CIVIC WELFARE

TRAINING SERVICE
Prof. Vida L. Torres
HISTORY OF CALOOCAN CITY
 A. LOCATION :
◦ Caloocan is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metropolitan Manila,
Philippines.

◦ It is divided into two non-contiguous areas with a total combined area of

53.334 square kilometers.

◦ Southern Caloocan, with an area of 13.625 square kilometers, is bordered on

the south by Manila, on the east by Quezon City, and on the north-northwest
by Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela.

◦ Northern Caloocan, with an area of 39.709 square kilometers, shares its

border on the south-southeast by Quezon City, on the southwest
by Valenzuela, and on the north by Marilao, Meycauayan and San Jose del
Monte in the province of Bulacan.[10]
 B. TERRITORIAL COMPOSITION :

◦ Divided into two political boundaries, namely District 1 and District 2.

◦ District 1 is composed of 70 barangays, which include Barangays 1-4, 77 to

85
and 132 to 188.

◦ District 2 is composed of 118 barangays, which include Barangays 5 to 76,

and 86 to 131.

The two districsts are further divided into 16 zones, which is composed of
188
barangays.
C. TOPOGRAPHY:
◦ South Caloocan, whrere most commercial and industrial establsihments are found,
lies on generally flat and highly accessible land, with slopes ranging from 0-3%. The
topography gradually changes into gently to moderately sloping to rolling along the
North Luzon Expressway, with slopes ranging from 3-18%. The highest point at
35.oo meters above sea level can be found in this area, while the lowest point is in
the southern part of Dagat-Dagatan at about 0.993 meters above mean sea level.

◦ North Caloocan is characterized with gently to steeply undulating to rolling

topography with slopes ranging from 3-18%, mostly seen in the Northern and
central portion, gradually transforming into a southward trend of flat lands down to
the southwestwen tip of the boundary. Being accessible to major rooads, many
industrial and residential subdivisions have been developed in this near level land.

◦ .
 D. POPULATION:

◦ According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 1,583,978 people

It

making it the fourth –most populous city in the Philippines.

E. ECONOMY:
Caloocan’s 10th Avenue area is well known for the clusters of motorcycle dealers
and motorcycle spare parts dealers. Among the major and famous streets are
P. Zamora Street and A. Mabini Streets.
F. TOURIST SPOTS:
◦ Bonifacio Monument – This monument is the main landmark of Caloocan
situated
at the intersection of Rizal Avenue and EDSA. The monument was built in
honor of
the Filipino Hero, Andres Bonifacio.

F. FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS:

◦ The City’s Foundation Day showcases annually the festival of “Pamaypay
ng
Caloocan “, with the use of “Pamaypay” or fan as it is showcased on
techno-modern Folk Street dancing competition.
 F. ETYMOLOGY:
◦ Its present name of Caloocan, according to some folks 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
“kasuluk-sulokan” (or kaloob-looban) which means “innermost area”.

G. CITYHOOD:
o Eventually, the people of Caloocan turned the historic town into a city
through
a plebiscite in 1961, held in accordance with House Bill 6083, which was
passed
 I. : IN RETROSPECT
◦ The city is historically significant because it was the center of activities for
the
Katipunan, the secret militant society that launched the Philippine
Revolution during
the Spanish occupation of the Philippines. In a house in Caloocan, secret
meetings
were held by Andres Bonifacio and his men, and it was in the city’s
perimeters
where the first armed encounter took place between the Katipunan and the
Spaniards. The revolution erupted after the “Cry of Bailntawak” led by
A
Andres Bonifacio against the their oppressors on August 30, 1896.

◦ In 1899, the people of Caloocan showed resistance to coming to terms with

the Americans, who were bent on extending their supremacy over the
country.
The men of Caloocan fought the new invaders on February 23, 1899,
however
victory eluded the local troops on the pretext of Antonio Luna’s rift with
 References :

www.caloocancity.gov.ph:http://www.caloocancity.gov.ph/departments-offices1/26-about-us/26-history-of-
caloocan
Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia) :Caloocan-Wikipedia, en.m.Wikipedia.org
philippinescities.com>caloocan-city :https://philippinescities.com/caloocan-city/
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