Quezon City

Quezon City has been dubbed as the “City of New Horizons” due to its rich culture and lifestyle. It lies just northeast of Manila. It is named after Manuel Luis Quezon, first president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. As a whole, Quezon City has one of the lowest poverty levels in the Philippines. It is also known as country’s premier city due to its progress and performance.

There are many historical landmarks in Quezon City, among which may be counted the San Pedro Bautista Church in San Francisco del Monte, the second oldest church in the country; the site of the Unang Sigaw (first cry) in the Balintawak area to mark the start of the Philippine revolution against Spain; the monument to Gen. Lawton, the pot where the U.S. general was killed by Katipuneros in battle after the Pact of Biak-na-Bato failed in its objective to stop the hostilities even continued after the Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish-American war and wherein the Philippines revolutionary forces continued the war of independence against America.

There are close to 60,000 business establishments in Quezon City. It is also the center of the entertainment industry. The news programs and variety shows seen on every television screen all over the country are beamed from ABS-CBN, GMA Network, NBN and other TV and radio stations based in the city.