Pinyahan Explained

Official Name:Pinyahan
Nickname:Piñahan
Settlement Type:Barangay
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map:Metro Manila
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Barangay Pinyahan within Metro Manila
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Philippines
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:National Capital Region
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Quezon City
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:4th District of Quezon City
Government Type:Barangay
Leader Title:Barangay Captain
Leader Name:Jesus N. Lipnica III[1]
Established Title:Established
Established Date:June 25, 1975[2]
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:28,129[3]
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:14.64°N 121.0461°W
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:1100
Area Code:2

Pinyahan, sometimes spelled Piñahan, is a barangay of Quezon City, the Philippines.

History

Barangay Pinyahan was previously part of Central District Diliman. Central District Diliman was divided into two separate entities, namely Barangay Central and Pinyahan.[4] [5]

Etymology

Pinyahan means "a place where pineapple is grown" in Tagalog. Prior to its subdivision by the People's Homesite and Housing Corporation, the land which occupies present-day Pinyahan was a popular place for cultivating pineapples since the 1930s, thus the name of the barangay.

Health

Several hospitals are based in Pinyahan including Lung Center of the Philippines, National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), Urology Center of the Philippines and the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center along V. Luna Avenue.

Education

Pinyahan Elementary School[6] and Flora A. Ylagan High School are public schools based in Pinyahan. The AFP Medical Service School, is located within the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center.[7]

Culture

The barangay celebrates its fiesta every May 15. The barangay patron saint is San Isidro Labrador.

Law

The barangay is also the main mailing address of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), which is the largest and most prestigious human rights legal network in the country.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barangay Officials. Quezon City Local Government. 3 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Quezonian Newsletter - Barangay Profiles - Pinyahan. Quezon City Public Library. 25 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Quezon City Population Peaked at 2.8 Million (Results from the 2010 Census of Population and Housing). National Statistics Office. 4 January 2014. 26 July 2013.
  4. http://www.qcpubliclibrary.org/qcmanuscript.php Quezon City Public Library – Quezonian Newsletter
  5. Web site: History of Quezon City Barangays. Quezonian Newsletter. Chapter 15 History of Quezon City Barangays. Quezon City Public Library. 23 February 2015. On June 22, 1963, RA 3590 known as the Revised Barrio Charter amending RA 2370 was enacted expanding the scope of the barrio power. Membership in the council was increased to include a barrio executive as Barrio Captain and six councilmen and granting powers to the barrio officials. Barangay Pinyahan has been originally a part of Central District Diliman and Central District was divided into two which became Barangay Central and Pinyahan. The area of Pinyahan has been popularly known as a place for growing abundant pineapples since the early 1930s until it was subdivided in 1948 by the PHHC.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083509/http://www.qcpubliclibrary.org/qcmanuscript.php#chapter_15. 24 September 2015.
  6. Web site: Pinyahan Elementary School. Pinyahan Elementary School. 26 February 2019.
  7. Web site: AFP Medical Service School. Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center. 1 May 2015.

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