Editing Parañaque (section)

==History==
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[[File:Old Parañaque 2.jpg|thumb|left|220px|The town of Parañaque around 1898, at the beginning of the American Occupation]]

===Early history===
Due to their proximity to the sea, the early Parañaqueños traded with the Chinese, Japanese, Indonesians, Indians, and Malays. Traditional occupations and trades included saltmaking, fishing, planting rice, shoemaking, slipper-making and weaving.<ref name=Etymology/>

===Spanish and American colonial eras===
Parañaque was officially founded in the year 1580 by [[Order of Saint Augustine]] and it was Fray Diego de Espiñar, O.S.A. who became the first minister of the town. The Council of the Definitors (a conference of chiefs of the religious orders) held on May 11, 1580 (Conquistas delas Islas of Fray Gaspar San Agustin, O.S.A.) accepted the village of Palanyag, as Parañaque, as an independent ''pueblo''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/p/Para%C3%B1aque-City-Tourism-Office-100089875615964/|title=ALAM MO BA? ANG EBOLUSYON NG OFFICIAL SEAL NG BAYAN NG PARANAQUE|website=Parañaque City Tourism Office (Facebook)|date=May 11, 2024|access-date=May 30, 2024}}</ref> Other towns in the islands which simultaneously established on the same date according to the 1580 chapter of the Augustinians were [[Malolos]] (in [[Bulacan]]), Bulacabe (on [[Panay]]) and [[Bantayan, Cebu|Bantayan]] (in [[Cebu]]). The image of Palanyag's patroness, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso de Palanyag, was brought to [[Parañaque Cathedral|Saint Andrew's Parish]] in [[La Huerta, Parañaque|La Huerta]] on August 10, 1625. Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso de Palanyag is the third oldest Marian Image in the Philippines.

Early Spanish census dated 1591 to 1593 also mentioned Longalo and Parañaque as two villages along Manila Bay composed of some 800 tribute-payers. Politically, Don Galo and Parañaque were then under the Encomienda and [[Manila (province)|Provincia de Tondo]]. The community was headed by ''cabezas de barangay'', a westernized version of ''[[datu]]s'' (chieftains), and the ''[[principalía]]'' (Hispanicised local nobility), who together justified and moderated the demands of the Spanish colonizers. Education was limited to the ''principalía'' as they were the only ones who could afford it.

[[File:Philippine Island - Camp Calvdio - NARA - 68156412.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of Camp Claudio in Parañaque, 1917]]
Historical accounts state that the town's strategic location enabled the townspeople to play an important role in Philippine history. Palanyag was located at the crossroads of Manila, between the provinces of Cavite and Batangas. In 1574, during the invasion of the town by the Chinese pirate [[Limahong]], Parañaquenos, particularly those from Don Galo, heroically aided in preventing the attack on Manila. This incident became known as the "Red Sea Incident" due to the blood that flowed through the sacrifice of the people of ''barrio'' Santa Monica. With the arrival of Spanish forces led by Captain [[Juan de Salcedo]] from [[Ilocos (province)|Ilocos]], Limahong was finally repulsed, and the occupation of the town was averted.

When the [[British occupation of Manila|British invaded Manila]] in 1762, the townspeople once again remained loyal to the Spanish colonizers, especially the Augustinians. The invasion however showed that the Spaniards was not invincible and that their rule was not to be permanent. More than a hundred years later, this would prove to be true. During the [[Philippine Revolution]] of 1896–1898, the Spaniards realized that the town was a practical gateway to Cavite, the bastion of the revolutionary [[Katipunan|Katipuneros]]. Conversely, the Katipuneros based in Cavite saw the town as their gateway to [[Intramuros]], the Spanish seat of government in Manila. Prominent Paraqueños such as Manuel Quiogue and secular priest Father Pedro Dandan y Masangkay became leading revolutionary figures.

During the [[History of the Philippines (1898-1946)|American Period of the Philippines]], Parañaque became part of the newly established province of [[Rizal (province)|Rizal]] in 1901. The municipality was previously part of the province of [[Manila (province)|Manila]], which was in turn disestablished.

On October 12, 1903, [[Las Piñas]] was merged to become part of Parañaque.<ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://lawyerly.ph/laws/view/l89ad|chamber=Act|number=942|date=October 12, 1903|access-date=June 28, 2022|title=An Act Reducing the Thirty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Rizal to Fifteen.|archive-date=April 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424053931/https://lawyerly.ph/laws/view/l89ad|url-status=live}}</ref> However, it was later separated on March 27, 1907 to become an independent town once again.<ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://lawyerly.ph/laws/view/l4d28|chamber=Act|number=1625|date=March 27, 1907|access-date=June 19, 2022|title=An Act Increasing the number of municipalities in the Province of Rizal from seventeen to nineteen, by separating from San Felipe Neri the former municipality of San Juan del Monte and from Parañaque the former municipality of Las Piñas, giving to each the territory which it comprised prior to the passage of Act Numbered Nine hundred and forty-two, and providing for the distribution of funds in the municipal treasuries of said municipalities.|archive-date=April 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424054132/https://lawyerly.ph/laws/view/l4d28|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Japanese occupation era===
[[File:PqueWWII.jpg|thumb|left|220px|A burning building along Taft Avenue which was hit during the Japanese air raid in Parañaque, December 13, 1941.]]
On January 1, 1942, Parañaque was one of the towns of Rizal that was merged with Manila and [[Quezon City]] to form the [[City of Greater Manila]].<ref name="emb">{{cite web|title=Historical Background|url=http://ncr.emb.gov.ph/historicalbackground/|website=DENR - Environment Management Bureau - National Capital Region|access-date=May 28, 2022|archive-date=April 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402134109/http://ncr.emb.gov.ph/historicalbackground/|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the [[Japanese occupation of the Philippines]] in [[World War II]], Parañaque supplied leadership to guerilla movements such as the [[Hunters ROTC]], as well as food and arms. Parañaque was one of the first towns to be liberated and its guerillas helped pave the way for the combined American and Philippine Commonwealth forces to enter the south of Manila. As can be gleaned from the above, Parañaque has played and continues to play a strategic role in the Philippines' political and economic progress, as shown by the quick recovery the town shown following the damage it incurred during the long Battle of Manila in 1945. The City of Greater Manila was disestablished effective August 1, 1945.<ref name="eo58">{{cite PH act|chamber=EO|number=58, s. 1945|title=Reducing the Territory of the City of Greater Manila|date=July 26, 1945|access-date=August 24, 2022|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1945/07/26/executive-order-no-58-s-1945/|archive-date=March 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308195829/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1945/07/26/executive-order-no-58-s-1945/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Philippine independence===
In late 1959, 17-year-old Arturo Porcuna murdered Serafin Ong, a [[Lyceum of the Philippines University|Lyceum of the Philippines]] student who belonged to a prominent family in Manila, at the Barbecue Plaza along [[Roxas Boulevard|Dewey Boulevard]] (now Roxas Boulevard); it was among Porcuna's first criminal acts that lead to his notoriety as a gangster of the alias "Boy Golden".<ref>{{cite news|title=Serafin Ong killing solved|work=[[The Manila Times]]|publisher=The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc.|date=November 6, 1959|page=1|quote=Four young men, suspected of the crime, were arrested by men of Capt. Diosdado Lapiña, chief of the homicide section.... They gave their names as Arturo Porcuna, 17, of 19-B Kamuning, [[Quezon City]]...}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rogel|first=Rufino Jr.|title=Porcuna, 2 aides shot by foes|work=[[The Manila Chronicle]]|date=December 24, 1963|page=1|quote=Arturo Porcuna, alias 'Boy Golden,' notorious police character...}}</ref>

In 1965, barrios [[Baclaran]] and [[Tambo, Parañaque|Tambo]] were excised from Parañaque to form part of the newly-established municipality of Baclaran.<ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1965/12/03/executive-order-no-213-s-1965/|chamber=EO|number=213, s. 1965|title=Creating the Municipality of Baclaran in the Province of Rizal|date=December 3, 1965|accessdate=April 2, 2023|archive-date=April 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402091620/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1965/12/03/executive-order-no-213-s-1965/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]] later voided the creation of the new municipality, thus returning the aforementioned barrios to Parañaque.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Baybay |first1=Dulce Festin |last2=Marquez-De Guzman |first2=Ariel |date=2001 |title=Palanyag to Parañaque: A History |trans-title= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BcFxAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live |access-date=April 2, 2023 |format= |language= |location= |publisher=City of Parañaque, 2001 |isbn= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410140513/https://books.google.com/books?id=BcFxAAAAMAAJ |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |via= |quote= }}</ref>

On November 7, 1975, Parañaque was separated from Rizal and became part of Metropolitan Manila or the National Capital Region by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 824.<ref name="PD824">{{cite PH act|url=http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1975/pd_824_1975.html||chamber=PD|number=824|title= Creating the Metropolitan Manila and the Metropolitan Manila Commission and for Other Purposest |date=November 7, 1975 |publisher=[[Arellano University School of Law|Arellano Law Foundation]]|access-date=July 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312121648/http://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1975/pd_824_1975.html|archive-date=March 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cityhood===
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[[File:Aseana, Entertainment City top view (Tambo, Parañaque; 04-17-2024).jpg|thumb|View of [[Bay City, Metro Manila|Bay City]] reclamation area's portion in Parañaque]]
Parañaque was later converted as the eleventh city of Metro Manila on February 15, 1998, and was chartered and urbanized through President [[Fidel V. Ramos]] during the celebration of the city's 418th Founding Anniversary. Incumbent [[Joey Marquez]] became its first city mayor.

===Contemporary===
Owing to Parañaque's strategic location, it is an important center for trade and business in Metro Manila. [[Baclaran]], where a large number of dry goods stores are located, is one of the busiest markets in the country. Small fishing villages called “fisherman's wharves” are also situated alongside Barangay La Huerta, where the famous DAMPA, a seaside market with numerous restaurants serving fresh seafood, is found. This has the country's international airport and the [[Duty-free shop|Duty Free Philippines]] for imported goods<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/01/27/1888380/duty-free-adds-more-pinoy-products-stores|title=Duty Free adds more Pinoy products in stores|work=The Philippine Star|access-date=January 29, 2019|archive-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129131512/https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/01/27/1888380/duty-free-adds-more-pinoy-products-stores|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Entertainment City]] where three integrated resorts (IR) licensed by [[Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation]] (PAGCOR) are located. On October 9, 2018, the [[Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange]], the first landport in the Philippines, was officially opened.