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village, barangay, fourth-level administrative division
Barangay: Valenzuela
District: 1st
City: Makati
HISTORY
It was once a musky, grassy and sprawling lowland with a population of less than 3,000 residents. It is a former Sitio of Barangay Olympia. In 1960 under Republic Act No. 2370 known as the Barrio Charter Act enacted by the Philippine Congress, provided that any Sitio with 500 inhabitants or more can be a separate Barrio by way of Resolution of the residents.
By virtue of this act, in 1967 through the efforts of Mr. Juan Infante, Catalino Laysico, Apolonio Reyes, Mr. Ching Villareal a Resolution was handed to the provincial government of Rizal then headed by provincial Governor Isidro Rodriquez, to make Sitio Valenzuela an independent Barangay of Makati.
On December 1967, the petition was granted making Sitio Valenzuela an independent Barangay of Makati.
On the 3rd week of January, 1968 the first regular election for Barangay officials was held.
District: 1st
City: Makati
HISTORY
It was once a musky, grassy and sprawling lowland with a population of less than 3,000 residents. It is a former Sitio of Barangay Olympia. In 1960 under Republic Act No. 2370 known as the Barrio Charter Act enacted by the Philippine Congress, provided that any Sitio with 500 inhabitants or more can be a separate Barrio by way of Resolution of the residents.
By virtue of this act, in 1967 through the efforts of Mr. Juan Infante, Catalino Laysico, Apolonio Reyes, Mr. Ching Villareal a Resolution was handed to the provincial government of Rizal then headed by provincial Governor Isidro Rodriquez, to make Sitio Valenzuela an independent Barangay of Makati.
On December 1967, the petition was granted making Sitio Valenzuela an independent Barangay of Makati.
On the 3rd week of January, 1968 the first regular election for Barangay officials was held.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 14°34'12"N 121°1'25"E
- Olympia 1.2 km
- Tejeros 1.6 km
- Namayan 1.6 km
- Old Zañiga 1.9 km
- San Antonio 2.2 km
- Batis 3.7 km
- Barangay 721 Zone 78 4.2 km
- Barangay 829 Zone 90 4.2 km
- Barangay 830 Zone 90 4.5 km
- Barangay 659-A Zone 71 5.8 km
- Santiago Village 0.2 km
- Olympia Village 0.4 km
- Manila South Cemetery 0.7 km
- Bel-Air 2 0.7 km
- Ayala Malls Circuit 0.7 km
- Circuit Makati 0.8 km
- Makati North 1.2 km
- City Gate 1.4 km
- San Andres 1.5 km
- Makati Central Business District (Downtown Makati) 1.6 km