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New Thrust for ParanaqueCity.com
To avoid whatever confusion that may arise from the emergence of www.paranaque.gov.ph, which is the official site of Paranaque's local government,
this website project is hereby dissociated from the same government and its administration. Contents herein shall be completely unofficial
and independent of any authority or public official.
From now on, ParanaqueCity.com will be focusing on private businesses, organizations and individuals. We will no longer be pursuing any information on Paranaque's local government and its barangays.
We will, however, retain whatever information we have so far gathered on the same government.
Despite this, we remain supportive of the Paranaque city government under the current administration of Mayor Jun Bernabe who remains to be a very capable public servant.
- Anthony Buenavista, Website Manager
February 2008
General Information
Location
Parañaque is located approximately 8 kilometers South of Manila, Republic of the Philippines, and is bounded by Pasay City in
the north, Muntinlupa City in the southeast, Las Piñas City in the southwest,
Taguig in the Northeast, and the Manila Bay (Reclamation / Boulevard 2000
area) in the West, at 14°30’ latitude and 121°01’ longitude.
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Land Area and Uses
47.7 square kilometers carefully planned to accomodate residential,
commercial, industrial and other establishments.
Residential Areas.
A part of the land area used for residential purposes accounts for
ancestral homes, another in posh villages, with the remaining portion
occupied by apartments, boarding houses, apartelles, townhouses, and
condominiums for rent or sale at very reasonable rates.
Commercial Centers.
The whole stretch of land, save for occasional vacant portions,
fronting roadways from the Northside Barangay of Baclaran to the
Southern Barangays of San Antonio and B.F. Homes, is occupied by
stores, shops, banks, offices, supermarkets, restaurant, schools,
service stations and other related establishments. In some areas, as
in the beautifully luxurious Barangays of B.F. Homes and Don Bosco,
commercial establishments are found further in the interiors and along
roadways, thereby providing a welcome treat to the population of the
adjoining residential and/or industrial community.
Industrial Areas.
Parañaque’s industrial site used to be in the Northern Barangays of
Baclaran and Tambo but because of expansion and commercialization in
these areas, the factories were moved to the Southern and Eastern
Barangays of San Antonio, B.F. Homes, Sun Valley, Marcelo Green,
Merville, and San Martin de Porres. These areas have since become the
center of industry in Parañaque, and the corporate headquarters in the
Philippines of both Filipino and multinational companies.
Parañaque Day
13 February - usually a nonworking holiay
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Population and Political Divisions
With a population of 449,811 as of year 2000, Paranaque is subdivided into 16 barangays or townships, 2 legislative districts and
a lone Congressional district. It was chartered into a city on February
15, 1998.
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Topography
The City of Parañaque sits on a plain with parts lying along the
coastline of scenic Manila Bay. Within the next decade, expansions
shall be realized through an ambitious, large-scale, well-planned and
fast-track development upon an approximately 1,200 hectare stretch
that will contain mixed land uses for residential, commercial,
institutional, hotel, residential-commercial, residential-office,
greens and open spaces, among other purposes.
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Climate
March to May are hot summer months. The temperature dips following
intermittent rains and occasional gustiness from June to October. Cool
and fair weather prevails from November to February. Parañaque
experiences an annual rainfall of 1.82 mm. per minute while its
temperature ranges from 23 to 33 degrees Celsius; it has a relative
humidity of 76% and enjoys an average daylight duration of 12 hours.
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People
Parañaque is an ethnically-integrated community composed of warm,
friendly, hospitable, and devoted Filipinos. It is also a second home
to various foreign nationals who have come to like and love the city
and its constituents and who have realized the locality’s potentials
for growth. It is a place wherein people from the different regions of
the three main island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are
assimilated. Due to rapid migration, only around 10 percent of the
population are native Tagalog Paraqueños; the rest is an amalgam of
migrants from various regions of the Philippines, plus those foreign
nationals who have adopted the City as their "second home."
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Language
The City folks' main mode of communication is the Philippine vernacular
called Filipino which is basically culled from the indigenous Tagalog
language with evident English and Spanish influences together with
traces of other languages being used by Filipinos from other regions
of the country. However, official transactions are still mostly done
in English which is understood and spoken as either a second or third
language by most citizens.
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Religion
Parañaque is not only a melting pot of variant cultures and migrants
from all over the country; it is also a crossroad of diverse religions.
It is also home to the Baclaran Church, known to be the most attended
church in Asia, which is run by the Redemptorist fathers. Although
predominantly Roman Catholic, other Christian religions and
denominations freely practice their faith in the City. One would also
notice the presence of Moslem communities throught Parañaque wherein
they have enjoyed the respect and interaction of the Christians. Indeed,
Parañaque is a place where inter-faith cooperation for social change
begins, takes form, and brings fruit. Religious groups and their
respective lay organizations are very active in providing the community
with social services complementary to those implemented by City Hall.
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Resources courtesy of the City Information Office, City Hall, Parañaque.
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The original Paranaque website by Anthony Buenavista