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Bagong Silangan
Barangay
Nickname: 
Silangan
Map
CountryPhilippines
RegionNational Capital Region
CityQuezon City
District2nd District of Quezon City
Government
 • TypeBarangay
 • Barangay CaptainCristel "Beng" Beltran
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
89,256
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
Postal Code
1119
Area code2

Bagong Silangan is a barangay located in the 2nd district of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Nearby barangays are Commonwealth, Batasan Hills and Payatas. Separated by a river in the east, the barangay leads to the Municipality of San Mateo in the province of Rizal.

History

Bagong Silangan share its history with San Mateo, Municipality of Rizal as Bagong Silangan is once part of San Mateo. In fact, notable events such as The Battle of San Mateo took place in here. During the early 1960s Bagong Silangan is known as a rich agricultural area where rice is the main product. During the latter years a drastic conversion brought by relocation effort for informal settlers from the downtown. Therefore, the establishment of the barangay as a separate entity and later formally recognize as a part of Quezon City. The sudden expansion of built-up area of the Metro led the informal sectors flock the area as a site of downtown substitute. Thus, the barangay became infamous as a squatters' area. When former Mayor Ismael A. Mathay, Jr. granted the rights of land ownership to the barangay people, some long-termed conflicts have been solved. Since then, population has been rapidly increasing and a continuing growth of children dependents is visible.

Political

Bagong Silangan is divided into different main areas Purok, Sitio, Villages, Subdivisions and Compound.

Purok

  • Purok 1
  • Purok 2
  • Purok 3
  • Purok 4
  • Purok 5
  • Purok 6
  • Purok 7

Sitio

  • Sitio Veterans (New Veterans Village)-The Sitio Veterans is divided into areas composed of Area 1,2,3,4,5,6.This Sitio is the largest community of Bagong Silangan that has separated fiest day and patron celebration.
  • Sitio Pugot-Sitio Pugot is located in northern part of Bagong Silngan and bounded by Payatas A, Quezon City.
  • Sitio Kumunoy-is the northern most part of barangay. It was bounded by Area C at the left side and Filinvest at the right side.
  • Sitio Bakal-is located in the southern portion of Payatas B and bounded by Sitio Veterans and the San Mateo River.
  • Sitio Rolling Hills (Purok 7)-is a small community of Bagong Silangan located near Payatas B, Quezon City.

Subdivisions

  • Bona Subdivision
  • Violago Homes
  • Filinvest 1
  • Filinvest 2

Villages

  • Tagumpay Village
  • Humanity Village
  • Country Homes
  • D&A Vicente Village
  • Covenant Village
  • Clemencia Village

Compounds

  • Sipna - Sitio Palay Homeowner's Association, Originally a Resettling site for those who have been displace during the construction of Mountain View Subdivision.
  • Sumama-Ka
  • Peace and Unity
  • Sulyap ng Pag-asa Housing

Other Areas

  • Area C
  • BASECO
  • Paltok - Country Homes
  • Filside-is the smallest community in barangay locate at Paltok.
  • Brookside - (headquarters of Tambuli ng Maralita, the sectoral newspaper of the Filipino Urban Poor)

Establishments

Government

Elementary Schools

  • Bagong Silangan Elementary School (School ID: 136539), currently headed by Paulino M. Medrano, Jr., the school's principal [1]

High Schools

  • Bagong Silangan High School (School ID: 305332), currently headed by Sheridan G. Evangelista, the school's principal.[2]

Parks and Plazas

  • Geronimo Park (formerly Adelina Park), where sports competitions and programs by the Barangay and Sanggunian Kabataan Council are held.

Barangay Centers

  • Barangay Hall (the second largest barangay hall in District 2)
  • Barangay Hall Annex (Dove street, Sitio Veterans)
  • Bagong Silangan Health Center
  • Bagong Silangan Public Library
  • Sanguniang Kabataan Hall

Place of Worships

  • San Isidro Labrador Parish in the Bagong Silangan Proper
  • Sagrada Familia of Sitio Veterans
  • local ng Bagong Silangan of Iglesia ni Cristo
  • Muslim Mosque in Muslim area of Sitio Pugot

Business Establishments

Public Commercial Infrastructure such as public market and commercial place lack the barangay. Commercial businesses are mostly rented from private owners. Talipapa or commercial areas are not concentrated in one place. Commercial areas in the barangay are mostly found near the area of transportation or near school. Currently almost each sitio has its own talipapa or local commercial area.

Transportation

Bagong Silangan is serviced by its lone jeepney line that has a route from Bagong Silangan proper to Ever Gotesco and Sandiganbayan (One way P 7.00). Numerous Tricycle lines are also present in the Baranggay such as Sitio Veterans route (P 9.00) and Barangay Proper Route (P 8.00). Beside the usual route from Batasan, one way of accessing the Barangay is through San Mateo, Rizal. The Route is linked by Bagong Silangan-San Mateo Foot Bridge (P 3.00) in Purok Uno.

Population

As of November 18, 2009, the estimated population of the barangay has reached 95,000. It is one of the most densely-populated barangays in the 2nd district of Quezon City. The casualties brought by the tropical storm Ondoy have caused several families to relocate in Batangas and Laguna, thus decreasing the population especially in flood-affected areas.[3]

Politics

The incumbent Barangay chairman is Beng Beltran(2010–present).

People and Culture

Bagong Silangan is a growing barangay in Quezon City composed of people who came from different parts of the country. Tagalog is the prime language being spoken. Also numerous in the area are minority of Ilocano, Bisaya, Kapampangan, Pangasinan, and Swardspeak speakers.

The onset of latest information dissemination through internet and cellphone leads to a genesis and later radial variation of cultures creating a special variety of way of life we known as subculture. Bagong Silangan as a part of the agglomerating Manila did not let herself at the end of this race. Thus, a growing veriety of these subcultures rapidly penetrates almost all areas of Baranggay, which includes jejemons and jejebusters, as well as rip stick skaters, gangsta, and pokpokers.[citation needed]

The barangay is also the home to informal settlers who occupy not only vast tracts of public and private lands but also riverbanks, creeksides, aqueducts and transmission lines.[4]


Non-Government Organization (NGO)

SJFCA, Inc. is a non-government organization whose primary purpose is to help our less-fortunate Filipino brothers and sisters, specifically, the children and the agings through its sponsorship program. Year Established: 1998 Sector: Non Government Organization Employees: 69 Ownership: Private

Quezon Project is also known as St.Joseph Foundation for Children and Aging,Inc. (SJFCA).It is a private,non-stock and non-profit government foundation.SJFCA is one of the five projects of Christian Foundation for Children and Aging in the Philippines. Sponsorship in the Philippines began in 1982 and has grown into five projects consisting of Antipolo project,Legazpi project,Manila project,Quezon project,and Zamboanga project. Sponsorship assists with needs such as education, recreation, health care and nutrition. Seminars for youth address topics such as drug addiction, teenage pregnancy, courtship and marriage. Parents may participate in parenting and marriage-enrichment seminars. Counseling for children experiencing problems in school, emergency home-repair grants and burial assistance benefits are also available. SJFCA Programs there are seven prepared programs of St.Joseph Foundation: 

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     Education
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     Health
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     Clothing
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     Spiritual Development
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     Recreational
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     Nutrition
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     Help to family

Youth Organizations

  • United Neoteric Leaders for Innovation (UNLI)

Is an organization of college students and scholars of SJFCA from different Colleges and Universities who’s interested in environmental concerns and issues. The organization is open to facilitate in networking and collaboration in other organizations who promotes the environmental activities in community.The United Neoteric Leaders for Innovation UNLI is composed of community SCHOLARS, college and youth members of SJFCA from Quezon BK Sitio Veterans, B6 Bagong Silangan, and B10 Payatas A Quezon City. The organization was established on July 26, 2009.

  • Kabataan ng Bagong Silangan (KABASI)

Is a youth organization in Area 6 Sitio Veterans Bagong Silangan, Quezon City. It was established on 11 February 2006. In year 2008, KABASI registration with National Youth Commission was realized. It was established from the initiative of FCJ Sisters and Staff. It was organized for the reason of uniting the youth and make them busy in their community instead of loitering around. And also, to help the youth to increase their knowledge and skills,to establish mutual pleasure and enjoyment, to bring the youth to some course or events, to engage them in any other type of personal growth and to be able for them to engage in communal development. But the main reason is they want the youth to become united in one goal and that is for the success and progress of each of one. KABASI is now on its 4th year with more than 60 active members. The KABASI still continue conducting activities for the community and for promoting personality development.

  • Gay Liberation Against Discrimination (GLAD)
  • Alyansa Ng Aktibong Kabataan (ANAK)
  • Bagong Silangan Youth Federation (BSYF)
  • Youth Alliance of Bagong Silangan (YABS)
  • BASECO Youth Club (BYC)
  • Sagrada Familia Youth Ministry (SFYM)

References

  1. ^ [1] http://www.deped.gov.ph/public/public.asp?sec=&action=edit&iID=327&type=public
  2. ^ [2] http://www.deped.gov.ph/public/public.asp?sec=&action=edit&iID=471&type=Public
  3. ^ [3] http://quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=147&Itemid=1
  4. ^ [4] http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:Xnc4xmhrpHoJ:info.worldbank.org/etools/library/latestversion.asp%3F239522+Bagong+Silangan&hl=tl&ct=clnk&cd=23&gl=ph

Bagong Silangan Youth Organization(BSYO)

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