Paranaque City - My Hometown

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PARANAQUE CITY – MY HOMETOWN BY: Maria Lourdes G. Quinton I was born in Paranaque, but we transferred to several other cities soon afterwards which is why I only got to really live here about 15 years ago, when I and my family moved to our new home in Fourth Estate subdivision,Barangay San Antonio, Paranaque City. Paranaque welcomes thousands or perhaps millions of tourists from all over the world every year, more than anywhere else in the country. And why not? It is closely linked to 3 international airport hubs – the NAIA 1, Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, and the Domestic airport catering to travelers to other parts of the country. It has become the country’s destination hot spot precisely because of its proximity and accessibility to these transportation hubs. Paranaque City evolved from a sleepy fishing town to a highly urbanized city and yet with well preserved heritage sites. BEGINNINGS – An old village by the sea The town was founded in 1572. It lay proximate to the sea. Parañaqueños traded with the Chinese, Indonesian, Indian and Malay. People’s means of livelihood was salt making, fishing, planting rice, shoe making and weaving. The government was composed of “cabesas de barangay”. The principalia was the local aristocracy. It was a durable social institution. They were the political absorbers. They justified and moderated the demands of the Spaniards. In regard to education, they were offered only to the principalia class because they were the only ones who could only afford it. Because the shoreline of Parañaque was excellent for docking, it quickly became a barter center. While trade flourished, attracting people from other foreign lands, the Corsair Limahong attempted to sack the town of Parañaque. Whether for control or simply for plunder, his conquest failed. The failed attack is the annal’s of the country’s history as the

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