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Moonwalk, officially Barangay Moonwalk, is an
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located in the second district of Parañaque, Philippines. As of the 2020 census, the population was 72,520. The barangay was created on April 3, 1978.


History

The area that is Moonwalk today was once part of a
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called Pulu, which was shown in a map published in 1885 during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines. Its land was used in agriculture and salt making. Moonwalk was created on April 3, 1978, after then-
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signed Presidential Decree No. 1321 that would detach the subdivisions Moonwalk Phase I and II, Bricktown Phase 1, 2, and 3, and Multinational Village from Barangay Sto. Niño to form an independent
barangay The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
. The barangay's name was based on Moonwalk subdivision, which itself was named after the
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mission of
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. When then-President
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signed Republic Act No. 9229 in December 2003 to divide
Parañaque Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque (, ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...
into two congressional districts, the barangay became part of the newly formed second district.


Geography

Moonwalk has a total land area of 401.01 hectares. It has four adjacent barangays: Merville on the northeast,
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on the east, San Isidro on the southeast, San Dionisio on the southwest, and Sto. Niño on the northwest. The barangay can be accessed via access roads in Merville Subdivision, Villanueva Subdivision, and Multinational Village. It can also be accessed via Doña Soledad Avenue and the old E. Rodriguez Avenue at the side of the perimeter wall of
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.


Climate


Demographics

As of the
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, there were 72,520 people in Moonwalk.


Government

Carlito "Doods" Antipuesto, who had served as a city councilor for three terms, won the barangay elections in October 2013 as the barangay captain () of Moonwalk, succeeding Clemente Advincula. In May 2015, Antipuesto died. He was replaced by
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() Roberto Alano in June 2015. The
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barangay captain is Dr. Jemelene "Jem" Qui, who took oath on November 6, 2023, after winning the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections that year. The incumbent barangay councilors are Francis Esmero, Reynaldo Advincula, Eric Doy, Efren Reyes, Maximino Cristobal, Carlito Antipuesto, Jr., and Edward Louis Magyani. Adrianne Bautista is the current Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson.


List of barangay officials


Barangay captains

* Clemente Advincula * Winnie Esplana * Carlito Antipuesto * Roberto Alano (he had served as a barangay councilor under Advincula and Antipuesto's terms) * Jemelene Qui


Barangay councilors

* Vicente Magbuo * Frederico Rivera * Ernesto Masangkay * Bernardino Dimapilis * Tommy Lim * Efren Reyes * Julio Jaime * Maximino Cristobal * Reynaldo Advincula * Maximino Cristobal * Roberto Espiritu * Julio Arlan Jaime * Faye Ann Rapay * Oliver Rivera * Salvador Benavente * Carlito Antipuesto, Jr. * Niño Castroverde * Antonio Pagsisihan * Milagros Rodriguez * Ramoncito Cruz * Dante Ramos * Eduarda Advincula * Francis Esmero * Eric Doy * Edward Louis Magyani


Sangguniang Kabataan chairpersons

* Ronaldo Reyes * Mary Rose Advincula * Francis Evan Cruz * John Gerry Ang * Jonas Dennis Punay * Adrianne Bautista


Economy

The livelihood of Moonwalk residents in the past relied on farming and fishing, with women also participating in the
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embroidery business. , the barangay has seen a commercial growth with 2,120 business establishments.


Education

, Moonwalk has two public
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s, San Agustin Elementary School and Col. E. De Leon Elementary School, and one public
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, Moonwalk National High School. The barangay has six private schools: Arandia College, Blessed Aldeheid Academy, Madre Maria Pia Notary School, Philippians Academy, Parañaque Risen Christ School, Pean Integrated School of Parañaque, Multinational Sacred Heart School, and St. Hannibal Multi-level School. The schools offer pre-school and elementary education, but Multinational Sacred Heart has high school and Arandia can offer up to college education. The barangay has 9
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s with 11 day care workers: * Phase 1 Day Care Center * Airborneville Day Care Center * Velarde Compound Day Care Center * Airport Village Day Care Center * San Agustin Day Care Center * Tel-Aviv Day Care Center * S.M.G.I. Day Care Center * Manggahan Day Care Center * SAMAPA Day Care Center Other pre-school and learning centers can also be found in the barangay: * Abenton Learning Center * Animo Kids Learning Center * Bricktown Learning Center * Bright Computer Learning Center * Connecting Horizon Learning Center * D'Archangels ARC Academy * Global Christian Academy * Kids Town Learning Center * Richfield Child Development Center * White Play Learning Center * Whiz Kids Home-based Learning Center


Landmarks

There are three
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churches built in Moonwalk: Holy Eucharist Parish, Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, and San Agustin Parish. Additionally, one church belonging to the Korean Union Church of Manila and one meetinghouse belonging to
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can also be found in the barangay. Several
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s can be found in the barangay: Chateau Elysee developed by
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, Isabelle Garden Villas developed by Techno-Asia Construction & Development, and Kassel Residences developed by CHMI Land.


Infrastructure


Transportation


Roads

Inside Moonwalk, the major roads are Armstrong Avenue, E. Rodriguez Avenue, and Fastrack, while the secondary roads are St. Francis St., Daang Batang St., and Multinational Avenue. , the total
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of the barangay is approximately 38.1 kilometers.


Jeepneys

, the
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s operated by Multinational Transport Service Cooperative ply inside Moonwalk, particularly passing through Multinational Village via Multinational Avenue.


Tricycles

, there are nine accredited tricycle operators, called Tricycle Operator and Driver Association (TODA), plying inside Moonwalk: * Bricktown TODA (BRICKTODA) * Residence of Moonwalk Village TODA (ROMVITODA) * Bliss Multinational Village TODA (BMVTODA) * Moonwalk Multinational Village TODA (MMVTODA) * Rodriguez Moonwalk TODA (RODMOTODA) * Barangay Moonwalk TODA (BARMOTODA) * Fastrack Moonwalk TODA (FAMOTODA) * Villanueva Multinational TODA (VMTODA) * San Agustin Village Tricycle Service Association, Inc. (SAVTSAI)


Health care

Moonwalk has its barangay health center, called Moonwalk Health Center, which is located along St. Francis St. A maternity clinic in the barangay, named CJM Birthing Home, can be found along Fastrack.


References


External links

* {{Metro Manila populated places 1978 establishments in the Philippines Barangays of Metro Manila Gated communities in the Philippines Parañaque