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City of Malabon

Location
Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Malabon.
Government
Region	National Capital Region
Province	—
District	Lone District of Malabon City-Navotas City
Barangays	21
Income class:	1st class; urban
Mayor	Canuto Senen Oreta (Lakas-CMD) (2007-2010)
Cityhood	May 2001
Physical characteristics
Area	19.76 km²
Population      Total (2000)      Density	338,855 17,148/km²
Coordinates	—

The City of Malabon is one of the cities and municipalities in the Philippines that make up Metro Manila. Located just north of Manila, the city has a population of approximately 340,000. It is primarily a residential and industrial town and is one of the most densely populated cities in the metropolis.

Malabon is part of the sub-region of Metro Manila informally called CAMANAVA. CAMANAVA consists of Caloocan City, Malabon City, Navotas City, and Valenzuela City. Caloocan lies to the south and east, Navotas to the west, and Valenzuela to the north. Malabon also borders the town of Obando in the province of Bulacan to the northwest.

Malabon City is very infamous during the wet season when the city itself is flooded, sometimes almost chest deep. Some even saying that boats are more important than cars in the city. Also, one can ride in boats just like taxis during the wet season, when automobiles and bicycles are useless in deep floods.

Originally called the town of Tambobong, Malabon was founded as a “Visita” of Tondo by the Augustinian friars on May 21, 1599 and remained under the administrative jurisdiction of the province of Tondo from 1627 to 1688. Malabon was officially made a municipality of the newly-created province of Rizal on June 11, 1901 by virtue of Philippine Commission Act 137.

When Philippine Commission Act 942 was promulgated, Malabon was merged with Navotas under a new government. On January 16, 1906, Philippine Commission Act 1441 separated Malabon from Navotas into two distinct municipalities of the Rizal province.

For 70 years, Malabon was a municipality of Rizal, until November 7, 1975, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 824, when Malabon became a part of Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital Region.

Malabon became a city on May 2001.

On July 22, 2000, the Catmon, Malabon Halls of Justice was burned destroying P 5 million worth of court properties, inter alia. The one hour dawn fire reached 5th alarm and fully burned the Fiscal's and Clerk of Court's Offices, the court salas and offices of Judges Benjamin Antonio, Benjamin Aquino, Jr., Emmanuel Laurea, 2 Metropolitan Trial Court salas, canteen and stockroom, except Br. 73, Regional Trial court which was well-preserved.^[1]

Richard Bautista, prime mover in the preservation of the Malabon’s historical structures and Monchet Lucas (whose family owns famed Rufina Patis factory) sponsored a “Lusong Malabon,” tour of the “treasures”: century-old houses in the city especially in Concepcion, which endured time and tide. Richard stated: “Most of the old houses were originally three-story structures, but because of the constant flooding, their ground floors have become useless as these are always submerged in water; tourists travel all the way to the northern part of Luzon to see old houses when we have them here in Metro Manila.” Considered city treasures, inter alia, are: the Dionisio family home, 1920, in Gen. Luna Street, the Martinez house, the 1923 Rojas-Borja house, one of the best preserved, and the 1861 Raymundo house, considered the oldest.^[2]

Malabon City is composed of 21 barangays:

• Acacia
• Baritan
• Bayan-bayanan
• Catmon
• Concepcion
• Dampalit
• Flores
• Hulong Duhat
• Ibaba
• Longos
• Maysilo
• Muzon
• Niugan
• Panghulo
• Potrero
• San Agustin
• Santolan
• Tañong
• Tinajeros
• Tonsuya
• Tugatog

• Official City Government Website