Rizal is a province located in the CALABARZON region, just 16 kilometers east of Manila.

The
province was named after Jos Rizal.
Rizal is bordered by Metro Manila to the west, the province of Bulacan to the north, Quezon to the
east and Laguna province to the south. The province also lies on the northern shores of Laguna de
Bay, the largest lake in the country.
Rizal is a mountainous province perched on the western slopes of the southern portion of the Sierra
Madre mountain range.Antipolo boasts of a wonderful view of Metro Manila and it is
where Hinulugang Taktak, a waterfall popular with tourists, can be found.
The Rizal Province will be accessed by the future C-6 Road connecting the provinces
of Bulacan and Cavite and cities of Taguig(beside Laguna de
Bay), Paraaque and Muntinlupa which are located within Metro Manila.
Contents
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1 History
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1.1 World War II

1.2 Post-war

2 Geography
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2.1 Political
3 Demographics

3.1 Religion

4 Economy

5 Points of Interest

6 Government
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6.1 Governors of Rizal Province

7 References

8 External links

History[edit]

Tagalog settlements arrived in Rizal who were originally Chinese[4] and later had interactions and
admixtures with Arab traders long before the Spanish conquest. The provincial territory began with
the organization of the Tondo province and Laguna province during the Spanish administration.
Some of the towns like Pasig, Paraaque, Taytay and Cainta were already thriving. From the reports
of the Encomiendas in 1582-1583, the Encomiendas of Moron (Morong) was under the jurisdiction of
La Laguna and, the Encomiendas of Passi (Pasig), Taitay (Taytay) and Tagui (Taguig) belonged to
the Province of Tondo. It was recorded that in 1591, the Encomiendas of Moron and Taitay were
under the jurisdiction of the Franciscan Order in the Province of La Laguna; and the Encomiendas of
Nabotas (Navotas), Tambobo (Malabon), Tondo, Paraaque, Longalo (Dongalo), Tagui and Pasig
were under the jurisdiction of the Augustinians in the Province of Tondo.
In 1853, a new political subdivision was formed. This consisted of the towns of Antipolo, Bosoboso,
Cainta and Taytay from the Province of Tondo; and the towns
of Morong, Baras, Tanay, Pililla, Angono, Binangonan and Jalajala from the Province of La Laguna,
with the capital at Morong. This district was later changed to Distrito Politico-Militar de Morong after
four years.
In 1860, by virtue of Circular No. 83, dated September 2, 1859, the Province of Tondo became the
Province of Manila. All its towns were placed under the administration, fiscal supervision and control
of the Governor of the new province.
The town of Mariquina (Marikina) became the capital of the Province of Manila during the tenure of
the revolutionary government of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. The Province of Morong had for its capital
the town of Antipolo for the period 1898-1899, and the town of Tanay for 1899-1900.
On February 6, 1901, the First Philippine Commission sought to establish civil government in the
country through a provincial organization act after the Filipino-Spanish and Filipino-American
conflicts.
Therefore, on June 5, 1901, a historic meeting was held at the Pasig Catholic Church for the
organization of a civil government in the Provinces of Manila and Morong, with 221 delegates in
attendance. The first Philippine Commission, headed by William Howard Taft and composed of
Commissioners Luke E. Wright, Henry C. Ide, Bernard Moses and Dean C. Worcester, discussed
with the Assembly the issue of whether or not to write the Province of Manila with Morong Province,
was not self-sufficient to operate as a separate province.
Although the delegates from Morong, Don Hilarion Raymundo and Don Jos Tupas, objected to the
proposal, Don Juan Sumulong of Antipolo strongly advocated the move. After much acrimonious
debate and upon the suggestion of Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera the body agreed on the creation of a
new province independent of the Province of Manila. The new province was aptly named after Jos
Protacio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo Realonda, the country's national hero.

On June 11, 1901, the province of Rizal was officially and legally created by virtue of an Act No. 137
by the First Philippine Commission which during the time was acting as the unicameral legislative
body in the island of Luzon.
The new province was composed of 29 municipalities, 17 from the old Province of
Manila (Caloocan, Las Pias, Mariquina (Marikina), Lumisang-Aguho, Montalban
(Rodriguez), Muntinlupa, Navotas, Novaliches, Paraaque, Pasig, Pateros, Pineda (Pasay), San
Felipe Neri (Mandaluyong), San Juan del Monte (San Juan), San Mateo, San Pedro Macati
(Makati), Taguig,Tambobong (Malabon)); and 12 from the Politico-Militar District of Morong,
(Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cainta, Antipolo,Cardona, Jalajala, Morong, Pililla, Tanay, Taytay and
Teresa). The City of Manila from the old Province of Manila was treated as a separate entity. The
seat of the provincial government was Pasig.
In year 1939, Quezon City was established, which included parts of Caloocan, and later on,
Novaliches and the parts of San Juan Province.

World War II[edit]

During World War II, Japanese fighter and bomber planes rained explosives on the province in
December 1941. Japanese Imperial troops invaded Rizal in 1942 at the onset of the Japanese
Occupation.
Many Rizaleos organised themselves into a resistance movement, grouped in some places as the
Hunters ROTC and the Marking's Filipino-American Troops (MFAT) in guerrilla camps in the
province's mountains. The guerrilla forces also aided Filipino soldiers in the Philippine
Commonwealth Army and American troops in fighting the Japanese troops. The local military unit of
the Philippine Commonwealth Army was active from 1942 to 1946, while the local unit of
the Philippine Constabulary was active from 1944 to 1946. United States forces had liberated parts
of Luzon by January 1945. During the Allied Liberation that lasted until August that year, the
combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth military ground troops aided the local Rizaleo
Hunters ROTC and MFAT.

Post-war[edit]
By virtue of Presidential Decree 824, Rizal was partitioned on 7 November 1975 to form
the National Capital Region. The municipalities of Las Pias, Paraaque, Muntinlupa, Taguig,
Pateros, Makati, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Malabon, Navotas, Pasig and Marikina, and the three
cities of Caloocan, Pasay and Quezon City were excised to form the new region, while the other 14
towns remained in Rizal.
Rizal Governor Dr. Casimiro Ynares III on June 17, 2008 announced the transfer of the Capitol
from Pasig. Its P 270-million capitol building, constructed in Antipolo by Ortigas & Co., owner thereof,
was completed by December of that year. Built on 5-hectare lot at the Ynares Center, it employs

2,008 employees.[5] The New Capitol was successfully inaugurated on March 4, 2009, bringing back
the Capitol Building inside the provincial territory, from which it was absent for 33 years (when Pasig
was incorporated into Metro Manila).

Geography[edit]
Rizal Province sits immediately east of Metro Manila. Located 20 kilometers east of Manila,
commuters take approximately an hour to reach the provincial seat which is atAntipolo. Generally
hilly and mountainous in terrain, most of the province's southern towns lie in the shores of Laguna de
Bay, the country's largest inland body of water.

Political[edit]
Rizal is subdivided into 13 municipalities and 1 city.[6]

Seal

City/

No. of

Municipality

Barangay

Angono

10

Population
Mayor

(as of 2010)
[2]

Gerry V.
Calderon

Area
(km)

Population
Density
(per km)

102,407

26.22

3,905.68

677,741

306.10

2,214.12

32,609

84.93

383.95

249,872

66.34

3,766.54

311,845

42.99

7,253.90

Casimiro
Antipolo City

16

"Jun"
Ynares III

Baras

10

Kathrine B.
Robles

Cecilio
Binangonan

40

"Boyet"
Ynares

Cainta

Johnielle
Keith Nieto

Seal

City/

No. of

Municipality

Barangay

Cardona

18

Jalajala

11

Population
Mayor

(as of 2010)
[2]

Bernardo P.
San Juan Jr.

Narciso SJ.
Villaran

Area
(km)

Population
Density
(per km)

47,414

28.56

1,660.15

30,074

44.12

681.64

52,194

37.58

1,388.88

59,527

69.95

850.99

280,904

312.70

898.32

205,255

55.09

3,725.81

98,879

200.00

494.3

288,956

38.80

7,447.92

Armando
Morong

DS. San
Juan

Pililla

Rodriguez
(Montalban)

11

San Mateo

15

Tanay

19

Leandro V.
Masikip

Cecilio C.
Hernandez

Jose Rafael
E. Diaz

Rafael A.
Tanjuatco

Janet De
Taytay

LeonMercado

Seal

City/

No. of

Municipality

Barangay

Teresa

Population
Mayor

(as of 2010)
[2]

Raul S.
Palino

47,163

Area
(km)

18.61

Population
Density
(per km)

2,534.28

Demographics[edit]
Population census of Rizal
Year

1990
1995
2000
2007
2010
Source: National Statistics Office[2]

Religion[edit]
The people of Rizal are highly religious, in fact Catholic Churches/Shrines in the province are some
of the most important in Catholic pilgrimage of the country. Roman Catholicism is the predominant
religion with about 80 percent adherence (Antipolo (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy], 2004). Various
Christian groups exist such as Born Again Christians, Iglesia Ni Cristo, Jehovah's Witnesses,
Baptist, Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, Methodists, Presbyterians Seventh-day Adventist and
other Evangelical Christians. Muslims and other Non Christians are also present.

Economy[edit]
Before the 1990s, the primary source of economy in Rizal province were the huge piggery estates
owned by Manila-based families.[citation needed] In the recent years, the province became one of the most
progressive provinces in country, owing to its proximity to Metro Manila, the economic center of
the Philippines. Antipolo, Taytay and Cainta serve as the economic centers of the province,

while Angono, Rodriguez, Morong, San Mateo, Tanay, Binangonan and Teresa are taking successful
steps to urbanize areas within their jurisdiction.[citation needed] Other areas of the province are having
difficulty to start the urbanization process, mainly because of the lack of main roads to connect these
to economic centers.[citation needed]
In a study recently conducted by the National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB), [citation needed] Rizal
province came out to be the Philippines' least poor province with a poverty incidence rate of 3.4%,
even lower than that of the National Capital Region or Metro Manila. [citation needed]. In April 23, 2013, the
National Statistics Coordination Board (NCSB)reported that Rizal, from being the least poor province
in poverty incidence moved down to the 3rd Place, with Cavite taking over as the least province by
4.1% (compared to Rizal's 7.6%) and Laguna for 2nd with 6.3%.[7]
Antipolo, the province's capital city, is the center of trade and exchange, tourism, government and
economy.[citation needed] It is also a center of education and sports because of the availability of various
educational and physical training facilities.[citation needed] Acclaimed of its scenic attractions, the city also
produces agricultural products such as cashew nuts and rice cakes. [citation needed] Taytay, the province's
center of garment and textile manufacturing, is also the town where the country's largest mall
operator runs a store near the town center.[citation needed] Meanwhile, Cainta serves as the center of
business-process outsourcing (BPO) businesses in the province, aside from being known for the
presence of several shopping centers and delicacies such as bibingka or rice cakes. [citation needed]