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EspañolPARAñAQUE CITY
(Redirected from Paranaque City)
The 'City of Parañaque' (pop. 449,811; 2000 Census), or simply 'Parañaque' (Filipino: ''Lungsod ng Parañaque'' or ''Lungsod ng Palanyag''), is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by Pasay City, by Taguig City to the northeast, Muntinlupa City to the southeast, by Las Piñas City to the southwest, and by Manila Bay to the west.
Parañaque was founded in 1572 by Spanish missionaries as Palayag. After its establishment, the town fell under the authority of the Augustinians, beginning with Fr. Diego de Espinar in 1580.
During the Philippine Revolution, Parañaque became one of the hottest battle zones due to its location halfway between the province of Cavite, where the revolutionaries held sway, and Manila, the seat of the Spanish colonial government.
During the American occupation of the Philippines, Parañaque became one of the first municipalities in the Metro Manila region. It was converted into a chartered city on February 15, 1998.
'Etymology'
The name "Parañaque" is derived from the phrase "''para na aque''," which was commonly used in the past when people wished to disembark from ''kalesas'' (horse-drawn carriages). The phrase literally means "stop now, boy": "''para''" from the Spanish ''parar'' (to stop), "''na''" from the Tagalog word for "now" or "already," and "''aque''" from the Tagalog word for boy, ''lalaki''. An alternative meaning of "''para na aque''" could be "stop here," with "''aque''" being derived from the Spanish ''aquí'' ("here").
'Mayors of Parañaque City'
★ Mr. Eleuterio de Leon, (1963-1971)
★ Pablo "Doc" R. Olivarez, (1992-1995)
★ Joey "Tsong" P. Marquez, (1995-2004)
★ Florencio "Jun" Bernabe, Jr., (2004-present)
Parañaque is composed of two congressional districts and two legislative districts which are further subdivided into 16 Barangays. Legislative District One contains eight barangays in the western half of the city, while legislative District Two is comprised of the eight barangays in the eastern portion of the city.
While barangays are the administrative divisions of the city, and are legally part of the addresses of establishments and homes, many residents indicate their subdivision (village) instead of their barangay.
Listed below are the barangays in each district and some notable subdivisions.
★ Baclaran
★ Don Galo
★ La Huerta
★ San Dionisio
★ San Isidro
★ Sto. Niño
★ Tambô
★ Vitález
★ B.F. Homes
★ Don Bosco
★ Marcelo Green
★ Merville
★ INLAND
★ Moonwalk
★ San Antonio
★ San Martin De Porres
★ Sun Valley
★ Bayan ng Ligaya
★ El Fox
★ Aeropark Subdivision
★ B.F. Homes Parañaque (home of the first "Starbucks" store in Parañaque City.)
★ Better Living Subdivision
★ Camella Homes Parañaque II
★ Camella Homes Parañaque III (CHP III)
★ Concorde Village
★ Countryside Village
★ El Puentebello de Sucat (inside 4th estate)
★ Fourth Estate Subdivision
★ Fortunata Village
★ Garden City I
★ Garden City III
★ Gatchalian Subdivision 1
★ Goodwill II Subdivision
★ Goodwill III Subdivision
★ Greenheights Village
★ Ireneville
★ Los Tamaraos (formerly Sunset Village)
★ Makati South Hills
★ Marcelo Green Village
★ Marimar Village
★ Maywood (numerous village)
★ Merville Subdivision
★ Mon-El Subdivision
★ Moonville Subdivision
★ Moonwalk Village
★ Multinational Village
★ Parañaque Greenheights Subd.
★ Parkview Homes (Benedictine Drive, Brgy. Sunvalley)
★ Rainbow Village 2
★ Salvador Estate
★ South Bay Gardens
★ St.Catherine Village
★ San Antonio Valley (numerous phases)
★ Severina Diamond Subdivision Km.18
★ Sun Valley Subdivision
★ Tahanan Village
★ Teoville East & West
★ Teoville 3
★ United Parañaque Subdivision
★ Villa Mendoza
★ Villanueva Village
★ St. Andrew's Cathedral (Barangay La Huerta), ''the seat of Diocese of Parañaque and the Shrine of Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso''
★ Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral
★ Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1
★ Baclaran Redemptorist Church, officially the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, ''one of the biggest and most active churches in the country where devotees flock to hear mass every Wednesday''
★ Casino Filipino
★ Dampa, ''a chain of popular seafood restaurants near Ninoy Aquino International Airport''
★ Manila Memorial Park, ''the country's first memorial park and resting place to some of the country's most celebrated personalities including Benigno Aquino Jr.''
★ Loyola Memorial Park, ''part of one of the country's chain of memorial parks''
★ Fiesta Shopping Mall (Duty Free Philippines)
★ Shopwise Sucat, ''the first and only Shopwise center in Parañaque City''
★ Starbucks BF Homes, ''the first and only Starbucks Store in Parañaque City''
★ SM City Sucat, ''part of the country's biggest chain of malls''
★ SM City Bicutan, ''part of the country's biggest chain of malls''
★ Parañaque City Hall
★ Airlink International Flying School
★ AMA Computer College
★ Baclaran Elementary School Central
★ Davidville Academy
★ Datamex Computer College of Saint Adeline
★ Don Galo Elementary School
★ Escuela de San Lorenzo Ruiz
★ European International School
★ F. Serrano Elementary School
★ Fourth Estate Elementary School
★ Gemille School, Inc.
★ Gift Of Advanced Learning (GOAL) Montessori School
★ Great Christian Academy Foundation
★ Hansel and Gretel Academy
★ Immaculate Heart of Mary College
★ Informatics Computer Institute
★ International Christian Academy
★ Jesu-Mariae School
★ Little Archers Learning Center
★ LH Montessori High
★ Lycée d' Regis Marie School
★ Madre Maria Pia Notari School
★ Mahatma Gandhi International School
★ Manresa School
★ Mary Heights Learning Center
★ Mary Immaculate School
★ Marymount School
★ Montessori de Manila
★ Olivarez College
★ Parañaque City College of Science and Technology
★ Parañaque Elementary School Central
★ Parañaque National High School
★ Parañaque National High School (Annex)
★ Parañaque Science High School
★ PATTS College of Aeronautics
★ Paulo Scholastic Chastity De Montessori Academy (PSC)
★ Philippine Christian School of Tomorrow Parañaque
★ Philippine State College of Aeronautics
★ Ramon Pascual Institute
★ Regis Grace Montessori School (Annex)
★ Rotation Tumbukan (Formerly Students of GCAF)
★ Sacred Heart School
★ San Agustin Elementary School
★ Shekinah Christian Training Center
★ South Merville School
★ St. Augustine School of Nursing
★ St. Andrew's School
★ St. Cyr Academy
★ St. Francis School of Assisi
★ St. James College of Parañaque
★ St. Paul College of Parañaque
★ St. Raymonds School
★ St. Rita College and Orphanage
★ STI Computer College Parañaque
★ Sun Valley Montessori Foundation, Inc.
★ Tambo Elementary School
★ The Masters Academy
★ United Christian Academy
★ Universal College of Nursing
★ Veritas Parochial School
★ Ville Saint John Academy
Parañaque is served by the LRT (via Baclaran station, which is located in Pasay City) and the PNR (via Bicutan station).
★ Freddie Webb
★ Joey "Tsong" Marquez
★ Gina Pareño
★ JC De Vera
★ Dino Guevarra
★ Alma Moreno
★ Val Sotto
★ Biboy Rivera (a bowler)
★ Andrew E.
★ Rio Locsin
★ Anjo Yllana
★ Mariel Rodriguez
★ Bam Romana (a former PBB Teen Housemate)
★ Fred Payawan (a former PBB Teen Housemate)
★ Joaqui Mendoza (a former PBB Teen Housemate)
★ Say Alonzo
★ Christian Vasquez
★ Ram Revilla
★ The ''Michael Jackson Black or White Concert Tour'' was held in Asiaworld City, Parañaque City, which millions of Filipino fans supported.
★ Parañaque City is home to famous ''fiestas'' like "The Sunduan Festival".
★ Parañaque has a slogan: "Pride in Parañaque. Be a part of it!"
★ Paranaque City is known to its devotees on Bacalaran every Wednesdays and Sundays at National Shrine Of Our Mother Of Perpetual Help Bacalarn Redemptorist
★ Legislative districts of Parañaque City
★ Parañaque City Official Website
★ Online Community of Parañaque
★ Map of Parañaque City
★ Gift of Advanced Learning Montessori
★ Little Archers Learning Center
★ Marymount School
★ St. Andrew's School
★ International Christian Academy
The 'City of Parañaque' (pop. 449,811; 2000 Census), or simply 'Parañaque' (Filipino: ''Lungsod ng Parañaque'' or ''Lungsod ng Palanyag''), is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is bordered on the north by Pasay City, by Taguig City to the northeast, Muntinlupa City to the southeast, by Las Piñas City to the southwest, and by Manila Bay to the west.
History
A burning building along Taft Avenue which was hit during the Japanese air raid in Barrio Parañaque, December 13, 1941, the Philippine Islands.
Parañaque was founded in 1572 by Spanish missionaries as Palayag. After its establishment, the town fell under the authority of the Augustinians, beginning with Fr. Diego de Espinar in 1580.
During the Philippine Revolution, Parañaque became one of the hottest battle zones due to its location halfway between the province of Cavite, where the revolutionaries held sway, and Manila, the seat of the Spanish colonial government.
During the American occupation of the Philippines, Parañaque became one of the first municipalities in the Metro Manila region. It was converted into a chartered city on February 15, 1998.
'Etymology'
The name "Parañaque" is derived from the phrase "''para na aque''," which was commonly used in the past when people wished to disembark from ''kalesas'' (horse-drawn carriages). The phrase literally means "stop now, boy": "''para''" from the Spanish ''parar'' (to stop), "''na''" from the Tagalog word for "now" or "already," and "''aque''" from the Tagalog word for boy, ''lalaki''. An alternative meaning of "''para na aque''" could be "stop here," with "''aque''" being derived from the Spanish ''aquí'' ("here").
'Mayors of Parañaque City'
★ Mr. Eleuterio de Leon, (1963-1971)
★ Pablo "Doc" R. Olivarez, (1992-1995)
★ Joey "Tsong" P. Marquez, (1995-2004)
★ Florencio "Jun" Bernabe, Jr., (2004-present)
Districts and barangays
Parañaque is composed of two congressional districts and two legislative districts which are further subdivided into 16 Barangays. Legislative District One contains eight barangays in the western half of the city, while legislative District Two is comprised of the eight barangays in the eastern portion of the city.
While barangays are the administrative divisions of the city, and are legally part of the addresses of establishments and homes, many residents indicate their subdivision (village) instead of their barangay.
Listed below are the barangays in each district and some notable subdivisions.
District 1 Barangays
★ Baclaran
★ Don Galo
★ La Huerta
★ San Dionisio
★ San Isidro
★ Sto. Niño
★ Tambô
★ Vitález
District 2 Barangays
★ B.F. Homes
★ Don Bosco
★ Marcelo Green
★ Merville
★ INLAND
★ Moonwalk
★ San Antonio
★ San Martin De Porres
★ Sun Valley
★ Bayan ng Ligaya
★ El Fox
Subdivisions
★ Aeropark Subdivision
★ B.F. Homes Parañaque (home of the first "Starbucks" store in Parañaque City.)
★ Better Living Subdivision
★ Camella Homes Parañaque II
★ Camella Homes Parañaque III (CHP III)
★ Concorde Village
★ Countryside Village
★ El Puentebello de Sucat (inside 4th estate)
★ Fourth Estate Subdivision
★ Fortunata Village
★ Garden City I
★ Garden City III
★ Gatchalian Subdivision 1
★ Goodwill II Subdivision
★ Goodwill III Subdivision
★ Greenheights Village
★ Ireneville
★ Los Tamaraos (formerly Sunset Village)
★ Makati South Hills
★ Marcelo Green Village
★ Marimar Village
★ Maywood (numerous village)
★ Merville Subdivision
★ Mon-El Subdivision
★ Moonville Subdivision
★ Moonwalk Village
★ Multinational Village
★ Parañaque Greenheights Subd.
★ Parkview Homes (Benedictine Drive, Brgy. Sunvalley)
★ Rainbow Village 2
★ Salvador Estate
★ South Bay Gardens
★ St.Catherine Village
★ San Antonio Valley (numerous phases)
★ Severina Diamond Subdivision Km.18
★ Sun Valley Subdivision
★ Tahanan Village
★ Teoville East & West
★ Teoville 3
★ United Parañaque Subdivision
★ Villa Mendoza
★ Villanueva Village
Interesting Sites
★ St. Andrew's Cathedral (Barangay La Huerta), ''the seat of Diocese of Parañaque and the Shrine of Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso''
★ Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral
★ Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1
★ Baclaran Redemptorist Church, officially the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, ''one of the biggest and most active churches in the country where devotees flock to hear mass every Wednesday''
★ Casino Filipino
★ Dampa, ''a chain of popular seafood restaurants near Ninoy Aquino International Airport''
★ Manila Memorial Park, ''the country's first memorial park and resting place to some of the country's most celebrated personalities including Benigno Aquino Jr.''
★ Loyola Memorial Park, ''part of one of the country's chain of memorial parks''
★ Fiesta Shopping Mall (Duty Free Philippines)
★ Shopwise Sucat, ''the first and only Shopwise center in Parañaque City''
★ Starbucks BF Homes, ''the first and only Starbucks Store in Parañaque City''
★ SM City Sucat, ''part of the country's biggest chain of malls''
★ SM City Bicutan, ''part of the country's biggest chain of malls''
★ Parañaque City Hall
Academic Institutions of Parañaque City
★ Airlink International Flying School
★ AMA Computer College
★ Baclaran Elementary School Central
★ Davidville Academy
★ Datamex Computer College of Saint Adeline
★ Don Galo Elementary School
★ Escuela de San Lorenzo Ruiz
★ European International School
★ F. Serrano Elementary School
★ Fourth Estate Elementary School
★ Gemille School, Inc.
★ Gift Of Advanced Learning (GOAL) Montessori School
★ Great Christian Academy Foundation
★ Hansel and Gretel Academy
★ Immaculate Heart of Mary College
★ Informatics Computer Institute
★ International Christian Academy
★ Jesu-Mariae School
★ Little Archers Learning Center
★ LH Montessori High
★ Lycée d' Regis Marie School
★ Madre Maria Pia Notari School
★ Mahatma Gandhi International School
★ Manresa School
★ Mary Heights Learning Center
★ Mary Immaculate School
★ Marymount School
★ Montessori de Manila
★ Olivarez College
★ Parañaque City College of Science and Technology
★ Parañaque Elementary School Central
★ Parañaque National High School
★ Parañaque National High School (Annex)
★ Parañaque Science High School
★ PATTS College of Aeronautics
★ Paulo Scholastic Chastity De Montessori Academy (PSC)
★ Philippine Christian School of Tomorrow Parañaque
★ Philippine State College of Aeronautics
★ Ramon Pascual Institute
★ Regis Grace Montessori School (Annex)
★ Rotation Tumbukan (Formerly Students of GCAF)
★ Sacred Heart School
★ San Agustin Elementary School
★ Shekinah Christian Training Center
★ South Merville School
★ St. Augustine School of Nursing
★ St. Andrew's School
★ St. Cyr Academy
★ St. Francis School of Assisi
★ St. James College of Parañaque
★ St. Paul College of Parañaque
★ St. Raymonds School
★ St. Rita College and Orphanage
★ STI Computer College Parañaque
★ Sun Valley Montessori Foundation, Inc.
★ Tambo Elementary School
★ The Masters Academy
★ United Christian Academy
★ Universal College of Nursing
★ Veritas Parochial School
★ Ville Saint John Academy
Railroad System
Parañaque is served by the LRT (via Baclaran station, which is located in Pasay City) and the PNR (via Bicutan station).
Popular Celebrities of Parañaque City
★ Freddie Webb
★ Joey "Tsong" Marquez
★ Gina Pareño
★ JC De Vera
★ Dino Guevarra
★ Alma Moreno
★ Val Sotto
★ Biboy Rivera (a bowler)
★ Andrew E.
★ Rio Locsin
★ Anjo Yllana
★ Mariel Rodriguez
★ Bam Romana (a former PBB Teen Housemate)
★ Fred Payawan (a former PBB Teen Housemate)
★ Joaqui Mendoza (a former PBB Teen Housemate)
★ Say Alonzo
★ Christian Vasquez
★ Ram Revilla
Trivia
★ The ''Michael Jackson Black or White Concert Tour'' was held in Asiaworld City, Parañaque City, which millions of Filipino fans supported.
★ Parañaque City is home to famous ''fiestas'' like "The Sunduan Festival".
★ Parañaque has a slogan: "Pride in Parañaque. Be a part of it!"
★ Paranaque City is known to its devotees on Bacalaran every Wednesdays and Sundays at National Shrine Of Our Mother Of Perpetual Help Bacalarn Redemptorist
See also
★ Legislative districts of Parañaque City
External links
★ Parañaque City Official Website
★ Online Community of Parañaque
★ Map of Parañaque City
★ Gift of Advanced Learning Montessori
★ Little Archers Learning Center
★ Marymount School
★ St. Andrew's School
★ International Christian Academy
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