Novaliches

Novaliches is a place that forms the northern areas of Quezon City, and encompasses the whole area of North Caloocan.

Etymology The village was named after the town Jérica, Spain, and was granted to General Manuel Pavía y Lacy, who served as a governor-general of the Philippines in 1854.

History

Pavía y Lacy left for Manila on February 2, 1854 to assume duties there as the governor-general of the Philippines. His purpose was to create a penal colony in which prisoners were granted freedom after developing tracts of land. What woud eventually become a sizeable community was called Hacienda Tala. In the same year, the Alcalde mayor (equivalent to present-day governor) of Bulacan petitioned to the Spanish government to incorporate the haciendas of Malinta, Piedad, and Tala into a new town. The town was to be named "Novaliches" from the title "Marquis of Novaliches" of Pavía, who had recently been recalled to Spain.

On September 22, 1855, Novaliches was created as a municipality of Bulacan, separated from Polo (now Valenzuela). Three years later, it was transferred to the Province of Tondo (later renamed Manila in 1859) until 1901, when the town was transferred again to the newly created Rizal Province during the American regime. The United States Government enacted a reorganization of local government units as part of economic reforms, and Novaliches was absorbed by the neighboring town of Caloocan as a barrio on October 12, 1903, by virtue of Act No. 942 of the Philippine Commission. At that time, it was the largest barrio in the Philippines in terms of land area, measuring . During World War II, Caloocan became part of the City of Greater Manila from 1942 to 1945.

In July 1948, Republic Act No. 333 was signed, making Quezon City as the Capital City of the Philippines, replacing Manila. This necessitated the expansion of Quezon City northward, beyond the La Mesa Watershed Reservation, and encompassing half of the former town. The other half, now known as North Caloocan, remains with Caloocan, which became a city in 1962. The division of Novaliches caused Caloocan to be divided into two parts. Since the 1960s, there were several attempts to reconstitute Novaliches as a separate municipality, all of which were unsuccessful.

On February 23, 1998, President Fidel V. Ramos signed Republic Act No. 8535, which would make Novaliches into its own city. 15 barangays were to be taken out from Quezon City to form the proposed new city. However, it lost in the plebiscite held in the whole of Quezon City on October 23, 1999. At present, the part of Novaliches belonging to Quezon City is divided into two congressional districts, which represents it in the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

Barangays

+ Barangays of Novaliches in Quezon City Barangay Legislative district Population (2024) Bagbag QC 5th District 66,268 Capri 12,940 Fairview 63,913 Greater Lagro 24,104 Gulod 63,651 Kaligayahan 62,132 Nagkaisang Nayon 54,477 North Fairview 47,019 Novaliches Proper (Bayan/Poblacion) 16,096 Pasong Putik Proper 40,919 San Agustin 26,034 San Bartolome 51,472 Santa Lucia 28,974 Santa Monica 52,203 BaesaQC 6th District 56,514 Pasong Tamo113,319 Sangandaan 22,847 Sauyo 77,274 Talipapa 39,244 Tandang Sora86,005

+ Barangays of Novaliches in Caloocan City Barangay Area Legislative district Population (2024) Barangay 164 Talipapa 1st district 20,207 Barangay 165 Bagbaguin 27,597 Barangay 166 Kaybiga 21,144 Barangay 167 Llano 58,357 Barangay 168 Deparo 37,107 Barangay 169 BF Homes Caloocan 5,057 Barangay 170 Deparo 13,401 Barangay 171 Bagumbong 116,013 Barangay 172 Urduja 23,849 Barangay 173 Congress 15,702 Barangay 174 Camarin 25,538 Barangay 175 74,760 Barangay 176-A Bagong Silang 48,719Barangay 176-B43,135Barangay 176-C39,837Barangay 176-D50,940Barangay 176-E53,341Barangay 176-F30,953 Barangay 177 Camarin 87,381 Barangay 178 3rd district 112,582 Barangay 179 48,602 Barangay 180 Tala 19,513 Barangay 181 Pangarap Village 22,582 Barangay 182 9,621 Barangay 183 Tala 7,634 Barangay 184 3,139 Barangay 185 28,005 Barangay 186 26,285 Barangay 187 25,566 Barangay 188 33,787

Education

The main campus of Quezon City University is located on San Bartolome, along Quirino Highway. The northern Caloocan portion of the district hosts two campuses of the University of Caloocan City. Well-known private educational institutions include the National University Fairview, School of St. Anthony, Sacred Heart Academy of Novaliches, La Consolacion College Novaliches, the School of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City, FEU Diliman, and FEU-NRMF.

In popular culture

On the debut album of Filipino rock band Rocksteddy entitled Tsubtsatagilidakeyn, there is a song called "Super Nova" which pays homage to the district. The song was re-recorded for their 2017 Ang Album Na May Pinakamahabang Pamagat and was re-titled as "Supernovaliches (Re-Recorded)".

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