LOCAL AREA PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY STUDY CITY OF NAVOTAS
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2025
Abstract
Navotas is originally a part of Malabon. However, the turbulent waters of Manila Bay gradually eroded a weak strip of land between this town and the district of Tondo in Manila until an opening was breached. Seawater continued to flow in through this opening particularly during high tide eventually carving out the Navotas River in the process. The channel developed into a regular waterway that has come to be known as the Navotas River. This natural phenomenon seemed to be the origin of the name that today is associated with this area, continually referred to as "Nabutas", and over the time gradually evolved into "Navotas", which literally means "pierced through" in English.
The original name bestowed to the place in its early history when it was still part of Malabon was San Jose de Navotas, in honor of its patron saint, San Jose. In 1827, the principales of San Jose de Navotas and Bangkulasi petitioned the Spanish government for the consolidation and separation of their barrios from Malabon to form a new town.
This action caused by the difficulty encountered by the town's folk of these two barrios in transacting business and attending the church due to the physical separation brought about by the Navotas River. The petition was not meet with success until three decades later when in February 16, 1859 as evidenced by existing documents, the barrios of San Jose de Navotas and Bangkulasi was separated from Malabon. Eventually the Royal Audiencia promulgated the "Superior Decreto" on June 11, 1859 which provided for the establishment of a new parish with a church and parochial school for the benefit of the town of Navotas and its barrios, at that time of which were comprised of San Jose, Tangos, Bangkulasi, and Tanza. Navotas was incorporated into the newly created Province of Rizal on June 11, 1901 through the enactment of Philippine Commission Act No. 137. However, pursuant to its policy of economy and centralization, the Philippine Commission merged Malabon and Navotas again through Act No. 942, designating the seat of government to Malabon.
The original name bestowed to the place in its early history when it was still part of Malabon was San Jose de Navotas, in honor of its patron saint, San Jose. In 1827, the principales of San Jose de Navotas and Bangkulasi petitioned the Spanish government for the consolidation and separation of their barrios from Malabon to form a new town.
This action caused by the difficulty encountered by the town's folk of these two barrios in transacting business and attending the church due to the physical separation brought about by the Navotas River. The petition was not meet with success until three decades later when in February 16, 1859 as evidenced by existing documents, the barrios of San Jose de Navotas and Bangkulasi was separated from Malabon. Eventually the Royal Audiencia promulgated the "Superior Decreto" on June 11, 1859 which provided for the establishment of a new parish with a church and parochial school for the benefit of the town of Navotas and its barrios, at that time of which were comprised of San Jose, Tangos, Bangkulasi, and Tanza. Navotas was incorporated into the newly created Province of Rizal on June 11, 1901 through the enactment of Philippine Commission Act No. 137. However, pursuant to its policy of economy and centralization, the Philippine Commission merged Malabon and Navotas again through Act No. 942, designating the seat of government to Malabon.
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