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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
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http://www.caloocancity.gov.ph/