Rizal Province (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Rizal), is a province located in the CALABARZON, just 1 !

ilo"eters east o# $anila% &he province 'as na"ed a#ter the countr()s national hero, *os+ Ri,al% Ri,al -overnor .r% Casi"iro /nares 000 on *une 11, 2334 announced the trans#er o# the Capitol #ro" 5asi6% 0ts 5 2137"illion capitol 8uildin6, constructed in Antipolo 8( Orti6as 9 Co%, o'ner thereo#, 'as co"pleted 8( .ece"8er o# that (ear% Built on :7hectare lot at the /nares Center, it e"plo(s 2,334 e"plo(ees%;<= &he Ne' Capitol 'as success#ull( inau6urated on $arch <, 233>, 8rin6in6 8ac! the Capitol Buildin6 inside the provincial territor(, #ro" 'hich it 'as a8sent #or ?? (ears ('hen 5asi6 'as incorporated into $etro $anila)% Ri,al is 8ordered 8( $etro $anila to the 'est, the province o# Bulacan to the north, @ue,on to the east and La6una province to the south% &he province also lies on the northern shores o# La6una de Ba(, the lar6est la!e in the countr(% Ri,al is a "ountainous province perched on the 'estern slopes o# the southern portion o# the Aierra $adre "ountain ran6e% Antipolo 8oasts o# a 'onder#ul vie' o# $etro $anila and it is 'here Binulu6an6 &a!ta!, a 'ater#all popular 'ith tourists, can 8e #ound% &he Ri,al 5rovince 'ill 8e accessed 8( the #uture C7 Road connectin6 the provinces o# Bulacan and Cavite and cities o# &a6ui6 (8eside La6una de Ba(), 5araCaDue and $untinlupa 'hich are located 'ithin $etro $anila%

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1 Bistor( o 1%1 Eorld Ear 00 o 1%2 5ost7'ar 2 -eo6raph( o 2%1 5olitical ? .e"o6raphics < Fcono"( : -overn"ent o :%1 -overnors o# Ri,al 5rovince Re#erences 1 FGternal lin!s

History
&a6alo6 settle"ents arrived in Ri,al 'ho 'ere ori6inall( Chinese;:= and later had interactions and ad"iGtures 'ith Ara8 traders lon6 8e#ore the Apanish conDuest% &he provincial territor( 8e6an 'ith the or6ani,ation o# the &ondo province and La6una province durin6 the Apanish ad"inistration% Ao"e o# the to'ns li!e 5asi6, 5araCaDue, &a(ta( and Cainta 'ere alread( thrivin6% Fro" the reports o# the Fnco"iendas in 1:427 1:4?, the Fnco"iendas o# $oron ($oron6) 'as under the jurisdiction o# La La6una and, the Fnco"iendas o# 5assi (5asi6), &aita( (&a(ta() and &a6ui (&a6ui6) 8elon6ed to the

5rovince o# &ondo% 0t 'as recorded that in 1:>1, the Fnco"iendas o# $oron and &aita( 'ere under the jurisdiction o# the Franciscan Order in the 5rovince o# La La6unaH and the Fnco"iendas o# Na8otas (Navotas), &a"8o8o ($ala8on), &ondo, 5araCaDue, Lon6alo (.on6alo), &a6ui and 5asi6 'ere under the jurisdiction o# the Au6ustinians in the 5rovince o# &ondo% 0n 14:?, a ne' political su8division 'as #or"ed% &his consisted o# the to'ns o# Antipolo, Boso8oso, Cainta and &a(ta( #ro" the 5rovince o# &ondoH and the to'ns o# $oron6, Baras, &ana(, 5ililla, An6ono, Binan6onan and *alajala #ro" the 5rovince o# La La6una, 'ith the capital at $oron6% &his district 'as later chan6ed to .istrito 5olitico7$ilitar de $oron6 a#ter #our (ears% 0n 14 3, 8( virtue o# Circular No% 4?, dated Aepte"8er 2, 14:>, the 5rovince o# &ondo 8eca"e the 5rovince o# $anila% All its to'ns 'ere placed under the ad"inistration, #iscal supervision and control o# the -overnor o# the ne' province% &he to'n o# $ariDuina ($ari!ina) 8eca"e the capital o# the 5rovince o# $anila durin6 the tenure o# the revolutionar( 6overn"ent o# -en% F"ilio A6uinaldo% &he 5rovince o# $oron6 had #or its capital the to'n o# Antipolo #or the period 14>4714>>, and the to'n o# &ana( #or 14>>71>33% On Fe8ruar( , 1>31, the First 5hilippine Co""ission sou6ht to esta8lish civil 6overn"ent in the countr( throu6h a provincial or6ani,ation act a#ter the Filipino7 Apanish and Filipino7A"erican con#licts% &here#ore, on *une :, 1>31, a historic "eetin6 'as held at the 5asi6 Catholic Church #or the or6ani,ation o# a civil 6overn"ent in the 5rovinces o# $anila and $oron6, 'ith 221 dele6ates in attendance% &he #irst 5hilippine Co""ission, headed 8( Eillia" Bo'ard &a#t and co"posed o# Co""issioners Lu!e F% Eri6ht, Benr( C% 0de, Bernard $oses and .ean C% Eorcester, discussed 'ith the Asse"8l( the issue o# 'hether or not to 'rite the 5rovince o# $anila 'ith $oron6 5rovince, 'as not sel#7su##icient to operate as a separate province% Althou6h the dele6ates #ro" $oron6, .on Bilarion Ra("undo and .on *os+ &upas, o8jected to the proposal, .on *uan Au"ulon6 o# Antipolo stron6l( advocated the "ove% A#ter "uch acri"onious de8ate and upon the su66estion o# &rinidad B% 5ardo de &avera the 8od( a6reed on the creation o# a ne' province independent o# the 5rovince o# $anila% &he ne' province 'as aptl( na"ed a#ter *os+ 5rotacio $ercado Ri,al ( Alon,o Realonda, the countr()s national hero% On *une 11, 1>31, the province o# Ri,al 'as o##iciall( and le6all( created 8( virtue o# an Act No% 1?1 8( the First 5hilippine Co""ission 'hich durin6 the ti"e 'as actin6 as the unica"eral le6islative 8od( in the island o# Lu,on% &he ne' province 'as co"posed o# 2> "unicipalities, 11 #ro" the old 5rovince o# $anila (Caloocan, Las 5iCas, $ariDuina ($ari!ina), Lu"isan67A6uho, $ontal8an

(Rodri6ue,), $untinlupa, Navotas, Novaliches, 5araCaDue, 5asi6, 5ateros, 5ineda (5asa(), Aan Felipe Neri ($andalu(on6), Aan *uan del $onte (Aan *uan), Aan $ateo, Aan 5edro $acati ($a!ati), &a6ui6, &a"8o8on6 ($ala8on))H and 12 #ro" the 5olitico7$ilitar .istrict o# $oron6, (An6ono, Baras, Binan6onan, Cainta, Antipolo, Cardona, *alajala, $oron6, 5ililla, &ana(, &a(ta( and &eresa)% &he Cit( o# $anila #ro" the old 5rovince o# $anila 'as treated as a separate entit(% &he seat o# the provincial 6overn"ent 'as 5asi6% 0n (ear 1>?>, @ue,on Cit( 'as esta8lished, 'hich included parts o# Caloocan, and later on, Novaliches and the parts o# Aan *uan 5rovince%

World War II
.urin6 Eorld Ear 00, *apanese #i6hter and 8o"8er planes rained eGplosives on the province in .ece"8er 1><1% *apanese 0"perial troops invaded Ri,al in 1><2 at the onset o# the *apanese Occupation% $an( Ri,aleCos or6anised the"selves into a resistance "ove"ent, 6rouped in so"e places as the Bunters RO&C and the $ar!in6)s Filipino7A"erican &roops ($FA&) in 6uerrilla ca"ps in the province)s "ountains% &he 6uerrilla #orces also aided Filipino soldiers in the 5hilippine Co""on'ealth Ar"( and A"erican troops in #i6htin6 the *apanese troops% &he local "ilitar( unit o# the 5hilippine Co""on'ealth Ar"( 'as active #ro" 1><2 to 1>< , 'hile the local unit o# the 5hilippine Consta8ular( 'as active #ro" 1><< to 1>< % Inited Atates #orces had li8erated parts o# Lu,on 8( *anuar( o# 1><:% .urin6 the Allied Li8eration that lasted until Au6ust that (ear, the co"8ined I%A% and 5hilippine Co""on'ealth "ilitar( 6round troops aided the local Ri,aleCo Bunters RO&C and $FA&%

Post-war
B( virtue o# 5residential .ecree J 42<, Ri,al 'as partitioned on 1 Nove"8er 1>1: to #or" the National Capital Re6ion% &he "unicipalities o# Las 5iCas, 5araCaDue, $untinlupa, &a6ui6, 5ateros, $a!ati, $andalu(on6, Aan *uan, $ala8on, Navotas, 5asi6 and $ari!ina, and the three cities o# Caloocan, 5asa( and @ue,on Cit( 'ere eGcised to #or" the ne' re6ion, 'hile the other 1< to'ns re"ained in Ri,al%

Geography
Ri,al 5rovince sits i""ediatel( east o# $etro $anila% Located 23 !ilo"eters east o# $anila, co""uters ta!e approGi"atel( an hour to reach the provincial seat 'hich is at Antipolo% -enerall( hill( and "ountainous in terrain, "ost o# the province)s southern to'ns lie in the shores o# La6una de Ba(, the countr()s lar6est inland 8od( o# 'ater%

Political
Ri,al is su8divided into 1? "unicipalities and 1 cit(%; =

City/Municipality An6ono Antipolo Baras Binan6onan Cainta Cardona *alajala $oron6 5ililla Rodri6ue, Aan $ateo &ana( &a(ta( &eresa

No o! #rea Population Pop density "arangays $%&'()*+ $,-.- Census()/+ $per %&'( 13 2 %22 132,<31 ?,>3:% 4 1 ?3 %13 11,1<1 2,21<%12 13 4<%>? ?2, 3> ?4?%>: <3 %?< 2<>,412 ?,1 %:< 1 <2%>> ?11,4<: 1,2:?%>3 14 24%: <1,<1< 1, 3%1: 11 <<%12 ?3,31< 41% < 4 ?1%:4 :2,1>< 1,?44%44 > >%>: :>,:21 4:3%>> 11 ?12%13 243,>3< 4>4%?2 1: ::%3> 23:,2:: ?,12:%41 1> 233%33 >4,41> <><%? : ?4%43 244,>: 1,<<1%?2 > 14% 1 <1,1 ? 2,:?<%24

0e&ographics
Population census o! Rizal
1ear Pop 23 p a

.44.445 ,--,--/ ,-.-

>11,<<4 1,?12,<4> 1,131,214 2,24<,3< 2,<4<,4<3

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6cono&y
Be#ore the 1>>3s, the pri"ar( source o# econo"( in Ri,al province 'ere the hu6e pi66er( estates o'ned 8( $anila78ased #a"ilies%;citation needed= 0n the recent (ears, the province 8eca"e one o# the "ost pro6ressive provinces in countr(, o'in6 to its proGi"it( to $etro $anila, the econo"ic center o# the 5hilippines% Antipolo, &a(ta( and Cainta serve as the econo"ic centers o# the province, 'hile An6ono, Rodri6ue,, $oron6, Aan $ateo, &ana(, Binan6onan and &eresa are ta!in6 success#ul steps to ur8ani,e areas

'ithin their jurisdiction%;citation needed= Other areas o# the province are havin6 di##icult( to start the ur8ani,ation process, "ainl( 8ecause o# the lac! o# "ain roads to connect these to econo"ic centers%;citation needed= 0n a stud( recentl( conducted 8( the National Atatistics Coordination Board (NACB), ;citation needed= Ri,al province ca"e out to 8e the 5hilippines) least poor province 'ith a povert( incidence rate o# ?%<M, even lo'er than that o# the National Capital Re6ion or $etro $anila%;citation needed=% 0n April 2?, 231?, the National Atatistics Coordination Board (NCAB)reported that Ri,al, #ro" 8ein6 the least poor province in povert( incidence "oved do'n to the ?rd 5lace, 'ith Cavite ta!in6 over as the least province 8( <%1M (co"pared to Ri,al)s 1% M) and La6una #or 2nd 'ith %?M% ;4= Antipolo, the province)s capital cit(, is the center o# trade and eGchan6e, touris", 6overn"ent and econo"(%;citation needed= 0t is also a center o# education and sports 8ecause o# the availa8ilit( o# various educational and ph(sical trainin6 #acilities%;citation needed= Acclai"ed o# its scenic attractions, the cit( also produces a6ricultural products such as cashe' nuts and rice ca!es%;citation needed= &a(ta(, the province)s center o# 6ar"ent and teGtile "anu#acturin6, is also the to'n 'here the countr()s lar6est "all operator runs a store near the to'n center%;citation needed= $ean'hile, Cainta serves as the center o# 8usiness7process outsourcin6 (B5O) 8usinesses in the province, aside #ro" 8ein6 !no'n #or the presence o# several shoppin6 centers and delicacies such as 8i8in6!a or rice ca!es%;citation needed=

Govern&ent
&he provincial le6islature or the Aan66unian6 5anlala'i6an is co"posed o# ten elected "e"8ers% Four "e"8ers are elected #ro" each o# the province)s le6islative district, 'hile each o# Antipolo)s le6islative district elect a sin6le "e"8er%

Governors o! Rizal Province

&he old Capitol Buildin6 o# Ri,al in 5asi6% 5asi6 served as the seat o# 6overn"ent #or the province o# Ri,al until the ne' capitol 8uildin6 in Antipolo 'as co"pleted% No 7er& Na&e No 7er& Na&e

1>31N A"8rosio Flores 1>3< 1>3<N Arturo .ancel 1>3 1>31N *ose -% &upa, 1>3> 1>13N Lope O% Aantos 1>1? 1>1?N $ariano C% 1>1 $elende, 1>1 N Fulo6io 1>1> Rodri6ue,, Ar% 1>1>N Andres A% 1>23 -a8riel 1>23N Arcadio Aantos 1>22 1>22N Fulo6io 1>2? Rodri6ue,, Ar% 1>2?N Ruperto $artine, 1>2: 1>2:N Andres 5ascual 1>24 1>24N Fli6io N% Naval 1>?1

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Eenceslao 5ascual

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0sidro Rodri6ue,

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0sidro 0narda

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Re!erences
1% 2% 8u&p up 9 PList o# 5rovincesP% PSGC Interactive% $a!ati Cit(, 5hilippines: National Atatistical Coordination Board% Retrieved 2? Octo8er 231?% Q *u"p up to: a b P5opulation and Annual -ro'th Rates #or &he 5hilippines and 0ts Re6ions, 5rovinces, and Bi6hl( Ir8ani,ed CitiesP% 2010 Census and Housing Population% National Atatistics O##ice% Retrieved 2 Au6ust 231?% 8u&p up 9 /ehe(R Ne's 7 Board 'ants Antipolo o##iciall( na"ed capital o# Ri,al 8u&p up 9 P6"ane's%tv, Ri,al capitol to 8e trans#erred to AntipoloP% -"ane's%tv% 233473 711% Retrieved 231273<72<% 8u&p up 9 Pta6alo6P% Litera1no<%tripod%co"% 1>>>711732% Retrieved 231273<72<% Q *u"p up to: a b P5rovince: R0ZALP% PSGC Interactive% $a!ati Cit(, 5hilippines: National Atatistical Coordination Board% Retrieved 2< Octo8er 231?% 8u&p up 9 P&otal 5opulation 8( 5rovince, Cit(, $unicipalit( and Baran6a(: as o# $a( 1, 2313P% 2010 Census of Population and Housing% National Atatistics O##ice% Retrieved 2? Octo8er 231?% 8u&p up 9 PRi,al povert( incidence rateP% NCAB% 231?73<72?% Retrieved 231?73:7:%

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