Balingasa

Balingasa, (PSGC: 137404013) more commonly known as Balintawak and Cloverleaf, is one of many barangays located in the west portion of Quezon City sharing a boundary with Caloocan City.

Balingasa
Barangay
Map of Quezon City showing Balingasa
Balingasa
Location of Balingasa within Metro Manila
Coordinates: 14°39′2″N 121°0′5″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionNational Capital Region
CityQuezon City
District1st District of Quezon City
Government
 • TypeBarangay
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
Zip Code
1105
Area code(s)02

Neighboring barangays include Unang Sigaw in the north; Pag-Ibig Sa Nayon, and Damar in the south, Manresa in the southeast; and Apolonio Samson in the east under the first and sixth Legislative districts in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

History

Cry of Pugad Lawin

Notable Landmarks

A monument to the Cry of Balintawak or Cry of Pugad Lawin (a lone Katipunero popularly identified with Andres Bonifacio) was erected in the area, which was transferred to another location.

The Balintawak Interchange, a road network shaped like a cloverleaf connects the regions of South Luzon, Islands in the Visayas-Mindanao and Metro Manila to provinces in the north under the jurisdiction of both Barangays Balingasa (EDSA Eastbound) and Unang Sigaw (EDSA Westbound).

Also, the Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 Project will run along A. Bonifacio Avenue with the vision of connecting South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) and North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) avoiding the traffic-torn street of Metro Manila.

North Edsa corridor

Other notable landmarks (mostly along EDSA) include the Balintawak Market, the LRT Balintawak station and transport hubs to and from Downtown Manila, Northern Quezon City, CaMaNava and Bulacan areas.

The Cloverleaf, an Ayala Land estate and the former site of Central Textile Mills purchased in 2013, is predominantly within the area of Balingasa while the rest is under the jurisdiction of Barangay Apolonio Samson. Once fully developed, the township will include Alveo and Avida Land residential condominiums, a Qualimed hospital facility, commercial buildings for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) locators and Ayala Malls Cloverleaf (opened on October 25, 2017).

Another condominium project, The Celandine project of DMCI Properties, is located just south of The Cloverleaf along A. Bonifacio Avenue.

Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials

List of Punong Barangay[1]
Full Name Term Began Term Ended
MA. TERESA V. MONTALBO June 30, 2018 June 30, 2020[2]
November 30, 2013 June 30, 2018

Members of Sangguniang Barangay
Title Name
Barangay Captain
Punong Barangay		 Ma. Teresa V. Montalbo
SK Chairperson
Sangguniang Kabataan		 Aaron T. Eser
Secretary
Kalihim
Treasurer
Ingat Yaman
Barangay councilors
Kagawad

The new Barangay and SK Councils were elected on May 14, 2018.

Demography

As of the 2015 census of the National Statistics Office (Philippines), the population of Barangay Balingasa is 20,609.[3]

Facilities

Also, the barangay maintains a Quezon City public library, while government-run Balingasa High School is under the Department of Education.

See also

References
  1. "Quezon City Barangays". quezoncity.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2017/10oct/20171002-RA-10952-RRD.pdf
  3. "psa.gov.ph/content/population-national-capital-region-based-2015-census-population-0". psa.gov.ph. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
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