Santa Lucia

Philippines / Southern Tagalog / Malanday /
 village, barangay, fourth-level administrative division
Barangay: Santa Lucia
District: 5th, Novaliches
City: Quezon

Bounded on the north by a winding creek and rolling hills, on the south by ricefields, on the east by the Fairview Subdivision and on the west by patches of grasslands of the Chuidian Subdivision, it occupies an area of about 329, 245 sq.m

Barangay Sta. Lucia is a part of Novaliches which is a district of Quezon City, Metro Manila. The community is close to Quirino Highways, factories, markets and schools. Most of the people are employed in factories and commercial establishments as well as private and public offices.

Formerly, Sta. Lucia was a part of the Gabriel Estate, a forested area with some riceland, sold to defunct PHHC in 1955. Lots were awarded in 1959 to landless families in Quezon City and the suburban areas, and to the squatters ejected from the Meralco compound in Kamuning. Through the initiative of the barrio folks, a resolution was sent to the City Council of Quezon City petitioning in the recognition of Sta. Lucia as a separate barrio.

In old times there were no feeder roads and the dwellers had to negotiate several kilometer of muddy pathways to Quirino Highway by foot. Life was difficult due to lack of transportation. In 1967, the first feeder road was constructed through the intercession of then President Carlos P. Garcia. There came a rapid influx of people from Manila area and the provinces. Some farmlands in the barrio had given way to subdivisions which had somewhat changed aspects of the barrio.

Barangay Sta. Lucia at present (2013) is a well developed and progressive barangay in Novaliches, Quezon City.
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Coordinates:   14°42'22"N   121°3'5"E

Comments

  • for what I've seen... many unregulated prices and sanitation violations from the stores and street market from this place. I rather buy my groceries and stuffs elsewhere.
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