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City of Malolos
Component City
Seal
Malolos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
145036N 1204841ECoordinates:
145036N
1204841E
Country
Philippines
Region
Province
Bulacan
District
1st District
Settled
10th century CE
(part of the Huangdom of Ma-i)
Founded
Li-Han
1225
Encomienda
Civil Town
Cityhood
Founded by
Marcos de Herrera
Jeronimo Tirado
Barangays
51
Government[1]
Representative
1st District
Mayor
Vice Mayor
Area[2]
Total
Land
Elevation
Population (2015)[3]
Total
252,074
Density
Poverty rate
4.1%
Time zone
PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code
3000
Dialing code
44
Economy
First Class
Income
Expenses
Assets
Electricity
Consumption
Website
www.maloloscity.gov.ph
Malolos, officially the City of Malolos (Filipino: Lungsod ng Malolos), is a first class[citation needed] urban
component city in the Philippines. Malolos is considered as the 115th city in the country.[4] It is the
capital city of the province of Bulacan as the seat of the provincial government.
The city is 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. It is one of the
major suburbs conurbated to Metro Manila, situated in the southwestern part of Bulacan, in
the Central LuzonRegion (Region 3) in the island of Luzon and part of the Metro Luzon Urban
Beltway Super Region. Bordering Malolos are the municipalities of Bulakan (the former capital of the
province) to the southeast, Guiguinto to the east, Plaridel to the north, Calumpit to the northwest,
and Paombong to the west. Malolos also lies on the north-eastern shore of Manila Bay.
Malolos was the site of the constitutional convention of 1898, known as the Malolos Convention, that
led to the establishment of the First Philippine Republic, at the sanctuary of the Barasoain Church.
The convent of the Malolos Cathedral served as the presidential palace at that time. Malolos gave
birth to the firstconstitutional republic in Asia.
It is also one of the centers of education in Central Luzon region. It has several universities like the
government-funded Bulacan State University, and privately owned Centro Escolar University at
Malolos and the only Catholic University in Bulacan, University of Regina Carmeli, now known as
"La Consolacion University-Philippines". Malolos also houses the most populous high school in
Central Luzon, Marcelo H. del Pilar National High School, founded in 1905 and home of the
Assessment Center of the Region 3, Malolos Marine Fishery School and Laboratory, founded in
1973. This Highschool perform different fields in Technical Vocational Education that will surely help
many Maloleos to enhance their different skills that will link them to a WorldClass Performance.
Contents
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1History
1.1Pre-Spanish conquest
1.6Simmering insurrections
1.9Philippine Republic
2Cityhood
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4Economy
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4.2Infrastructures
8Education
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9Social services
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9.1Housing
9.2Health
10References
11External links
History[edit]
Malolos, once the capital of the short-lived First Philippine Republic, is linked to many patriots and
heroes in the country's history. Names such as General Emilio Aguinaldo, Pedro A. Paterno, Dr. Jos
P. Rizal, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Po del Pilar, Gregorio del Pilar, Apolinario Mabini, Antonio
Luna, Felipe Caldern, General Isidro D. Torres and many others are forever engraved and
enshrined in the annals of Philippine history, all of whom share one commonality.
Pre-Spanish conquest[edit]
"Lihan" or "Li Han" was the ancient Chinese name for Malolos, whose leaders bore the title of "Gatsa-Lihan" or "Gatchalian" meaning Ruler of Lihan (derived from "Gat sa Li-Han") under the Rajahs
and Lacandolas of Tondo. It was in 1225 that a "Li Han in the country of Mai" was mentioned in the
account of Chau Ju-Kua titledChu-Fan-Chi.[5] The Sinified state of Mai is one among many
Prehispanic Philippine States such as theRajahnate of Butuan, the Kingdom of Tondo and
the Sultanate of Maguindanao. In Mai,where Lihan is located, the richness of the soil and the
convenience of its location made Lihan (Malolos) an important trading post for the native inhabitants
and the traders from Cathay. Ferdinand Blumentritt, a Czech Filipinologist and Jos Rizal's friend,
and Wang Teh-Ming, a Chinese scholar, supported this historic development of commercial activities
which continued almost 300 years undisturbed until the advent of the Spanish era in 1571. Long
economic trade relations must have resulted in many generations of Sino-Tagalogs, whose
descendants are still omnipresent in Malolos. The innumerable Malolos families who bear Chinesesounding surnames attest to these inter-marriages. [6]
Another Pre-Spanish period identified with the old Malolos are from the accounts of the written
testment of Pansomun (christened as Don Fernando Malang Balagtas) a royal native from
Tabugao, Provincia de Calumpit,in his time the spanish conquest of Luzon was happened.The
testament dated March 21, 1589. Don Fernando Malang Balagtas is a son of the great leader of preHispanic Luzon in 15th century named Malasik, son of Prince Balagtas and Dayang Panginuan,
descendants of Anka Wiyaya from Madjapahit Empire. In his testament he mentioned the
settlements and territories that they are ruling. In his 1589 testamento these settlements and villages
of the present day Malolos was enumerated such as Quingua under Dayang Monmon, Lugam under
Gat Maitan, Paombong also called Magong under Macaralaga, Looc na Malaqui (now Look Primero)
under Gat Maitim. (La Primera Provincia pp. 914 Center for Bulacan Studies, 2010) Don Fernando
wrote this testment in able to reclaim the privileges that the Spanish Crown had granted to the
Lacandolas.
was derived from an old word means "forgotten" (nalimutan) "fainted" (nawalan ng Malay) and
forgetfulness (malilimutin) that even today, in related to Austronesian, the Toba-Batak of Palawan
and those of Borneo, lolos o leles means forgotten (nakalimutan) and to have passed out (nawalan
ng ulirat).
Cristobal and the 12th Capitan Tomas Tanchanco, whose term marked the start of civil turmoil in the
town.[9]
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Simmering insurrections[edit]
The next 240 years following the Ladia Revolt passed without any sign of serious discontent against
Spanish rule. Although armed uprisings and resistance occurred in other provinces, notably in the
Ilocos and in Jolo, Malolos was largely unaffected. Economic development that took precedence in
the low-lying areas around Malolos, were steadily converted into productive ricefields and fishponds.
This must have entailed a great deal of capital, both financial and labor, and both were apparently
available in Malolos. The mestizo descendants of the pre-Hispanic Chinese traders, who became the
landlords, must have been the major source of the finances. The ordinary townfolk furnished the
labor and became the tenants. This landlord-tenant relationship lasted until the middle of the 20th
century.
However, the continuing high-handedness of the civil government bureaucrats compounded by the
abuses of the church friars became the sources of widespread unrest, which eventually reached
Malolos in 1880. The enlightened and educated young ilustrados of Manila, having been exposed to
European education, thoughts and political views, began to question the Philippines situation. These
reformists, Jos Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar and Graciano Lopez Jaena among them, began to expose
the weaknesses of the status and to give voice to the need for reform. In Malolos, Marcelo H. del
Plar, whose wife Marciana was from Malolos, made the town a principal reformist and propaganda
target. Due mainly to his efforts, Malolos by 1882 became known as a center of anti-Spanish
propaganda. Things came to a head in 1884, when a liberal, Don Manuel Crisostomo, was elected a
gobernadorcillo. Led by him, a group of town leaders, including past, present a future town alcaldes,
argued with the town's friar curate (Fray Felipe Garcia) over the collection of exorbitant taxes. The
friar curate wanted to revise the tax lists for the parish's financial benefit. In 1888, during a deadly
cholera epidemic, the group again clashed with the friars. To limit the spread of the epidemic, the
civil government had issued a ban against church wakes for cholera victims. The church defied the
ban, purportedly because of the fees which the church earned from these wakes. The town leaders
took the side of the civil authorities. The situation was further inflamed with the visit of Jos Rizal in
1888 to the house of Don Tomas Tanchangco in Barrio San Vicente, a former alcalde and member of
the reformist group. Among the alcaldes in the group were Jose A. Bautista, Jose and Antonio
Tiongson, Mateo Buizon, Anastacio de Leon, Vicente Gatmaitan, Francisco Bernardo, Antonio
Chiong and Jose R. Tiongson.
The town had become such a hotbed that Marcelo H. del Pilar was compelled to leave for Spain,
leaving the campaign in the hands of the local leaders. The authorities soon cracked down on these
Malolos mestizos and exiled many of them to Jolo, Palawan, Davao and other distant places. [10]
eradicate friar domination and put them in touch with liberal ideas current in Europe. With Weyler's
blessing and over the objections of the friar curate, the school opened in early 1889. The school
lasted for only a few months what with the steady and strong opposition and persecution of the friars
and militarists. Teodoro Sandico, who wrote the letter for the women and presumably became the
school's first teacher, was accused of subversion and, like Marcelo H. del Pilar, had to flee from the
country.
The audacity and the success of these women did not go unnoticed but the women's greatest
adulation came from Jos Rizal in his letter of February 22, 1889, "Sa Mga Kababayang Dalaga Sa
Malolos." The Women of Malolos were of the breed who looked at far horizons and thought of
country above self, who stood up for what is right and not for what is merely convenient, who
planned and acted not only for the future and the next generation, who decisively acted on their
mouthed good intentions.[11]
Philippine Republic[edit]
Malolos is the historical site of the constitutional convention of 1898 that led to the establishment of
the First Philippine Republic, the first republic in Asia, led by Emilio Aguinaldo. Malolos served as the
capital of the short-lived republic from 1898 to 1899. In 1899, after the Malolos Constitution was
ratified, the Universidad Scientifico Literaria de Filipinas was established in Malolos, Bulacan. It
offered Law as well as Medicine, Surgery and Notary Public; Academia Militar,(the Philippine's First
Military School) which was established on October 25, 1898; and The Burgos Institute, (the
Philippine's first law school) and an exclusive school for boys.
Malolos Congress convened on September 15, 1898, at Barasoain Church. On the 18th, Aguinaldo
proclaimed Malolos as the capital of the Philippines. The first important act of the Congress was the
ratification on September 29, 1898, of the independence proclamation of June 12, 1898, at Kawit,
Cavite. On October 19, 1898, by virtue of an act of Congress, the Universidad Literaria de Filipinas
was established. It was in Malolos on December 20, 1898, when Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo declared
December 30 of every year as a day of national mourning. The greatest achievement and for which
the Malolos Congress was known was the framing of the Constitution, prepared by a committee
headed by Felipe Caldern, was approved by the congress after amendments have been made on
January 20, 1899, sanctioned by Aguinaldo the next day and promulgated on January 22. The last
congressional act of the Malolos Congress was the inauguration of the Philippine Republic with
Aguinaldo as the President on January 23, 1899, amidst the people's jubilation.
On March 31, 1899. (Good Friday) Aguinaldo ordered Gen. Antonio Luna to set the Malolos
Cathedral including its huge silver altar on fire as part of their strategy called "Scorched-earth Policy"
where everything will be rendered useless. Malolos was totally destroyed when the Americans
captured the capital. During the PhilippineAmerican War, after the bloody battle Aguinaldo escaped
to San Fernando, Pampanga before the American Forces arrived at Malolos.
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In 1998 Malolos was the site again for another Presidential inauguration of Joseph Estrada on June
30, 1998, in Barasoain Church as the President of the Republic of the Philippines. Estrada, whose
real surname is Ejercito, traced his ancestry to the Ejercitos who were prominent in the history of
Malolos
It was in summer of 2004, the construction of the Malolos flyover marks a new milestone in their
flourishing history being the first in the city. The structure, part of the former Philippine
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Bridge Program, the construction was undertaken in a record-
breaking 60 days only according to the Department of Public Works and Highways. The structure
was built to solve the daily traffic jam at the place, which have become a bane to motorist and also to
employees in both private and government offices in this city. This remarkable feat hastened not only
the city's development in commerce and trade but its neighboring municipalities as well.
In July 2830, 2008, the city was chosen to host the first National Conference for Philippine-Spanish
Relations. The conference's theme was "Philippine-Spanish Relations: Sharing Common History and
Culture." This is a project both of the Province of Bulacan's research arm, Center for Bulacan
Studies of Bulacan State University and by the Samahang Pangkasaysayan ng Bulacan,
Incorporated.
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Cityhood[edit]
The charter of the City of Malolos was first passed through Republic Act 8754 on November 4, 1999.
The bill's author was then Rep. Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado now the (Provincial Governor of
Bulacan). A plebiscite was conducted on December 18, 1999, where the votes "not" in favor of
cityhood won. During the plebiscite, the clash between the pro and anti-cityhood groups reached the
peak when the allegedly fraud done by the anti's to manipulate the results in able to win the "No"
votes gathering 11,535 count against 9,321 Yes votes.
Due to the electoral fraud on Malolos cityhood plebiscite, the then Congressman Wilhelmino
Alvarado and Malolos Mayor Restituto Roque filed an electoral protest at the Commission on
Elections dated December 29, 1999 to recount the results of the plebiscite. [13]
The recount reversed the initial decision and the Commissn found out that 10,746 votes approved
the cityhood and only 8,402 against the conversion.
The protest was granted by the Second Division of Commission on Elections, per Resolution No.
Election Protest Case (EPC) 99-2, October 8, 2001, the COMELEC affirmed that the "YES" vote won
so the Cityhood of Malolos is valid as of December 18, 1999. [14] In 2010, the Malolos City Council
passes the City Resolution 24-2010 declaring 18 December of every year to be celebrated as
Cityhood Day.
The invalidation of R.A 9591 the Lone District of Malolos Act [edit]
On December 19, 2007, Senator Manuel Araneta Roxas II introduced and filed Senate Bill 1986 that
seeks to amend section 57 of Republic Act 8754, the component law converting Malolos from a
municipality to a component city. The bill was read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee
on Rules on the same day as it was filled. On May 13, 2008, it was referred to the Committee on
Local Government, on motion of Senator Pangilinan. On October 6, 2008, the bill was sponsored by
Senator Benigno S. Aquino III, and co-sponsored by Senators Richard J. Gordon and Mar Roxas.
In the House of the Representatives, House Bill 3693 was filed on March 4, 2008 by Ma. Victoria SyAlvarado, Representative of the first district of Bulacan. The Committee on Local Government, of the
House of the Representatives, approved House Bill 3162, declaring Malolos City as a lone
congressional district separate and distinct from the first congressional district of the province of
Bulacan. The said House Bill was substituted by House Bill 3693, which had been approved by the
House on April 29, 2008; transmitted on May 5; and was received by the Senate on May 6, 2008.
The Republic Act 9591, entitled "An Act Amending Section 57 of Republic Act No. 8754, otherwise
known as the Charter of the City of Malolos" was passed by the House of Representatives and the
Senate on April 29. 2008 and February 16, 2009 respectively. It was transmitted to the Office of the
President on March 31, 2009. The Act Lapsed into law on May 1, 2009 without the signature of the
President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution. [15]
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) created a resolution, Resolution Number 09-0544, in the
matter of Republic Act No. 9591 on the allocation of one (1) legislative district for the City of Malolos.
[16]
However, the Supreme Court declared the creation of the new legislative district as unconstitutional
on January 28, 2010.[17] The Supreme Court further reaffirmed on March 10, 2010 its decision to
declare the creation of the new legislative district as unconstitutional, [18] thus, the city remains part of
the 1st District of Bulacan.
Demographics[edit]
Population Census of Malolos City
Year
Pop.
% p.a.
1990
125,178
1995
147,414
+3.11%
2000
175,291
+3.78%
2007
223,269
+3.39%
2010
234,945
+1.87%
2015
252,074
+1.35%
Recently, the National Statistics Office released the official result of 2010 census in which Malolos
City has a population of 234,945 people, an increase of 15,000 people from the 2007 census. [20]
Barangays of the City of Malolos
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1-May-20002
1-Aug-20073
1-May-2010[3]
Malolos Cathedral-Basilica, the principal church of the city and the Province of Bulacan
The Christianization of Malolos was done by the Augustinian Order in May 1572 thru the effort of
Fray Diego Vivar-Ordonez (parochial vicar of Calumpit,assistant to Fray Diego Herrera and Martin de
Rada)and it became one of the visitas of Parish of Nicolas de Tolentino (became San Juan Bautista
in 1576). Since 1572 the apostolic administration in Malolos was under the Convent of Calumpit. On
June 11, 1580 the mission chapel was accepted by the Augustinians as House of Order and became
Iglesia Convento y Malolos with visitas of Paombong, Matimbo, Mambog and Quingua in 1581. Later
due to the frequent high tides that submerged the area, the friars moved the church to its present
location in Poblacion in 1590 under the curate Fray Cristobal Tarique, where they started to build a
church made of light materials and wood. In 1599 Fray Roque de Barrionuevo started to build a
church made of stone and it was finished in 1673. The majority of the residents are Christians.
Roman Catholic is the predominant religion in the city.
Santa Isabel de Hungaria Church, built in 1673 as visita of Malolos and became Parish in 1859
Since the Spanish Period, Christianity, particularly Roman Catholicism faith in Malolos is very
intensive. It is evident through the existence of the Old 3 big stone churches. (Malolos
Church,Barasoain Church and Santa Isabel Church) Being a dominant Catholic, Malolos together
with the whole province of Bulacan is constituted as Vicaria dela Inmaculada Concepcion in which
the (Cura de Malolos is the Vicar Forane) formerly annexed to the Archdiocese of Manila until March
11, 1962, when Pope John XXIII erected the Diocese of Malolos making the Malolos Church as its
Cathedral. In March 2012 the Diocese of Malolos will celebrate its 50th Anniversary. It was
highlighted by the Canonical Coronation of the patroness and queen of the City and the whole
Province, Virgen Inmaculada Concepcin de Malolos enshrined at the cathedral's altar.
Other religious groups include the Methodists, Aglipayans, Adventists, Baptists, Mormons,
other Protestant churches, and Nontrinitarian churches (like Members Church of God
International, Iglesia ni Cristo, and Jehovah's Witness). There also
some Evangelical, Pentecostal, Charismatic churches, ministries, fellowships and religious
groups. Islam(Muslims) could also be found in the city.
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Economy[edit]
Commerce and Industry[edit]
Robinsons Place Malolos opened December 12, 2013 Robinsons Land Corporation's 35th Mall
The City of Malolos is rapidly becoming commercialized and industrialized due to its proximity
to Metro Manila and having lying between Manila and Clark Pampanga. Many corporations, put up
industrial plants and sites, and commercial and banking establishments in any places in the city.
Malolos also serves as the Banking Capital of Bulacan having it the most number of banking
institution all over in Bulacan , in prominent areas of the city particularly in Paseo del Congreso
Avenue, the city hosts almost 40 banks. Many of the businesses and industries in the city
Puregold Malolos or Puregold Jr at Malolos Junction, the 2nd PPCI Store in the City.
STI Academic Center Malolos, a 7-storey Building along MacArthur Highway.
Robinsons Place Malolos, a major shopping mall owned by Robinsons Land Corporation
located at MacArthur Highway, Baranggay Sumapang Matanda. [23]
Proposed SM City Malolos, a major shopping mall owned by Henry Sy (SM Supermalls)
located at MacArthur Highway, Barangay Bulihan.
Proposed Vista Mall Malolos one of the major shopping mall in the Philippines owned by
Senator Manny Villar, located at MacArthur Highway, Barangay Longos beside Camella
Provence.
Major Industries
Major Products
Industrial Estates
Agriculture
Aquaculture
Banking
Bag Making
Flowers/Ornamental
Plants
Food/Food Processing
Garments
Gifts/Houseware/Deco
rs
Infrastructures[edit]
Metallic products
Rice
The North-South Commuter Railway project Phase 1 linking Manila to Malolos via old PNR
right of way assisted by ODA of Japanese Government.
Malolos-Clark Railways linking Malolos to Clark via BCDA. It will be the Phase 2 of NSCR.
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Malolos hailed as the Premiere Heritage City of Bulacan. Many ancestral houses from Spanish and
American period,numerous Spanish colonial churches and chapels, historical sites and landmarks
even structures such as walls and bridges with heritage and historical value found around the city.
Some of these are already marked by National Historical Institute while others are marked by the
City Government. The historic town center of Malolos was declared National Heritage Landmark on
August 15, 2001 under the name of Malolos Heritage Town.
Barasoain Church, located in Paseo del Congreso. Erected in 1885 actually it is a second
building on the site, the first one was burned in May 1884. It is the site of the very First Philippine
Congress on September 15, 1898, and the Inauguration of the First Philippine Republic on
January 23, 1899. In this church the Oath of Office of Emilio Aguinaldo and Joseph Estrada as
Philippine presidents took place. Within the premises of Barasoain Church, there are other
historical markers installed by National Historical Commission.
-Universidad Literaria y Scienifico de Filipina at Malolos Convent -General Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy
Monument at Barasoain patio. -Unang Republika ng Pilipinas installed at left side of the main lateral
wall of the church.
Malolos Cathedral Originally visita of Tondo in 1572 and became town parish on June 11,
1580 the seat of theRoman Catholic Diocese of Malolos in 1962. Malolos Church served as
Palacio Presidencia during First Republic of the Philippines in 1898-1899. It was marked by
National Historical Institute in 1956
Casa Real de Malolos, originally built in 1580 as Casa Tribunal and Casa Presidencia of
town gobernadorcillo,became Spanish treasury in 1673.Declared National Shrine on October 4,
1965
Gobierno Militar dela Plaza, ancestral house of Doa Gregoria Vasquez Adriano,became
headquarters of Gobierno Militar de la Plaza during 1898-1899, marked and declared heritage
site in 1998
Pook na Sinilangan ni Jose Cojuangco, the ancestral house of Cojuangcos, marked and
declared heritage site in 2009
Paaralan ng mg Kababaihan ng malolos, ruins of the actual site of the school of the women
of Malolos established in 1889.
Alberta Uitangcoy Santos House, house of Doa Alberta Uitangcoy Santos leader of the
famed 20 Women of Malolos, declared Heritage House in 2012.
Other sites that possess heritage and historical value but are not currently marked by the National
Historical Institute:
Malolos Municipal Building, built in 1940 in Neo Classical style at the bank of Liyang River
opposite to the cathedral.
Santa Isabel de Hungria Church and Convent, another Malolos Colonial Church built in
1859.
Don Antonio Bautista House, Aguinaldo Ayunda de Campo, built in 1820 and renovated by
Isabelo Tampinco it is the original house of Doa Rufina Tanjosoy.
Don Jose Bautista, built in 1877 in Art Nouveau manner, ancestral house of Don.Jose
Bautista, husband of Doa Rufina Tanjosoy.
Dr.Luis Santos House, art deco house built in 1933 house of malolos renowned eye
doctor.Dr.Luis is a son of Doa Alberta Uitangcoy.
Mariano Crisostomo House II, another house of Mariano Crisostomo located at Calle
Estrella, barrio Sto.Rosario
Aguas Potables de Malolos, American Period water cistern built in 1923 by Mayor Mariano
Santos-Tengco.
Tomas Tanchangco House II, another ancestral house of Gobernadorcillo Don Tomas
Tanchangco at Calle Tenjeco,Sa Vicente.
Santo Rosario Chapel, barrio chapel built in 1870 used as temporary town Church when the
revolutionaries burned the main town church in 1899.
Atlag Methodist Church, one of the first Methodist Churches in the Philippines also built in
1903.
Bulacan High School, 1905 ruins of the first secondary high school built by Thomasites in
Malolos.
Singkaban Festival (Sining at Kalinangan ng Bulacan), a festival of arts and culture in honor
of Capitol's patron saint, "Our Lady of Victory", showcasing the traditional arts of "Balagtasan",
"Kundiman" and folk dances amidst of the "Singkaban" arches. The festival is celebrated in
every second week of September which is in conjunction with the "Linggo ng Bulacan". Linggo
ng Bulacan (Held during September 815), A province-wide, week-long celebration consisting of
various colourful cultural presentations, art and culinary exhibits, arts and skills contests, and the
prestigious annual Dangal ng Lipi Awards Night. Yearly, its activities vary depending upon the
chosen theme for the year. This festival is named after the special "BAMBOO ART" abundantly
known to the Bulacan province especially in Malolos and Hagonoy where Singkaban Art
originated. There are two types of Singkaban, Singkabang Malolos
Santo Nio de Malolos Festival This is held during the last Sunday of January, The biggest
and largest expression of devotion to the Holy Child Jesus in the Luzon island, celebrated every
last Sunday of January. The festivities begin with an exhibit of "Santo Nio" (Holy Child) and
culminate in a grand procession of hundreds of folk, antique and new statues of the Holy Child in
different depictions. The highlight of this festival is the hundred year-old antique miraculous
image of Senor Sto Nino de Malolos.
Pista ng Barihan" - held annually on Trinity Sunday, it is commonly called Pista ng Santisima
Trinidad because the barangays of Santisima Trinidad and Pinagbakahan were once annexed to
Barangay Barihan. This fiesta started since the 19th century, where thousands of people
attending this fiesta to pray for petition and wishes also to view the procession of three,
miraculous and highly venerated antique icons of the Holy Trinity, together with other holy
images from across the province.
The four holy images are:
Santisima Trinidad de Mayor - oil on canvas, the back of the canvass exposed a date
of January 10, 1500, and is thus the oldest catholic icon in the Philippines. It is considered
very miraculous by majority faithful.
Santisima Trinidad na Bata - oil on rosewood icon, the 1762 image is the secondoldest in the group, it is enclosed in an carved wooden frame.
Santisima Trinidad de Trisagio - the last and youngest of the three holy icons.
The fourth venerated icon, the Santisima Trinidad de Antigo, was formerly enshrined
in the Santisima Trinidad Chapel's main altar. It was stolen on October 27, 1981, and has
never been recovered.[24]
All of these antique and miraculous images are in the custody of the Bisita ng Santisima Trinidad.
Pabukang Puso held every March 19 in Panasahan, commemorates the death of St.
Joseph the Worker, Foster-father of Jesus. It is annually held at the front house of Roxas clan in
Panasahan, whose patriarch, Valentin Roxas, started it in 1975. This tradition still continue until
present day where the younger generations of the clan organising it.
Pag-akyat Festival one of the traditionally-preserved feasts in the city, held in Barangay
Atlag. It culminates the Ascension of Our Lord.
Fiesta Republica (A Festival of the Philippine History)
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Hardin ng mga Bayani at Sining also known as Capitol Mini-Forest and Children's Park, in
Provincial Capitol Compound
Bulacan Heroes Park in Bulacan State University
Mini Rizal Park in Bulacan State University
Museo ng Bulacan, Hiyas ng Bulacan Museum Complex, located 500 m from Barasoain
Church, is a cultural center and museum that houses the works, artifacts, relics and manuscripts
of Francisco Balagtas, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Gregorio del Pilar, Mariano Ponce and other famous
men of Bulacan.
Casa Real Shrine, also known as the Malolos City Library and Museum
Barasoain Museum, located across the hall of the Barasoain Convent, is managed by the
National Historical Institute. Its corridors are hung with historical photographs of Bulacan and
different rooms relate how democracy was established in the country. Open daily, 8 am 5 pm.
Admission is free. The church and convent were declared as a National Landmark on August 1,
1973, under Presidential Decree No. 260 and both underwent a thorough restoration under the
supervision of the National Historical Commission.
Museo Diocesano de Malolos, an ecclesiastical art museum housed also at the Barasoain
Convent, is managed by the Diocese of Malolos. It houses relics and religious items such as
original 19th century baptismal records of Marcelo Hilario (a.k.a. Marcelo H. del Pilar), Francisco
Baltazar (a.k.a. Francisco Balagtas) and Gregorio del Pilar; a bone fragment of San Vicente
Ferrer encased in glass; priestly robes embroidered with gold-plated silver threads, antique
prayer cards and altar frontals from different churches.
Education[edit]
Malolos is hailed as one of the centers of education in Central Luzon region of the Philippines. The
city is host to numerous schools in the primary, secondary and tertiary level. Here are the partial list
of schools, academies, institutes, colleges, and universities in Malolos.
Divine Colleges of Malolos City, Inc. (formerly Divine Arts & Sciences Computer College, Inc.)
Malolos City Integrated School (formerly Malolos Elementary School), in Santo Rosario,
Babatnin, Catmon, Atlag
Malolos Marine Fishery School & Laboratory (MMFS&L), in Balite founded in 1971
Marcelo H. del Pilar National High School (MHPNHS), in Bagong Bayan (Santa Isabel)
Malolos has 38 public elementary schools under the authority of Department of Education Division of
City Schools of Malolos, the city schools are divided into two educational district (EDDIS) for
representational purpose. The office of DEPED Division of City Schools of Malolos is currently
located at the Malolos City Integrated School (formerly known as Malolos Elementary School) in
barangay Santo Rosario.
Malolos North District
^1 the "Central" school where the office of Department of Education Division of City School located.
^2 offers Special Education (SPED)
Private schools
There are many privately owned and church-operated schools established in the city. Private
Schools are member of Malolos City Private schools Association (MACIPRISA).
Clarion School
Montessori de Natividad
PROBEX School
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Social services[edit]
Housing[edit]
The Malolos City hosts more than 51 residential subdivisions and the Northville 8
Resettlement Project of the Philippine government.
Health[edit]
Hospitals, medical centers and large clinics
Health centers
Malolos Lying In
Malolos RHU IV
Malolos RHU V
Malolos RHU VI
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External links[edit]
Senate Bill 1986 Amending Malolos City Charter, "THE LONE CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF MALOLOS"