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Balingasa
Balingasa, commonly known as Balintawak and Cloverleaf, is an urban barangay in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located at Quezon City's western boundary with Caloocan.
The barangay's borders are defined by EDSA and barangay Unang Sigaw to the north, barangays Pag-Ibig Sa Nayon and Damar to the south, barangay Manresa and Gregorio Araneta Avenue in the southeast, and barangay Apolonio Samson in the east.
Following the Second World War, the inhabitants of the area rebuilt their houses and man-made artesian wells, locally known in Tagalog as a balon, were dug as a primary source of water. After one such well was dug, crystal-clear spring water came out of the other wells. This well had its base made out of small pieces of stones, known as gasang, and was referred to by the settlers as the balun ng gasang (gasang well). The balun ng gasang became a common byword of households in the area and was often mispronounced as balungasa, until it was later commonly pronounced as balingasa.
During the Spanish colonial era, the area was a densely forested area. Upon the arrival of settlers, through the native kaingin method of slash-and-burn cultivation, the once-forested area was cultivated into fields and farms where different cereals and vegetables were planted. The area was established as a barrio of Caloocan in 1882, with Catalino Magsalin as its first teniente del barrio, also known as the cabeza de barangay.
After the formation of the new Philippine capital of Quezon City, the barrio was incorporated into the new city in 1939 pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 502, transferring Balingasa and other nearby Caloocan sitios and barrios to Quezon City.
The barrio was recognized as a barangay in 1975 by Quezon City Mayor Norberto S. Amoranto.
A monument to the Cry of Balintawak or Cry of Pugad Lawin, which marked the start of the Philippine Revolution in 1896, was erected in the area, which was transferred to another location.
The Balintawak Interchange, a road network shaped like a cloverleaf, connects the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) under the jurisdiction of both barangays Balingasa and Unang Sigaw.
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Balingasa
Balingasa, commonly known as Balintawak and Cloverleaf, is an urban barangay in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located at Quezon City's western boundary with Caloocan.
The barangay's borders are defined by EDSA and barangay Unang Sigaw to the north, barangays Pag-Ibig Sa Nayon and Damar to the south, barangay Manresa and Gregorio Araneta Avenue in the southeast, and barangay Apolonio Samson in the east.
Following the Second World War, the inhabitants of the area rebuilt their houses and man-made artesian wells, locally known in Tagalog as a balon, were dug as a primary source of water. After one such well was dug, crystal-clear spring water came out of the other wells. This well had its base made out of small pieces of stones, known as gasang, and was referred to by the settlers as the balun ng gasang (gasang well). The balun ng gasang became a common byword of households in the area and was often mispronounced as balungasa, until it was later commonly pronounced as balingasa.
During the Spanish colonial era, the area was a densely forested area. Upon the arrival of settlers, through the native kaingin method of slash-and-burn cultivation, the once-forested area was cultivated into fields and farms where different cereals and vegetables were planted. The area was established as a barrio of Caloocan in 1882, with Catalino Magsalin as its first teniente del barrio, also known as the cabeza de barangay.
After the formation of the new Philippine capital of Quezon City, the barrio was incorporated into the new city in 1939 pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 502, transferring Balingasa and other nearby Caloocan sitios and barrios to Quezon City.
The barrio was recognized as a barangay in 1975 by Quezon City Mayor Norberto S. Amoranto.
A monument to the Cry of Balintawak or Cry of Pugad Lawin, which marked the start of the Philippine Revolution in 1896, was erected in the area, which was transferred to another location.
The Balintawak Interchange, a road network shaped like a cloverleaf, connects the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) under the jurisdiction of both barangays Balingasa and Unang Sigaw.
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