27-648: De La Salle Araneta University , also referred to by its acronym ( Araneta U or DLSAU ), is a private Catholic Lasallian co-educational basic and higher education institution supervised by the Philippine District of the De La Salle Christian Brothers in Malabon, Metro Manila , Philippines. It was established in 1946 in Bulacan and named Araneta Institute of Agriculture. It was then transferred to Malabon
54-581: A Philippine institution of higher education is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Malabon, Metro Manila Malabon , officially the City of Malabon ( Filipino : Lungsod ng Malabon ), is a highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 380,522 people. Located just north of the city of Manila , it
81-514: A highly urbanized city on April 21, 2001, under Republic Act No. 9019, 407 years after its founding. Malabon is one of the most densely populated cities in the Philippines and its low-lying, flat terrain makes it prone to frequent flooding, especially during high tides, heavy rains and when river and dams overflow. The four cities in CAMANAVA are commonly affected by interconnected rivers, one of which
108-499: A new town that is now Navotas . The newspaper La Independencia was first printed in Malabon's Asilo de Huérfanos (Orphanage), where children orphaned by the Plague of 1882 were housed. The first Mayor of Malabon was Don Agustín Salamante, a Spanish mestizo originally from Cavite . The first Filipino Mayor of Malabon was Don Vicente P. Villongco, in 1899 during the onset of
135-505: Is a small zoo that features an array of caged animals, along with an aquarium and gardens. Malabon is considered as the local Venice , due to year-long floods and gradual sinking. It is a place famous for its Pancit Malabon and its predominantly Atlantic ambience. It is also famous for other variety of foods (kakanin), such as puto sulot , puto bumbong , sapin-sapin , broas , bibingka and camachile . The culinary delights are abundant in its specialty eateries. Its most famous festival
162-529: Is previously named as Tambobong, after the rural Tagalog word tambúbong , which translates to barn. Originally called Tambobong , Malabon was founded as a visita (hamlet) of Tondo by the Augustinians on May 21, 1599. It remained under the administrative jurisdiction of the Province of Tondo (renamed to Manila in 1859) from 1627 to 1688. Malabon played an important economic role in the late 19th century with
189-419: Is primarily a residential and industrial area, and is one of the most densely populated cities in the metropolis. It has a total land area of 15.96 square kilometers (6.16 sq mi). Malabon is part of the sub-region of Metro Manila informally called CAMANAVA , an area which derives its name from the first syllable of its component cities: Caloocan , Malabon, Navotas , and Valenzuela . Caloocan lies to
216-626: Is the Tullahan River . The river system used to be navigable, and fishing was the major livelihood activity in the area. The river used to be wider and deeper with better quality water, and was a regular source of different species of fish, an important food source for local residents. Also, trees and crops like palay (rice) and vegetables used to be grown along the riverbanks. However, these agricultural plots have been replaced by industrial yards, which also became home to thousands of informal settlers who built makeshift dwellings without legal claim to
243-1004: Is the "Pagoda-Caracol", a fluvial procession with street dancing to commemorate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception every December 8. Malabon houses several old homes of historical value: the Dionisio family home, the Rivera house, the Villongco house, the Luna house, the Pascual house, the Chikiamco house, the Rojas-Borja house, the (Teodoro) Luna house, the Santos-Lapus house, the Pantaleon Bautista house,
270-581: The American regime . Malabon was officially made a municipality of the newly created Province of Rizal on June 11, 1901, by virtue of Philippine Commission Act No. 137. From 1903 to 1906, Navotas was returned to Malabon to form a single municipality. Malabon remained a municipality of Rizal until November 7, 1975, when Malabon became a part of the National Capital Region or Metro Manila by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 824. Malabon became
297-651: The Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas was in sharp decline between the 1950s and 1990s, during which it sold most of its ancillary businesses in the Philippines to focus solely on international tobacco trading. In 2007, it merged with the Dutch tobacco trading company Lippoel Leaf, forming the CdF International Group, and in 2011, CdF merged again with the American tobacco trading company Hail & Cotton, with
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#1732854990200324-612: The Badeo Cuatro, connecting Flores to San Roque, Navotas; and Badeo Tres, connecting Concepcion to Daanghari, Navotas. The city of Malabon is home for famous personalities in different sectors including businessmen, celebrities, politicians, among others. * Jessica Marasigan - Model and former beauty queen who represent Malabon at Binibining Pilipinas 2019 Compa%C3%B1ia General de Tabacos de Filipinas The Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas , S.A. ( General Tobacco Company of
351-618: The Church of God International , Jesus Is Lord Church , IEMELIF and Seventh-day Adventist . Poverty incidence of Malabon Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Malabon industries include sugar refinery, patis- (fish sauce) making, cigar-making, candle production, fishing and ilang-ilang flower-extract production (the distilled perfume is exported). On April 21, 2008, Malabon's newly constructed 11-story city hall building along F. Sevilla Blvd. in Barangay San Agustin,
378-472: The Lasallian East Asia District. DLSAU has a basic education department (elementary school and high school), a college and a graduate school department. The College Department offers programs in veterinary medicine, agriculture, forestry, business, hotel and restaurant management, travel tourism management, accountancy, psychology, computer science and education while the graduate school confers
405-686: The Philippines , abbreviated CdF ), also known as the Compañía Española de Tabacos de Filipinas , was a Spanish multinational joint-stock company , one of the world's most important enterprises in the late 19th and early 20th century, and the Philippines ' first private tobacco company. Founded by the 1st Marquess of Comillas in Barcelona in 1881 and based in Manila , it is also simply known as Tabacos de Filipinas in Spain, and as La Tabacalera in
432-552: The Philippines. Although the company today specializes in tobacco trading, over the years the company also ran a shipping line and established factories with the aim of cultivating, trading, manufacturing, and commercializing tobacco from the Philippines. It also expanded its interests beyond tobacco, engaging in the exploitation of sugar and alcohol distribution, copra , abacá and maguey , as well as owning significant interests in electricity generation, transport and insurance. Owned by Spanish interests for most of its history,
459-664: The Syjuco (formerly Gaza) house, and the Raymundo house, considered to be the oldest located along C. Arellano Street. Other old but well-preserved heritage houses in Malabon include the Asilo de Huérfanos, the Paez House, and the Nepomuceno House. There are various modes of transportation that people use to go in and out of the city and to the barangays. Ferry terminals which uses boats include
486-517: The city. Before the present-day Malabon, the town was originally composed of sitios (barangay) and others were further divided into two or more purok (zone). Malabon is divided into 21 barangays. Malabon belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan under the episcopal seat of Bishop Pablo Virgilio David. Almost 80% of the people here adhere to this religion. Today there are eight Roman Catholic Parishes in Malabon. Malabon bears
513-471: The company itself continuing to exist as its Philippine subsidiary. Regarding distribution, the company operated in three markets: The National Historical Institute issued a marker along Romualdez St. in Ermita , Manila in 1951. The marker commends the company for the important role it played in the economic development in the Philippines and for the company's fair treatment of its workers. It also notes that
540-751: The following master's degrees: Master of Arts in education, and Master in management. The university also offers doctoral degree programs in philosophy. In June 2011, the De La Salle Agrivet Sciences Institute, located in Bulacan , was established as a satellite campus under the leadership of Br. Narciso S. Erguiza Jr. FSC. Its purpose is to be a demonstration site for the university's food, and agriculture science-related programs. De La Salle Araneta University has several varsity teams competing in various sports activities such as basketball, football, volleyball, athletics, badminton, swimming, table tennis, and taekwondo. This article about
567-523: The founding of La Princesa Tabacalera tobacco company in 1851 and the Malabon Sugar Company in 1878. La Princesa was under the corporate umbrella of Compañia General de Tabacos de Filipinas (owned by the Spanish Crown ), while the latter pioneered the refined sugar industry in the Philippines. In 1859, three barrios—San Jose, Navotas, and Bangkulasi—were separated from Tambobong to form
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#1732854990200594-443: The land. Floods have worsened in recent years, occurring more frequently and reaching depths of several feet. Most affected are families in the communities that are along or near the riverbanks. The river has become narrower and shallower over the years, and its capacity to hold water has decreased. With more frequent intense rains, the riverbanks flood regularly and flooding reaches farther into low-lying and densely populated areas of
621-613: The newly renovated 400-year-old San Bartolome Church as well as to notable heritage houses like the Raymundo House and Ibaviosa House. On March 14, 2015, the tours started to offer visitors a unique gastronomic experience through visits to the city's home-based eateries. This culinary aspect was the brainchild of current Mayor Antolin Oreta III's wife Melissa Oreta, the next mayor of Malabon. The Malabon Zoo and Aquarium, located in Potrero,
648-691: The old images of San Bartolome in the Poblacion and the La Inmaculada Concepcion, canonically crowned since 1986 during the pontificate of Pope John Paul II . Other religions in Malabon include Iglesia Filipina Independiente (belongs to the Diocese of Rizal and Pampanga, Parish of La Purisima Concepcion de Malabon), Baptists, Jesus the Living Stone International Assembly of God, Iglesia Ni Cristo or Church of Christ , Members of
675-501: 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. The name Malabon is from Tagalog word malabon , meaning "having many silt deposits ". The name was previously also used for two other places in Cavite during the early Spanish colonial period : Santa Cruz de Malabon (now Tanza ) and San Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias ). It
702-708: The year after. In 1978 it was renamed the Gregorio Araneta University Foundation . Integration of the university with the DLS System started in 1987 until 2002 when it officially became a member of the system. It is the fifth university in the De La Salle schools network. The university specializes in Veterinary Medicine and Agricultural Sciences. It is a member of De La Salle Philippines , a network of several Lasallian educational institutions within
729-583: Was inaugurated by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Malabon's 7th City anniversary. It was dubbed as a "potential business center of the city," a one-stop shop for government transactions, due to its state-of-the-art facilities such as 3 high-speed elevators and the new city hall building and its offices' "digital system." The Malabon City Tourism Office launched the Malabon Tricycle Tours in December 2014. The tours take visitors to eight heritage sites including
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