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Rizal
is a province of the
Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon,
just 20 kilometers east of Manila. The
province was named after the country's national hero, José Rizal.
Rizal's capital is Antipolo City,
although the provincial capitol is located in its old capital of
Pasig City in Metro Manila.
Rizal is surrounded by Metro Manila to the
east, the province of Bulacan to the
north, Quezon to the east and
Laguna to the south. The province also lies
on the northern shores of Laguna de Bay,
the largest lake in the country.
Rizal is a mountainous province perched on
the western slopes of the southern portion of the Sierra Madre
mountain range. Antipolo City boasts of a wonderful view of Metro Manila
and it is where Hinulugang Taktak, a
waterfall popular with tourists, can be found.
Facts and Figures
Region:
CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Capital: Antipolo City.
Seat of
government—Pasig City.
Founded: June 11,
1901
Population:
2000 census—1,707,218
(11th largest).
Density—1,304
per km² (2nd highest).
Area: 1,308.9 km² (10th smallest)
Divisions:
Component Cities—1.
Municipalities—13.
Barangays—187.
Congressional Districts: 2
districts, plus the district of Antipolo City.
Rizal is subdivided into 13
municipalities
and 1
city.
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1. |
Antipolo |
8. |
Montalban (now Rodriguez) |
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2. |
Angono |
9. |
Morong |
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3. |
Baras |
10. |
Pilila |
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4. |
Binangonan |
11. |
San Mateo |
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5. |
Cainta |
12. |
Tanay |
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6. |
Cardona |
13. |
Taytay |
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7. |
Jala-Jala |
14. |
Teresa |
History of
Rizal Province
With the organization of Tondo and La Laguna during the Spanish
regime, Rizal province was composed of 26 towns. Some of the towns,
including Pasig, Paranaque, Taytay, and Cainta, were already
thriving because long before the Spanish conquest the Tagalog
settlements had already carried on trade with Chinese merchants.
From 1582 to 1583, the town of Moron (Morong) was under the
jurisdiction of La Laguna and Pasi (Pasig), Taitai (Taytay), Tagui (Taguig)
belonged to Tondo. In 1591, the encomiendas of Moron and Taitai were
under the jurisdiction of the Franciscan order in La Laguna,
Paranaque, Longalo (Dongalo), Taguig, and Pasig.
A new political subdivision was formed in 1853, consisting of the
towns of Antipolo, Boso-boso, Cainta, and Taytay from Tondo and the
towns of Morong, Baras, Tanay, Pililla, Angono, Binangonan, and
Jalajala from La Laguna. Then in 1860, Tondo became the province of
Manila, placing its towns under the fiscal supervision and land
control of the governor of the new province.
It was during the revolutionary government of General Emilio
Aguinaldo when Mariquina (Marikina) became the capital of Manila. In
1898-1899, Antipolo became the capital of Morong, then in 1899-1900,
Tanay became its capital.
In June 1901, the first Philippine Commission, headed by President
William Taft and Commissioner Wright Ide, with Dr. Trinidad Pardo de
Tavera, proposed the unification of Manila and Morong, which
resulted in the creation of a new province named after Jose P.
Rizal, the Philippine National Hero.
Rizal province was officially created by virtue of Act No. 310 by
the Philippine Commission. It was composed of 26 municipalities, 13
from the old province of Manila comprising Las Pinas, Malabon,
Makati, Paranaque, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Navotas, Muntinlupa,
Taguig, Pateros, Marikina, San Mateo, and Rodriguez (formerly
Montalban). The other 12 municipalities were from the district of
Morong, which includes Angono, Baras, Cainta, Antipolo, Cardona
Jalajala, Morong, Pililla, Tanay, Taytay, and Teresa.
On November 8, 1975, the newly formed Metro Manila area was created
by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 824, which resulted in the
incorporation of the 12 towns of Las Pinas, Paranaque, Muntinlupa,
Taguig, Pateros, Makati, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Malabon, Navotas,
Pasig, and Marikina. The remaining 14 towns were left to the
province of Rizal - San Mateo, Rodriguez, Baras, Cainta, Taytay,
Angono, Antipolo, Binangonan, Teresa, Morong, Cardona, Tanay,
Pililla, and Jalajala.
When the Metro Manila Commission incorporated Pasig, the former
capital, Rizal became the only province in the Philippines to have
no capital town. But there is a proposal to make Antipolo the new
capital of the province. At present, Antipolo is the only city in
the province of Rizal.
How to
reach the towns in Rizal
Rizal is Metro Manila’s proximate eastern province thus mobility
poses no problem. Take a metro bus, taxi, FX or jeepney to EDSA/Crossing
or at the Farmer’s Market in Cubao, Quezon City and proceed to the
jeepney terminal within the shopping area. These vehicles are bound
separately for Antipolo, Taytay, Cainta, Binangonan, Angono, and
Tanay. There are many public utility vehicles making it easy to
return to Manila destinations anytime of the day, 24/7.
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