mayor are term-limited by up to 3 terms, with each term lasting for 3 years. The mayor serves as the executive head that leads all the city's department in executing city ordinances and improving public services. The vice mayor, who serves a concurrent position as the presiding officer of the City Council, oversees the formulation and enactment passed by the council.

From its creation in 1939 up until 1959, the mayors of Quezon City were appointed by the President. Norberto S. Amoranto was the first elected mayor, and was the city's longest-serving mayor, having served that position for 22 years.[24]

The city observes regular and non-working holidays of the Philippines. The Quezon City Day, which was celebrated annually on August 19 by both Quezon City and Quezon Province to commemorate the birth of Manuel L. Quezon, is a special non-working holiday.[98]

National government

 
The DILG-NAPOLCOM Center is the headquarters of the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

As the former capital, the city is the home to numerous government departments, agencies and institutions. The House of Representatives of the Philippines (Lower House), as well as the Departments of Agrarian Reform, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources, Human Settlements and Urban Development, Information and Communications Technology, Interior and Local Government, National Defense and Social Welfare and Development calls the city home. Independent constitutional bodies such as the Commission on Audit and the Office of the Ombudsman, as well as special courts such as the Court of Tax Appeals and the Sandiganbayan are located in the city.

 
BSP Security Plant Complex along East Avenue in NGC I
 
Main office of the Social Security System

There are two National Government Centers (NGC) in the city. National Government Center I (NGC I) is located at Diliman Quadrangle, which is bounded by the North, South, East and West Avenues. The proposed Capitol Building of the Philippines is supposed to rise at the site of the Quezon Memorial Circle, while the Executive Mansion was planned to be constructed at the present-day Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) and the Supreme Court was supposed to rise at the present-day East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC). This is where the main offices of the Departments of Agrarian Reform, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources, Human Settlements and Urban Development (including the National Housing Authority (Philippines)) and the Interior and Local Government are located. Other government agencies located at NGC I are the Bureau of Internal Revenue, BSP Security Plant Complex, Land Registration Authority, Land Transportation Office, National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR/NPC), National Transmission Corporation (TransCo), Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Social Security System (SSS).

National Government Center II is located along Commonwealth Avenue, Batasan Hills. It is where the Batasang Pambansa Complex is located, whose site is supposed to be the national civic center and the focal point of the 1949 Master Plan. The Commission on Audit (COA), Public Attorney's Office (PAO) and the Sandiganbayan are located here.

Sports

Sports in Quezon City have a long and distinguished history. Quezon City is the home to notable sporting and recreational venues such as the Amoranto Sports Complex, Quezon City Sports Club and the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The prominent boxing fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, which was known as Thrilla in Manila" was held at the Araneta Coliseum. It was renamed as the "Philippine Coliseum" for the event and the match was watched by over 1 billion viewers worldwide.

The city's, and in general the country's main sport is basketball, and most barangays have a basketball court or at least a makeshift basketball court, with court markings drawn on the streets. Larger barangays have covered courts where inter-barangay leagues are held every summer (April to May).

Quezon City is notable for its golf courses, such as the Veterans Memorial Golf Club and Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club, which operates on golf-courses owned by the national government. The Capitol Hills Golf & Country Club in Matandang Balara is a privately owned exclusive 18 hole golf course situated at the hills overlooking Marikina Valley. In the early days after the creation of the city, Greenhills was considered as part of it along with Wack Wack Golf and Country Club, but the golf course was reverted to Mandaluyong.

The city is the home of the Philippine Basketball Association.

The Quezon City Capitals, the city's professional men's basketball team, plays at the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.

The Araneta Coliseum hosted the final of the 1978 FIBA World Championship (now the FIBA Basketball World Cup). It will be once again be one of the venues for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Healthcare

The Quezon City Health Department is responsible for the public health of the city. Its headquarters is located at the Batasan Social Hygiene Clinic Building along IBP Road, Batasan Hills. There are 60 government and privately owned hospitals in the city.[90] At present, there are three city-owned and controlled hospitals: the Quezon City General Hospital in Bahay Toro (Project 8), Novaliches District Hospital in San Bartolome, Novaliches and the Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital in Batasan Hills. Another city-owned hospital, the Visayas Avenue Medical Center is currently under-construction.[99]

 
St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City (SLMC) is regarded as one of the best private hospitals in the country.

There are several hospitals operated by the national government such as the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC), Quirino Memorial Medical Center and the 55 ha (140 acres) Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), which is operated by the Department of National Defense. The national government also operates several specialty hospitals in the city such as the Lung Center of the Philippines, National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), Philippine Heart Center and the Philippine Orthopedic Center. There are two government-owned children's hospital in the city: the Philippine Children's Medical Center along Quezon Avenue, and the National Children's Hospital in E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue. The Armed Forces of the Philippines operates the V. Luna General Hospital (AFP Medical Center).

The city's healthcare is also provided by non-profit corporations, such as the Quezon Institute. There are numerous privately owned hospitals in the city, such as the Ace Medical Center, Bernardino General Hospital, Capitol Medical Center, Commonwealth Hospital and Medical Center, De Los Santos Medical Center, Diliman Doctor's Hospital, the Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Medical Center, J. P. Sioson General Hospital, St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City, UERM Memorial Hospital, United Doctors Medical Center, Villarosa Hospital and the World Citi Medical Center.

Education

Main article: List of colleges and universities in Metro Manila
 
The National Science Complex (NSC) within the University of the Philippines Diliman

The Schools Divisions Office of Quezon City (SDO) oversees the 97 public elementary schools and 46 public high schools within the city. The number of students enrolled in public schools across the city has increased over time, from an initial population of 20,593 elementary pupils and 310 high school students in 1950 to 258,201 elementary pupils and 143,462 high school students in the 2013–14 school year.[100] With its large student population, Quezon City has the greatest number of public schools in the Philippines.[101] As of 2015, five of the city's elementary schools and four of its high schools are among the 15 most populous public schools in the Philippines.[102] The Quezon City Science High School (QueSci) was designated as the Regional Science High School for the National Capital Region since 1998. The city is the home of the Philippine Science High School, the top science school in the Philippines operated by the Department of Science and Technology.

The Quezon City Science Interactive Center is regarded as the first of its kind science interactive center in the Philippines. The Quezon City Public Library (QCPL) operates 20 branches throughout the city, with its Main Library located within the Quezon City Hall Complex.

Higher education

Quezon City, along with Manila, is the center for education in the Philippines. There are two state universities within the city limits: the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Quezon City (PUPQC). The city-run Quezon City University (QCU) has established three campuses around the city: San Bartolome, San Francisco and Batasan Hills.

Private universities include the AMA Computer University, Central Colleges of the Philippines (CCP), Far Eastern University – FERN College, Kalayaan College, National College of Business and Arts (NCBA), the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP).

Quezon City hosts prestigious Catholic educational institutions such as the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), Immaculate Heart of Mary College, St. Paul University Quezon City, Saint Pedro Poveda College, Siena College of Quezon City and the UST Angelicum College. It is also the home to other sectarian colleges and universities such as the Evanglical Grace Christian College, Episcopalian-run Trinity University of Asia, and the Iglesia ni Cristo founded New Era University (NEU).

The presence of medical schools has made Quezon City a center of healthcare and medical education. These include Our Lady of Fátima University, FEU Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, St. Luke's College of Medicine, Capitol Medical Center Colleges, and the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC).

Infrastructure

Transportation

Main articles: Transportation in Metro Manila, Public transport in Manila, and Major roads in Metro Manila

Transportation in the city is purely land based. As of 2006, the MMDA Traffic Operation Center revealed that the most dominant type of transport in the city is private transportation, accounting for 82.49% of the total volume, while public transport such as buses, and jeepneys and taxis make up 13.72%, followed by industrial and commercial vehicles (such as trucks and vans) at 3.79%.[103] The Metro Manila Skyway is the only elevated expressway passing through Quezon City, serving as a tolled connector between the North and South Luzon Expressways. The proposed Southeast Metro Manila Expressway (C-6 Expressway) will connect parts of Quezon City and will have its northern terminus at Batasan Hills.

Famous modes of transportation in the city to get around are the jeepney, city buses and the UV Express, which follow fixed routes for a set price. All types of public road transport plying Quezon City are privately owned and operated under government-issued franchises. As of September 2020, the city has distributed 276 e-trikes in selected barangays in hopes of promoting energy efficient and clean technologies in the transport sector.[104]

Railway systems

 
EDSA-Aurora Boulevard crossing, showing the viaducts of LRT-2 and MRT-3. An LRT-2 train is seen passing above.

Quezon City is served by LRT Line 1 (LRT-1), LRT Line 2 (LRT-2), and the MRT Line 3 (MRT-3). LRT-1 runs along the northern portion of EDSA (AH26/C-4), and ending at the North Triangle Common Station where it connects to Lines 1, 7 and the Subway. LRT-2 runs through Aurora Boulevard (R-6/N59/N180), connecting Quezon City to Manila, San Juan, Marikina, Pasig, Cainta and Antipolo. MRT-3 runs through EDSA (AH26/C-4), linking Quezon City to the cities of Mandaluyong, Makati and Pasay. Railway lines that are under-construction within the city are the MRT Line 4 (MRT-4), MRT Line 7 (MRT-7) and the Metro Manila Subway (MMS). The North Triangle Common Station, which will link Lines 1, 3, and the Metro Manila Subway, which is currently under construction at the intersection of EDSA and North Avenue.

Air

The city is served by the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to the south and Clark International Airport to the north. In the future, it will also be served by the upcoming New Manila International Airport located in the adjacent province of Bulacan. All are located outside the city limits.

Utilities

Water supply, power and telecommunications

Water services is provided by Maynilad Water Services for the west and northern part of the city and Manila Water for the southeastern part. The Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4 (NBAQ4), constructed by Manila Water, is the largest water supply infrastructure project in Metro Manila.[105] NBAQ4 measures 7.3 kilometers (4.5 mi) long and 3.1 meters (10 ft) in diameter, and the aqueduct has a capacity of 1,000 MLD (millions of liters per day).[106] The La Mesa Dam and Reservoir is situated at the northernmost part of the city, covering an area of more than 27 square kilometers (10 sq mi). The reservoir contains the La Mesa Watershed and Ecopark.

Electric services are provided by Meralco, the sole electric power distributor in Metro Manila. As of December 2009, Meralco has a total of 512,255 customers within the city: 461,645 (90.1%) residential, 49,082 (9.6%) commercial, and 1,110 (0.2%) industrial. Street lights have 418 accounts.[5][107] As of October 2019, the city has LED 26,776 streetlights.[104]

With the liberalization of the telecommunications industry, the city benefitted by having more firms that offer telephone and internet services. At present, there are five telecommunication companies operating in the city: PLDT, Bayantel, Digitel, Multimedia and Eastern Telecommunications Services, Inc.[5]

Domestic solid waste

 
The Payatas dumpsite in 2007. It was permanently closed in 2017.

The Payatas dumpsite was the largest landfill in Metro Manila. It was established in the 1970s on the barangay of the same, located at the northeast part of Quezon City. The area where the landfill is situated used to be a ravine surrounded by farming villages and rice paddies.[108] When the Smokey Mountain in Tondo, Manila, was closed in 1995, people who resided and worked as scavengers there migrated to the Payatas dumpsite, establishing a squatter colony around the dumpsite. On July 10, 2000, the deadly Payatas landslide occurred, when large heaps of garbage dump collapsed on a nearby informal settlers' community and burned, killing between 218 and 700 people.[109] Following the tragic collapse, Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 was passed, which mandates the closure of open dumpsites in the Philippines by 2004 and controlled dumpsites by 2006.[110] In 2004, the Payatas dumpsite was reconfigured as a controlled disposal facility but it was closed down in December 2010.[111] A separate dumpsite was established near the old open dumpsite in January 2011.[112][111] The newer dumpsite closed in December 2017.[110]

Sister cities

See also: List of sister cities in Metro Manila

Asia

Americas


International relations

Affiliates

Consulates

Country Type Ref.
Cyprus Consular agency [126]

Notable people

Main article: List of people from Quezon City

See also

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This article is about the most populous city in the Philippines For other uses see Quezon disambiguation Diliman redirects here For the medicinal fern species see Stenochlaena palustris Quezon City UK ˈ k eɪ z ɒ n US ˈ k eɪ s ɒ n s ɔː n s oʊ n 9 10 11 12 Filipino Lungsod Quezon luŋˈsod ˈkɛson also known as the City of Quezon and Q C read in Filipino as Kyusi 13 14 15 is the most populous city in the Philippines According to the 2020 census it has a population of 2 960 048 people It was founded on October 12 1939 and was named after Manuel L Quezon the second president of the Philippines Quezon City Lungsod QuezonHighly urbanized cityClockwise from top Quezon Memorial Circle Quezon City Hall Batasang Pambansa Complex Santo Domingo Church Smart Araneta Coliseum University of the Philippines DilimanFlagSealNickname City of Stars 1 2 Map of Metro Manila with Quezon City highlightedOpenStreetMapQuezon CityLocation within the PhilippinesCoordinates 14 38 N 121 02 E 14 63 N 121 03 E 14 63 121 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A Rillo Ma Aurora Marra C Suntay Irene R Belmonte Restituto Resty B Malangen Ivy Xenia Ivy L Lagman Hero Clarence Hero M Bautista5th District Jose Joe A Visaya Katrina Mutya Castelo Patrick Michael PM D Vargas Shaira Shay L Liban Ramon Vicente Ram V Medalla Mary Aiko S Melendez6th District Eric Z Medina Ellie Juan Kristine Alexia Matias Banjo Pilar Vito Sotto Generoso Victor BernardoABC PresidentRicardo Corpuz Electorate1 403 895 voters 2022 Area 4 5 Total161 11 km2 62 20 sq mi Elevation67 m 220 ft Highest elevation796 m 2 612 ft Lowest elevation 2 m 7 ft Population 2020 census 6 Total2 960 048 Rank1st Density18 000 km2 48 000 sq mi Households738 724Demonym s Taga QCQCitizenEconomy Income classspecial city income class Poverty incidence2 45 2018 7 Revenue 24 024 463 055 00 2020 Assets 451 589 145 280 00 2020 Expenditure 23 068 244 019 00 2020 Liabilities 29 659 831 026 00 2020 Service provider ElectricityManila Electric Company Meralco Time zoneUTC 8 PST ZIP code1100 to 1138 8 PSGC137404000IDD area code 63 0 2Native languagesTagalogWebsitewww wbr quezoncity wbr gov wbr phThe city was intended to be the national capital of the Philippines that would replace Manila as the latter was suffering from overcrowding lack of housing poor sanitation and traffic congestion To create Quezon City several barrios were carved out from the towns of Caloocan Marikina San Juan and Pasig in addition to the eight vast estates the Philippine government purchased for this purpose It was officially proclaimed as the national capital on October 12 1949 and several government departments and institutions moved out of Manila and settled into the new capital city This necessitated the expansion of the city northwards carving out Novaliches from Caloocan which divided it into two non contiguous parts Several barrios were also taken from San Mateo and parts of Montalban However on June 24 1976 Presidential Decree 940 was enacted which reverted national capital status to Manila while the whole of Metro Manila was designated as the seat of government 16 17 Quezon City is known for its culture entertainment industry and media and is aptly called the City of Stars Major broadcasting networks have their headquarters and studios in the city It is also known for its commerce education research technology politics tourism art and sports Several national government branches including the Batasang Pambansa Complex the seat of House of Representatives of the Philippines calls the city home Quezon City is a planned city It covers a total area of 161 11 square kilometers 62 20 sq mi 5 making it the largest city in Metro Manila in terms of land area It is politically subdivided into Six Congressional Districts which represents the city in the Lower House of the Congress of the Philippines The city has 142 barangays under the City Government National government departments and agencies are mostly situated at the National Government Center I NGC I in Diliman and the National Government Center II NGC II in Batasan Hills where the Lower House of the Philippine Congress is located Most of the city s northern part lies at the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountain range including the La Mesa Watershed Reservation the largest watershed in Metro Manila and a designated protected area Contents 1 History 1 1 Initial plans for a new capital city 1 2 Creation of Quezon City 1 3 Japanese occupation and World War II 1 4 Post war years 1946 1972 1 5 Martial law era 1972 1986 1 6 Contemporary period 1986 present 1 6 1 No contact apprehension policy 2 Geography 2 1 Barangays and congressional districts 2 2 Climate 3 City districts 4 Cityscape 4 1 Architecture 4 2 Master Plans 5 Demographics 5 1 Religion 5 2 Poverty housing and urban slums 6 Economy 6 1 Information and communications technology 6 2 Media and entertainment 7 Government 7 1 National government 8 Sports 9 Healthcare 10 Education 10 1 Higher education 11 Infrastructure 11 1 Transportation 11 1 1 Railway systems 11 1 2 Air 11 2 Utilities 11 2 1 Water supply power and telecommunications 11 2 2 Domestic solid waste 12 Sister cities 12 1 Asia 12 2 Americas 13 International relations 13 1 Affiliates 13 2 Consulates 14 Notable people 15 See also 16 References 16 1 Citations 16 2 Bibliography 17 External linksHistory EditInitial plans for a new capital city Edit Manuel L Quezon the second president of the Philippines and the visionary behind the creation of Quezon City is the namesake of the city Before the creation of Quezon City the land on where it would eventually rise was part of several towns such as Caloocan Marikina Pasig and San Juan all under Manila province until 1901 and Rizal province from 1901 to 1975 In the 1930s Manila s urban problems were apparent and problematic 18 It lacks public housing where thousands of the city s residents live in congested informal settler communities especially in the central districts of Binondo Intramuros Quiapo San Nicolas and Tondo 18 There are also problems in sanitation and traffic congestion 18 The rise of slums in Manila gave rise to the development of its suburbs outside the city limits in the municipalities of Pasay San Felipe Neri renamed as Mandaluyong San Francisco del Monte San Pedro Macati and San Juan del Monte 18 These towns became favorable to the upper and middle class who wanted to escape the congested city but has economic links to it 18 President Manuel L Quezon aware of the problem besetting Manila initiated housing projects called Barrio Obrero Worker s Community 18 These communities were established in various places in Manila such as Avenida Rizal Sta Cruz and Barrio Vitas Tondo 18 However the project failed miserably and these communities became slum areas 18 Alejandro Roces Sr a prominent Filipino author was said to be influential in Quezon s vision to establish a new city 18 Quezon dreamt of a city where the common people can live and thrive 18 Roces suggested that a sizeable tract of land be purchased for this purpose 18 However the government had no available fund except for 3 million in the hands of the National Development Company NDC 18 In order to make Quezon s dream a reality and to mobilize funds for the land purchase the People s Homesite Corporation PHC was created on October 14 1938 as a subsidiary of NDC with an initial capital of 2 million 18 Roces was the chairman of the Board of PHC and they immediately acquired the vast Diliman Estate of the Tuason family at a cost of 5 centavos per square meter 18 PHC conducted topographical and subdivision surveys and then subdivided the lots and sold them to the target buyers at an affordable price 18 Its target users and beneficiaries are obviously Manila s working class 19 who are suffering from the shortage of affordable and decent housing in the capital 18 The service of the Metropolitan Waterworks system was extended to site 18 The Bureau of Public Works then under Secretary Vicente Fragante constructed the streets and highways within the property 18 Quezon also tapped Architect Juan M Arellano to draft a design of the city 18 The transfer of the University of the Philippines from Manila to Diliman was a precedent for the creation of Quezon City Eight vast estates were acquired in order to create Quezon City Diliman Estate 1 573 22 hectares 15 7322 km2 Santa Mesa Estate 861 79 hectares 8 6179 km2 Mandaluyong Estate 781 36 hectares 7 8136 km2 Magdalena Estate 764 48 hectares 7 6448 km2 Piedad Estate 743 84 hectares 7 4384 km2 Maysilo Estate 266 73 hectares 2 6673 km2 and the San Francisco Del Monte Estate 257 54 hectares 2 5754 km2 18 Quezon s goal to create a place for the working class coincided with the planned transfer of the University of the Philippines campus in Manila to a more suitable location which became the precedents for the creation of Quezon City 18 As early as 1928 the University of the Philippines UP had planned to expand by adding more academic units and constructing new buildings 18 The university experienced increase in enrollment and its planned expansion was hampered by its small campus in Manila 20 The revised Burnham Plan of Manila envisioned the new campus to be located just outside Manila s city limits at the heights behind Manila 18 The UP Board of Regents informed Quezon of their desire to relocate the campus and he was supportive of the idea 18 Furthermore he wanted the facilities in the Manila campus to be used for government purposes 18 In 1939 Quezon urged the National Assembly to enact UP s relocation and on June 8 1939 Commonwealth Act 442 was passed enacting the transfer of UP outside of Manila 21 A portion of Mariquina Estate which was adjacent to Magdalena Estate was chosen as the new site with an approximate area of 600 hectares 18 Additional land from the Diliman Estate was also added as part of the new university campus 18 Creation of Quezon City Edit Quezon Memorial Circle is the focal point of the newly established capital city site of the proposed National Capitol building With the development of the People s Homesite Corporation housing in the Diliman Estate and the creation of the new UP Campus the creation of Quezon City was justified 18 On October 12 1939 Commonwealth Act No 502 also known as the Charter of Quezon City was passed by the National Assembly which created Quezon City 22 Surprisingly Quezon allowed the bill to lapse into law because he did not sign it 18 The city was originally to be known as Balintawak City according to the first bill filed by Assemblyman Ramon P Mitra Sr from Mountain Province but Assemblymen Narciso Ramos and Eugenio Perez both from Pangasinan amended and successfully lobbied the assembly to name the city after the President in honor of his role in the creation of this new city 23 24 18 The creation of Quezon City halted the full implementation of the Burnham of Plan of Manila and funds were diverted for the establishment of the new capital Several barangays from different towns were carved out to correspond to the estates that PHC bought for the creation of Quezon City 18 The new city has an area of 7 355 hectares 73 55 km2 and the barrios and sitios that were taken for its creation were the following Bagubantay Bago Bantay Balingasa Balintauac Balintawak Kaingin Kangkong Loma La Loma Malamig Matalahib Masambong San Isidro San Jose Santol and Tatalon were taken from Caloocan 25 Cubao Diliman Kamuning New Manila and San Francisco del Monte were taken from San Juan Balara Barranca Barangka Jesus de la Pena Krus na Ligas Tanong and the site of the new UP Campus were taken from Marikina and the barrios and sitios of Libis and Ogong Ugong Norte from Pasig 18 Commonwealth Act No 659 enacted on June 21 1941 changed the cities boundaries 26 Under this law the area of Wack Wack Golf and Country Club were to be reverted to Mandaluyong and the barrios of lower Barranca and Jesus de la Pena were reverted to Marikina However Camp Crame was taken out of San Juan and was given to Quezon City 18 26 On 1939 in the year the city was established it had a population of 39 103 people The city in its early days was predominantly rural but Quezon asked American Architect William Parsons to craft a master plan for the newly created city 18 Parsons was the one who advise Quezon to locate the National Government Center in Diliman instead of Wallace Field now Rizal Park due to the possibility of naval bombardment from Manila Bay 18 Unfortunately he died in December 1939 and his partner Harry T Frost took over and become the lead planner 18 Frost arrived on the Philippines on May 1 1940 and became the architectural adviser of the Philippine Commonwealth government 18 Together with Juan M Arellano Alpheus D Williams and Welton Becket they created the Master Plan for Quezon City which was approved by the Philippine government in 1941 18 The Frost Plan featured wide avenues large open spaces and roundabouts at major intersections 18 The plan for major thoroughfares made by Louis Croft for the Greater Manila Area served as the backbone for the Plan of Quezon City 18 The center of the city was a 400 hectare quadrangle formed by four avenues North West South and East which was designed to be the location of the National Government of the Philippines 27 At the northeast corner of the Quadrangle was a large roundabout a 25 hectare elliptical site were the proposed Capitol Building is envisioned to rise 18 To make the city accessible Quezon ordered Luzon Bus Lines to ply from Kamuning towards Tutuban in Divisoria Manila to provide transport for the city s residents However the fare was not affordable to minimum wage earners Because of the city s unaffordable housing prices and lack of transportation for low income earners the goal of creating mass housing for the working class was not met Instead those who opt to live in Quezon City were middle class households such as in Kamuning whose residents petitioned to rename it from Barrio Obrero Worker s Community to Kamuning a type of tree that grows abundantly in the area because its residents were not Obreros Workers 18 Japanese occupation and World War II Edit The Philippine Exposition in 1941 was held on the newly established Quezon City but participants were limited to locals because of the increasing turbulence at the beginning of the Second World War 18 Eventually parts of Manila were bombed by the Japanese Imperial Forces in December 1941 bringing the war to the Philippines On January 1 1942 President Quezon issued Executive Order No 400 as an emergency measure to form the City of Greater Manila with Jorge B Vargas as its designated mayor It merged the city with Manila and the towns of Caloocan Makati Mandaluyong Paranaque Pasay and San Juan The mayors of these towns and cities served as the assistant mayor of their respective localities and were under the mayor of Greater Manila 28 29 The City of Greater Manila was the basis for the formation of Metro Manila in 1975 After Imperial Japanese forces conquered the Philippines during the Pacific War the City of Greater Manila was reorganized in 1942 into twelve districts two of which were formed by dividing Quezon City Balintawak which consisted of San Francisco del Monte Galas and La Loma and Diliman which was composed of Diliman proper Cubao and the University District 30 In the same year the patients of Quezon Institute were relocated to the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Intramuros and the Japanese military used the facility for its own sick and wounded In 1945 the City of Greater Manila was dissolved by President Sergio Osmena thus separating the cities and towns that were consolidated and regaining their pre war status 31 The area which formed the city was then governed by the Philippine Executive Commission In the same year combined Filipino and American troops under the United States Army Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary with help from recognized guerrilla units liberated and recaptured Quezon City in a few months expelling Imperial Japanese forces Heavy fighting occurred in Novaliches which at that time was within Caloocan and New Manila which had been fortified Smaller actions were fought at Barrio Talipapa and the University District Post war years 1946 1972 Edit Territories ceded by Caloocan to form Quezon City Existing territorial boundaries Detached by Commonwealth Act 502 1939 Novaliches area detached by Republic Act 392 1949 On July 17 1948 President Elpidio Quirino signed Republic Act No 333 into law making Quezon City the capital of the Philippines 32 The Act created the Capital City Planning Commission which was tasked to develop and implement a masterplan for the city 5 As the capital the city was expanded northwards and the barrios of Baesa Bagbag Banlat Kabuyao Novaliches Proper Bayan Poblacion Pasong Putik Pasong Tamo Pugad Lawin San Bartolome and Talipapa in Novaliches were taken from Caloocan This territorial change caused the division of Caloocan into two non contiguous parts 5 Quezon City was formally inaugurated as the capital on October 12 1949 President Quirino laid the cornerstone on the proposed Capitol Building at Constitution Hills 5 On June 16 1950 the Quezon City Charter was revised by Republic Act No 537 changing the city s boundaries to an area of 153 59 km2 59 sq mi 33 Exactly six years later on June 16 1956 more revisions to the city s territory were made by Republic Act No 1575 which defined its area as 151 06 km2 58 sq mi 34 However according to the 1995 GIS graphical plot the city s total area is 161 11 km2 62 20 sq mi making it the largest Local Government Unit in Metro Manila in terms of land area 35 5 Martial law era 1972 1986 Edit During the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos the region of Metro Manila was created as an integrated unit with the enactment of Presidential Decree No 824 on November 7 1975 The region encompassed four cities and thirteen adjoining towns as a separate regional unit of government gt 36 A year later on June 24 1976 Manila was reinstated by President Marcos as the capital of the Philippines for its historical significance as the seat of government since the Spanish Period Presidential Decree No 940 states that Manila has always been to the Filipino people and in the eyes of the world the premier city of the Philippines being the center of trade commerce education and culture 37 Concurrent with the reinstatement of Manila as the capital Ferdinand Marcos designated his wife Imelda Marcos as the first governor of Metro Manila who started the construction of massive government edifices with architectural significance as she re branded Manila as the City of Man 38 On March 31 1978 President Marcos ordered the transfer of the remains of President Quezon from Manila North Cemetery to the newly completed Quezon Memorial Shrine 39 40 It now houses the mausoleum where President Quezon and his wife Aurora Aragon Quezon are interred It also contains a museum dedicated to President Quezon and his life Quezon City became the venue of a lot of resistance activity against the Marcos dictatorship as youth and student demonstrators repeatedly clashed with the police and military which were subservient to the Marcos regime The Diliman Commune was the first of such uprising against the government as the student faculty members and residents of UP Diliman protested the three centavos increase in oil prices It was preceded by the First Quarter Storm a period of civil unrest mostly organized by students During the martial law era a series of demonstrations protests and marches against the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos took place at various locations in the city The Bantayog ng mga Bayani was dedicated in honor of all the people that struggled during the Marcos regime Among the prominent cases of abuse suffered specifically by Quezon City residents were the cases of Primitivo Mijares and his son Boyet Mijares who lived in Project 6 at the time of their deaths 41 On 1986 the nonviolent People Power Revolution led by Corazon Aquino and Cardinal Jaime Sin occurred that ousted Marcos from power Thousands of people flocked EDSA between Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo in a series of popular demonstrations and civil resistance against the Marcos government that occurred between February 22 and 25 1986 42 All of the three major monuments commemorating the Martial Law era are located in Quezon City 43 The People Power Monument and the EDSA Shrine were built in the city to commemorate the event with the latter being a symbol of the role that the Catholic Church played in the restoration of democracy in the Philippines The Bantayog ng mga Bayani was constructed along Quezon Avenue to honor the heroes and martyrs that struggled under the 20 year Marcos regime The Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog honors prominent figures during the martial law era 44 45 Contemporary period 1986 present Edit EDSA Shrine On February 23 1998 Republic Act No 8535 was signed by President Fidel Ramos which paved the way for the creation of the City of Novaliches by carving out the 15 northernmost barangays of Quezon City 46 47 48 The voting process only includes the affected barangays but then city mayor Ismael Mel Mathay Jr lobbied to include the whole city He also campaigned against the secession of Novaliches In the succeeding plebiscite that was held on October 23 1999 an overwhelming majority of Quezon City residents rejected the secession of Novaliches Mathay was succeeded by Feliciano Belmonte Jr who served as the city mayor from 2001 to 2010 In the 2010 local elections Herbert Bistek Bautista was elected as the city mayor During his term the Quezon City Pride Council was established It was the first LGBT council in the Philippines 49 He also initiated numerous socialized housing projects called Bistekville Bautista was succeeded by Maria Josefina Joy Belmonte in 2019 who has served as the Vice Mayor under his term and the daughter of former Quezon City mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr She was then reelected as City Mayor in 2022 after which the Quezon City People s Council was established Under the Participation Accountability and Transparency Ordinance the council will serve as an umbrella for about 2 232 civil society organizations accredited by the city government as a means for more civic participation and as for the council to be the eyes ears and voice of the city residents in the city government 50 Since March 15 2020 Quezon City has been under community quarantine which were introduced due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic in the country The strictest quarantine was from March 17 2020 May 31 2020 in response to the ongoing pandemic in the city which has infected more than 100 000 of the city s residents with more than 1 200 deaths No contact apprehension policy Edit See also No Contact Apprehension Policy On July 1 2022 the Quezon City government began fully implementing its No Contact Apprehension Policy on several major roads in the city As a result closed circuit television cameras were installed on some intersections along Quirino Highway E Rodriguez Sr Avenue Aurora Boulevard West Avenue East Avenue Kamias Road and P Tuazon Boulevard Motorists that violate traffic policies would be sent a notice of violation by mail This notice of violation is expected to be delivered within 14 days for city residents while non residents are expected to receive their notices beyond the regular 14 days Any traffic violations registered in the system can be checked from a dedicated website and its fines can be paid online 51 However the policy has been criticized by motorists due to several intersections that have unclear directives on the proper way to navigate them correctly In particular several motorists complained on social media after they were ticketed for turning in the wrong lane at the intersection of E Rodriguez Sr Avenue and Gilmore Avenue where the rightmost lane is cut in half by Quezon City s bike lane network 52 Geography Edit Elevation map of Quezon City The drop in elevation along the eastern border of the city follows the length of the West Valley Fault The geography of Quezon City is characterized by undulating terrain The city is within the catchment area of five river systems Marikina River Pasig River San Juan River Tullahan River and Meycauayan River along with their creeks and tributaries with a total length of almost 200 km 120 mi 53 The city has an area of 161 11 km2 62 20 sq mi according to the 1995 GIS graphical plot making it the largest Local Government Unit LGU in Metro Manila in terms of land area 35 Since its creation in 1939 the city s boundary were revised four times the final revision was made thru Republic Act No 1575 which placed the city s territory at 151 06 square kilometers 58 32 sq mi 5 Meanwhile the Philippine Statistics Authority placed the city s land area at 171 71 square kilometers 66 30 sq mi based on data provided by the Land Management Bureau According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology and Geoscience Australia on their study earthquake impact and risk assessment on the Greater Metropolitan Manila Area the total area of Quezon City is at 165 33 km2 64 sq mi 54 55 Quezon City is bounded by Rodriguez to the north Marikina and San Mateo to the east Pasig to the southeast Mandaluyong and San Juan to the south Manila to the southwest and Caloocan and Valenzuela to the west and northwest The city lies on the Guadalupe Plateau a relatively high plateau at the northeast of the metropolis situated between the lowlands of Manila to the southwest and the Marikina River Valley to the east The highest elevation in Quezon City is the northern tip of the La Mesa Watershed Reservation at 250 meters 820 ft above sea level 56 The West Valley Fault traverses the eastern border of the city Barangays and congressional districts Edit See also Barangays of Quezon City and Legislative districts of Quezon City Left Barangays of Quezon City Right The six legislative districts of Quezon City Quezon City is politically subdivided into 142 barangays These barangays are grouped into six congressional districts with each district being represented by a congressman in the House of Representatives Each congressional district has six City Councilors The number of barangays per district is District I 37 District II 5 District III 37 District IV 38 District V 14 and District VI 11 Although District II has the fewest barangays it is the biggest in land area including the Novaliches Reservoir District I 2015 population 409 962 57 covers barangays Alicia Bagong Pag asa Bahay Toro Balingasa Bungad Damar Damayan Del Monte Katipunan Mariblo Masambong N S Amoranto Gintong Silahis Nayong Kanluran Paang Bundok Pag ibig sa Nayon Paltok Paraiso Phil Am Ramon Magsaysay Salvacion San Antonio San Isidro Labrador San Jose Santa Cruz Santa Teresita Santo Cristo Talayan Veterans Village and West Triangle It has an area of 19 59 km2 7 56 sq mi 58 District II 2015 population 688 773 57 covers barangays Bagong Silangan Batasan Hills Commonwealth Holy Spirit and Payatas It is the most populous district in the country from 1987 to 2013 before it was partitioned and its northern part became the 5th District and its western part became the 6th District District III 2015 population 324 669 57 covers barangays Amihan Bagumbuhay Bagumbayan Bayanihan Blue Ridge A Blue Ridge B Camp Aguinaldo Claro Dioquino Zobel Duyan Duyan E Rodriguez East Kamias Escopa I Escopa II Escopa III Escopa IV Libis Loyola Heights Mangga Marilag Masagana Matandang Balara Milagrosa Pansol Quirino 2 A Quirino 2 B Quirino 2 C Quirino 3 A Saint Ignatius San Roque Silangan Socorro Tagumpay Ugong Norte Villa Maria Clara West Kamias and White Plains District IV 2015 population 446 122 57 covers barangays Bagong Lipunan ng Crame Botocan Central Kristong Hari Damayang Lagi Dona Aurora Dona Imelda Dona Josefa Don Manuel East Triangle Horseshoe Immaculate Conception Kalusugan Kamuning Kaunlaran Krus na Ligas Laging Handa Malaya Mariana Obrero Old Capitol Site Paligsahan Pinyahan Pinagkaisahan Roxas Sacred Heart San Isidro Galas San Martin de Porres San Vicente Santo Nino Santol Sikatuna Village South Triangle Tatalon Teachers Village East Teachers Village West U P Campus U P Village and Valencia District V 2015 population 535 798 57 covers barangays Bagbag Capri Fairview Greater Lagro Gulod Kaligayahan Nagkaisang Nayon North Fairview Novaliches Proper Pasong Putik Proper San Agustin San Bartolome Santa Lucia and Santa Monica It is more commonly known as Novaliches District VI 2015 population 531 592 57 covers barangays Apolonio Samson Baesa Balon Bato Culiat New Era Pasong Tamo Sangandaan Sauyo Talipapa Tandang Sora and Unang Sigaw Climate Edit Quezon CityClimate chart explanation J F M A M J J A S O N D 27 31 21 24 32 22 33 33 23 42 35 24 212 34 25 323 33 25 517 32 25 569 31 25 500 32 24 284 32 24 141 32 23 115 31 22Average max and min temperatures in CPrecipitation totals in mmSource PAGASA 59 Imperial conversionJFMAMJJASOND 1 1 87 71 1 89 71 1 3 91 73 1 6 94 75 8 3 94 77 13 92 77 20 89 76 22 88 76 20 89 76 11 89 75 5 6 89 74 4 5 87 72Average max and min temperatures in FPrecipitation totals in inchesAccording to the Koppen climate classification Quezon City has a tropical monsoon climate Am The city has a dry season from December to April in which in turn divided into cool and warm dry seasons and a prolonged wet season from May to November that brings heavy rains in some areas The primary weather station of the city is located at the PAGASA Science Garden It has been observed that extreme temperatures ranged from a record high of 38 5 C 101 3 F to a record low of 14 9 C 58 8 F 60 The hot season was observed for 1 5 months from April to May with an average daily high temperature of 32 8 C 91 0 F Meanwhile the cool season lasts for 2 6 months from November to February with an average temperature of below 30 5 C 86 9 F 61 About 20 typhoons enter the Philippines every year affecting Quezon City and the rest of Metro Manila In recent years heavy rainfalls from Habagat south west monsoon became as destructive as typhoons triggering floods and landslides which endangers the city s residents living near the riverbanks 53 Climate data for Science Garden Quezon City 1991 2020 extremes 1961 2020 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 34 7 94 5 35 6 96 1 36 8 98 2 38 0 100 4 38 5 101 3 38 0 100 4 36 2 97 2 36 1 97 0 35 6 96 1 35 4 95 7 35 0 95 0 34 9 94 8 38 5 101 3 Average high C F 30 6 87 1 31 5 88 7 32 9 91 2 34 6 94 3 34 4 93 9 33 1 91 6 31 8 89 2 31 2 88 2 31 5 88 7 31 7 89 1 31 6 88 9 30 7 87 3 32 1 89 8 Daily mean C F 26 0 78 8 26 5 79 7 27 8 82 0 29 4 84 9 29 8 85 6 29 1 84 4 28 2 82 8 27 9 82 2 27 9 82 2 27 8 82 0 27 4 81 3 26 6 79 9 27 8 82 0 Average low C F 21 4 70 5 21 5 70 7 22 6 72 7 24 1 75 4 25 1 77 2 25 0 77 0 24 5 76 1 24 6 76 3 24 4 75 9 23 9 75 0 23 2 73 8 22 4 72 3 23 6 74 5 Record low C F 15 5 59 9 15 1 59 2 14 9 58 8 17 2 63 0 17 8 64 0 18 1 64 6 17 7 63 9 17 8 64 0 20 0 68 0 18 6 65 5 15 6 60 1 15 1 59 2 14 9 58 8 Average rainfall mm inches 27 1 1 07 24 4 0 96 32 9 1 30 41 7 1 64 211 9 8 34 322 7 12 70 516 6 20 34 568 5 22 38 500 3 19 70 283 6 11 17 141 4 5 57 114 5 4 51 2 785 6 109 67 Average rainy days 1 0 mm 4 3 4 5 12 17 21 21 21 15 12 8 143Average relative humidity 77 73 70 68 73 79 83 85 84 82 81 80 78Source PAGASA 59 60 City districts Edit 2013 Skyline of North EDSA featuring SM City North EDSA Tandang Sora National Shrine in Balintawak is dedicated to Melchora Aquino who was a prominent figure in the Philippine Revolution Historic Socorro Water Towers in Socorro Cubao which has been converted as the Socorro Barangay Hall Balete Drive in New Manila is known in Filipino folklore as a haunted place where a white lady purportedly appears The Katipunan Tree inside the Metro Manila College campus in Novaliches Cubao Located at the southern part of the city Cubao is the home of the 35 hectare Araneta City a mixed use township development that contains prominent shopping malls such as Ali Mall Farmers Plaza and Gateway Mall and iconic landmarks such as the Smart Araneta Coliseum The Cubao Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cubao Diliman Diliman is located at the center of Quezon City the place where the city was originally established Named for the Tagalog word for the medicinal fern species Stenochlaena palustris 62 63 Diliman is where numerous national government offices are located as well as prominent colleges and universities such as the University of the Philippines Diliman FEU FERN College and New Era University The Diliman Quadrangle which is bounded by the North West South Timog and East Avenues is known for its massive hospitals and government edifices bars nightlife and media Several streets in South Triangle and Laging Handa were named in honor of the 22 Boy Scouts who died in the plane crash en route to joining the 11th World Scout Jamboree A memorial stands in the center of the roundabout at the intersection of Timog and Tomas Morato Avenues The place was known as the Scout Area Major commercial broadcasting media and television networks such as ABS CBN have their headquarters here PTV RPN IBC and PBS also hold headquarters in Diliman La Loma La Loma is located the southwestern portion of the city It has five barangays along the vicinity of its main streets N S Amoranto Avenue Retiro and A Bonifacio Avenue The district is famed as the birthplace of many popular Filipino culinary figures and establishments especially devoted to the lechon The nearby La Loma Cemetery is named after this place New Manila New Manila is named after the City of Manila since most of its residents are affluent families from the city who wished to escape the stress of living in the capital It was formerly a part of San Juan before being carved out from its mother town to form Quezon City Among its notable residents are the Hemady Ysmael Family the original landowner of New Manila and Dona Narcisa de Leon the matriarch of LVN Studios It is also the birthplace of Erano Manalo the Second Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo 64 New Manila is also known for Balete Drive which a haunted place according to Filipino folklore where the spirit of a white lady haunts the road seeking help from passing drivers Novaliches Novaliches is the largest district in Quezon City which made up almost all the northern portion of the city after Batasan Hills It contains the La Mesa Watershed Reservation and its Dam and Reservoir where most of Metro Manila s water supply came from It was originally a part of Caloocan before being incorporated to Quezon City in 1948 when the latter was declared as the capital Before the place was incorporated to Quezon City in 1948 Novaliches was already in the maps as early as 1864 having been organized by the Spanish as early as 1855 from the haciendas of Tala Malinta Piedad and Maysilo By 1856 it was its own municipality before being absorbed by Caloocan in 1901 Novaliches is still known by its historical boundaries The whole of North Caloocan up to the banks of the Marilao River bordering Bulacan to the north parts of the historic Polo section of Valenzuela to the west and parts of San Jose del Monte Bulacan to the upper reaches of Tungkung Mangga and the old Tala Leprosarium in the northeast and east are still referred to as within the old enclave of Novaliches that many residents consider to this day Project 1 Also known as Barangay Roxas or Roxas District Project 2 Made up of barangays Quirino 2 A Quirino 2 B and Quirino 2 C Project 3 Made up of barangays Quirino 3 A Amihan Claro and Duyan Duyan Project 4 Located within the eastern area beside Cubao Project 5 Also known as Barangay E Rodriguez Project 6 Project 6 in Diliman is an affluent barangay which is known for hospitals such as the Philippine Children s Medical Center PCMC and the Veterans Memorial Medical Center VMMC as well as the home of Philippine Science High School Main Campus The Office of the Ombudsman and the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center are located here Project 7 Project 7 is made up of barangays Bungad and Veterans Village Project 8 Project 8 is made up of barangays Bahay Toro Baesa and Sangandaan San Francisco del Monte San Francisco del Monte was founded as a pueblo by Saint Pedro Bautista in 1590 is considered as Quezon City s oldest district The original land area of the old town was approximately 2 5 square kilometers 1 0 sq mi including parts of Project 7 and 8 and Timog Avenue It is bounded by West Avenue on the east Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue on the north Quezon Avenue on the south and Araneta Avenue on the west It was originally a part of San Juan before it was carved out of its mother town to form Quezon City The district is made up of barangays San Antonio Paraiso Paltok Mariblo Masambong Manresa Damayan and Del Monte SFDM featured a hilly topography with lush vegetation and mineral springs in the midst of which the old Santuario de San Pedro Bautista was built as a retreat and monastery for Franciscan friars The headquarters of IBC is located here Santa Mesa Heights Santa Mesa Heights is an affluent neighborhood where many middle class and upper middle class families reside It is mostly residential It is the home to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes and the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Naval Prominent Catholic educational institutions such as the Angelicum College Lourdes School of Quezon City and St Theresa s College of Quezon City are located here During the Commonwealth Period Santa Mesa Heights was considered as the ideal site for universities located just outside the suburban city limits of Manila Cityscape EditArchitecture Edit The Philippine Heart Center one of the country s designer hospitals was designed in brutalist style The architecture of Quezon City varies greatly It features wide variety of architectural styles such as art deco brutalist international modern postmodern and the contemporary style citation needed The city also has numerous monuments and museums When the city was created in 1939 Art Deco was the prevailing architectural style moving forward from the colonial designs of Bahay na bato by the Spanish and the neoclassical style by the Americans The choice of designing buildings in contemporary international style was intentional to show that the Philippines was moving forward since it was anticipating independence in 1945 citation needed The Quezon Memorial Shrine which was built from 1952 to 1978 was designed in Art Deco style It became the city s symbol and at its base was a museum and mausoleum dedicated to the late Manuel L Quezon and his wife Aurora When the city became the capital in 1948 a lot of government buildings transferred from Manila to Quezon City Numerous government buildings were built during the terms of President Elpidio Quirino Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P Garcia Diosdado Macapagal and Ferdinand Marcos However it was only during the term of Marcos that began the filipinization of architecture citation needed Numerous government hospitals in the city such as the Lung Center of the Philippines Philippine Heart Center and the Kidney Center of the Philippines were built and regarded as designer hospitals Traditional Filipino design motifs were incorporated in government buildings such as the Batasang Pambansa which drew inspiration from the Bahay Kubo and the Bahay na bato citation needed Most of the government buildings and structures built during the time of Marcos were associated with the edifice complex of the Marcoses 65 Master Plans Edit Main article Frost Plan In 1938 President Manuel L Quezon made a decision to push for a new capital city Manila was getting crowded and his military advisors reportedly told him that Manila being by the bay was an easy target for bombing by naval guns in case of attack 46 47 The new city will be located at least 15 km 9 mi away from Manila Bay which is beyond the reach of naval guns Quezon contacted William E Parsons an American architect and planner who had been the consulting architect for the islands early in the American colonial period Parsons came over in the summer of 1939 and helped select the Diliman Tuason estate as the site for the new city Unfortunately he died later that year leaving his partner Harry Frost to take over Frost collaborated with Juan Arellano engineer A D Williams and landscape architect and planner Louis Croft to craft a grand master plan for the new capital The plan was approved by the Philippine authorities in 1941 46 47 The core of the new city was to be a 400 hectare 990 acre Central Park about the size of New York s Central Park and defined by the North South Timog East and West Avenues On one corner of the proposed Diliman Quadrangle was delineated a 25 hectare 62 acre elliptical site the focal point of the grand quadrangle This was the planned location of a large Capitol Building to house the Philippine Legislature and ancillary structures for the offices of representatives 46 47 On either side of the giant ellipse were supposed to have been the new Malacanang Palace on North Avenue site of the present day Veterans Memorial Hospital and the Supreme Court Complex along East Avenue now the site of East Avenue Medical Center The three branches of government were to be finally and efficiently located in close proximity to each other 46 47 Demographics EditPopulation census of Quezon CityYearPop p a 193939 013 1948107 977 11 98 1960397 990 11 48 1970754 452 6 60 1975956 864 4 88 19801 165 865 4 03 19901 669 776 3 66 19951 989 419 3 34 20002 173 831 1 92 20072 679 450 2 93 20102 761 720 1 11 20152 936 116 1 17 20202 960 048 0 16 Source Philippine Statistics Authority 6 66 67 68 69 According to the 2020 census it has a population of 2 960 048 people making it the most populous city in the Philippines 70 As of the 2015 census the population of Quezon City comprises 22 80 or 1 4 of Metro Manila s population 70 From a population of 39 013 people when the city was established in 1939 it tremendously grew and reached the one million mark in 1980 with a population of 1 165 865 70 It reached another milestone when the population reached the two million mark in 2000 with a population of 2 173 931 70 The city s population density is at 18 222 person per km2 lower than Metro Manila s population density at 20 247 person per km2 70 As of 2020 the city s most populous barangay is Commonwealth with 198 285 people while the least populous was Quirino 3 A with 1 140 people 70 As of 2015 the average size of a household in Quezon City is 4 3 members 70 It has a generally young population with an average of 28 years 70 Females comprise 50 71 1 488 765 while males comprise 49 29 1 447 351 The child and youth alone 0 30 years old constituted more than half 58 78 or 1 725 832 of the city s total population 70 Tagalog which is spoken natively by 46 78 of the city s population is the most spoken language in Quezon City 70 Other minor languages are Bisaya Binisaya 13 47 followed by Bikol 9 03 Ilocano 8 13 Hiligaynon Ilonggo 4 34 Pangasinan Panggalatok 2 64 Cebuano 2 55 Kapampangan 1 72 Masbateno Masbatenon 0 57 Boholano 0 51 and other languages 10 23 70 Religion Edit Religion in Quezon City 70 Catholicism 86 25 Protestantism 5 63 Iglesia ni Cristo 4 62 Islam 1 1 Other non affiliated 2 4 Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Cubao Central Temple of the Iglesia ni Cristo Quezon City is a predominantly Roman Catholic city with the religion being followed by about 86 25 of its population 70 The city is home to the seats of the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Cubao and Novaliches It is followed in size by various Protestant faiths which have seen a significant increase in membership over recent decades and are well represented in Quezon City 70 71 72 The third largest religion is Iglesia ni Cristo whose Central Temple and main office are located along Commonwealth Avenue in New Era 70 Finally a significant population of Quezon City belongs to the Islamic faith the fourth largest religion in the city 70 Protestantism has strong presence in Quezon City Several Evangelical Protestant and Charismatic churches have their main headquarters churches and seminaries in the city The main headquarters of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines NCCP Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches PCEC and the United Church of Christ in the Philippines UCCP are located in the city The Episcopal Church in the Philippines has its national office in Cathedral Heights New Manila including the National Cathedral of Saints Mary and John Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide JIL has many branches in the city The church is currently building the JIL Cornerstone Central a 12 storey 5 000 seating worship center located in Balintawak 73 Jesus Miracle Crusade held its weekly service at Amoranto Sports Complex with thousands of people in attendance The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS Church has the Manila Philippines Temple and the Missionary Training Center located at Temple Drive Green Meadows Subdivision in Ugong Norte The Iglesia Filipina Independiente Aglipayan Church has three parishes located in the city the Parish of the Crucified Lord in Apolonio Samson Parish of the Holy Cross inside the UP Diliman Campus and the Parish of the Resurrection in Balingasa The Philippine Branch office of the Jehovah s Witnesses is located along Roosevelt Avenue The headquarters of the UCKG HelpCenter Universal Church of the Kingdom of God is located at the former Quezon Theater in Araneta City Cubao There are also numerous Members Church of God International Ang Dating Daan churches in the city Other churches that have their main churches in the city include Bread of Life Ministries International The Church So Blessed People of Grace Fellowship Tabernacle of Faith International and Word of Hope Christian Family Church Another faith in the city is Nichiren Buddhism with many thousands of adherents attending worship services at Soka Gakkai International SGI Philippines headquarters at Quezon Memorial Circle The headquarters of Tzu Chi Philippines is also located in the city Poverty housing and urban slums Edit Further information Slums in Metro Manila Poverty Incidence of Quezon City Source Philippine Statistics Authority 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 Slum in Damayang Lagi As of 2013 there are 196 818 informal settler families in Quezon City living in 151 890 structures 48 927 of these families live along waterways danger areas or right of ways 81 The Quezon Task Force on Socialized Housing and Development of Blighted Areas Task Force Housing is the lead agency of the city government to address the needs of socialized housing within the city 70 It shall direct and coordinate various city departments to develop housing projects and for other community development related activities 70 The goal of the city s socialized housing program is to provide a safe decent and sustainable home for the city s informal settlers and slum dwellers The program involves the collaboration between different national and local government agencies including the private sector 82 The flagship housing program of the city is the Bistekville communities which started during the term of Mayor Herbert Bistek Bautista a former actor who served as the city s mayor from 2010 to 2019 The housing projects were named after him 83 The naming was controversial to an extent for it was considered a form of political epal because his name was affixed on a public works project As of 2018 Quezon City has 37 Bistekville projects with 7 184 beneficiaries 84 Additionally there are 960 housing units built by the National Housing Authority NHA in barangay Holy Spirit 85 Economy Edit Araneta City in Cubao Quezon City is a hub for business and commerce as a center for banking and finance retailing transportation tourism real estate entertainment new media traditional media telecommunications advertising legal services accountancy healthcare insurance theater fashion and the arts in the Philippines The National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines which annually publishes the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index CMCI ranks the cities municipalities and provinces of the country according to their economic dynamism government efficiency and infrastructure Quezon City was the Most Competitive City in the country from 2015 to 2019 assuring that the city is consistently one of the best place to live in and do business It earned the Hall of Fame Award in 2020 for its consecutive top performance 86 There are about 86 000 registered business in the city 87 As of 2019 Quezon City is the second richest city in the Philippines after Makati The city s total asset stood at 96 4 billion 88 89 while it has the biggest liability at 21 624 billion 89 Information and communications technology Edit Quezon City bills itself as the ICT capital of the Philippines 90 Quezon City was the first Local Government Unit LGU in the Philippines with a computerized real estate assessment and payment system which was developed in 2015 that contains around 400 000 property units with capability to record payments 46 47 The city has 33 ICT parks according to PEZA which includes the Eastwood City Cyberpark in Bagumbayan the first and largest IT Park in the country 91 The Department of Information and Communications Technology of the Philippines has its headquarters in the city Media and entertainment Edit See also Cinema of the Philippines The GMA Network Center in Diliman is the headquarters of GMA Network Quezon City is known as the Entertainment Capital of the Philippines 90 and the City of Stars since it is where major studios located and most Filipino actors and actresses reside 91 To support the film industry the city established the Quezon City Film Development Commission QCFDC The city also holds its own film festival the QCinema International Film Festival every October or November and showcases local and international films documentaries and short films and gives grants to their creators 92 93 94 Quezon City is home to the Philippines major broadcasting networks There are 11 local television networks 6 cable TV 7 AM radio stations and 4 FM radio stations in the city 5 Major commercial broadcast network in the Philippines such as ABS CBN and GMA Network have their headquarters in the city From 1992 to 2013 TV5 had its headquarters in the city It moved to Mandaluyong in 2013 although TV5 s former Novaliches headquarters still serves as its alternate studios Its transmitter in Novaliches is still being used and operated by the network 95 State owned media and television network such as RPN IBC and PTV also have their headquarters in the city Minor religious broadcasting companies in the city include CEBSI formerly CBS DZCE TV and EBC Net 25 which are all affiliated with Iglesia ni Cristo UNTV is another minor religious broadcasting network affiliated with Members Church of God International Major broadcasting facilities in the city include the Net 25 Tower the tallest communications tower in the Philippines standing at 907 feet 276 m RPN s South Tower 492 ft 150 0 m GMA s Tower of Power 777 ft 236 8 m IBC s Central Tower 650 ft 198 1 m TV5 s Satellite Tower 656 2 ft 200 0 m ABS CBN s Millennium Transmitter 720 ft 219 5 m the ABS CBN s ELJ Communications Center GMA Network Center and the UNTV Broadcast Center Formerly the Broadcast City in Matandang Balara was once home to Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation BBC Radio Philippines Network RPN and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation IBC Government EditMain article Mayor of Quezon City Quezon City Hall the seat of city government Quezon City is classified as a Special City according to its income 96 97 and a Highly Urbanized City HUC The mayor is the chief executive and is a member of the Metro Manila Council The mayor is assisted by the vice mayor who serves as the presiding officer of the 36 member Quezon City Council The members of the City Council are elected as representatives of the four councilor districts within the city and the municipal presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan The current mayor is Maria Josefina Joy Belmonte who previously served as the city s vice mayor The vice mayor is Gian Sotto the son of Senate President and former city vice mayor Tito Sotto and actress Helen Gamboa The mayor and the vice mayor are term limited by up to 3 terms with each term lasting for 3 years The mayor serves as the executive head that leads all the city s department in executing city ordinances and improving public services The vice mayor who serves a concurrent position as the presiding officer of the City Council oversees the formulation and enactment passed by the council From its creation in 1939 up until 1959 the mayors of Quezon City were appointed by the President Norberto S Amoranto was the first elected mayor and was the city s longest serving mayor having served that position for 22 years 24 The city observes regular and non working holidays of the Philippines The Quezon City Day which was celebrated annually on August 19 by both Quezon City and Quezon Province to commemorate the birth of Manuel L Quezon is a special non working holiday 98 National government Edit The DILG NAPOLCOM Center is the headquarters of the Department of the Interior and Local Government As the former capital the city is the home to numerous government departments agencies and institutions The House of Representatives of the Philippines Lower House as well as the Departments of Agrarian Reform Agriculture Environment and Natural Resources Human Settlements and Urban Development Information and Communications Technology Interior and Local Government National Defense and Social Welfare and Development calls the city home Independent constitutional bodies such as the Commission on Audit and the Office of the Ombudsman as well as special courts such as the Court of Tax Appeals and the Sandiganbayan are located in the city BSP Security Plant Complex along East Avenue in NGC I Main office of the Social Security System There are two National Government Centers NGC in the city National Government Center I NGC I is located at Diliman Quadrangle which is bounded by the North South East and West Avenues The proposed Capitol Building of the Philippines is supposed to rise at the site of the Quezon Memorial Circle while the Executive Mansion was planned to be constructed at the present day Veterans Memorial Medical Center VMMC and the Supreme Court was supposed to rise at the present day East Avenue Medical Center EAMC This is where the main offices of the Departments of Agrarian Reform Agriculture Environment and Natural Resources Human Settlements and Urban Development including the National Housing Authority Philippines and the Interior and Local Government are located Other government agencies located at NGC I are the Bureau of Internal Revenue BSP Security Plant Complex Land Registration Authority Land Transportation Office National Power Corporation NAPOCOR NPC National Transmission Corporation TransCo Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration PAGASA Philippine Statistics Authority PSA and the Social Security System SSS National Government Center II is located along Commonwealth Avenue Batasan Hills It is where the Batasang Pambansa Complex is located whose site is supposed to be the national civic center and the focal point of the 1949 Master Plan The Commission on Audit COA Public Attorney s Office PAO and the Sandiganbayan are located here Sports Edit Araneta Coliseum Sports in Quezon City have a long and distinguished history Quezon City is the home to notable sporting and recreational venues such as the Amoranto Sports Complex Quezon City Sports Club and the Smart Araneta Coliseum The prominent boxing fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier which was known as Thrilla in Manila was held at the Araneta Coliseum It was renamed as the Philippine Coliseum for the event and the match was watched by over 1 billion viewers worldwide The city s and in general the country s main sport is basketball and most barangays have a basketball court or at least a makeshift basketball court with court markings drawn on the streets Larger barangays have covered courts where inter barangay leagues are held every summer April to May Quezon City is notable for its golf courses such as the Veterans Memorial Golf Club and Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club which operates on golf courses owned by the national government The Capitol Hills Golf amp Country Club in Matandang Balara is a privately owned exclusive 18 hole golf course situated at the hills overlooking Marikina Valley In the early days after the creation of the city Greenhills was considered as part of it along with Wack Wack Golf and Country Club but the golf course was reverted to Mandaluyong The city is the home of the Philippine Basketball Association The Quezon City Capitals the city s professional men s basketball team plays at the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League The Araneta Coliseum hosted the final of the 1978 FIBA World Championship now the FIBA Basketball World Cup It will be once again be one of the venues for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Healthcare EditThe Quezon City Health Department is responsible for the public health of the city Its headquarters is located at the Batasan Social Hygiene Clinic Building along IBP Road Batasan Hills There are 60 government and privately owned hospitals in the city 90 At present there are three city owned and controlled hospitals the Quezon City General Hospital in Bahay Toro Project 8 Novaliches District Hospital in San Bartolome Novaliches and the Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital in Batasan Hills Another city owned hospital the Visayas Avenue Medical Center is currently under construction 99 St Luke s Medical Center Quezon City SLMC is regarded as one of the best private hospitals in the country There are several hospitals operated by the national government such as the East Avenue Medical Center EAMC Quirino Memorial Medical Center and the 55 ha 140 acres Veterans Memorial Medical Center VMMC which is operated by the Department of National Defense The national government also operates several specialty hospitals in the city such as the Lung Center of the Philippines National Kidney and Transplant Institute NKTI Philippine Heart Center and the Philippine Orthopedic Center There are two government owned children s hospital in the city the Philippine Children s Medical Center along Quezon Avenue and the National Children s Hospital in E Rodriguez Sr Avenue The Armed Forces of the Philippines operates the V Luna General Hospital AFP Medical Center The city s healthcare is also provided by non profit corporations such as the Quezon Institute There are numerous privately owned hospitals in the city such as the Ace Medical Center Bernardino General Hospital Capitol Medical Center Commonwealth Hospital and Medical Center De Los Santos Medical Center Diliman Doctor s Hospital the Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Medical Center J P Sioson General Hospital St Luke s Medical Center Quezon City UERM Memorial Hospital United Doctors Medical Center Villarosa Hospital and the World Citi Medical Center Education EditMain article List of colleges and universities in Metro Manila The National Science Complex NSC within the University of the Philippines Diliman The Schools Divisions Office of Quezon City SDO oversees the 97 public elementary schools and 46 public high schools within the city The number of students enrolled in public schools across the city has increased over time from an initial population of 20 593 elementary pupils and 310 high school students in 1950 to 258 201 elementary pupils and 143 462 high school students in the 2013 14 school year 100 With its large student population Quezon City has the greatest number of public schools in the Philippines 101 As of 2015 five of the city s elementary schools and four of its high schools are among the 15 most populous public schools in the Philippines 102 The Quezon City Science High School QueSci was designated as the Regional Science High School for the National Capital Region since 1998 The city is the home of the Philippine Science High School the top science school in the Philippines operated by the Department of Science and Technology The Quezon City Science Interactive Center is regarded as the first of its kind science interactive center in the Philippines The Quezon City Public Library QCPL operates 20 branches throughout the city with its Main Library located within the Quezon City Hall Complex Higher education Edit Quezon City along with Manila is the center for education in the Philippines There are two state universities within the city limits the University of the Philippines Diliman UPD and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Quezon City PUPQC The city run Quezon City University QCU has established three campuses around the city San Bartolome San Francisco and Batasan Hills Private universities include the AMA Computer University Central Colleges of the Philippines CCP Far Eastern University FERN College Kalayaan College National College of Business and Arts NCBA the Technological Institute of the Philippines TIP Quezon City hosts prestigious Catholic educational institutions such as the Ateneo de Manila University AdMU Immaculate Heart of Mary College St Paul University Quezon City Saint Pedro Poveda College Siena College of Quezon City and the UST Angelicum College It is also the home to other sectarian colleges and universities such as the Evanglical Grace Christian College Episcopalian run Trinity University of Asia and the Iglesia ni Cristo founded New Era University NEU The presence of medical schools has made Quezon City a center of healthcare and medical education These include Our Lady of Fatima University FEU Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation St Luke s College of Medicine Capitol Medical Center Colleges and the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center UERMMMC Infrastructure EditTransportation Edit Main articles Transportation in Metro Manila Public transport in Manila and Major roads in Metro Manila EDSA near Kamuning Station Transportation in the city is purely land based As of 2006 the MMDA Traffic Operation Center revealed that the most dominant type of transport in the city is private transportation accounting for 82 49 of the total volume while public transport such as buses and jeepneys and taxis make up 13 72 followed by industrial and commercial vehicles such as trucks and vans at 3 79 103 The Metro Manila Skyway is the only elevated expressway passing through Quezon City serving as a tolled connector between the North and South Luzon Expressways The proposed Southeast Metro Manila Expressway C 6 Expressway will connect parts of Quezon City and will have its northern terminus at Batasan Hills Famous modes of transportation in the city to get around are the jeepney city buses and the UV Express which follow fixed routes for a set price All types of public road transport plying Quezon City are privately owned and operated under government issued franchises As of September 2020 the city has distributed 276 e trikes in selected barangays in hopes of promoting energy efficient and clean technologies in the transport sector 104 Railway systems Edit EDSA Aurora Boulevard crossing showing the viaducts of LRT 2 and MRT 3 An LRT 2 train is seen passing above Quezon City is served by LRT Line 1 LRT 1 LRT Line 2 LRT 2 and the MRT Line 3 MRT 3 LRT 1 runs along the northern portion of EDSA AH26 C 4 and ending at the North Triangle Common Station where it connects to Lines 1 7 and the Subway LRT 2 runs through Aurora Boulevard R 6 N59 N180 connecting Quezon City to Manila San Juan Marikina Pasig Cainta and Antipolo MRT 3 runs through EDSA AH26 C 4 linking Quezon City to the cities of Mandaluyong Makati and Pasay Railway lines that are under construction within the city are the MRT Line 4 MRT 4 MRT Line 7 MRT 7 and the Metro Manila Subway MMS The North Triangle Common Station which will link Lines 1 3 and the Metro Manila Subway which is currently under construction at the intersection of EDSA and North Avenue Air Edit The city is served by the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to the south and Clark International Airport to the north In the future it will also be served by the upcoming New Manila International Airport located in the adjacent province of Bulacan All are located outside the city limits Utilities Edit Water supply power and telecommunications Edit La Mesa Ecopark in the La Mesa Watershed Reservation which also contains the La Mesa Dam and Reservoir Water services is provided by Maynilad Water Services for the west and northern part of the city and Manila Water for the southeastern part The Novaliches Balara Aqueduct 4 NBAQ4 constructed by Manila Water is the largest water supply infrastructure project in Metro Manila 105 NBAQ4 measures 7 3 kilometers 4 5 mi long and 3 1 meters 10 ft in diameter and the aqueduct has a capacity of 1 000 MLD millions of liters per day 106 The La Mesa Dam and Reservoir is situated at the northernmost part of the city covering an area of more than 27 square kilometers 10 sq mi The reservoir contains the La Mesa Watershed and Ecopark Electric services are provided by Meralco the sole electric power distributor in Metro Manila As of December 2009 Meralco has a total of 512 255 customers within the city 461 645 90 1 residential 49 082 9 6 commercial and 1 110 0 2 industrial Street lights have 418 accounts 5 107 As of October 2019 the city has LED 26 776 streetlights 104 With the liberalization of the telecommunications industry the city benefitted by having more firms that offer telephone and internet services At present there are five telecommunication companies operating in the city PLDT Bayantel Digitel Multimedia and Eastern Telecommunications Services Inc 5 Domestic solid waste Edit The Payatas dumpsite in 2007 It was permanently closed in 2017 The Payatas dumpsite was the largest landfill in Metro Manila It was established in the 1970s on the barangay of the same located at the northeast part of Quezon City The area where the landfill is situated used to be a ravine surrounded by farming villages and rice paddies 108 When the Smokey Mountain in Tondo Manila was closed in 1995 people who resided and worked as scavengers there migrated to the Payatas dumpsite establishing a squatter colony around the dumpsite On July 10 2000 the deadly Payatas landslide occurred when large heaps of garbage dump collapsed on a nearby informal settlers community and burned killing between 218 and 700 people 109 Following the tragic collapse Republic Act No 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 was passed which mandates the closure of open dumpsites in the Philippines by 2004 and controlled dumpsites by 2006 110 In 2004 the Payatas dumpsite was reconfigured as a controlled disposal facility but it was closed down in December 2010 111 A separate dumpsite was established near the old open dumpsite in January 2011 112 111 The newer dumpsite closed in December 2017 110 Sister cities EditSee also List of sister cities in Metro Manila Asia Edit Alicia Philippines 113 Banaybanay Philippines 113 Cagayan de Oro Philippines 114 Calasiao Philippines 113 Chiba Japan 115 Cotabato City Philippines 113 Davao City Philippines 113 116 General Santos Philippines 113 117 Hagatna Guam 115 Iloilo City Philippines 113 118 La Trinidad Philippines 113 Puerto Princesa Philippines 113 Pura Philippines 113 Roxas City Philippines 119 Sadanga Philippines 113 Shenyang People s Republic of China 120 121 Taipei Taiwan 122 Wao Philippines 113 Yangon Myanmar 123 Yuci District People s Republic of China 115 Americas Edit Daly City California United States 115 Fort Walton Beach Florida United States 115 Kenosha Wisconsin United States 115 Maui County Hawaii United States 115 New Westminster Canada 115 Salt Lake City Utah United States 115 International relations EditAffiliates Edit Osaka Japan 2018 124 Pyeongchang County South Korea 125 Consulates Edit Country Type Ref Cyprus Consular agency 126 Notable people EditMain article List of people from Quezon CitySee also Edit Philippines portalCapital of the Philippines Manila Manuel L Quezon Quezon ProvinceReferences EditCitations Edit San Diego Bayani Jr July 21 2012 QC City of Stars goes indie Philippine Daily Inquirer Archived from the original on April 19 2019 Retrieved April 19 2019 Villamente Jing August 5 2018 Quezon City 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