San Antonio is one of the 142 barangays of Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Area and Location San Antonio is bounded by the Dario River in the East, Judge Juan Luna Street in the West, Pat Senador and Baler Streets in the south and the Halang Creek in the north. Nearby barangays are Veterans Village (Project 7), Bahay Toro, Bungad, Katipunan, Del Monte and Paltok.
San Francisco del Monte San Antonio is a part of the San Francisco del Monte area named after its benevolent Spanish friar and founder, St. Francis of Assisi. Founded by Saint Pedro Bautista on February 17, 1590, it was meant to be a place of solitude or "retreat" nestled atop a hill. The present Santuario de San Pedro Bautista was the first structure in the area.
It was an independent town during the Spanish era with an area of of land filled with wildlife and trees, later absorbed by Quezon City when it was created. Today, it is a heavily populated industrial district with factories mostly located along Judge Juan Luna Street. Two national roads are found in this area, namely Roosevelt and Del Monte Avenues.
Originally around in area. It extended beyond Projects 7 and 8 as well as Timog Avenue area. Currently, it is composed of Barangays Damayan, Mariblo, Masambong, Paltok, Paraiso and San Antonio.
Patron saint The patron saint of Barangay San Antonio is Anthony of Padua whose feast day, the entire community celebrates every 13 June.
Demography As of the 2020 census of the Philippine Statistics Authority, the population of Barangay San Antonio went down to 22,229 from 24,667 5 years prior.
Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials
List of Punong Barangay Full NameTerm BeganTerm EndedDaniel Leon S. BerroyaJune 30, 2018December 31, 2022Ernesto R. BerroyaNovember 30, 2013June 30, 2018
Members of Sangguniang Barangay Title Name Barangay CaptainPunong Barangay Daniel Leon S. Berroya SK ChairpersonSangguniang Kabataan Alan Jazper Angeles SecretaryKalihim TreasurerIngat Yaman Barangay councilorsKagawad Eddie King Delilah Mallari Arlyn Guillermo Alex Chua Armando PascoBennet Melencio Dick Samson
The current Barangay Captain, the Barangay Kagawads and SK Council were elected in November 2023.
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