Malanday

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Barangay in Valenzuela City, Metro Manila, Philippines

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::summary Barangay in Valenzuela City, Metro Manila, Philippines ::

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Field	Value
name	Malanday
settlement_type	Barangay
image_skyline	8095Valenzuela City Metro Manila Roads Landmarks 42.jpg
image_caption	Malanday National High School
seal_size	130px
seal_alt	Pamahalaang Barangay ng Malanday
image_map	Malanday, Valenzuela, Metro Manila Locator.png
map_alt	Location of Malanday in the 1st legislative district of Valenzuela
map_caption	Location of Malanday in the 1st legislative district of Valenzuela
image_map1
map_alt1	Malanday is located in Valenzuela
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Philippines
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	National Capital Region
subdivision_type2	City
subdivision_name2	Valenzuela
subdivision_type3	Congressional districts
subdivision_name3	Part of the 1st district of Valenzuela
government_type	Barangay
leader_title	Barangay Chairman
leader_name	Efren Santiago
leader_title1	SK Chairwoman
leader_name1	Kristine Gaile T. Gregorio
area_total_km2	295.60
population_as_of	2020 Census
population_total	19,060
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	PST
utc_offset	+8
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	1444
area_code	2
coordinates
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Malanday () is a settlement and one of the constituent barangays in the city of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located in the northern section of the city bordering Meycauayan in the province of Bulacan.

Etymology

The name Malanday is said to derive from a Filipino phrase meaning "a bowl plate", a reference to the area's terrain.

Demographics

The area is 295.60 km2 with a population of 19,060 and density of 61 PD/km2 as of 2020.

Sitio(s)

There are a total of five Sitios 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 in Barangay Malanday.

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 Sitio. 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 every morning and evening.

Meanwhile, other events like games and parties in some Sitio are voluntarily organized by the residents of every Sitio or specific compounds.

Landmarks

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Andres Fernando Elementary School (AFES) Malanday National High School and a 3S Center are located on M.H. Del Pilar Street. 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 DZRH (one of the Philippines' oldest radio stations owned by MBC Media Group) 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 PHT (UTC+8), 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

"2018 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election Results". COMELEC.
"Total Population by Province, City, and Municipality of NCR". Philippine Statistics Authority.
Valenzuela; [http://www.valenzuela.gov.ph/index.php/the_city/barangays/Malanday Malanday, Valenzuela] Retrieved on September 22, 2012
Melican, Nathaniel R.. "2 more Valenzuela villages placed under state of calamity". The Philippine Daily Inquirer.
"3 VIDEOS New Manila slum inferno kills 9; 230 houses razed in Valenzuela, Pasay". InterAksyon.

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