Obando

Obando is a second class partially urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It is 16km away from the Philippine capital Manila. According to the, it has a population of people.The town is part of Manila's conurbation which reaches San Ildefonso in its northernmost part. It is said that if Obando ever becomes a member of Metro Manila in the near future, it would be the second municipality in the region, next to Pateros.HistoryIn the 18th century, the municipalities now known as Meycauayan, Valenzuela (formerly Polo) and Obando comprised only one town, the Municipality of Meycauayan. The town of Polo and Obando, formed a barrio called Catangalan. In the year 1623, the municipality of Polo was organized which included the present-day territories of the Town of Obando. By virtue of a decree promulgated during the time of Governor and Captain General of the Archipelago, Francisco Jose de Obando y Solis, the town was created and separated from its mother town Polo on May 14, 1753. In the Governor's untimely death at the hands of the British during the Seven Years' War, the creation and establishment of the town was made and attended by the Alcalde Mayor of the province, Don Francisco Morales y Mozabe, the Provincial Minister, S. Gregorio, Rev. Fr. Alejandro Ferrer, together with numerous religious devotees. The minister who was chosen to administer the town was Rev. Fr. Manuel De Olivendia.