Malanday () is a settlement and one of the constituent

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s in the city of

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, Metro Manila,

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. It is located in the northern section of the city bordering

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in the province of

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. The name ''Malanday'' is said to derive from a phrase meaning 'a bowl plate' in the

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Demographics

The area is 295.60 km² (114.13 sq mi) with a population of 19,060 and density of 61/km² (160/sq mi)

Sitio(s)

There are a total of five

Sitio A ''sitio'' (Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own barangay if its popu ...

s in the Barangay of Malanday * Sitio Hulo * Sitio Libo (divided into two: Libo I and Libo II) * Sitio Lingahan * Sitio Umboy

Education

There are a total of four Schools located here in the barangay

Public Schools

These are the schools operated by the Government of Valenzuela: * Andres Fernando Elementary School * Malanday National Highschool

Private Schools

These are the schools which is not operated by the Government of Valenzuela: *Emmaus Christian School *High Horizons Learning Center Some residential parts of the barangay have Tutorial Centers or offers Tutor to the students.

Festivals

Residents celebrate the annual fiesta of Santo Kristo on the last Sunday of April. Major events in the fiesta is managed and organized by Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish with the cooperation of the Church members in every

. Events includes Contest like Best Arch Design and Streetdance Competition. The Church also organizes the Morning Procession and Evening Procession or the ''Sagala'' offered to Señor Santo Kristo and the

Pontifical High Mass A Pontifical High Mass, also called Solemn Pontifical Mass, is a Solemn or High Mass celebrated by a bishop using certain prescribed ceremonies. Although in modern English the word "pontifical" is almost exclusively associated with the pope, an ...

every morning and evening. Meanwhile, other events like games and parties in some

are voluntarily organized by the residents of every

or specific compounds.

Landmarks

Landmarks include Red Ribbon, Jollibee Malanday, and Puregold Malanday located on McArthur Highway. Andres Fernando Elementary School (AFES) Malanday National High School and the 3S Centers are located on M.H. Del Pilar St. Other known landmarks in Malanday include the Andres Fernando Elementary School, Malanday Market, the Malanday Bus Terminal, the VSCA Cock Fighting Arena and the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish. The transmitter facility of radio station

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(one of the Philippines' oldest radio stations owned by

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) is also located in Malanday.

Notable Events

2012 Floodings

In 2012, Malanday experienced intense flooding brought by heavy rains. Malanday is one of the 20 barangays under state of calamity declared by the Local Government. As of August 5, 2012, about 200 families were residing in city evacuation centers.

Lingahan Fire

On December 11, 2015, at 11 pm, a fire occurred on the roads of Sitio Lingahan, Malanday. The fire blazed through more than 200 houses. One man was found dead in a nearby pond after the fire. The families first evacuated to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish, but they moved to Malanday National High School after finding relief there.

References

External links

Valenzuela, Philippines official site
{{Metro Manila populated places Barangays of Metro Manila Valenzuela, Metro Manila