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Quezon City
Lungsod Quezon

Highly urbanized city

 Clockwise from top: Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City
Hall, Eastwood City, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Santo Domingo
Church, Smart Araneta Coliseum, University of the Philippines
Diliman

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Nickname(s): 
City of Stars[1][2]

   Quezon City in    Metro Manila

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 Quezon City
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:  14°38′N 121°02′ECoordinates:  14°38′N 

121°02′E

Country Philippines

Region National Capital Region

Province none

Districts 1st to 6th districts

Incorporated (city) 12 October 1939

Highly Urbanized City December 22, 1979

Named for Manuel L. Quezon

Barangays 142 (see Barangays)

Government
 [3]

 • Type Sangguniang Panlungsod

 • Mayor Joy Belmonte

 • Vice Mayor Gian Sotto

 • Representatives show

List

 • Council show

Councilors

 • Electorate 1,330,118 voters (2019)

Area
[4][5]
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 • Total 161.11 km  (62.20 sq mi)

Elevation 67 m (220 ft)

Highest elevation 796 m (2,612 ft)

Lowest elevation −2 m (−7 ft)

Population
 (2020 census) [6]

 • Total 2,960,048
  • Rank 1st
2
 • Density 18,000/km  (48,000/sq mi)

 • Households 660,249

Demonym(s) Taga-QC
QCitizen

Economy

 • Income class special city income class

 • Poverty incidence 2.45% (2018)[7]

 • Revenue ₱24,024,463,055.00 (2020)

 • Assets ₱451,589,145,280.00 (2020)

 • Expenditure ₱23,068,244,019.00 (2020)

 • Liabilities ₱29,659,831,026.00 (2020)

Service provider

 • Electricity Manila Electric Company (Meralco)

Time zone UTC+8 (PST)

ZIP code 1100 to 1138[8]

PSGC 137404000

IDD : area code  +63 (0)2

Native languages Tagalog

Website www.quezoncity.gov.ph

Quezon City (UK: /ˈkeɪzɒn/, US: /ˈkeɪsɒn, -sɔːn, -soʊn/;[9][10][11]
[12] Filipino: Lungsod Quezon locally [luŋˈsod ˈkɛson]), also known as
the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi),[13][14][15] is
the most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it
has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12,
1939, and was named for Manuel L. Quezon, the second president of the
Philippines. The city was intended to be the national capital of the
Philippines that would replace Manila, as the latter was suffering from
overcrowding, lack of housing, poor sanitation, and traffic congestion. To
create Quezon City, several barrios were carved out from the towns
of Caloocan, Marikina, San Juan and Pasig, in addition to the eight vast
estates the Philippine government purchased for this purpose. It was
officially proclaimed as the national capital on October 12, 1949, and
several government departments and institutions moved out
of Manila and settled into the new capital city. This necessitated the
expansion of the city northwards, carving out Novaliches from Caloocan
which divided it into two non-contiguous parts. Several barrios were also
taken from San Mateo and parts of Montalban. However, on June 24,
1976, Presidential Decree 940 was enacted, which reverted back to
Manila the status of being the national capital while the whole of Metro
Manila was designated as the seat of government.[16][17]
Quezon City is known for its culture, entertainment industry and media,
and is aptly called the "City of Stars". Major broadcasting networks have
their headquarters and studios in the city. It is also known for its
commerce, education, research, technology, politics, tourism, art and
sports. Several national government branches including the Batasang
Pambansa Complex, the seat of House of Representatives of the
Philippines, calls the city home.
Quezon City is a planned city. It covers a total area of 161.11 square
kilometres (62.20 sq mi),[5] making it the largest city in Metro Manila in
terms of land area. It is politically subdivided into Six Congressional
Districts, which represents the city in the Lower House of the Congress of
 the Philippines. The city has 142 barangays under the City Government.
National government departments and agencies are mostly situated at
the National Government Center I (NGC I) in Diliman, and the National
Government Center II (NGC II) in Batasan Hills, where the Lower
House of the Philippine Congress is located. Most of the city's northern
part lies at the foothills of the Sierra Madre mountain range, including
the La Mesa Watershed Reservation, the largest watershed in Metro
Manila and a designated protected area.

Contents
 1History
 1.1Initial plans for a new capital city
 1.2Creation of Quezon City
 1.3Japanese occupation and World War II
 1.4Post-war years (1945–1972)
 1.5The martial law era (1972–1986)
 1.6Contemporary period (1986–present)
 2Geography
 2.1Climate
 3City districts
 4Cityscape
 4.1Architecture
 4.2Master Plans
 5Demographics
 5.1Religion
 5.2Poverty, housing and urban slums
 6Economy
 6.1Information and communications technology
 6.2Media and entertainment
 7Government
 7.1Barangays and congressional districts
 7.2National government
 8Sports
 9Healthcare
 10Education
 10.1Higher education
 11Infrastructure
 11.1Transportation
 11.1.1Railway systems
 11.1.2Air
 11.2Utilities
 11.2.1Water supply, power and telecommunications
 11.2.2Domestic solid waste
 12Sister cities
 12.1Asia
 12.2Americas
 13International relations
 13.1Affiliates
 13.2Consulates
 14Notable Person
 15See also
 16References
 16.1Citations
 16.2Bibliography
 17External links

History[edit]
Initial plans for a new capital city[edit]

Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon, the 2nd President of the Philippines and the

visionary behind the creation of Quezon City, which was named after him.

Before the creation of Quezon City, the land on where it will rise are part
of several towns such as Caloocan, Marikina, Pasig and San Juan.
In the 1930s, Manila's urban problems were apparent and problematic.
[18] It lacks public housing, where thousands of the city's residents live in
congested informal settler communities, especially in the central districts
of Binondo, Intramuros, Quiapo, San Nicolas and Tondo.[18] There are
also problems in sanitation and traffic congestion.[18] The rise of slums in
Manila gave rise to the development of its suburbs outside the city limits
in the municipalities of Pasay, San Felipe Neri (renamed
as Mandaluyong), San Francisco del Monte, San Pedro de Makati,
and San Juan del Monte.[18] These towns became favorable to the upper
and middle-class who wanted to escape the congested city but has
economic links to it.[18]
President Manuel L. Quezon, aware of the problem besetting Manila,
initiated housing projects called Barrio Obrero (Worker's Community).
[18] These communities were established in various places in Manila such
as Avenida Rizal, Sta. Cruz and Barrio Vitas, Tondo.[18] However, the
project failed miserably and these communities became slum areas.[18]
Alejandro Roces, Sr., a prominent Filipino author, was said to be
influential in Quezon's vision to establish a new city.[18] Quezon dreamt of
a city where the common people can live and thrive. [18] Roces suggested
that a sizeable tract of land be purchased for this purpose. [18] However,
the government had no available fund except for 3 million in the hands of
the National Development Company (NDC).[18]
In order to make Quezon's dream a reality and to mobilize funds for the
land purchase, the People's Homesite Corporation (PHC) was created in
October 14, 1938 as a subsidiary of NDC, with an initial capital of ₱2
million.[18] Roces was the Chairman of the Board of PHC, and they
immediately acquired the vast Diliman Estate of the Tuason family at a
cost of 5 centavos per square meter.[18] PHC conducted topographical
and subdivision surveys, and then subdivided the lots and sell them to the
target buyers at an affordable price.[18] Its target users and beneficiaries
are obviously Manila's working class,[19] who are suffering from the
shortage of affordable and decent housing in the capital. [18] The service of
the Metropolitan Waterworks system was extended to site. [18] The Bureau
of Public Works, then under Secretary Vicente Fragante, constructed the
streets and highways within the property.[18] Quezon also tapped
Architect Juan M. Arellano to draft a design of the city.[18]

The transfer of the University of the Philippines from Manila to Diliman was a precedent for the

creation of Quezon City.

Eight vast estates were acquired in order to create Quezon City: Diliman
Estate 1,573.22 hectares (15.7322 km ), Santa Mesa Estate 861.79
2

hectares (8.6179 km ), Mandaluyong Estate 781.36 hectares

2

(7.8136 km ), Magdalena Estate 764.48 hectares (7.6448 km ), Piedad

2 2

Estate 743.84 hectares (7.4384 km ), Maysilo Estate 266.73 hectares

2

(2.6673 km ) and the San Francisco Del Monte Estate 257.54 hectares
2

(2.5754 km ).[18] Quezon's goal to create a place for the working class

2

coincided with the planned transfer of the University of the

Philippines campus in Manila to a more suitable location, which became
the precedents for the creation of Quezon City.[18]
As early as 1928, the University of the Philippines (UP) plans to expand
by adding more academic units and constructing new buildings. [18] The
university experienced increase in enrollment and its planned expansion
is hampered by its small campus in Manila.[20] The revised Burnham Plan
of Manila envisioned the new campus to be located just outside Manila's
city limits at 'the heights behind Manila'.[18] The UP Board of Regents
informed Quezon of their desire to relocate the campus and he was
supportive of the idea.[18] Furthermore, he wanted the facilities in the
Manila campus to be used for government purposes. [18] In 1939, Quezon
urged the National Assembly to enact UP's relocation and on June 8,
1939, Commonwealth Act 442 was passed, enacting the transfer of UP
outside of Manila.[21] A portion of Mariquina Estate, which was adjacent to
Magdalena Estate, was chosen as the new site with an approximate area
of 600 hectares.[18] Additional land from the Diliman Estate were also
added as part of the new university campus.[18]

Creation of Quezon City[edit]

Quezon Memorial Circle is the focal point of the newly-established capital city where the

proposed Capitol Building of the Philippines is supposed to rise.

With the development of the People's Homesite Corporation housing in

the Diliman Estate and the creation of the new UP Campus, the creation
of Quezon City was justified.[18] On October 12, 1939, Commonwealth Act
No. 502, also known as the Charter of Quezon City, was passed by the
National Assembly, which created Quezon City. [22] Surprisingly, Quezon
allowed the bill to lapse into law because he did not sign it. [18] The city
was originally to be known as Balintawak City according to the first bill
filed by Ramon P. Mitra Sr., but Assemblymen Narciso Ramos and
Eugenio Perez, both from Pangasinan, amended and successfully
lobbied the assembly to name the city after the President in honor of his
role in the creation of this new city.[23][24][18] The creation of Quezon City
halted the full implementation of the Burnham of Plan of Manila and funds
were diverted for the establishment of the new capital.
Several barangays from different towns were carved out to correspond to
the estates that PHC bought for the creation of Quezon City.[18] The new
city has an area of 7,355 hectares (73.55 km ), and the barrios and sitios
2

that were taken for its creation were the following: Bagubantay (Bago
Bantay), Balingasa, Balintauac (Balintawak), Kaingin, Kangkong, Loma
(La Loma), Malamig, Matalahib, Masambong, San Isidro, San Jose,
Santol and Tatalon, were taken from Caloocan;[25] Cubao, Diliman,
Kamuning, New Manila, Roxas, and San Francisco del Monte were taken
from San Juan; Balara, Barranca (Barangka), Jesus de la Peña, Krus na
Ligas, Tanong and the site of the new UP Campus were taken
from Marikina; and, the barrios and sitios of Libis, and Ogong (Ugong
Norte) from Pasig.[18] Commonwealth Act No. 659, enacted on June 21,
1941, changed the cities boundaries.[26] Under this law, the area of Wack
Wack Golf and Country Club were to be reverted back to Mandaluyong,
and the barrios of lower Barranca and Jesus de la Peña were reverted
back to Marikina. However, Camp Crame was taken out of San Juan and
was given to Quezon City.[26][18]
On 1939, in the year the city was established, it had a population of
39,103 people. The city in its early days was predominantly rural, but
Quezon asked American Architect William Parsons to craft a master plan
for the newly-created city.[18] Parsons was the one who advise Quezon to
locate the National Government Center in Diliman instead of Wallace
Field (now Rizal Park), due to the possibility of naval bombardment
from Manila Bay.[18] Unfortunately, he died on December 1939 and his
partner Harry T. Frost took over and become the lead planner. [18] Frost
arrived on the Philippines on May 1, 1940 and became the architectural
adviser of the Philippine Commonwealth government. [18] Together
with Juan M. Arellano, Alpheus D. Williams, and Welton Becket, they
created the Master Plan for Quezon City which was approved by the
Philippine government in 1941.[18] The Frost Plan featured wide avenues,
large open spaces and roundabouts at major intersections.[18] The plan
for major thoroughfares made by Louis Croft for the Greater Manila Area
served as the backbone for the Plan of Quezon City. [18] The center of the
city was a 400-hectare quadrangle formed by four avenues
— North, West, South and East — which was designed to be the location
of the National Government of the Philippines.[18] At the northeast corner
of the Quadrangle was a large roundabout, a 25-hectare elliptical site,
were the proposed Capitol Building is envisioned to rise. [18]
To make the city accessible, Quezon ordered Luzon Bus Lines to ply
from Kamuning towards Tutuban in Divisoria, Manila to provide transport
for the city's residents. However, the fare was not affordable to minimum
wage earners. Because of the city's unaffordable housing prices and lack
of transportation for low income earners, the goal of creating mass
housing for the working class was not met. Instead, those who opt to live
in Quezon City were middle-class households such as in Kamuning,
whose residents petitioned to rename it from Barrio Obrero (Worker's
Community) to Kamuning (a type of tree that grows abundantly in the
area) because its residents were not Obreros (Workers).[18]

Japanese occupation and World War II[edit]

The Philippine Exposition in 1941 was held on the newly established
Quezon City, but participants were limited to locals because of the
increasing turbulence at the beginning of the Second World War.
[18] Eventually, parts of Manila were bombed by the Japanese Imperial
Forces on December 1941, bringing the war to the Philippines. On
January 1, 1942, President Quezon issued an executive order as an
emergency measure to form the City of Greater Manila, with Jorge
Vargas as its designated mayor.[27] It merged the cities of Manila and
Quezon City with the towns of Caloocan, San
Juan, Mandaluyong, Makati, Pasay, and Parañaque. The mayors of these
towns and cities served as the vice mayor of their respective localities
and were under Jorge Vargas. The City of Greater Manila was the basis
for the formation of Metro Manila in 1975.
After Imperial Japanese forces conquered the Philippines during
the Pacific War, the City of Greater Manila was reorganized in 1942 into
twelve districts, two of which were formed by dividing Quezon City:
Balintawak which consisted of San Francisco del Monte, Galas, and La
Loma; and Diliman which was composed of Diliman proper, Cubao, and
the University District. In 1945, combined Filipino and American troops
under the United States Army, Philippine Commonwealth Army,
and Philippine Constabulary, with help from recognized guerrilla units,
liberated and recaptured Quezon City in a few months, expelling Imperial
Japanese forces. Heavy fighting occurred in Novaliches, which at that
time was within Caloocan, and New Manila which had been fortified.
Smaller actions were fought at Barrio Talipapa and the University District.

Post-war years (1945–1972)[edit]

Territories ceded by Caloocan to form Quezon City.

  Existing territorial boundaries.

  Detached by Commonwealth Act 502 (1939).

  Novaliches area. Detached by Republic Act 392 (1949).

On July 17, 1948, President Elpidio Quirino signed Republic Act No. 333

into law, making Quezon City the capital of the Philippines.[28] The Act
created the Capital City Planning Commission, which was tasked to
develop and implement a masterplan for the city.[5] As the capital, the city
was expanded northwards, and the barrios of Baesa, Bagbag, Banlat,
Kabuyao, Novaliches Proper (Bayan/Poblacion), Pasong Putik, Pasong
Tamo, Pugad Lawin, San Bartolome, and Talipapa in Novaliches were
taken from Caloocan. This territorial changes caused the division of
Caloocan into two non-contiguous parts. [5] Quezon City was formally
inaugurated as the capital on October 12, 1949. President Quirino laid the
cornerstone on the proposed Capitol Building at Constitution Hills.[5]
On June 16, 1950, the Quezon City Charter was revised by Republic Act
No. 537, changing the city's boundaries to an area of
153.59 km  (59 sq mi).[29] Exactly six years after on June 16, 1956, more
2

revisions to the city's territory were made by Republic Act No. 1575,
which defined its area as 151.06 km  (58 sq mi).[30] However, according to
2

the 1995 GIS graphical plot, the city's total area is

161.11 km  (62.20 sq mi), making it the largest Local Government Unit
2

in Metro Manila in terms of land area.[31][5]

The martial law era (1972–1986)[edit]

During the administration of Ferdinand Marcos, the region of Metro
Manila was created as an integrated unit with the enactment of
Presidential Decree No. 824 on November 7, 1975. The region
encompassed four cities and thirteen adjoining towns, as a separate
regional unit of government.[32][33] A year later, on June 24, 1976, Manila
was reinstated by President Marcos as the capital of the Philippines for its
historical significance as the seat of government since the Spanish
Period. Presidential Decree No. 940 states that Manila has always been
to the Filipino people and in the eyes of the world, the premier city of the
Philippines being the center of trade, commerce, education and culture.
[34][35] Concurrent with the reinstatement of Manila as the capital,
Ferdinand Marcos designated his wife, Imelda Marcos, as the first
governor of Metro Manila, who started the construction of massive
government edifices with architectural significance as she re-branded
Manila as the "City of Man".[36]
In March 31, 1978, President Marcos ordered the transfer of the remains
of President Quezon from Manila North Cemetery to the newly-
completed Quezon Memorial Shrine.[37][38] It now houses the mausoleum
where President Quezon and his wife Aurora Aragon Quezon are
interred. It also contains a museum dedicated to President Quezon and
his life.
 The Bantayog ng mga Bayani was dedicated in honor of the all the people that struggled during

the Marcos regime.

Quezon City became the venue of a lot of resistance activity against the
Marcos dictatorship, as youth and student demonstrators repeatedly
clashed with the police and military which were subservient to the Marcos
regime. The Diliman Commune was the first of such uprising against the
government, as the student, faculty members and residents of UP
Diliman protested the three centavos increase in oil prices. It was
followed by the First Quarter Storm, a period of civil unrest mostly
organized by students. During the martial law era, a series of
demonstrations, protests, and marches against the administration of
President Ferdinand Marcos took place at various locations in the city. On
1986, the nonviolent People Power Revolution, led by Corazon
Aquino and Cardinal Jaime Sin, occurred that ousted the Marcos from
power. Thousands of people flocked EDSA between Camp
Crame and Camp Aguinaldo in a series of
popular demonstrations and civil resistance against the Marcos
government that occurred between February 22–25, 1986. [39]
All of the three major monuments commemorating the Martial Law era
are located in Quezon City.[40] The People Power Monument and
the EDSA Shrine were built in the city to commemorate the event, with
the latter being a symbol of the role that the Catholic Church played in the
restoration of democracy in the Philippines. The Bantayog ng mga
Bayani was constructed along Quezon Avenue to honor the heroes and
martyrs that struggled under the 20-year the Marcos regime. The Wall of
Remembrance at the Bantayog honors prominent figures during the
martial law era.[41][42]

Contemporary period (1986–present)[edit]

 EDSA Shrine

On February 23, 1998, Republic Act. No. 8535 was signed by

President Fidel Ramos, which paved the way for the creation of the City
of Novaliches by carving out the 15 northernmost barangays of Quezon
City.[43][44][45] The voting process only includes the affected barangays, but
then-city mayor Ismael "Mel" Mathay Jr. lobbied to include the whole city.
He also campaigned against the seccession of Novaliches. In the
succeeding plebiscite that was held on October 23, 1999, an
overwhelming majority of Quezon City residents rejected the secession of
Novaliches. Mathay was succeeded by Feliciano Belmonte Jr., who
served as the city mayor from 2001-2010.
In the 2010 local elections, Herbert "Bistek" Bautista was elected as the
city mayor. During his term, the Quezon City Pride Council was
established. It was the first LGBT council in the Philippines.[46] He also
initiated numerous socialized housing projects called "Bistekville".
Bautista was succeeded by Maria Josefina "Joy" Belmonte, who has
served as the Vice Mayor under his term and the daughter of former
Quezon City mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr..
Since March 15, 2020, Quezon City has been under some form of
quarantine, which were introduced due to the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic in the country. The strictest quarantine was from March 17,
2020 – May 31, 2020, in response to the ongoing pandemic in the city,
which has infected more than 100,000 of the city's residents with more
than 1,200 deaths.

Geography[edit]

Elevation map of Quezon City. The drop in elevation along the eastern border of the city follows

the length of the West Valley Fault.

The geography of Quezon City is characterized by undulating terrain. The

city is within the catchment area of five river systems – Marikina
River, Pasig River, San Juan River, Tullahan River and Meycauayan
River – along with their creeks and tributaries with a total length of almost
200 km (120 mi).[47] The city has an area of 161.11 km  (62.20 sq mi), 2

according to the 1995 GIS graphical plot, making it the largest Local
Government Unit (LGU) in Metro Manila in terms of land area.[31] Since its
creation in 1939, the city's boundary were revised four times; the final
revision was made thru Republic Act No. 1575, which placed the city's
territory at 151.06 square kilometres (58.32 sq mi).[5] Meanwhile,
the Philippine Statistics Authority placed the city's land area at 171.71
square kilometres (66.30 sq mi), based on data provided by the Land
Management Bureau. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology
and Seismology and Geoscience Australia on their study earthquake
impact and risk assessment on the Greater Metropolitan Manila Area, the
total area of Quezon City is at 165.33 km  (64 sq mi).[48][49] 2

Quezon City is bounded by San Jose del Monte to the

north, Marikina, San Mateo and Rodriguez to the east, Pasig to the
southeast, Mandaluyong and San Juan to the south, Manila to the
southwest, and Caloocan and Valenzuela to the west and northwest. The
city lies on the Guadalupe Plateau, a relatively high plateau at the
northeast of the metropolis situated between the lowlands of Manila to the
southwest and the Marikina River Valley to the east. The highest
elevation in Quezon City is the northern tip of the La Mesa Watershed
Reservation at 250 metres (820 ft) above sea level.[50] The West Valley
Fault traverses the eastern border of the city.

Climate[edit]
Quezon City

Climate chart (explanation)

J F M A M J J A S O N D

                       

                       

19 15 25 40 187 317 493 504 451 297 149 79

                       

                       

31 32 33 35 35 33 32 31 32 32 31 31

21 21 22 24 25 25 24 24 24 24 23 22

Average max. and min. temperatures in °C

Precipitation totals in mm

showImperial conversion

According to the Köppen climate classification, Quezon City has a tropical

monsoon climate (Am). The city has a dry season from December to
April, in which in turn, divided into cool and warm dry seasons, and a
prolonged wet season from May to November that brings heavy rains in
some areas.
The primary weather station of the city is located at the PAGASA Science
Garden. It has been observed that extreme temperatures ranged from a
record high of 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) to a record low of 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). The
hot season was observed for 1.5 months, from April to May, with an
average daily high temperature of 32.8 °C (91.0 °F). Meanwhile, the cool
season lasts for 2.6 months, from November to February, with an
average temperature of below 30.5 °C (86.9 °F).[51]
About 20 typhoons enter the Philippines every year, affecting Quezon
City and the rest of Metro Manila. In recent years, heavy rainfalls
from Habagat (south west monsoon) became as destructive as typhoons,
triggering floods and landslides which endangers the city's residents living
near the riverbanks.[47]

hideClimate data for Science Garden, Quezon City (1981–2010, extremes 1961–
2012)

Mont Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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0 5 0 38.5
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0.4 1.3 0.4 .3)
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) ) )
)

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age 30. 31. 33. 35. 34. 33. 31. 31. 31. 31. 31. 30.
32.2
high 6 7 4 0 7 1 9 3 6 6 4 5
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rain .5 .3 .2 .2 .6
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fall (12 (19 (19 (17 (11
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Source: PAGASA[52][53]

City districts[edit]

Skyline of North EDSA, featuring SM City North EDSA.

Tandang Sora National Shrine in Balintawak is dedicated to Melchora Aquino, who was a

prominent figure in the Philippine Revolution.

Historic Socorro Water Towers in Socorro, Cubao which has been converted as the Socorro

Barangay Hall.
 Balete Drive in New Manila is known in Filipino folklore as a haunted place, where a white

lady purportedly appears.

 Cubao: Located at the southern part of the city, Cubao is the home of
the 35-hectare Araneta City, a mixed-use township development that
contains prominent shopping malls such as Ali Mall, Farmers
Plaza and Gateway Mall and iconic landmarks such as the Smart
Araneta Coliseum. The Cubao Cathedral is the seat of the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Cubao.
 Diliman: Diliman is located at the center of Quezon City, the place
where the city was originally established. Named for
the Tagalog word for the medicinal fern species Stenochlaena
palustris,[54][55] Diliman is where numerous national government
offices are located, as well as prominent colleges and universities
such as the University of the Philippines Diliman, FEU–FERN
College, and New Era University. The Diliman Quadrangle, which is
bounded by the North, West, South (Timog) and East Avenues is
known for its massive hospitals and government edifices, bars,
nightlife, and media. Several streets in South Triangle and Laging
Handa were named in honor of the 22 Boy Scouts who died in
the plane crash en route to joining the 11th World Scout Jamboree. A
memorial stands in the center of the roundabout at the intersection of
Timog and Tomas Morato Avenues. The place was known as
the Scout Area. Major commercial broadcasting media and television
networks such as ABS-CBN have their headquarters
here. PTV, RPN, IBC, and PBS also hold headquarters in Diliman.
 La Loma: La Loma is located the southwestern portion of the city. It
has five barangays along the vicinity of its main streets: N.S.
Amoranto Avenue (Retiro) and A. Bonifacio Avenue. The district is
famed as the birthplace of many popular Filipino culinary figures and
establishments especially devoted to the lechon. The nearby La
Loma Cemetery is named after this place.
 New Manila: New Manila is named after the City of Manila, since
most of its residents are affluent families from the city who wished to
escape the stress of living in the capital. It was formerly a part of San
Juan before being carved out from its mother town to form Quezon
City. Among its notable residents are the Hemady-Ysmael Family, the
original landowner of New Manila, and Dona Narcisa de Leon, the
matriarch of LVN Studios. It is also the birthplace of Eraño Manalo,
the Second Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo.[56] New Manila is
also known for Balete Drive, which a haunted place according to
Filipino folklore where the spirit of a white lady haunts the road
seeking help from passing drivers.
 Novaliches: Novaliches is the largest district in Quezon City, which
made up almost all the northern portion of the city after Batasan Hills.
It contains the La Mesa Watershed Reservation and its Dam and
 Reservoir where most of Metro Manila's water supply came from. It
was originally a part of Caloocan before being incorporated to
Quezon City in 1948, when the latter was declared as the capital.
Before the place was incorporated to Quezon City in 1948,
Novaliches was already in the maps as early as 1864, having been
organized by the Spanish as early as 1855, from the haciendas of
Tala, Malinta, Piedad, and Maysilo. By 1856, it was its own
municipality before being absorbed by Caloocan in 1901. Novaliches
is still known by its historical boundaries. The whole of North
Caloocan up to the banks of the Marilao River bordering Bulacan to
the north, parts of the historic Polo section of Valenzuela to the west,
and parts of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan to the upper reaches of
Tungkung Mangga and the old Tala Leprosarium in the northeast and
east, are still referred to as within the old enclave of Novaliches that
many residents consider to this day.
 Project 1: Also known as Barangay Roxas or Roxas District.
 Project 2: Made up of barangays Quirino 2-A, Quirino 2-B and
Quirino 2-C.
 Project 3: Made up of barangays Quirino 3-A, Amihan, Claro and
Duyan-Duyan.
 Project 4: Located within the eastern area beside Cubao.
 Project 5: Also known as Barangay E. Rodriguez.
 Project 6: Project 6 in Diliman is an affluent barangay which is known
for hospitals such as the Philippine Children's Medical Center
(PCMC) and the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), as well
as the home of Philippine Science High School Main Campus.
The Office of the Ombudsman and the Ninoy Aquino Parks and
Wildlife Center are located here.
 Project 7: Project 7 is made up of barangays Bungad and Veterans
Village.
 Project 8: Project 8 is made up of barangays Bahay Toro, Baesa and
Sangandaan.
 San Francisco del Monte: San Francisco del Monte was founded as
a pueblo by Saint Pedro Bautista in 1590, is considered as Quezon
City's oldest district. The original land area of the old town was
approximately 2.5 square kilometers (1.0 sq mi), including parts
of Project 7 and 8 and Timog Avenue. It is bounded by West Avenue
on the east, Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue on the north, Quezon
Avenue on the south, and Araneta Avenue on the west. It was
originally a part of San Juan, before it was carved out of its mother
town to form Quezon City. The district is made up of barangays San
Antonio, Paraiso, Paltok, Mariblo, Masambong, Manresa, Damayan
and Del Monte. SFDM featured a hilly topography with lush
vegetation and mineral springs, in the midst of which the
old Santuario de San Pedro Bautista was built as a retreat and
monastery for Franciscan friars. The headquarters of IBC is located
here.
 Santa Mesa Heights: Santa Mesa Heights is an affluent
neighborhood where many middle-class and upper-middle-class
families reside. It is mostly residential. It is the home to the National
Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes and the National Shrine of Our Lady of
La Naval. Prominent Catholic educational institutions such as
the Angelicum College, Lourdes School of Quezon City, and St.
Theresa's College of Quezon City are located here. During the
Commonwealth Period, Santa Mesa Heights was considered as the
ideal site for universities, located just outside the suburban city limits
of Manila.

Cityscape[edit]
Architecture[edit]
 The Philippine Heart Center, one of the country's designer hospital, was designed

in brutalist style.

The architecture of Quezon City varies greatly. It features wide variety of

architectural styles such as art deco, brutalist, international
modern, postmodern and the contemporary style.[citation needed] The city
also has numerous monuments and museums. When the city was
created in 1939, Art Deco was the prevailing architectural style, moving
forward from the colonial designs of Bahay na bato by the Spanish, and
the neoclassical style by the Americans. The choice of designing
buildings in contemporary international style was intentional to show that
the Philippines was moving forward since it was anticipating
independence in 1945.[citation needed]
The Quezon Memorial Shrine, which was built from 1952-1978, was
designed in Art Deco style. It became the city's symbol and at its base
was a museum and mausoleum dedicated to the late Manuel L.
Quezon and his wife Aurora. When the city became the capital in 1948, a
lot of government buildings transferred from Manila to Quezon City.
Numerous government buildings were built during the terms of
President Elpidio Quirino, Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P.
Garcia, Diosdado Macapagal and Ferdinand Marcos. However, it was
only during the term of Marcos that began the filipinization of architecture.
[citation needed] Numerous government hospitals in the city such as the Lung
Center of the Philippines, Philippine Heart Center, and the Kidney Center
of the Philippines were built and regarded as "designer" hospitals.
Traditional Filipino design motifs were incorporated in government
buildings such as the Batasang Pambansa, which drew inspiration from
the Bahay Kubo and the Bahay na bato.[citation needed] Most of the
government buildings and structures built during the time of Marcos were
associated with the "edifice complex" of the Marcoses.[57]

Master Plans[edit]
Main article:  Frost Plan
In 1938, President Manuel L. Quezon made a decision to push for a new
capital city. Manila was getting crowded, and his military
advisors reportedly told him that Manila, being by the bay, was an easy
target for bombing by naval guns in case of attack.[43][44] The new city will
be located at least 15 km (9 mi) away from Manila Bay, which is beyond
the reach of naval guns. Quezon contacted William E. Parsons, an
American architect and planner, who had been the consulting architect for
the islands early in the American colonial period. Parsons came over in
the summer of 1939 and helped select the Diliman (Tuason) estate as the
site for the new city. Unfortunately, he died later that year, leaving his
partner Harry Frost to take over. Frost collaborated with Juan Arellano,
engineer A.D. Williams, and landscape architect and planner Louis Croft
to craft a grand master plan for the new capital. The plan was approved
by the Philippine authorities in 1941.[43][44]
The core of the new city was to be a 400-hectare (990-acre) Central Park,
about the size of New York's Central Park, and defined by
the North, South (Timog), East and West Avenues. On one corner of the
proposed Diliman Quadrangle was delineated a 25-hectare (62-acre)
elliptical site, the focal point of the grand quadrangle. This was the
planned location of a large Capitol Building to house the Philippine
Legislature and ancillary structures for the offices of representatives. [43]
[44] On either side of the giant ellipse were supposed to have been the
new Malacañang Palace on North Avenue (site of the present-
day Veterans Memorial Hospital), and the Supreme Court Complex
along East Avenue (now the site of East Avenue Medical Center). The
three branches of government were to be finally and efficiently located in
close proximity to each other.[43][44]

Demographics[edit]
Population census of Quezon City
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1939 39,013 —    
1948 107,977 +11.98%
1960 397,990 +11.48%
1970 754,452 +6.60%
1975 956,864 +4.88%
1980 1,165,865 +4.03%
1990 1,669,776 +3.66%
1995 1,989,419 +3.34%
2000 2,173,831 +1.92%
2007 2,679,450 +2.93%
2010 2,761,720 +1.11%
2015 2,936,116 +1.17%
2020 2,960,048 +0.16%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [58] [59] [60]
[61]

According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 2,960,048,
making it the most populous city in the Philippines.[62] As of the 2015
Census, the population of Quezon City comprises 22.80% or ¼ of Metro
Manila's population.[62] From a population of 39,013 people when the city
was established in 1939, it tremendously grew and reached the one
million mark in 1980 with a population of 1,165,865. [62] It reached another
milestone when the population reached the two million mark in 2000 with
a population of 2,173,931.[62] The city's population density is at 18,222
person per km , lower than Metro Manila's population density at 20,247
2

person per km .[62] As of 2020, the city's most populous barangay is

2

Commonwealth with 198,285 people, while the least populous was

Quirino 3-A with 1,140 people.[62]
As of 2015, the average size of a household in Quezon City is 4.3
members.[62] It has a generally young population with an average of 28
years.[62] Females comprise 50.71% (1,488,765) while males comprise
49.29% (1,447,351). The child and youth alone (0–30 years old)
constituted more than half (58.78% or 1,725,832) of the city's total
population.[62]
Tagalog is the most spoken language in Quezon City which is spoken by
46.78% of the city's population.[62] It was followed by Bisaya/Binisaya
(13.47%), Bicolanos (9.03%), Ilocanos (8.13%), Hiligaynon/Ilonggo
(4.34%), Pangasinan/Panggalatok (2.64%), Cebuano (2.55%),
Kapampangan (1.72%), Masbateño/Masbateñon (0.57%), Boholano
(0.51%) and other languages (10.23%).[62]

Religion[edit]
Religion in Quezon City[62]

  Catholicism (86.25%)

  Protestantism (5.63%)

  Iglesia ni Cristo (4.62%)

  Islam (1.1%)

  Other / non-affiliated (2.4%)

Quezon City is predominantly Roman Catholic city, which made up about

86.25% of its population.[62] It was followed by various Protestant faiths,
which have seen a significant increase in membership over recent
decades and are well represented in Quezon City. [62][63][64] The third
largest religion is Iglesia ni Cristo, whose Central Temple and main office
is located along Commonwealth Avenue in New Era.[62] A significant
population of Quezon City belongs to the Islamic faith, the fourth largest
religion in the city.[62]
Protestantism has strong presence in the Quezon City. Several
Evangelical, Protestant and Charismatic churches has their main
headquarters, churches, and seminaries in the city. The main
headquarters of the National Council of Churches in the
Philippines (NCCP), Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC)
and the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) are located in
the city. The Episcopal Church in the Philippines has its national office in
Cathedral Heights, New Manila including the National Cathedral of Saints
Mary and John.
Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide (JIL) has many branches in the city. The
church is currently building the JIL Cornerstone Central, a 12-storey,
5,000 seating worship center located in Balintawak.[65] Jesus Miracle
Crusade held its weekly service on Amoranto Sports Complex, with
thousands of attendance. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints (LDS Church) has the Manila Philippines Temple and
the Missionary Training Center located at Temple Drive, Green Meadows
Subdivision in Ugong Norte. The Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Aglipayan
Church) has three parishes located in the city: the Parish of the Crucified
Lord in Apolonio Samson, Parish of the Holy Cross inside the UP Diliman
Campus, and the Parish of the Resurrection in Balingasa. The Philippine
Branch office of the Jehovah's Witnesses is located along Roosevelt
Avenue. The headquarters of the UCKG HelpCenter (Universal Church of
the Kingdom of God) is located at the former Quezon Theater in Araneta
City, Cubao. There are also numerous Members Church of God
International (Ang Dating Daan) churches in the city.
Other churches that has their main churches in the city include the Bread
of Life Ministries International, The Church So Blessed, People of Grace
Fellowship, Tabernacle of Faith International and the Word of Hope
Christian Family Church.
Other faiths in the city include the Nichiren Buddhists, with many
thousands of adherents attending worship services at Soka Gakkai
International (SGI) Philippines headquarters at Quezon Memorial Circle.
The headquarters of Tzu Chi Philippines is located in the city.

Poverty, housing and urban slums[edit]

Further information:  Slums in Metro Manila
 Poverty Incidence of Quezon City

Source: Philippine Statistics
Authority[66][67][68][69][70][71][72]

As of 2013, there are 196,818 informal settler families in Quezon City

living in 151,890 structures. 48,927 of these families live along
waterways, danger areas, or right of ways.[73]
The Quezon Task Force on Socialized Housing and Development of
Blighted Areas (Task Force Housing) is the lead agency of the city
government to address the needs of socialized housing within the city.
[62] It shall direct and coordinate various city departments to develop
housing projects and for other community development related activities.
[62] The goal of the city's socialized housing program is to provide a safe,
decent and sustainable home for the city's informal settlers and slum
dwellers. The program involves the collaboration between different
national and local government agencies, including the private sector.
[74] The flagship housing program of the city is the Bistekville
communities, which started during the term of Mayor Herbert "Bistek"
Bautista, a former actor who served as the city's mayor from 2010 to
2019. The housing projects were named after him.[75] The naming was
controversial to an extent, for it was considered a form of
political epal because his name was affixed on a public works project. As
of 2018, Quezon City has 37 Bistekville projects with 7,184 beneficiaries.
[76] Additionally, there are 960 housing units built by the National Housing
Authority (NHA) in barangay Holy Spirit.[77]

Economy[edit]

Araneta City in Cubao

Quezon City is a hub for business and commerce, as a center for banking
and finance, retailing, transportation, tourism, real estate,
entertainment, new media, traditional media, telecommunications,
advertising, legal services, accountancy, healthcare, insurance, theater,
fashion, and the arts in the Philippines. The National Competitiveness
Council of the Philippines which annually publishes the Cities and
Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI), ranks the cities,
municipalities and provinces of the country according to their economic
dynamism, government efficiency and infrastructure. Quezon City was
the Most Competitive City in the country from 2015 to 2019 assuring that
the city is consistently one of the best place to live in and do business. It
earned the Hall of Fame Award in 2020 for its consecutive top
performance.[78] There are about 86,000 registered business in the city.
[79] As of 2019, Quezon City is the second richest city in the Philippines
after Makati. The city's total asset stood at ₱96.4 billion,[80][81] while it has
the biggest liability at ₱21.624 billion.[81]

Information and communications technology[edit]

Eastwood City in Bagumbayan is the home to country's first and largest cyberpark.

Quezon City bills itself as the ICT capital of the Philippines.[82] Quezon

City was the first Local Government Unit (LGU) in the Philippines with a
computerized real estate assessment and payment system, which was
developed in 2015 that contains around 400,000 property units with
capability to record payments.[43][44] The city has 33 ICT parks according
to PEZA, which includes the Eastwood City Cyberpark in Bagumbayan,
the first and largest IT Park in the country.[83]
The Department of Information and Communications Technology of the
Philippines has its headquarters in the city.

Media and entertainment[edit]

See also:  Cinema of the Philippines

The GMA Network Center in Diliman is the headquarters of GMA Network.

Quezon City is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the

Philippines"[82] and the "City of Stars", since it is where major studios
located and most Filipino actors and actresses reside. [83] To support the
film industry, the city established the Quezon City Film Development
Commission (QCFDC). The city also holds its own film festival,
the QCinema International Film Festival, every October or November and
showcases local and international films, documentaries, and short films,
and gives grants to their creators.[84][85][86]
Quezon City is home to the Philippines' major broadcasting networks.
There are 11 local television networks, 6 cable TV, 7 AM radio stations,
and 4 FM radio stations in the city.[5] Major commercial broadcast
network in the Philippines such as ABS-CBN and GMA Network have
their headquarters in the city. From 1992 to 2013, TV5 had its
headquarters in the city. It moved to Mandaluyong in 2013 although TV5's
former Novaliches headquarters still serves as its alternate studios. Its
transmitter in Novaliches is still being used and operated by the network.
[87] State-owned media and television network such
as RPN, IBC and PTV also have their headquarters in the city.
Minor/religious broadcasting companies in the city
include CEBSI (formerly CBS), DZCE-TV and EBC (Net 25), which are all
affiliated with Iglesia ni Cristo. UNTV is another minor/religious
broadcasting network affiliated with Members Church of God
International. Major broadcasting facilities in the city include the Net 25
Tower, the tallest communications tower in the Philippines standing at
907 feet (276 m), GMA's Tower of Power (777 ft (236.8 m)), ABS-
CBN's Millennium Transmitter (720 ft (219.5 m)), the ABS-CBN's ELJ
Communications Center, GMA Network Center, and the UNTV Broadcast
Center. Formerly, the Broadcast City in Matandang Balara was once
home to Banahaw Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Radio Philippines
Network (RPN) and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC).

Government[edit]
Main article:  Mayor of Quezon City

Quezon City Hall, the seat of city government

Quezon City is classified as a Special City (according to its income) [88]

[89] and a Highly Urbanized City (HUC). The mayor is the chief executive,
and is a member of the Metro Manila Council. The mayor is assisted by
the vice mayor, who serves as the presiding officer of the 24-member
Quezon City Council. The members of the City Council are elected as
representatives of the four councilor districts within the city, and the
municipal presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay and Sangguniang
Kabataan.
The current mayor is Maria Josefina "Joy" Belmonte, who previously
served as the city's vice mayor. The vice mayor is Gian Sotto, the son
of Senate President Tito Sotto and actress Helen Gamboa. The mayor
and the vice mayor are term-limited by up to 3 terms, with each term
lasting for 3 years. The mayor serves as the executive head that leads all
the city's department in executing city ordinances and improving public
services. The vice mayor, who serves a concurrent position as the
presiding officer of the City Council, oversees the formulation and
enactment passed by the council.
From its creation in 1939 up until 1959, the mayors of Quezon City were
appointed by the President. Norberto S. Amoranto was the first elected
mayor, and was the city's longest-serving mayor, having served that
position for 22 years.[24]
The city observes regular and non-working holidays of the Philippines.
The Quezon City Day, which was celebrated annually on August 19 by
both Quezon City and Quezon Province to commemorate the birth of
Manuel L. Quezon, is a special non-working holiday.[90]

Barangays and congressional districts[edit]

See also:  Barangays of Quezon City and Legislative districts of Quezon
City

Left:Barangays of Quezon City.

Right: The six legislative districts of Quezon City.

Quezon City is politically subdivided into 142 barangays. These

barangays are grouped into six congressional districts, with each district
being represented by a congressman in the House of Representatives.
Each congressional district has six City Councilors. The number of
barangays per district is: District I, 37; District II, 5; District III, 37; District
IV, 38; District V, 14; and District VI, 11; Although District II has the
fewest barangays, it is the biggest in land area, including the Novaliches
Reservoir.
 District I (2015 population: 409,962)[91] covers barangays
Alicia, Bagong Pag-asa, Bahay Toro, Balingasa, Bungad, Damar,
Damayan, Del Monte, Katipunan, Mariblo, Masambong, N.S.
Amoranto (Gintong Silahis), Nayong Kanluran, Paang Bundok, Pag-
ibig sa Nayon, Paltok, Paraiso, Phil-Am, Ramon Magsaysay,
Salvacion, San Antonio, San Isidro Labrador, San Jose, Santa Cruz,
Santa Teresita, Santo Cristo, Talayan, Veterans Village and West
Triangle. It has an area of 19.59 km  (7.56 sq mi).[92]
2

 District II (2015 population: 688,773)[91] covers barangays Bagong

Silangan, Batasan Hills, Commonwealth, Holy Spirit and Payatas. It is
the most populous district in the country from 1987-2013, before it
was partitioned and its northern part became the 5th District and its
western part became the 6th District.
 District III (2015 population: 324,669)[91] covers barangays Amihan,
Bagumbuhay, Bagumbayan, Bayanihan, Blue Ridge A, Blue Ridge
B, Camp Aguinaldo, Claro, Dioquino Zobel, Duyan-Duyan, E.
Rodriguez, East Kamias, Escopa I, Escopa II, Escopa III, Escopa IV,
Libis, Loyola Heights, Mangga, Marilag, Masagana, Matandang
Balara, Milagrosa, Pansol, Quirino 2-A, Quirino 2-B, Quirino 2-C,
Quirino 3-A, Saint Ignatius, San Roque, Silangan, Socorro,
Tagumpay, Ugong Norte, Villa Maria Clara, West Kamias and White
Plains.
 District IV (2015 population: 446,122)[91] covers barangays Bagong
Lipunan ng Crame, Botocan, Central, Kristong Hari, Damayang Lagi,
Doña Aurora, Doña Imelda, Doña Josefa, Don Manuel, East Triangle,
Horseshoe, Immaculate Conception, Kalusugan, Kamuning,
Kaunlaran, Krus na Ligas, Laging Handa, Malaya, Mariana, Obrero,
Old Capitol Site, Paligsahan, Pinyahan, Pinagkaisahan, Roxas,
Sacred Heart, San Isidro Galas, San Martin de Porres, San Vicente,
Santo Niño, Santol, Sikatuna Village, South Triangle, Tatalon,
Teachers Village East, Teachers Village West, U.P. Campus, U.P.
Village and Valencia.
 District V (2015 population: 535,798)[91] covers barangays Bagbag,
Capri, Fairview, Greater Lagro, Gulod, Kaligayahan, Nagkaisang
Nayon, North Fairview, Novaliches Proper, Pasong Putik Proper, San
Agustin, San Bartolome, Santa Lucia and Santa Monica. It is more
commonly known as Novaliches.
 District VI (2015 population: 531,592)[91] covers barangays Apolonio
Samson, Baesa, Balon-Bato, Culiat, New Era, Pasong Tamo,
Sangandaan, Sauyo, Talipapa, Tandang Sora and Unang Sigaw.
National government[edit]
The DILG-NAPOLCOM Center is the headquarters of the Department of the Interior and Local

Government.

As the former capital, the city is the home to numerous government

departments, agencies and institutions. The House of Representatives of
the Philippines (Lower House), as well as the Departments of Agrarian
Reform, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources, Human
Settlements and Urban Development, Information and Communications
Technology, Interior and Local Government, National Defense and Social
Welfare and Development calls the city home. Independent constitutional
bodies such as the Commission on Audit and the Office of the
Ombudsman, as well as special courts such as the Court of Tax
Appeals and the Sandiganbayan are located in the city.

BSP Security Plant Complex along East Avenue in NGC I.

Main office of the Social Security System.

There are two National Government Centers (NGC) in the city. National
Government Center I (NGC I) is located at Diliman Quadrangle, which is
bounded by the North, South, East and West Avenues. The proposed
Capitol Building of the Philippines is supposed to rise at the site of
the Quezon Memorial Circle, while the Executive Mansion was planned to
be constructed at the present-day Veterans Memorial Medical
Center (VMMC) and the Supreme Court was supposed to rise at the
present-day East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC). This is where the main
offices of the Departments of Agrarian Reform, Agriculture, Environment
and Natural Resources, Human Settlements and Urban
Development (including the National Housing Authority (Philippines)) and
the Interior and Local Government are located. Other government
agencies located at NGC I are the Bureau of Internal Revenue, BSP
Security Plant Complex, Land Registration Authority, Land Transportation
Office, National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR/NPC), National
Transmission Corporation (TransCo), Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration (PAGASA), Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and
the Social Security System (SSS).
National Government Center II is located along Commonwealth
Avenue, Batasan Hills. It is where the Batasang Pambansa Complex is
located, whose site is supposed to be the national civic center and the
focal point of the 1949 Master Plan. The Commission on Audit (COA),
Public Attorney's Office (PAO) and the Sandiganbayan are located here.

Sports[edit]

Smart Araneta Coliseum

Sports in Quezon City have a long and distinguished history. Quezon City
is the home to notable sporting and recreational venues such as
the Amoranto Sports Complex, Quezon City Sports Club and the Smart
Araneta Coliseum. The prominent boxing fight between Muhammad
Ali and Joe Frazier, which was known as Thrilla in Manila" was held at
the Araneta Coliseum. It was renamed as the "Philippine Coliseum" for
the event and the match was watched by over 1 billion viewers
worldwide.
The city's, and in general the country's main sport is basketball, and most
barangays have a basketball court or at least a makeshift basketball
court, with court markings drawn on the streets. Larger barangays have
covered courts where inter-barangay leagues are held every summer
(April to May).
Quezon City is notable for its golf courses, such as the Veterans
Memorial Golf Club and Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club, which operates on
golf-courses owned by the national government. The Capitol Hills Golf &
Country Club in Matandang Balara is a privately-owned exclusive 18 hole
golf course situated at the hills overlooking Marikina Valley. In the early
days after the creation of the city, Greenhills was considered as part of it
along with Wack Wack Golf and Country Club, but the golf course was
reverted back to Mandaluyong.
The city is the home of the Philippine Basketball Association.
The Quezon City Capitals, the city's professional men's basketball team,
plays at the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.
Quezon City will host some matches in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World
Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Healthcare[edit]
The Quezon City Health Department is responsible for the public health
of the city. Its headquarters is located at the Batasan Social Hygiene
Clinic Building along IBP Road, Batasan Hills. There are 60 government
and privately-owned hospitals in the city.[82] At present, there are three
city-owned and controlled hospitals: the Quezon City General Hospital in
Bahay Toro (Project 8), Novaliches District Hospital in San Bartolome,
Novaliches and the Rosario Maclang Bautista General Hospital in
Batasan Hills. Another city-owned hospital, the Visayas Avenue Medical
Center is currently under-construction. [93]

St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City (SLMC) is regarded as one of the best private

hospitals in the country.

There are several hospitals operated by the national government such as

the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC), Quirino Memorial Medical
Center and the 55 ha (140 acres) Veterans Memorial Medical
Center (VMMC), which is operated by the Department of National
Defense. The national government also operates several specialty
hospitals in the city such as the Lung Center of the Philippines, National
Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), Philippine Heart Center and
the Philippine Orthopedic Center. There are two government-owned
children's hospital in the city: the Philippine Children's Medical Center
along Quezon Avenue, and the National Children's Hospital in E.
Rodriguez Sr. Avenue. The Armed Forces of the Philippines operates
the V. Luna General Hospital (AFP Medical Center).
The city's healthcare is also provided by non-profit corporations, such as
the Quezon Institute. There are numerous privately-owned hospitals in
the city, such as the Ace Medical Center, Bernardino General
Hospital, Capitol Medical Center, Commonwealth Hospital and Medical
Center, De Los Santos Medical Center, Diliman Doctor's Hospital, the Far
Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Medical Center,
J. P. Sioson General Hospital, St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon
City, UERM Memorial Hospital, United Doctors Medical Center, Villarosa
Hospital and the World Citi Medical Center.

Education[edit]
Main article:  List of colleges and universities in Metro Manila
 The National Science Complex (NSC) within the University of the Philippines Diliman.

The Schools Divisions Office of Quezon City (SDO) oversees the 97

public elementary schools and 46 public high schools within the city. The
number of students enrolled in public schools across the city has
increased overtime from an initial population of 20,593 elementary pupils
and 310 high school students in 1950, it has grown to 258,201
elementary pupils and 143,462 high school students in the School Year
2013-14.[94] With its large student population, Quezon City has the most
number of public schools in the Philippines.[95] As of 2015, five of the
city's elementary schools and four of its high schools are among the 15
most populous public schools in the Philippines.[96] The Quezon City
Science High School (QueSci) was designated as the Regional Science
High School for the National Capital Region since 1998. The city is the
home of the Philippine Science High School, the top science school in the
Philippines operated by the Department of Science and Technology.
The Quezon City Science Interactive Center is regarded as the first of its
kind science interactive center in the Philippines. The Quezon City Public
Library (QCPL) operates 20 branches throughout the city, with its Main
Library located within the Quezon City Hall Complex.

Higher education[edit]

Ateneo de Manila University, regarded as the best private university in the Philippines.

Quezon City, along with Manila, is the center for education in the
Philippines. There are two state universities within the city limits:
the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) and the Polytechnic
University of the Philippines Quezon City (PUPQC). The city-run Quezon
City University (QCU) has established three campuses around the city:
San Bartolome, San Francisco and Batasan Hills.
Private universities include the AMA Computer University, Central
Colleges of the Philippines (CCP), Far Eastern University – FERN
College, Kalayaan College, National College of Business and
Arts (NCBA), the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP).
Quezon City hosts prestigious Catholic educational institutions such as
the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), Immaculate Heart of Mary
College, St. Paul University Quezon City, Saint Pedro Poveda
College, Siena College of Quezon City and the UST Angelicum College.
It is also the home to other sectarian colleges and universities such as
the Evanglical Grace Christian College, Episcopalian-run Trinity
University of Asia, and the Iglesia ni Cristo founded New Era
University (NEU).
The presence of medical schools has made Quezon City a center of
healthcare and medical education. These include Our Lady of Fátima
University, FEU Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, St. Luke's College of
Medicine, Capitol Medical Center Colleges, and the University of the East
Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC).

Infrastructure[edit]
Transportation[edit]
Main articles: Transportation in Metro Manila,  Public transport in Manila,
and Major roads in Metro Manila

EDSA near Kamuning Station.

Transportation in the city are purely-land based. As of 2006,

the MMDA Traffic Operation Center revealed that private transport
dominates with 82.49% of the total volume while public transport such as
buses, and jeepneys and taxis made up 13.72%, followed by
industrial/commercial vehicles (such as trucks and vans) at 3.79%.
[97] Skyway is the only elevated expressway passing through Quezon
City, serving as a tolled connector between the North and South Luzon
Expressways. The upcoming Southeast Metro Manila Expressway (C-6
Expressway) will parts of Quezon City and will have its northern terminus
at Batasan Hills.
Famous modes of transportation in the city to get around are the jeepney,
city buses and the UV Express, which followed fixed routes for a set
price. All types of public road transport plying Quezon City are privately
owned and operated under government-issued franchises. As of
September 2020, the city has distributed 276 e-trikes in selected
barangays in hopes of promoting energy efficiency and clean
technologies in the transport sector.[98]
Railway systems[edit]
 EDSA-Aurora Boulevard crossing, showing the viaducts of LRT-2 and MRT-3. An LRT-2 train is

seen passing above.

Quezon City is served by LRT Line 1 (LRT-1), LRT Line 2 (LRT-2), and

the MRT Line 3 (MRT-3). LRT-1 runs along the northern portion
of EDSA (AH26/C-4), and ending at the North Triangle Common
Station where it connects to Lines 1, 7 and the Subway. LRT-2 runs
through Aurora Boulevard (R-6/N59/N180), connecting Quezon City
to Manila, San Juan, Marikina, Pasig, Cainta and Antipolo. MRT-3 runs
through EDSA (AH26/C-4), linking Quezon City to the cities
of Mandaluyong, Makati and Pasay. Railway lines that are under-
construction within the city are the MRT Line 4 (MRT-4), MRT Line
7 (MRT-7) and the Metro Manila Subway (MMS). The North Triangle
Common Station, which will link Lines 1, 3, and the Subway, is currently
under-construction at the intersection of EDSA and North Avenue.
Air[edit]

The city is served by the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and Clark

International Airport. In the future, it will also be served by the
upcoming New Manila International Airport. All are located outside the
city limits.

Utilities[edit]
Water supply, power and telecommunications[edit]

La Mesa Ecopark in the La Mesa Watershed Reservation, which also contains the La Mesa

Dam and Reservoir.

Water services is provided by Maynilad Water Services for the west and

northern part of the city and Manila Water for the southeastern part. The
Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4 (NBAQ4), constructed by Manila Water, is
the largest water supply infrastructure project in Metro Manila.[99] NBAQ4
measures 7.30-km long and 3.10-m in diameter, and the aqueduct has a
capacity of 1,000 MLD (millions of liter per day).[100] The La Mesa Dam
and Reservoir is situated at the northernmost part of the city, covering an
area of more than 27 square kilometers (10 sq mi). The reservoir contains
the La Mesa Watershed and Ecopark.
Electric services are provided by Meralco, the sole electric power
distributor in Metro Manila. As of December 2009, Meralco has a total of
512,255 customers within the city: 461,645 (90.1%) residential, 49,082
(9.6%) commercial, and 1,110 (0.2%) industrial. Street lights have 418
accounts.[5][101] As of October 2019, the city has LED 26,776 streetlights.
[98]

With the liberalization of the telecommunications industry, the city

benefitted by having more firms that offer telephone and internet services.
At present, there are five telecommunication companies operating in the
city: PLDT, Bayantel, Digitel, Multimedia and Eastern
Telecommunications Services, Inc.[5]
Domestic solid waste[edit]

The Payatas dumpsite in 2007. It was permanently closed in 2017.

The Payatas dumpsite was the largest landfill in Metro Manila. It was

established in the 1970s on the barangay of the same, located at the
northeast part of Quezon City. The area where the landfill is situated used
to be a ravine surrounded by farming villages and rice paddies. [102] When
the Smokey Mountain in Tondo, Manila, was closed in 1995, people who
resided and worked as scavengers there migrated to the Payatas
dumpsite, establishing a squatter colony around the dumpsite. On July
10, 2000, the deadly Payatas landslide occurred, when large heaps of
garbage dump collapsed on a nearby informal settlers' community and
burned, killing between 218 and 700 people. [103] Following the tragic
collapse, Republic Act No. 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste
Management Act of 2000 was passed, which mandates the closure of
open dumpsites in the Philippines by 2004 and controlled dumpsites by
2006.[104] In 2004, the Payatas dumpsite was reconfigured as a controlled
disposal facility but it was closed down in December 2010. [105] A separate
dumpsite was established near the old open dumpsite in January 2011.
[106][105] The newer dumpsite closed in December 2017. [104]

Sister cities[edit]
See also:  List of sister cities in Metro Manila

Asia[edit]
  Alicia, Philippines[107]
  Banaybanay, Philippines[107]
  Cagayan de Oro, Philippines[108]
  Chiba, Japan[109]
  Cotabato City, Philippines[107]
   Davao City, Philippines[107][110]
  General Santos, Philippines[107][111]
  Hagåtña, Guam[109]
  Iloilo City, Philippines[107][112]
  La Trinidad, Philippines[107]
  Puerto Princesa, Philippines[107]
  Pura, Philippines[107]
  Roxas, Philippines[113]
  Sadanga, Philippines[107]
  Shenyang, People's Republic of China[114][115]
  Taipei, Taiwan[116]
  Wao, Philippines[107]
  Yangon, Myanmar[117]
  Yuci District, People's Republic of China[109]
Americas[edit]
  Daly City, California, United States[109]
  Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States[109]
  Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States[109]
  Maui County, Hawaii, United States[109]
  New Westminster, Canada[109]
  Salt Lake City, Utah, United States[109]

International relations[edit]
Affiliates[edit]
  Osaka, Japan (2018)[118]
  Pyeongchang County, South Korea[119]
Consulates[edit]
Country Type Ref.
Cyprus Consular agency [120]

Notable Person[edit]
 Mariz Umali, television news anchor and journalist
 Raffy Tima, journalist, producer and TV presenter
 Joy Belmonte, Filipina politician and current mayor of Quezon City
 Arjo Atayde, Filipino actor
 Barry Gutierrez, law professor, public interest and human rights
lawyer, former Congressman and the current Spokesperson of Vice
President Leni Robredo
 Denice Zamboanga, mixed martial artist

See also[edit]
 Philippines portal
 Capital of the Philippines
 Manila
 Manuel L. Quezon
 Quezon Province
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