Obando, Bulacan

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Obando
Municipality

Obando Church

Seal

Map of Bulacan showing the location of Obando

Obando
Location within the Philippines

Coordinates:

1442N 12055ECoordinates:

1442N 12055E

Country

Philippines

Region

Central Luzon (Region III)

Province

Bulacan

District

4th District

Founded

1753

Barangays

10

Government[1]
Mayor

Edwin Santos

Area[2]
Total

52.1 km2 (20.1 sq mi)

Population (2015 census)[3]

Total

59,197

Density

1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)

Poverty rate

4.1%

Time zone

PST (UTC+8)

ZIP code

3021

IDD:area code

+63(0)44

Income class

2nd class

Electricity

Manila Electric Company

 Consumption

29.32 million kWh (2003)

Website

elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/obando/

Obando is a second class partially urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines.[4] It is
16 kilometres (10 mi) away from the Philippine capital Manila. According to the 2015 census, it has a
population of 59,197 people.[3]
The town is part of Manila's conurbation which reaches San Ildefonso in its northernmost part.[4] It is
said that if Obando ever becomes a member of Metro Manila in the near future, it would be the
second municipality in the region, next to Pateros.
Contents
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1Geography
o 1.1Barangays
2History
3Demographics
4Problems
5Local government
o 5.1List of former mayors
o 5.2List of former vice mayors
6Gallery
7See also
8References
9External links

Geography[edit]
Obando is bordered by Valenzuela City in the east, Navotas City and Malabon City in the
south, Bulakan in the north, and the waters of Manila Bay in the west.
Flat and low-lying coastal plains characterize the general topography of Obando. The area was
formerly an estuary, but it filled up partially from the peripheral parts of each sand bar and sand spit
and formed up into current figure that mainly consisted of commercial district, partly industrial district,
residential area and fishpond. Within the municipality are two rivers and three creeks namely
Meycauayan River, in the north, Pinagkabalian River, in the south and Paco Creek, Hulo Creek and
Pag-asa Creek traversing the town parallel to the provincial road.[4]
Obando, just like the other towns of Bulacan, has two pronounced seasons: dry and wet season.
The wet season is from May to October and the dry season is from November to April. The rainfall of
the wet season accounts for about 80% of the annual rainfall, which is due to west monsoons and
typhoons.[4]

Barangays[edit]
Obando has a land area of 52.1 km. It has an urban area which comprise 2 barangays, the other 8
barangays of rural area of the abovecited area, 82.50% are fishponds. Obando is politically
subdivided into 10 barangays (8 urban, 3 rural). Barangays Binuangan and Salambao are located
along the Paliwas River, and can only be reached by means of motorized boats.[4]

Panghulo
Catanghalan

Pag-asa (formerly Poblacion)

Paliwas
San Pascual (formerly Quebadia)
Lawa
Paco
Tawiran
Binuangan
Salambao

History[edit]
In the 18th century, the municipalities now known as Meycauayan, Valenzuela (formerly Polo) and
Obando comprised only one town, the Municipality of Meycauayan. The town of Polo and Obando,
formed a barrio called Catangalan. In the year 1623, the municipality of Polo was organized which
included the present-day territories of the Town of Obando. By virtue of a decreepromulgated during
the time of Governor and Captain General of the Archipelago, Francisco Jose de Obando y Solis,
the town was created and separated from its mother town Polo on May 14, 1753. In the Governor's
untimely death at the hands of the British during the Seven Years' War, the creation and
establishment of the town was made and attended by the Alcalde Mayor of the province, Don
Francisco Morales y Mozabe, the Provincial Minister, S. Gregorio, Rev. Fr. Alejandro Ferrer,
together with numerous religious devotees. The minister who was chosen to administer the town
was Rev. Fr. Manuel De Olivendia.
In 1907, Obando was made an independent town of Bulacan. Then through the untiring efforts of the
municipal officials, a portion of Gasak, Navotas was reclaimed to form a part of Obando. The
municipal officials, believing that this portion was once a part of the municipality but was adopted by
Navotas in the course of time, effortlessly pushed through its claim to regain the area. The concerted
action of all those concerned paid off when on January 30, 1975, by virtue of a Presidential Decree
No. 646, a portion of approximately 1.78 square kilometers of Gasak, Navotas was returned to
Obando. This is mostly fishpond and sandy beach and believed that when fully developed, this will
serve as a good tourist attraction. By resolution of 1975 Municipal Council, the area was made into a
barangay and named it Nuestra Seora de Salambao in honor of one of its patron saints.[4]

Demographics[edit]
Population census of Obando
Year

Pop.

% p.a.

1990

46,346

1995

51,488

+1.99%

2000

52,906

+0.58%

2007

56,258

+0.85%

2010

58,009

+1.12%

2015

59,197

+0.39%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][5]

In the 2015 census, the population of Obando, Bulacan, was 59,197 people,[3] with a density of 1,100
inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,800 inhabitants per square mile.
In 2002, Obando had an estimated population of 58,245 wherein 49% are male and 51% are female.
Of the current population, about 14% live in rural barangays while the rest constitute the urban
population. There are 12,349 households. The average monthly income of a household is
P9,000.00, slightly below the P9,540.00 minimum for a family of 6 threshold set by Department of
Social Welfare and Development.[4]

Problems[edit]
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River pollution caused by the Tanza, Navotas dumpsite. In 2002, under the leadership of Mayor
Nesty Joaquin, the Sangguniang Bayan of Obando, Bulacan passed a controversial resolution
allowing all the Phileco (Philippine Ecology Systems Corp.) barges that contains tons of Metro
Manila's garbage to pass the river of Obando and dumped it in a river-turned "controlled"
dumpsite facility in Tanza, Navotas which is only 1 km away from Obando. Mass actions
followed but local officials failed to stop the dumping up to this date. Studies showed that the
operation of the dump was polluting the river and had caused several diseases among
residents, mostly old folks, women and children.
Obando Landfill - Environment Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje has been asked to revoke the
environmental compliance certificate that his department issued to a landfill project for
aggravating the situation in Obando town of Bulacan. Coalition president Roy Alvarez warned
Paje the flooding in Obando is proof that the fishing town is a flood-prone area and the
construction of a sanitary landfill is a blunder. The threat of extreme weather disturbances due to
climate change and constructing a landfill in a flood disaster hotspot like Obando, Alvarez said.
Citizens groups, religious associations, an environmental health coalition and a fisherfolk
alliance, had asked Paje to stop the construction of the 44-hectare landfill in Barangay
Salambao in Obando. They cited the proximity of the waste disposal facility to Obando River and
Manila Bay. The protesters said that the Obando landfill project is illegal and violative of the
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. They expressed belief the landfill will prejudice the
health of Obando River and its people, worsen the decades-old flooding problem in the town,
contribute to the deterioration of Manila Bay and destroy the livelihood of tens of thousands of
people. The said project was approved without public hearing and backed up by its former
mayor Orencio E. Gabriel, councilors Aries Manalaysay, Dhey Alejo, Virgilio Cruz, Arvin dela
Cruz, Edmon Papa, Jocelyn Gutierrez-Garcia, Bulacan governor Willy Alvarado. Businessman
Antonio L. Cabangon-Chua of Ecoshield Development Corporation is the owner of the said
sanitary landfill. Mr. Chua is the president of ALC Group of Companies (9TV-CNN Philippines,
Philippine Graphic Weekly, Business Mirror, Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, City Tower Hotel,
Fortune Life Insurance Co., Eternal Plans, Inc., Citystate Condominiums, Ecoshield
Development Corporation).

Jueteng - rampant and widespread proliferation of Jueteng (an illegal numbers game) being
allegedly tolerated by local officials and authorities.

Local government[edit]
Elected officials:

Mayor: Edwin C. Santos

Vice Mayor: Arvin E. Dela Cruz
Councillors:
Corazon Cruz-Raymundo
Victor I. De Asis
Edmundo S. Papa
Mac Bunal
Artur Sayao
Aries Manalaysay
Nemie Capiral
Ding Valeda

List of former mayors[edit]

Mayors of Obando:

Edwin C. Santos (2013Present)

Orencio Gabriel (2007-2010 & 20102013)
Zoilito Santiago (20042007)
Onesimo Joaquin (20012004)
Conrado Lumabas Jr. (19921995, 1995-1998 & 1998-2001)
Bienvenido Evangelista (19882001)
Antonio Joaquin (OIC 1986 - 1988)

- Other names to follow -

List of former vice mayors[edit]

Vice Mayors of Obando:

Arvin Dela Cruz (2016Present)

Zoilito Santiago (20132016)
Danilo de Ocampo (20102013)
Leonardo Pantanilla (20072010)
Jose Correa (20042007)
Zoilito Santiago (20012004)
Onesimo Joaquin (19982001)
Romerico Roque Santos (19951998)
Gaudioso Espinosa (19921995)
Remigio Dela Cruz (19881992)

- Other names to follow -

Gallery[edit]

Municipal hall

Municipal hall, 2014 facade

Bantayog ng Kagitingan (Federasyon ng mga Beterano ng Obando District IV, October 12, 1996)

San Pascual Baylon Parish Church