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“stone arch” known as Arkong Bato Arkong Bato monument (Arch stone) view from the
Malabon side

At the beginning of the 2oth century, the Metro Manila city of Valenzuela was known before as the
rural town of Bulacan called Polo. South of Polo was a bustling fishing town called Malabon, one of
the many towns that comprised the then-newly established Province of Rizal.
To demarcate the boundary between the two provinces, the American colonial government built in
1910 a stone arch along what was then the main thoroughfare to Northern Luzon. It was no grand
structure or anything but it served its purpose. Locally it became known by the name which is how
“stone arch” is known in Tagalog: Arkong Bato.

The thoroughfare, which became known as M.H. Del Pilar Street no longer served as the northern
main thoroughfare when a wider thoroughfare now known as MacArthur Highway was constructed,
though it still served as an important link between the two towns, and the two provinces as well in
general.
Then in 1975, Valenzuela and Malabon found themselves separated from their former home
provinces to become part of a new entity called Metro Manila. Thus, Arkong Bato’s significance as a
welcome arch between two provinces was lost, though it still served to mark the boundary of
Valenzuela and Malabon which were converted to cities in recent years.
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Valenzuela City Social Hall
Barangay Karuhatan
Located within the premises of Valenzuela City
Hall, the Mediterranean-inspired Social Hall is
one of Mayor Win's pet projects, and features
pristine white walls and stone arches, high
ceilings, and lush greens. The Social Hall serves
as the canteen for City Hall's many employees,
as well as a relaxed environment for meetings
and social gatherings.
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ell Tower of San Diego De Alcala Church
Barangay Poblacion
The belfry, or bell tower, of San Diego de Alcala Church is
over four hundred years old, and is a cultural and religious
relic of the bygone Spanish era. The tower, along with the
entrance arch, is the only remaining structure of the original
church built in 1632. The main structure of San Diego de
Alcala was destroyed during Japanese rule and has since
been rebuilt and renovated, serving as an aesthetic
counterpoint to the largely unchanged tower.
 
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valenzuela people's park amphitheater
In Valenzuela in the Philippines, the amphitheatre is covered with a Sioen Type 2 Fluomax
 textile. The Valenzuela People's Park, officially the Valenzuela City People's Park and known to
local residents as simply People's Park or VCPP, is an urban community park located in the city
of Valenzuela, Philippines. It is built beside the Valenzuela City Government Centre and the
Valenzuela Town Centre. The construction of this 1.5-hectare park was started in 2014 and was
formally opened to the public on February 14, 2015.
The park itself is surrounded by various landmarks, government buildings, and shopping centres
and includes a huge amphitheatre. Here, different layers of PES/PVC fabrics are assembled in an
appropriate large shading structure, covering the amphitheatre and thus giving sufficient
protection for both spectators and staged events. The structure has been executed with our 
Fluomax Type 2 textile.
The shading structure for the amphitheatre is manufactured by Rize Innovations. Rize
innovations is one of the Philippines’ largest tensile architecture manufacturers. Tensile
structures can be included in interior or exterior design to create structures with exceptional
function and aesthetic appeal.
Fluomax Type 2 is a 900gsm, low-wick, anti-bacterial, UV stabilised and fire-retardant PVC with
coated PVDF lacquer both sides.