San Antonio is one of the 142

barangays The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the precolonial polities of the same name, modern barangays are political subdivisio ...

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Area and Location

San Antonio is bounded by the Dario River in the East, Judge Juan Luna Street in the West, Pat Senador and Baler Streets in the south and the Halang Creek in the north. Nearby barangays are

Veterans Village Veterans Village, (PSGC137404130 more commonly known as Project 7 and Muñoz, is a barangay located in Quezon City with an approximate land area of bounded by Barangay San Antonio in the Southwest, Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue (formerly Roosevelt ...

(Project 7), Bahay Toro,

Bungad Bungad is a barangay in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the 142 barangays of Quezon City and is bounded by Barangays Veterans Village in the north, San Antonio in the West, Paltok in the south and Philam in the east. It ...

, Katipunan, Del Monte and Paltok.

San Francisco del Monte

San Antonio is a part of the

San Francisco del Monte San Francisco del Monte, also referred to as SFDM and Frisco, is a district of Quezon City, Philippines. It is bisected by two major thoroughfares, Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue and the eponymous Del Monte Avenue, and is bounded by Atty. Pat Senador S ...

area named after its benevolent Spanish friar and founder, St.

Francis of Assisi Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone ( 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italians, Italian Mysticism, mystic, poet and Friar, Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Inspired to lead a Chris ...

. Founded by Saint Pedro Bautista on February 17, 1590, it was meant to be a place of solitude or "retreat" nestled atop a hill. The present Santuario de San Pedro Bautista was the first structure in the area. It was an independent town during the Spanish era with an area of of land filled with wildlife and trees, later absorbed by Quezon City when it was created. Today, it is a heavily populated industrial district with factories mostly located along Judge Juan Luna Street. Two national roads are found in this area, namely Roosevelt and Del Monte Avenues. Originally around in area. It extended beyond Projects 7 and 8 as well as

Timog Avenue Timog Avenue (formerly known as South Avenue) is a major road located in Quezon City within the Diliman area of northeastern Metro Manila, Philippines. It runs east–west through the southern edge of the barangay of South Triangle. The street ...

area. Currently, it is composed of Barangays Damayan, Mariblo, Masambong, Paltok, Paraiso and San Antonio.

Patron saint

The patron saint of Barangay San Antonio is

Anthony of Padua Anthony of Padua, Order of Friars Minor, OFM, (; ; ) or Anthony of Lisbon (; ; ; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese people, Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor. ...

whose feast day, the entire community celebrates every 13 June.

Demography

As of the 2020 census of the

Philippine Statistics Authority The Philippine Statistics Authority (; PSA) is the central statistical authority of the Philippine government that collects, compiles, analyzes, and publishes statistical information on economic, social, demographic, political affairs, and gene ...

, the population of Barangay San Antonio went down to 22,229 from 24,667 5 years prior.

Basic services

The newly elected barangay officials headed by Punong Barangay Nestor Berroya have appropriated funds for the purchase of a new fire truck for the use of their constituents.

Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials

List of Punong Barangay

Members of Sangguniang Barangay

The current Barangay Captain, the Barangay Kagawads and SK Council were elected in November 2023.

Typhoon Ondoy/Typhoon Ketsana

Barangay San Antonio was one of the hardest-hit barangay in Quezon City by Typhoon Ondoy. The level of floodwaters from Halang Creek and a nearby stream reached as high as 30 feet especially in the areas such as West Riverside Street, Santiago Street, Guerrero Street, and Fernandez Streets. Many houses were destroyed by raging floodwaters and countless properties were damaged. The barangay council temporarily used the barangay covered court in San Jose Street as well as the Sinag-Tala Elementary School as an evacuation area. Massive relief operations for almost 2,000 affected families was launched in order to help the victims of the flooding. One drowning casualty was recorded/reported.

References

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