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2012, June 25.  Caloocan City - 50th Anniversary

Litho Offset.  Amstar Company, Inc.  Perf 14

Singles, Sheets of 40 (4 x 10)

             

 

   7p   Bonifacio Monument  -  Singles   (100,200)

 

 

First Day Covers:  Manila & Caloocan City

 

 


CALOOCAN CITY - 50th ANNIVERSARY

The City of Caloocan (official name: Makasaysayang Lungsod ng Kalookan, The Historic City of Caloocan) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprises the Metro Manila region (National Capital Region) in the Philippines. It is a major residential area inside Metro Manila. Located just north of the capital City of Manila, Caloocan is the country's third most populous city with a population of 1,489,040 as of the 2010 census.

Caloocan was first called Aromahan or Libis Espina by the Spanish colonizers as it was located in a “libis” (lowland) when it was just a small barrio in Tondo. Its present name of Caloocan, according to some folk tales, was derived from the Tagalog root word “lo-ok” (bay) attributed to its nearness to Manila Bay. While others believed that it came from the word “sulok” (corner) because in the past, Caloocan was located at the corner where the old towns of Tondo and Tambobong (Malabon) met. Hence, the word caloocan is a play of the Tagalog word “kasulok-sulokan” (or kaloob-looban) which means "innermost area".

In 1762, the Spanish Augustinian priests reached the insular “lo-ok”, and eventually established the first Catholic Church (San Roque Church) on the barrio in 1765. However, the spiritual administration of Caloocan was transferred to the Recollectos in 1814.

In 1815, Caloocan was separated from Tondo and became an independent municipality. Its original territory extended to the foothills of Marikina, San Mateo and Montalban in the east; Tinajeros, Tanza and Tala rivers in the North; San Francisco del Monte.

The city is historically significant because it was the center of activities for the Katipunan, the secret militant society that launched the Philippine Revolution (1898) during the Spanish occupation of the Philippines. It was in a house in Caloocan where secret meetings were held by Andres Bonifacio and his men, and it was within the city's perimeters where the very first armed encounter took place between the Katipunan and the Spaniards.

The city's most celebrated landmark is the monument of Philippine revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio, which is located at the end of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). The memorial was erected in 1933 with sculptures crafted by national artist Guillermo Tolentino to mark the very first battle of the Philippine revolution on August 3, 1896. Recent renovations have been made on the environs of the monument, including the Bonifacio Circle, its former site, and the Caloocan stretch of EDSA, which is 100 meters away from the landmark. The whole area is now known as Monumento (Monument). The city hall is located on A. Mabini Avenue in the southern part of the city, across the street from San Roque Parish Cathedral. The old city hall, on the other hand, still stands today in its present location at 9th Avenue. There is also a city hall in the northern part of the city.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caloocan http://www.caloocancity.gov.ph/ 

 

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